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06/05/2010 - Lebanon, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Allgaier will start on the pole for Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series race after posting the fastest lap in qualifying at Nashville Superspeedway.
Allgaier, the 2009 rookie of the year in the series, turned a lap of 158.063 m.p.h. for his second career pole. His first pole came last October in Memphis. Allgaier is currently fifth in points. His first Nationwide race win came in March at Bristol.
Brad Coleman recorded a lap of 157.772 m.p.h. to claim out the outside pole. Coleman is driving the No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, which Kyle Busch has driven for the first 12 Nationwide races this season. Busch, who has five victories in the series so far in 2010, is concentrating on his Sprint Cup Series efforts this weekend at Pocono.
Trevor Bayne qualified third, followed by Jason Leffler and Scott Lagasse Jr.
Mike Bliss will start sixth in Kevin Harvick's No.33 Chevrolet. Carl Edwards, one of four drivers attempting the Pocono-Nashville combo, will roll off seventh.
Scott Wimmer, Scott Riggs and Paul Menard qualified eighth through 10th, respectively.
Menard, Brad Keselowski and Michael McDowell also are attempting the Pocono- Nashville double-duty. Keselowski, who holds only a one-point lead over Busch, qualified 24th. McDowell was 28th.
Kevin Lepage and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. failed to qualify.
The 300-mile race at Nashville is scheduled to start around 8:00 p.m. (et).
<< Former Virginia AD Copeland passes away
Charlottesville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former University of Virginia football
player and athletics director Jim Copeland has died at the age of 65 following
a lengthy battle with cancer.
The Charlottesville native was the school's AD fro
<< Hill lifts Blue Jays to 14-inning win over Yankees
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Hill lined a base hit to the left-field
gap to score Edwin Encarnacion with the game-winning run, as Toronto won a 14-
inning pitching duel, 3-2, against the Yankees.
Chad Gaudin (0-3), New York's fif
<< Park joins Staten in first at Prince George's
College Park, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jin Park shot a five-under 66 on Saturday
to join second-round leader B.J. Staten in first after 54 holes of the Melwood
Prince George's County Open.
Park and Staten, who had a three-under 68 on Saturday,
<< Manchester City signs German defender Boateng
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Germany defender Jerome Boateng has
agreed to a five-year contract and will officially join Manchester City on
July 1.
Boateng has completed the formalities of his 10 million move from Bundesli
Struggling Kansas City earns draw at Toronto FC >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jimmy Nielsen made three saves for his fourth
shutout of the year and the Kansas City Wizards earned their first road result
of the season with a 0-0 draw Saturday at BMO Field against Toronto FC.
Kansas City
Drosselmeyer storms back to capture Belmont Stakes >>
Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Drosselmeyer passed several horses down the
stretch to win the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes in a close finish.
Ridden by Mike Smith, who was replacing last year's Belmont-winning jockey
Kent Desormeaux, D
Niese returns and pitches Mets over Marlins >>
Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Niese returned from the disabled list to
toss seven strong innings while Ike Davis went 4-for-4 with an RBI and three
runs scored as the New York Mets downed the Florida Marlins, 6-1, in the
second
Bills sign LB Torbor >>
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Bills signed free agent linebacker
Reggie Torbor to an undisclosed contract on Saturday.
Torbor, 29, appeared in all 16 games for the Dolphins last season -- his
second with the club --
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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Brandon Roy Favorite to Win 2007 NBA Rookie of the Year
Portland TrailBlazer’s guard, Brandon Roy, is MySportsbook.com’s overwhelming favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year odds.
Despite missing 20 games due to an injury earlier this season, Roy has definitely put up the best numbers of his 1st year peers. In 32 games, Roy is averaging 15.3 PPG, 4.2 boards and 3.5 assists in over 33 minutes of play per game. While most rookies breakdown as the season progresses (see Morrison), Roy is only getting stronger as his playing time and scoring average has increased each month.
With 30 or so games left in the regular season, Roy isn’t a lock for the award by any means. Other rookies are putting together some pretty impressive campaigns and a few could give Roy a run for the award with increased playing time. Heading the list is first pick, Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors. Even though he has started only two games all season, Bargnani is averaging 10.3 PPPG while shooting 35% from deep.
Randy Foye of the Minnesota Timberwolves could be set to give Roy the best competition NBA Rookie of the Year betting lines. With the benching of Mike James, Foye looks like he could be the starter in the T-Wolves backcourt for the rest of the season. So far, Foye has averaged 9 PPG and 2.4 assists in just under 21 minutes per game. With his new role of starter, Foye’s numbers will definitely increase. In his first game as the new starting guard this past Sunday, Foye had 10 points; five rebounds and 8 assists. More importantly, he logged 34 minutes of playing time; his third highest run of the season.
Adam Morrison, of the Charlotte Bobcats, was the favorite early on in the season after averaging 15+ PPG through the first month of the season. Ever since his torrid start, Morrison’s point production has declined each month. This really isn’t surprising, considering at 6’8” he only weighs 205 lbs. Obviously he will need to hit the weights big time during the off-season in order to keep from breaking down in the future.
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