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03/15/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Connecticut finished as a unanimous selection as the top women's college basketball team in the final Associated Press poll.
The Huskies (33-0), winners of an NCAA Division I women's record 72 straight games, went wire-to-wire as the top-ranked team for the second consecutive season. UConn received all 40 first-place votes and 1,000 points from a nationwide media panel.
Connecticut has been No. 1 for a record 43 consecutive weeks, 35 straight as a unanimous choice.
Stanford, with its lone loss to Connecticut, kept its hold of the No. 2 spot and was followed by Tennessee, Nebraska and Xavier. Nebraska and Tennessee swapped places after the Huskers lost for the first time this season in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday.
Duke, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas A&M and West Virginia completed the final top 10. Texas A&M, which moved up two places, handed Nebraska an 80-70 defeat on Saturday, then went on to capture the Big 12 title on Sunday with a 74-67 win over Oklahoma.
The second 10 consisted of Florida State, Oklahoma, Georgetown, Baylor, St. John's, Iowa State, Texas, Gonzaga, Kentucky and Oklahoma State, while LSU, UCLA, Georgia, Michigan State and Hartford were the final five teams ranked.
<< Bougherra suffers injury setback
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rangers central defender Madjid Bougherra
is set to be sidelined for several more weeks as he continues to be troubled
by a hamstring injury.
The 27-year-old Algeria international missed the Scottish
<< Groin injury to sideline Sunderland's Jones
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones is
facing a month on the sidelines after picking up a groin injury against
Manchester City on Sunday.
Jones headed his side into an early lead at the Sta
<< Iowa to discuss future of men's hoops program
Iowa City, IA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Iowa has scheduled a Monday
news conference to discuss the future of the men's basketball program amid
speculation about the job security of head coach Todd Lickliter.
KCRG-TV has report
<< Berbatov: United will win the title
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Striker Dimitar Berbatov has
confidently declared that Manchester United will retain their Premier League
crown this season.
The Bulgaria international scored United's final goal in Sunday
Nesta set to miss remainder of season >>
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan's veteran defender Alessandro Nesta
is set to miss the rest of the season after being forced to undergo surgery on
his injured right knee.
The 33-year-old was injured in last weekend's goalless
Lotina receives Deportivo extension >>
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coach Miguel Angel Lotina has penned a one-
year contract extension to keep him in charge at Deportivo until the end of
next season.
The 62-year-old took the helm at the Riazor in 2007 and has help
Hertha faces action from German Football League >>
Berlin, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The German Football League have vowed to
take action after violent scenes erupted after the final whistle of Hertha
Berlin's 2-1 home defeat to Nurnberg.
The result left crisis-torn Hertha all but c
Foote returns to Pittsburgh >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have brought back a
familiar face, signing linebacker Larry Foote to a three-year contract through
the 2012 season.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Foote spent his
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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