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06/23/2010 - Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Six-time champion Roger Federer, third-seeded Novak Djokovic and three-time runner-up Andy Roddick were among Wednesday's second-round winners at Wimbledon.
The top-seeded world No. 2 Federer was tested for the second time in two matches, as he snuck past Serbian qualifier Ilija Bozoljac 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) on Court 1.
Federer moved on in 2 hours, 46 minutes despite being out-aced (31-16) and striking 33 fewer winners (102-69). The super Swiss did, however, tally three key service breaks, compared to zero for his tough-luck Serbian counterpart.
The 28-year-old Federer needed all five sets to stave off the challenge of Colombian Alejandro Falla here on Monday, as Falla unsuccessfully served for the fourth set in a heartbreaking setback.
Federer owns a men's record 16 major titles and is the reigning Wimbledon champ, having beaten Roddick in last year's marathon final here, which featured a 30-game fifth set.
The former Australian Open champion and former world No. 2 Djokovic leveled oft-injured American Taylor Dent 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, 6-4 on Day 3 at the world's most prestigious tennis event.
Djokovic's third-round opponent will be Spaniard Albert Montanes.
The fifth-seeded Roddick dropped the first set against dangerous French lefthander Michael Llodra before rebounding for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) decision on the grass at Centre Court at the storied All England Club.
Roddick needed 2 hours, 23 minutes to prevail in a slugfest that featured 48 aces, including 25 from the winner. Roddick also managed to record three service breaks on Day 3, compared to only one for Llodra.
The 27-year-old Roddick celebrated the come-from-behind win by kicking a ball into the crowd.
Llodra was a grass-court champion in Eastbourne last week.
The former world No. 1 Roddick is a former U.S. Open champion who has lost to the great Federer in three of the last six finals here, including last year.
The top-10 fixture Roddick is now 36-9 all-time at Wimbledon, where he also lost to Federer in back-to-back finals in 2004 and 2005.
Roddick will face German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round. Kohlschreiber upset Roddick in the third round at the Australian Open two years ago.
Former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt stayed hot on grass with a 6-4, 6-4, 3-0, retired victory over Russian Evgeny Korolev. The 15th-seeded Hewitt is fresh off his grass-court title in Halle, where he stunned Federer in the final two weeks ago.
The former world No. 1 Hewitt is a two-time major champ, including a Wimbledon title back in 2002.
Hewitt, who's a flawless 7-0 on grass this year, will encounter flashy Frenchman Gael Monfils in the next round.
Twelfth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych straight-setted German Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, while 16th-seeded French Open semifinalist Jurgen Melzer of Austria continued his recent fine form with a hard-fought 6-7 (5-7), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 decision over tough Serb Viktor Troicki on Day 3.
In other action involving seeds, a No. 21 Monfils bested Slovakian Karol Beck 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, No. 22 Spaniard Feliciano Lopez erased Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and No. 31 Romanian Victor Hanescu defeated Turkey's Marsel Ilhan 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Additional second-round wins came for German Florian Mayer and Taipei's Yen- Hsun Lu. Mayer dismissed American Mardy Fish 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
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Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1s Venus Williams,
Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin were a trio of second-round winners Wednesday
at Wimbledon 2010.
The second-seeded Williams handled Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-0
<< Group E bookends to meet at Green Point Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two teams at opposite ends of Group
E will get together at Green Point Stadium on Thursday as disappointing
Cameroon faces the Netherlands.
The Indomitable Lions entered the competition with
<< In the FCS Huddle: Playoff chase energizes Walton
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With the Northeast Conference champion set
to appear in the FCS playoffs for the first time this season, 74-year-old
Robert Morris football coach Joe Walton has too enticing a goal to consider
retiring.
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<< Rams sign Oshiomogho Atogwe
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Rams have signed safety
Oshiomogho Atogwe to a multi-year contract.
Atogwe started 12 games in 2009 before a shoulder injury ended his season. He
still finished second on the team wi
NBA Draft Notebook: Kahn insults himself into a corner >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In less than 24 hours, I will be hopping
on a train bound for New York's Penn Station and the annual NBA Draft that
will take place upstairs at the world's most famous arena, Madison Square
Garden.
I real
Hornets owner: "We will continue to build around Chris Paul" >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn
released a statement Wednesday, saying star point guard Chris Paul is the
franchise's "cornerstone" and the player the team will continue to build
around.
Phil Jackson leaning toward retirement >>
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says he's leaning toward retirement, but will wait until next week to make his final decision.The 11-time NBA champion said Wednesday he'll get the results of another battery of medical
Oak Tree at Santa Anita set for 2010 >>
Arcadia, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The annual Oak Tree at Santa Anita racing meet
has been confirmed for this year. The announcement came at Tuesday's meeting
of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB).
The announcement put an end to spec
Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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