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01/31/2012 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea signed Belgian international Kevin De Bruyne from Genk on Tuesday on a 5 1/2- year deal, but will remain with the Belgian side on loan for the rest of the season.
De Bruyne, 20, made his debut for Genk at the end of the 2008-09 season, and made 24 appearances the following season. He had five goals and 16 assists in 22 matches last season for Genk as the club won the league championship.
"To come to a team like Chelsea is a dream," De Bruyne said, " but now it's a reality and I have to work hard to achieve the level that's necessary.
"Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world and if you see the level they have compared to Genk then it is a real difference but it's something I want to achieve and I will work very hard to get there."
De Bruyne, a winger, debuted for Belgium in 2010, and has made two appearances for his country.
<< Philadelphia trades Le Toux to Vancouver
Chester, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Union traded forward Sebastien
Le Toux to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Tuesday in exchange for allocation money.
Le Toux, 28, had 25 goals and 20 assists in two seasons with the Union. He was
acqu
<< Muntari swaps Inter for AC Milan in loan move
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan announced Tuesday that it has reached
a deal with city rivals Inter Milan to secure the services of Sulley Muntari
on loan for the remainder of the season.
The Ghanaian midfielder has struggled to
<< Kelly Clarkson to sing national anthem at Super Bowl
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kelly Clarkson has been chosen to sing the
national anthem and Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will perform "America
the Beautiful" at Super Bowl XLVI.
The NFL made the announcement Tuesday.
Chris
<< Reid confirms Bowles as secondary coach; Castillo remains DC
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid
said Tuesday that Juan Castillo will remain the team's defensive coordinator
and also confirmed that Todd Bowles will join the staff as secondary coach.
Bowles
QPR lands Cisse from Lazio >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - French striker Djibril Cisse will return to
the English Premier League after completing a move from Lazio to QPR on
Tuesday.
The London club confirmed that the former Liverpool and Sunderland forward
Leverkusen snaps up Corluka on loan >>
Leverkusen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayer Leverkusen landed Vedran Corluka
from Tottenham on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to sign
the defender to a longer contract, it was announced Tuesday.
Corluka has only manag
Kohlschreiber rolls in Montpellier opener >>
Montpellier, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seventh seed Philipp Kohlschreiber
was an easy first-round winner Tuesday at the Open Sud de France tennis
tournament.
The German Kohlschreiber handled scrappy Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-1, 6-4 on
the
Bogomolov Jr., Youzhny win Zagreb openers >>
Zagreb, Croatia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two of this week's top-three seeds,
Russians Alex Bogomolov Jr. and Mikhail Youzhny, were among Tuesday's opening-
round winners at the Zagreb Indoors tennis event.
The second-seeded Bogomolov drilled
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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