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04/17/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Utah Blaze QB JOE GERMAINE, Colorado Crush DB CHRIS ANGEL, and New Orleans VooDoo WR/LB TREMAINE NEAL have been named Offensive Player, ADT Defensive Player, and Ironman of the Week, respectively, for Week 7 of the 2007 season.
OFFENSIVE: Germaine (6-2, 220, Ohio St.) completed 32-of-39 passes for 371 yards and 10 touchdowns for a 145.8 passer rating as the Blaze (5-2) defeated the Los Angeles Avengers, 76-63, in a battle for the Western Division lead on Friday. Germaine threw two touchdown passes in the first five plays of the game and led the Leagues top-rated offense on scoring drives on 11-of-14 possessions with five consecutive between the second and third quarters. Germaine connected with five different receivers, two of whom recorded at least 10 receptions, 125 receiving yards, and three touchdowns. This is Germaines first Offensive Player of the Week selection of the season. The Blaze hosts Western Division rival Arizona (1-6) this Friday, April 20, at 9 p.m. ET (KJZZ - UPN - Live).
ADT DEFENSIVE: Angel (6-0, 205, Western Oregon) recorded his third interception of the game with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and sealed the Crushs 49-48 victory over the New York Dragons on Sunday. Angel, in his third AFL season, registered 6.0 tackles and a career-high three interceptions against the team who released him prior to the start of the season. Both of Angels first two interceptions came on the first play of a Dragons drive, and each resulted in a Crush touchdown. The third interception ended New Yorks final drive and sealed the game. Colorado (4-3) will face the Las Vegas Gladiators (1-6) on Friday, April 20, at 9 p.m. ET at Pepsi Center in Denver.
IRONMAN: Neal (6-3, 225, Valdosta St.) notched two interceptions from San Jose QB MARK GRIEB in the second and third quarters, with each leading to a touchdown to help the New Orleans VooDoo (4-3) to a 67-54 victory over the SaberCats. Neal, in his third AFL season, registered 1.5 tackles on defense as the VooDoo defeated San Jose in the SaberCats first-ever trip to the Graveyard. Neal also recorded two receptions for 21 yards on offense, and his 10-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter put New Orleans ahead by 20 points, 61-41, with 6:35 remaining in the game. The VooDoo will travel to Austin to face the Wranglers (2-5) in a Southern Division matchup on Saturday, April 21, at 8:30 p.m. ET (CST - Live, AFL NET).
Offensive Player of the Week candidates included: Georgias QB Chris Greisen and WR Chris Jackson, Columbus QB Matt Nagy and WR Damien Groce, Dallas QB Clint Dolezel, and Colorados WR Brad Pyatt.
ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included: Columbus DB Jerald Brown, Dallas WR/DB Bobby Keyes, and New Orleans OL/DL Henry Taylor.
Ironman of the Week candidates included: Dallas WR/DB Will Pettis and FB/LB Duke Pettijohn, Nashvilles DB Ahmad Hawkins, and New Orleans FB/LB Henry Bryant.
PREVIOUS 2007 WINNERS:
Week 1: Georgias Chris Greisen (Offensive), Kansas Citys Kenny McEntyre (Defensive), Utahs Ryan Dennard (Ironman)
Week 2: Las Vegas Kevin Prentiss (Offensive), Philadelphias Eddie Moten (Defensive), Utahs Ryan Dennard (Ironman)
Week 3: Dallas Josh White (Offensive), Chicagos DeJuan Alfonzo (Defensive), Colorados Robert Thomas (Ironman)
Week 4: Philadelphias Tony Graziani (Offensive), Nashvilles Ahmad Hawkins (Defensive), Dallas Will Pettis (Ironman)
Week 5: Chicagos Bobby Sippio (Offensive), Philadelphias Eddie Moten (Defensive), Colorados Robert Thomas (Ironman)
Week 6: Georgias Chris Greisen (Offensive), Kansas Citys Isaiah Trufant (Defensive), Dallas Will Pettis (Ironman)
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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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MySportsbook.com favors Bears, Bengals, Chargers and Colts to remain perfect
LAS VEGAS , Sept. 28 - Two big match-ups of undefeated teams have fans salivating at the Week Four schedule in the NFL. The Chicago Bears stifling defense looks to provide a less than hospitable welcome to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in a battle of two 3-0 teams in the NFC conference. In the AFC, the San Diego Chargers (2-0) head to Maryland to face the surprising Baltimore Ravens (3-0) as both try to keep pace atop the conference standings. Betting Lines makers at MySportsbook.com, online sportsbook and casino, have set the Bears as 3.5 point favorites while the Chargers are a 2.5 point bet.
Of the three remaining undefeated teams, only one, New Orleans, enters this week's game as an underdog. Despite an emotional and resounding win over Atlanta on Monday night, the Saints are a 7.5 point underdog against the struggling Carolina Panthers. Indianapolis looks to stay perfect when they face the New York Jets as a 9 point road favorite while the Cincinnati Bengals are a 6 point favorite at home to the New England Patriots.
Six teams enter the week still looking for their first win, with a seventh, Tampa Bay, on a bye week. The prospect of dropping another game would not bode well for a potential playoff run. Since 1990, just three teams -- the 1992 Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills -- have overcome losing their first three games of the season to earn a postseason berth. And only the Chargers managed to accomplish the feat after starting 0-4.
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