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03/03/2010 - Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators acquired forward Dustin Boyd from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2010 fourth-round draft pick.
The 23-year-old Boyd has compiled eight goals and 11 assists in 60 games for the Flames this season.
He has 28 goals and 57 points in 192 career NHL games -- all with Calgary, which selected the Winnipeg native in the third round (98th overall) of the 2004 draft.
<< Blue Jackets send Modin to Kings
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets traded veteran
forward Fredrik Modin to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2010 seventh-
round draft pick.
It has been an injury-plagued campaign for the Swede, who has
<< Bears tender contracts to eight players
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears tendered contract
offers to eight free agents on Wednesday.
One-year deals were tendered to restricted free agent linebackers Nick Roach
and Jamar Williams, defensive end Mark
<< Oilers ship Staios to Flames
Edmonton, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Edmonton Oilers acquired defenseman Aaron
Johnson and a third-round draft pick from the Calgary Flames in exchange for
veteran rearguard Steve Staios.
Johnson appeared in 22 games this season for the Fl
<< Thrashers acquire F MacArthur from Sabres
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers acquired forward Clarke
MacArthur from the Buffalo Sabres for third and fourth-round picks in the
2010 draft on Wednesday.
MacArthur, a third-round selection by Buffalo in th
Hurricanes deal Alberts to Canucks >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Hurricanes dealt defenseman Andrew
Alberts to Vancouver on Wednesday in exchange for the Canucks' third-round
draft pick in 2010.
Alberts posted two goals and 10 points in 62 games for Caroli
Yelle returns to the Mile High City >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward
Stephane Yelle from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Cedric
McNicoll and a 2010 sixth-round draft pick.
Yelle returns to the franchise with wh
Rangers pick up D Eriksson from Phoenix >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Rangers added some depth to the
blue line by acquiring veteran defenseman Anders Eriksson from the Phoenix
Coyotes prior to the trade deadline on Wednesday.
Eriksson was sent to the Ran
Coyotes acquire Nokelainen from Anaheim >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes have acquired center
Petteri Nokelainen from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a sixth-round draft
pick in 2011.
Nokelainen has registered four goals and seven assists in 50 game
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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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your hockey betting needs.
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