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09/07/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies have put their terrible road trip behind them and will open a seven-game homestand tonight with the first of three straight games versus the Florida Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies went 2-4 on a six-game road trip to Florida and Atlanta, with the finale of a three-game series against the Braves at Turner Field leaving the biggest impression. The Phillies owned leads of 5-0 and 8-2 before giving up four runs in the eighth inning to help Atlanta pull within 8-6.
Philly then had two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded before Braves outfielder Matt Diaz cleared the bags with a hit for a dramatic 9-8 win. The ball sailed over Michael Roberson's glove in right field, allowing all three runs to cross the plate.
Brett Myers suffered the loss after giving up three runs in 1 1/3 innings, while rookie starter Kyle Kendrick continued to impress with five solid innings of two-run ball. Former closer turned setup man Tom Gordon was rocked for four runs in just one-third of an inning.
Chase Utley had three hits and two RBI and Pat Burrell homered for the Phillies, who are five games off the top spot in the NL East and three games behind in the wild card race.
J.D. Durbin will be looking for revenge against Florida when he takes the mound for the Phillies tonight. Durbin last took the hill on Saturday at Dolphin Stadium and was blasted for seven runs and five hits without getting an out in the first inning.
Durbin, who is 6-4 with a 5.20 ERA in 14 games (eight starts) with Philadelphia this season, is 6-2 with a save in his last 11 trips to the rubber. The righty is 0-1 with a save and a 21.00 ERA in two games (one starts) against Florida this season.
The Marlins were just swept in three games by the Washington Nationals, including Wednesday's 6-4 loss at RFK Stadium. Miguel Olivo hit a two-run homer for Florida, which has dropped nine of its last 12 games. Starter Sergio Mitre was roughed up for three runs on four hits over just two-thirds of an inning for the no decision. Reliever Matt Lindstrom took the loss in relief for allowing two runs in just two-thirds of an inning.
Byung-Hyun Kim gets the start for the Marlins tonight. He is 8-6 with a 5.54 ERA in 23 games (17 starts) with Colorado, Arizona and Florida this season. In 18 games -- 14 starts -- with Florida in 2007, Kim is 7-3 with a 4.61 ERA.
Kim has won his last two starts, including a victory over the Phillies on Saturday in South Beach. The Korean right-hander yielded four runs and 10 hits in five innings, but the Marlins pounded out a 12-6 victory. In 18 career games (four starts) against Philadelphia, Kim is 5-2 with a 4.06 ERA.
Florida is 8-7 against the Phillies this season, with a 2-4 record at Citizens Bank Park.
<< What happened to the playoff races?
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Geez, a couple of weeks ago it looked as if we were going
to have a pretty exciting September with all the divisions, as well as the
wild cards, up for grabs. Now it appears all the playoff teams in the American
League are se
<< Report: Ankiel received HGH shipments
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel
reportedly received shipments of human growth hormone from a Florida pharmacy
in 2004.
According to the New York Daily News, Ankiel received eight shipments of
<< Anderson, Kotchman spark Angels over Indians
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garret Anderson finished with three RBI,
including a two-run homer, and set a new club record in the process while
Casey Kotchman's two-run double keyed a four-run fifth inning, as the Angels
defeate
<< Goats fight back to earn draw with United
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CD Chivas USA and D.C. United both kept their
current unbeaten streaks intact after a 2-2 draw at The Home Depot Center in a
Major League Soccer fixture Thursday night.
Chivas is still unbeaten at home at 7
Jays try to keep slim postseason hopes alive in St. Pete >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays still have a mathematical shot at the
playoffs and will open a three-game series against the AL East-rival Tampa Bay
Devil Rays at Tropicana Field.
Toronto is 6 1/2 games off the wild card lead and ha
Mets start nine-game homestand against Astros >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National League East-leading New York Mets had their
six-game winning streak stopped this week and will try get back on track when
they open a nine-game homestand with the first of three straight games versus
the Houston
Haren hopes to stop slide in Arlington >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics ace Dan Haren will try to stop a personal
two-game losing streak when he takes the mound tonight in the opener of a
three-game series against AL West-rival Texas at Rangers Ballpark.
Haren is 14-6 with a
Red Sox send Lester to the hill against Orioles >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Lester tries to win his third straight start this
evening when the Boston Red Sox continue their four-game series with the
Baltimore Orioles.
Lester got the best of Baltimore in his last start on Sunday, as he allowed
2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com
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In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.
Those teams, though, are rarely exactly evenly matched – meaning that typically one team has a better chance than the other to win the game. If bettors were allowed to bet on who was simply going to win the game, smart ones would obviously bet on the better team (likely winning more than 50% of the time in the process).
If winning were that easy the Las Vegas and online sportsbooks would stop taking any bets! This is where the point spread comes in: the basic function of the point spread is to balance the likelihood of each team “winning” by adjusting the final score by the point spread. After this adjustment is made you get the Against The Spread result (ATS result for short).
Let’s look at Super Bowl XXXIX, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Most people believed the defending champ Patriots to be the better team – so if betting were simply based upon which team would win the game, an uneven majority of people would have wagered on New England. But, by using the point spread, the bookmakers adjusted the terms of the bet, evening the proposition so about half the people believed the Pats to be the smart bet, while the other half considered Philly to be the smart bet.
New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The better team, called the Favorite, is expected to win the game and must “give” or “lay” points to the weaker team. The favorite is listed with a minus sign and the number of points they are favored by (e.g., New England -7)
In the case of our example, New England must not only win the game, but they must win by more than 7 points for Pats bettors to have a winning ATS result. An Eagles bettor wins his bet either if:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.
And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.
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