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05/19/2010 - Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been named the new conditioner for 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird. Owners Leonard Blach and Mark Allen announced the decision on Wednesday.
The move to Lukas means that Mine That Bird will no longer be trained by Chip Woolley who saw the gelding through an historic three-year-old campaign. Mine That Bird is being vanned from New Mexico to Churchill Downs and will arrive in Louisville on Thursday.
Mine That Bird won last year's Run for the Roses as a 50-1 longshot with Calvin Borel riding. Two weeks later in the Preakness the gelding was ridden by Mike Smith. Borel rode Rachel Alexandra to victory, one-length better than the Derby champ.
Borel got back on Mine That Bird for the Belmont Stakes and finished third to Summer Bird.
He was third in the West Virginia Derby on August 1 of last year and then underwent throat surgery for an entrapped epiglottis. He was held out of the Travers at Saratoga while he recovered.
Mine That Bird was sixth in the Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita as the 3-1 second choice in the 10 horse field. He closed 2009 with a ninth-place result behind Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.
Mine That Bird has five wins in 14 lifetime starts with earnings of nearly $2.2 million. In 2009 the gelding earned almost $1.9 million with one win in eight starts.
<< Rays P Howell has season-ending surgery
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Rays reliever J.P. Howell will miss the
entire season after having surgery on his left shoulder, the team announced on
Wednesday.
The operation was performed Wednesday by Dr. James Andrews in Birmi
<< Indians' Sizemore put on DL; Cabrera has surgery
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians have placed center
fielder Grady Sizemore on the 15-day disabled list with a deep bone bruise on
his left knee.
The team also announced that infielder Asdrubal Cabrera underwent s
<< Red Sox put Beckett on DL
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett has
been put on the 15-day disabled list due to a lower back strain.
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<< Wilson Chandler charged with marijuana possession
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler was
charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana after the drug was
found in the car he was driving Tuesday night.
A spokeswoman for Queens District
Piszczek seals Dortmund switch >>
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Poland international Lukas Piszczek has
moved from relegated Hertha Berlin to Borussia Dortmund.
The 24-year-old has signed a contract that will keep him in Dortmund for three
seasons.
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Gekas joins Eintracht on two-year deal >>
Frankfurt, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greece international Theofanis Gekas has
completed his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Eintracht Frankfurt.
The 29-year-old striker has penned a two-year contract with Eintracht who
finished 10th
Diamondbacks recall OF Parra, option Gillespie >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled outfielder
Gerardo Parra from Triple-A Reno and sent outfielder Cole Gillespie to the
same club on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old Parra appeared in 26 games and hit .247
Oilers getting out of free agent market >>
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -Kevin Lowe has a new master plan for taking the Edmonton Oilers back to the proud days of the franchise's past.It starts with the No. 1 pick in next month's draft, earned by having the NHL's worst record this season, and also inc
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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