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07/31/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy Murray took a first-set tiebreaker against Alejandro Falla of Colombia and took control from there for a straight victory in the quarterfinals at the $700,000 Farmers Classic tennis event.
The top-seeded Scot, this year's Aussie Open runner-up, took a 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 decision on the hardcourts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
Murray's next opponent, fourth-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, came back to upend American James Blake, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, in their quarterfinal. Blake, a finalist here in 2007, was vying for his first semi since June 2009.
Sam Querrey outlasted German Rainer Schuettler, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) in two hours, 20 minutes, as the second-seeded American improved to 6-0 in quarterfinal matches this season.
Querrey, who beat Aussie Carsten Ball in last year's Los Angeles finale, will face sixth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic in the semis after the Serb downed third- seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, 6-3, 7-5.
This week's champion will collect $111,950.
<< Edmonton gets by BC for first win of season
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ricky Ray threw for 360 yards and a pair of
touchdowns, and the Edmonton Eskimos outlasted the British Columbia Lions,
28-25, at Commonwealth Stadium in Alberta.
Ray completed 25-of-34 pass attempts
<< Record-breaking inning propels Rockies to rout of Cubs
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Gonzalez went 4-for-6 with a home run,
three runs scored and two RBI, as Colorado scored 12 times with two outs in a
franchise record-breaking eighth inning to pull away from Chicago, 17-2, in
the ope
<< Gordon long ball in ninth leads Royals over Orioles
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Gordon hit a game-winning three-run
homer with two outs in the ninth, and the Kansas City Royals put together a
fierce rally to stun the Baltimore Orioles, 7-5, in the second of four games
at Kauf
<< Prado leaves Friday's game
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Braves second baseman Martin Prado
left Friday's game against Cincinnati with an undisclosed injury.
Prado slid somewhat awkwardly headfirst into home plate on Jayson Heyward's
game-winning two-
Angels erase early five-run deficit, top Rangers >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juan Rivera had two hits, including a three-run
homer, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame an early five-run deficit to beat
the rival Texas Rangers, 9-7, in the start of a crucial intradivisional
weekend
Giants hold on in ninth to edge Dodgers >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aubrey Huff went 3-for-4 with a home run,
a double and three RBI, and Tim Lincecum lasted seven innings after a slow
start to pace San Francisco to a tight 6-5 triumph over the Dodgers in the
opener
Rain-soaked Cardinals sneak past Pirates in 10 >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brendan Ryan's infield single scored the
winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals snuck
past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0, in the opener of a three-game series at
Busch S
Stosur, Sharapova reach semis in Stanford >>
Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur and
fifth-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova won their respective quarterfinal matches
Friday at the $700,000 Bank of the West Classic tennis event.
Stosur outlasted se
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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