09/15/2008 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings signed restricted free agent centers Jarret Stoll and Brad Richardson on Monday.
Stoll signed a four-year contract while Richardson inked a two-year deal. Financial terms of the contracts were not announced.
The 26-year-old Stoll was acquired by the Kings along with defenseman Matt Greene from Edmonton in exchange for defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky in the offseason.
In 81 games last season for the Oilers, Stoll recorded 14 goals and 22 assists. Over 286 career games in the NHL, all with Edmonton, Stoll has collected 59 goals and 106 assists.
The Kings brought in Richardson from the Colorado Avalanche in June for a second-round selection in the 2008 draft.
In 22 games last season with the Avalanche, the 23-year-old Richardson recorded two goals and three assists. Over 136 career regular season games, all with Colorado, he has 19 goals and 21 assists.
<< United picks up Miller off waivers from Columbus
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United acquired defender Ryan Miller
after he was waived by the Columbus Crew, the team announced on Monday.
"We are pleased to have picked up Ryan off of waivers," United General Manager
Dave Kaspe
<< Ralston wins second MLS POW of season
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England Revolution midfielder Steve
Ralston was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 25, it was
announced on Monday.
Ralston had a goal and two assists as New England defeated Chi
<< Titans' Collins to remain starter
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins
will retain the starting position after leading the team to a 24-7 victory
over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, head coach Jeff Fisher said on Monday.
Opening
<< Lilly flirts with no-no as Cubs sweep Astros
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ted Lilly threw a one-hitter over seven
innings as the Chicago Cubs swept a two-game set against the Houston Astros
with a 6-1 win.
Just one day after Carlos Zambrano's first no-hitter for the Cubs i
NFL Inactives (Monday, September 15, 2008) >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for tonight's NFL game.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS, 8:30 P.M. (ET)
Eagles - 3rd QB A.J. Feeley, WR Reggie Brown, WR Kevin Curtis, LB Joe Mays,
T Wi
Bengals TE Utecht doubtful for Sunday >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati Bengals starting tight end
Ben Utecht is likely to miss Sunday's game with the New York Giants with a
chest injury.
"Ben was injured in the game and we'll see where he is, but he's un
Rangers' McCarthy leaves early >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Rangers pitcher Brandon McCarthy left
Monday's start against the Detroit Tigers with a blister after retiring the
first two batters.
After throwing a pitch to Magglio Ordonez, just his seventh d
O's place P Guthrie on DL >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles placed pitcher Jeremy
Guthrie on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to September 6, with a right
shoulder impingement.
Guthrie, who is 10-11 with a 3.57 earned run average in 29 st
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 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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