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03/24/2007 - Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Taking notes from his famous father, Steven Wallace captured the pole for Saturday afternoon's Sharpie Mini 300 at the historic Bristol Motor Speedway. The No.66 Dodge driver circled the 0.533- mile, high-banked short track in 15.303 seconds (125.387 m.p.h.) to edge Ryan Newman for the pole.
The pole victory was the first of Wallace's Busch career. He did qualify third last year in his first Busch Series race at Bristol. But father Rusty Wallace has always been successful at BMS and earned seven poles and nine Nextel Cup wins on the popular short track during his legendary career.
Wallace was the sole "Busch Series-only" driver in the first four rows on the grid.
"My dad helped me out a bunch," said the 19-year-old pole winner. "I got everything we could out of the first lap."
Starting alongside Wallace will be Newman who posted a time of 15.348 seconds. Series points leader Carl Edwards (15.351) and Clint Bowyer (15.355) will make up row two.
Through five races, Edwards leads the standings with 810 points. He is 144 points ahead of defending series champion Kevin Harvick who did not compete in Mexico City. Edwards has finished sixth or better in all five 2007 starts though he has yet to taste victory. He has five career Busch starts at Bristol, with three top-10s.
Edwards won five times in 2005 and four times in 2006 so a win here would not be unexpected except for the fact that Harvick has an extraordinary record at BMS. In 14 Busch starts at the 0.533-mile, high-banked, short track Harvick has accumulated four wins and 10 top-5s.
This is the 50th Busch Series race at Bristol. The race is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. (et).
<< Clippers try to buzz Wizards in LA
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers shoot for their fourth straight
win tonight when they resume a three-game homestand versus the Washington
Wizards at the Staples Center.
The Clippers are eighth overall in the Western Confe
<< Sixers, Heat square off in South Beach
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat will open a brief two-game homestand when
they host the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Miami has lost two of its last three games following a nine-game winning
streak, and su
<< Sharks look to fend off Hurricanes
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Sharks will attempt to keep up in the Pacific
Division tonight when they take on the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes
at the RBC Center.
The Sharks trail the Anaheim Ducks, who bested Dallas in overt
<< Tigers and Buckeyes clash in Elite Eight
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two of the hottest and most successful
teams in the nation meet in today's NCAA Tournament South Regional Final,
as the second-seeded Memphis Tigers take on the top-seeded Ohio State
Buckeye
Vancsik extends lead to four in Portugal >>
Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Vancsik posted his
second four-under 68 of the week Saturday and stretched his lead to four
strokes after three rounds of the Madeira Islands Open.
The Argentine stands at 1
Even without Wade, Heat are blazing >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When Dwyane Wade went down indefinitely because of a
separated left shoulder in late February, many thought the Miami Heat's
playoff chances were going down with him.
Think again.
All Miami has accomplished since then,
Red Wings D Lebda suffers concussion >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brett Lebda
suffered a concussion in the first period of Saturday's game against St. Louis
and was taken off the ice on a stretcher.
"Brett is awake, alert and doing fine,"
Arizona State coasts past Bowling Green in the Sweet 16 >>
Greensboro, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Danielle Orsillo scored a game-high 16
points as the third-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils coasted past the seventh-
seeded Bowling Green Falcons, 67-49, in the semifinal round of the NCAA
Tournam
Oddsmakers have released the odds for the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry has been made the opening favorite.
Seattle took Curry with the fourth overall pick in April's NFL draft and plan on inserting him into its starting lineup right away. The Hawks traded linebacker Julian Peterson in the offseason, so Curry is expected to have a significant role in Seattle's defense next year and that's one of the primary reasons he is the favorite to win the NFL ROY Award.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook MySportsbook.com have made Curry a 5/1 favorite to win this year's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Given that he was the best defensive prospect in this year's draft and how he'll have plenty of opportunities to make plays in '09, Curry offers a ton of value at 5/1.
Another thing working for Curry is the position he plays. A linebacker has won the defensive ROY award six straight times and eight of the last nine years. Jerod Mayo, Patrick Willis, DeMeco Ryans, Shawne Merriman, Jonathan Vilma, Terrell Suggs, Kendrell Bell and Brian Urlacher were the most recent linebackers to take home the award.
Following Curry at 5/1 are Tyson Jackson (Chiefs) at 7/1, James Laurinaitas (Rams) at 8/1, Brian Orakpo (Redskins) at 10/1, Rey Maualuga (Bengals) at 10/1 and Jerry Peria (Falcons) at 10/1.
All the players mentioned above are expected to start for their respective teams, but Jackson and Peria are going to have a tough time being recognized on a national level given they're both defensive linemen. D-linemen rarely put up the numbers that it takes to win an individual award like the ROY.
A couple of players with some value are Clay Matthews (Packers) at 12/1 and Larry English (Chargers) at 15/1. Matthews is expected to start at outside linebacker in Green Bay's new 3-4 defense and could rack up a ton of tackles. English, who was an impressive player at Northern Illinois, is expected to be a situational pass rusher for the Chargers and could rack up a ton of sacks.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, see below. And for complete odds for the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, click the link provided.
2009 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
Robert Ayers (DEN) 12/1
Ron Brace (NE) 25/1
Everette Brown (CAR) 16/1
Darius Butler (NE) 40/1
Patrick Chung (NE) 30/1
Aaron Curry (SEA) 5/1
Brian Cushing (HOU) 12/1
Vontae Davis (MIA) 30/1
Louis Delmas (DET) 30/1
Larry English (SD) 15/1
Evander Hood (PIT) 25/1
Tyson Jackson (KC) 7/1
Malcolm Jenkins (NO) 25/1
Paul Kruger (BAL) 50/1
James Laurinaitas (STL) 8/1
Sen'Derrick Marks (TEN) 20/1
Clay Matthews (GB) 12/1
Aaron Maybin (BUF) 15/1
Rey Maualuga (CIN) 10/1
Roy Miller (TB) 20/1
Michael Mitchell (OAK) 45/1
Fili Moala (IND) 30/1
Brian Orakpo (WAS) 10/1
Jerry Peria (ATL) 10/1
B J Raji (GB) 7/1
Clint Sintim (NYG) 35/1
Alphonso Smith (DEN) 40/1
David Verkune (CLE) 20/1
Jason Williams (DAL) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 6/1
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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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