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06/14/2007 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time champion Andy Roddick needed the help of instant replay in order to win his third-round match Thursday at The Artois Championships, a grass-court Wimbledon tune-up.
The second-seeded Roddick snuck past Britain's Alex Bogdanovic 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 with the help of 22 aces at The Queen's Club.
In the second-set tiebreak, Roddick and Bogdanovic were tied at 5-5 when the American called for a Hawk-Eye challenge. Roddick was the beneficiary of an overturned call, which gave him a set point and took a match point away from his British counterpart.
"I've been a big supporter of Hawk-Eye and today is the reason why," Roddick said. "There's a big difference between being down match point and up set point."
Roddick captured this event back-to-back-to-back from 2003-05.
Top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal was leading Belarusian Max Mirnyi 7-6 (7-3), 5-3 when their match was suspended until Friday because of rain. The 2006 Wimbledon runner-up Nadal is fresh off capturing his third straight French Open championship.
Third-seeded Aussie Open runner-up Fernando Gonzalez of Chile got past 15th- seeded American Robby Ginepri 6-2, 7-5, while 6-foot-10 Croat Ivo Karlovic knocked out eighth-seeded Russian Marat Safin 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4). The former world No. 1 and two-time major titlist Safin was pelted with 22 aces by the massive-serving Karlovic, the 2005 runner-up here to Roddick.
Earlier in the day, Safin completed his second-round match by besting Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Grosjean was the Queen's Club runner-up to Roddick in 2003 and 2004.
Fourth-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic had his match against 14th-seeded Frenchman Arnaud Clement postponed until Friday because of rain, while a bout between fifth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut was suspended, with the Croat leading 4-3 in the first set.
Seventh-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov outlasted 12th-seeded Frenchman Paul- Henri Mathieu 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3 and Croat Marin Cilic doused Frenchman Jo- Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach Friday's quarterfinals. Cilic is rewarded with a match against the two-time Wimbledon runner-up Roddick, while Tursunov will encounter Gonzalez in the round of eight.
<< 'Wolves acquire veteran forward F Howard
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired
forward Juwan Howard from the Houston Rockets for guard Mike James and forward
Justin Reed on Thursday.
Howard, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 9.7 points and 5.9
<< Two share lead in France
Lumbres, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ireland's David Higgins and Australian
David Bransdon each posted rounds of six-under-par 65 to share the lead after
the opening round of the Open de Saint-Omer.
Another Australian, Simon Nash, is o
<< Padres' Kouzmanoff leaves game with injury
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Diego Padres third baseman Kevin
Kouzmanoff left Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with a lower
back strain.
The 25-year-old left in the fourth inning after flying out to right f
<< Line of Scrimmage: Five Teams on the Rise, Five on the Decline
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If you're seeking some solid tips on the
bear market, look no further than this space.
It was around this time last year that we referred readers to five teams on
the decline, correctly asserting that 2005
Pettitte helps red-hot Yankees rout Diamondbacks >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Pettitte hurled eight brilliant innings as
New York dumped Arizona, 7-1, to complete a three-game sweep of the
Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium.
Pettitte (4-4), who turns 35 on Friday, dazzled
Sheets hits milestone, leads Brewers past Tigers >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ben Sheets pitched into the sixth inning,
recording his 1,000th career strikeout along the way, as the Milwaukee Brewers
edged the Detroit Tigers, 6-5, in the final installment of a three-game
interle
Cubs rally past Mariners >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cesar Izturis' two-run double in the bottom of
the eighth inning proved to be the difference as Chicago rallied to edge
Seattle, 5-4, in the rubber match of a three-game interleague set at Wrigley
Field.
Astros' Everett fractures leg >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Astros shortstop Adam Everett
fractured his right fibula in Thursday's game against Oakland.
Everett suffered the injury after a collision with teammate Carlos Lee in the
fourth inning. Ever
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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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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