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06/19/2010 - Lumbres, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - England's Jamie Elson shot a three-under 68 on Saturday to move atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Saint- Omer Open.
Elson finished 54 holes at seven-under 206 and is one stroke clear at Aa Saint Omer Golf Club.
Second-round leader Robert Dinwiddie bogeyed the last for an even-par 71. He is tied for second place with Raphael Jacquelin, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 154. Jacquelin fired a five-under 66 on Saturday to join Dinwiddie at six-under 207.
Mark F. Haastrup managed an even-par 71 and shares fourth place with Martin Wiegele, who double-bogeyed the final hole for a one-over 72. The pair is knotted at minus-four.
Elson will be in search of his first European Tour victory. He had one win on the European Challenge Tour seven years ago and is 155th on this year's Race to Dubai.
MORE TO FOLLOW.
<< Llodra captures Eastbourne title
Eastbourne, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Llodra of France notched a
straight-set win over Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to claim the title at the
Aegon International.
The eighth-seeded Llodra earned a 7-5, 6-2 victory in Sat
<< Ten-man Australia holds on for draw vs. Ghana
Rustenburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australia had a player sent off
for the second successive match on Saturday, but it still managed to earn a
1-1 draw against Ghana in the second game of Group D play for both teams at
Royal B
<< Makarova takes Eastbourne crown for first WTA title
Eastbourne, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ekaterina Makarova of Russia earned her
first WTA Tour singles title Saturday with a straight-set victory over former
top-10 star Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the final of the Aegon
Interna
<< Winless Millwood takes hill for O's in San Diego
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Still in search of his first victory of the season, veteran
hurler Kevin Millwood will take the hill for Baltimore this evening in the
second tilt of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
It
Cubs sign first-round pick Simpson >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs have signed their top pick of
the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, pitcher Hayden Simpson, to an undisclosed
contract.
Simpson, 21, was taken 16th overall in the first round.
The right-han
Henin rallies to win Wimbledon tuneup >>
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justine Henin finished
her prep for Wimbledon with a three-set triumph over Germany's Andrea Petkovic
in the final at the Unicef Open.
The top-seeded Henin rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Slovakia hopes for better result against Paraguay >>
Bloemfontein, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Slovakia manager Vladimir Weiss
described a 1-1 draw against New Zealand as a "minor sporting tragedy," but on
Sunday, knows complete focus must switch to a crucial match against Paraguay.
Slova
Edwards captures pole at Road America >>
Elkhart Lake, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards won the pole for Saturday's
inaugural Bucyrus 200 Nationwide Series race at Road America.
Edwards, currently second in points, recorded a lap of 108.076 m.p.h. around
the 4.048-mile, 14-t
El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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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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