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07/17/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Placido Polanco made a huge impact Saturday in his return to the lineup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
The veteran infielder, who was activated off the 15-day disabled list prior to the game, singled home the tying run and eventually scored in a four-run, two-out ninth inning rally that carried the Phillies to a 4-1 win over the Cubs. He finished the game 1-for-5.
Polanco had not played since June 25 due to inflammation in his left elbow. He had been playing through the injury after getting hit by a Tim Hudson pitch in April, but anti-inflammatories and cortisone shots did not remedy the issue.
Through his first 62 games this season, the 34-year-old veteran was batting .318 with five home runs and 27 RBI. He was the leading vote-getter among National League third basemen in All-Star balloting prior to his injury.
To make room on the roster, the club gave infielder Juan Castro his unconditional release.
Castro has been a serviceable injury replacement for a battered Phillies infield this season, playing shortstop, second base and third while hitting .198 with 13 RBI in 54 games.
<< Tigers call up Porcello to start back end of DH
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers have recalled right-
hander Rick Porcello from Triple-A Toledo to start the second game of a
doubleheader with the Indians Saturday.
Porcello was demoted on June 20 after pi
<< Indians beat Tigers to begin doubleheader
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Crowe's two-out RBI single in the
seventh inning gave Cleveland a 4-3 win over Detroit in the first game of a
doubleheader from Progressive Field.
Fausto Carmona (9-7) went seven-plus inning
<< Wilson claims first IndyCar pole at Toronto
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Wilson will start on the pole for
the first time in his IZOD IndyCar Series career after posting the quickest
lap in Saturday's qualifying for the Honda Indy Toronto.
Wilson lapped the 1.721-
<< Report: Brad Miller signs with Rockets
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets have agreed to a three-
year deal with veteran center Brad Miller.
Miller's agent, Mark Bartelstein, confirmed the pact to the Houston Chronicle
and indicated it to be worth just shy of
Oosthuizen up by four at St. Andrews >>
St. Andrews, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Louis Oosthuizen has never been in
this position, but he sure seems comfortable atop the leaderboard in a major.
The South African, who held the second-round lead, carded a three-under 69
Satur
Harvick crushes field to win Gateway truck race >>
Madison, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Neither a stiff neck nor scorching heat could
stop Kevin Harvick from winning Saturday's 200-mile Camping World Truck Series
race with a dominating performance at Gateway International Raceway.
The CampingWo
Gainey makes Nationwide Tour history >>
Maineville, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tommy Gainey fired a 10-under 62 on Saturday
and extended his lead after three rounds of the inaugural Chiquita Classic.
Gainey finished 54 holes at 24-under 192 and is four strokes clear at TPC
River's
Yankees put Marte on DL with inflamed shoulder >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees placed left-hander
Damaso Marte on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with an inflamed left
shoulder.
Fellow southpaw Boone Logan was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-
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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