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03/08/2010 -
CLEVELAND (AP) -Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison has left Cleveland's game against San Antonio in the third quarter with stiffness behind his left knee.
The Cavaliers provided a vague update on Jamison, who was recently acquired in a trade with Washington. Jamison did not appear to injure himself but walked gingerly to the locker room before being evaluated by Cleveland's medical staff.
The Cavs said Jamison will not return.
Cleveland was playing its second straight game without superstar LeBron James. The Cavs are already missing center Shaquille O'Neal, who is out for another five weeks after undergoing thumb surgery.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Nuggets' Martin to receive therapy for ailing knee
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin will have
Platelet Rich Plasma therapy on his left knee, the team announced on Monday.
Martin sat out Denver's past two games, wins against Portland on Sunday and
Indian
<< Bruins' Savard has Grade 2 concussion
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Bruins forward Marc Savard has a Grade 2
concussion, general manager Peter Chiarelli announced Monday.
There is no timetable for Savard's return. He will be monitored by the Bruins
medical staff and tea
<< Alouettes sign QB Pickett, linemen
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Montreal Alouettes have signed
quarterback Cody Pickett to a two-year contract with an option, the team
announced Monday.
Additionally, the Alouettes signed defensive end Gavin Walls an
<< Boston signs 13
Fort Myers, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox agreed to terms with 13
players on one-year contracts for the 2010 season on Monday. No further terms
were disclosed.
Agreeing to terms were pitchers Daniel Bard, Michael Bowden, Cla
UConn gets record 71st straight win >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-ranked Connecticut won its NCAA-record
71st consecutive game Monday, a 59-44 victory over No.6 Notre Dame in the
semifinals of the Big East Tournament.
It is the longest winning streak in NCA
Lions trade for CB Houston; Falcons add sixth-rounder >>
Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Falcons traded cornerback
Chris Houston to the Detroit Lions for a sixth-round pick in the 2010 draft on
Monday.
The teams also agreed to swap fifth-round picks in the upcoming draft.
H
Grizzlies recall Thabeet after short stint in D-League >>
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Memphis Grizzlies recalled center Hasheem
Thabeet from the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League on Monday.
Thabeet, who was drafted second overall in 2009, became the highest-ever draft
pick to be
Cavs edge Spurs without LeBron >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mo Williams had 17 points, eight rebounds and
eight assists, as the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the San Antonio Spurs, 97-95,
in a matchup between shorthanded teams.
The Cavaliers rested LeBron James for a 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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