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02/12/2012 - Hyogo, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ivo Karlovic defeated Go Soeda in the final match of the weekend, as Croatia downed host Japan, 3-2, to reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals in April.
Japan's Kei Nishikori handled Ivan Dodig 7-5, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in Sunday's first reverse singles rubber to level the best-of-five tie at 2-all, but the 6-foot-10 Karlovic won in a tiebreak in the first set, then cruised through the next two stanzas in a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Soeda in the fifth and deciding bout. The big-serving Karlovic smacked 17 aces on the indoor hardcourt at Bourbon Beans Dome.
Croatia will face last year's Davis Cup runner-up Argentina in the round of eight, while Japan is facing a promotion/relegation playoff in September.
The two countries split Friday's opening singles when Soeda and Karlovic posted wins in Hyogo, and Croatia, captained by Zeljko Krajan, took the doubles match on Saturday behind Karlovic and Dodig.
This was the first-ever Davis Cup meeting between these two nations.
Croatia captured its lone Davis Cup title in 2005, while Japan has only ever reached one final, and that resulted in a loss against the 32-time champion United States way back in 1921.
<< Mamat cruises to Philippine Open victory
Manila, Philippines (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Singapore's Mardan Mamat fired a one-
under 71 on Sunday to wrap up a dominant victory at the Philippine Open.
Mamat finished at eight-under-par 280, five shots clear of the second-place
Mo Joong-
<< Hantuchova downs Kirilenko for Pattaya crown
Pattaya City, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniela Hantuchova defended her
title as she defeated Maria Kirilenko in the Sunday final at the Pattaya Open.
The third-seeded Hantuchova was defeated in the first set by the fourth-seeded
Kiri
<< Croatia advances past Japan in Davis Cup
Hyogo, Japan (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ivo Karlovic defeated Go Soeda in the final
match as Croatia downed host Japan, 3-2, to advance in the Davis Cup.
Kei Nishikori had taken down Ivan Dodig 7-5, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to tie the match
at 2-all, but
<< Korda wins playoff at Women's Australian Open
Victoria, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jessica Korda first gained control
during the final round at the Women's Australian Open on Sunday, then gave it
away with a string of bogeys on the back nine.
But when she needed critical birdies, she
St. John's seeks upset of No. 12 Georgetown >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 12th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas will try
to bounce back from a recent loss as they play host to the St. John's Red
Storm today in a Big East Conference clash at the Verizon Center in
Washington, D.C.
Thi
Bulls aim to continue road success in Boston >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The East-leading Chicago Bulls shoot for their sixth
straight win when they finish a grueling nine-game road trip at TD Garden vs.
the Boston Celtics.
The Bulls, who have the NBA's best record at 23-6, hope to have Derrick
Streaking Pistons host lowly Wizards >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The improving Detroit Pistons shoot for a season-high fifth
straight win when they take on the lowly Washington Wizards in the middle
contest of a three-game homestand.
Greg Monroe recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds as the
Heat and Hawks clash in Atlanta >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks hope to tighten things up in the
Southeast when they entertain division-leading Miami at Philips Arena.
The star-studded Heat lead the Hawks by two games entering tonight's contest
and improved to 1-1 on
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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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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