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08/08/2009 - Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bullsbay, the longest shot on the board, charged to victory Saturday in the $750,000 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course. Ridden by Jeremy Rose, Bullsbay covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.12 on a fast track.
The Whitney is a "Win and You're In" race, giving Bullsbay guaranteed entry into the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park this fall.
The six horse field was led for most of the race by defending champion Commentator, who also won the event in 2005. Pressing the pace was Smooth Air and Tizway. The rest of the field, including 18-1 Bullsbay, was racing as many as 10-lengths off the leaders.
Commentator and jockey John Velazquez had the lead around the turn for home, as Bullsbay began his drive along the rail. Rose and his mount split rivals on the turn and moved to the outside at the top of the stretch.
Trained by Graham Motion, Bullsbay surged to the front and opened his lead down the stretch. The five-year-old hit the wire 1 1/2-lengths in front of runner-up Macho Again with pre-race favorite Commentator finishing third.
Completing the order of finish was Tizway, Dry Martini and Smooth Air. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin was forced to scratch Asiatic Boy from the Whitney after the six-year-old developed a fever Friday afternoon.
Bullsbay is owned by Mitchell Ranch and recorded his seventh career win in 18 starts. The $450,000 for Saturday's win puts his career earnings at $810,943.
In his last race, Bullsbay was 10th in the Hollywood Gold Cup after finishing a close fourth in the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. This year, he won the Johnson Memorial Handicap and Alysheba Stakes.
Bullsbay returned $39.60, $12.00 and $5.90. Macho Again paid $4.90 and $3.40, and Commentator paid $3.20 to show.
<< Liverpool acquires Aquilani from Roma
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool has wrapped up the signing of
Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Roma.
The 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Reds, having moved
for an undisclosed fee which is report
<< Marseille opens title chase with win at Grenoble
Grenoble, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mamadou Niang scored in under two minutes,
Benoit Cheyrou added the clincher late and title favorite Marseille opened the
French Ligue 1 season with a 2-0 win at Grenoble on Saturday.
Didier Deschamps, wh
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for the
<< Gio Ponti captures Arlington Million XXVII
Arlington Heights, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gio Ponti, sent off as the 3-2
favorite, overcame a stumble at the start to win Saturday's running of the
27th Arlington Million at Arlington Park. The 1 1/4 mile race is part of the
Breeder
Angels place P Saunders on DL >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim placed
pitcher Joe Saunders on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday.
Saunders, 28, is suffering from tightness in his left shoulder.
On the season, his fifth in the
Weaver pitches Angels over Rangers in AL West battle >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jered Weaver threw 7 1/3 strong innings to help
the LA Angels of Anaheim take a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers in the second
of a three-game set.
Weaver (12-3) won his fifth straight decision as he gave up
Hamilton admits to relapse >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton
suffered a relapse with his alcohol abuse back in January and addressed the
issue on Saturday.
"It is what it is," said Hamilton. "It (the relapse) happened ba
Seahawks sign top pick LB Curry >>
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Seahawks signed linebacker Aaron
Curry on Saturday.
The fourth overall pick of the 2009 draft, Curry had missed the first eight
days of the Seahawks' training camp.
While terms of the deal
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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Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds
As of February 9, MySportsbook.com has released its coveted 2007 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament betting odds. “March Madness betting ” only a month away, the top ranked Florida Gators are favorite at 7-2 to win it all. The defending champs have not disappointed at all this season and currently have a 22-2 record and are undefeated (9-0) in SEC play. The Gators’ thrive off of their extremely balanced, experienced and versatile attack. All five starters started in last seasons National Championship game. What is most impressive with this group is their balance; the five starters all average between 10.7 and 13.6 PPG. The Gators have been on an absolute roll having won 15 straight by an average of 16.4 PPG.
Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though.
Other teams that the MySportsbook.com members seem to believe will win it all include the west coasts’ top team #2 UCLA (6-1), #3 OSU behind man-child Greg Oden (8-1), and #4 Wisconsin (10-1) behind their defense which has given up 70+ points only three times all season.
Below is a list of some of the favorites to win the 2007 Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship lines. For the full list of teams and March Madness odds be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com. If you want to use your credit card to bet on college hoops or any other event, MySportsbook.com has the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry.
Arizona 20-1
Butler 20-1
Duke 30-1
Florida 7-2
Georgetown 30-1
Indiana 35-1
Kansas 15-1
Marquette 25-1
Maryland 40-1
Memphis 50-1
Nevada 50-1
UNC 9-2
OSU 8-1
Oregon 30-1
Pittsburgh 15-1
Texas 30-1
Texas A&M 18-1
UCLA 6-1
Wisconsin 10-1
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