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10/08/2007 - Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes picked up defenseman Freddy Meyer off waivers from the New York Islanders on Monday.
Meyer was scratched for New York's first two regular-season games against Buffalo, and was placed on waivers Sunday with the purpose of sending him to Bridgeport of the AHL.
However, the Coyotes acted quickly to snap up the young backliner before the 24-hour deadline expired to replace defenseman Zbynek Michalek, who is out of action 4-to-6 weeks due to a broken hand.
The Islanders acquired Meyer and a conditional third-round draft pick from the Philadelphia Flyers, in exchange for defenseman Alexei Zhitnik last December 16.
Meyer struggled with back troubles last season, recording just two goals and eight points in 60 games with the Flyers and Islanders.
The 26-year-old Boston University product netted six goals and picked up 21 assists in 57 games two years ago as a rookie for Philadelphia.
<< Dolphins QB Green has Grade 3 concussion
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron revealed Monday
that quarterback Trent Green suffered a Grade 3 concussion during Sunday's
game against the Houston Texans.
Green was carted off the field in the first
<< Broncos lose OL Nalen, TE Jackson for season
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos announced on Monday that
both center Tom Nalen and tight end Nate Jackson have been lost for the season
with injuries.
Nalen tore his right biceps muscle during the fourth quarter of Sun
<< Senators down Devils to stay unbeaten
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and two assists
as the Ottawa Senators defeated the New Jersey Devils, 4-2, to remain
unbeaten.
Dany Heatley recorded a goal and an assist and Jason Spezza added
<< After Open Cup victory, Revs are gunning for double
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After the New England Revolution won the
U.S. Open Cup title game at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas on Oct. 3, there
had to be a sigh of relief coming from the team and its fans.
It was the Revs' fi
Wisconsin WR Swan out for season >>
Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wisconsin wide receiver Luke Swan will
undergo surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn hamstring that will likely
sideline him for the rest of the season.
Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema made
Nuggets' Carter to undergo surgery >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets announced that guard Anthony
Carter will undergo surgery on his fractured right hand Wednesday.
Carter suffered the injury during practice on Saturday. He will have screws
inserted into h
Rams safety Carter breaks bone in foot >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams safety Jerome Carter broke a
bone in his right foot and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
"Jerome Carter will be out and is a candidate for injured reserve," Rams coach
Scott
NFL Inactives (Monday, October 8, 2007) >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for this week's NFL games.
DALLAS COWBOYS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 8:30 P.M. (ET)
Cowboys - S Keith Davis, S Courtney Brown, CB Anthony Henry, FB Oliver Hoyte,
T Dou
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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