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07/15/2010 - Udine, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Udinese president Giampaolo Pozzo has insisted that Alexis Sanchez will not be leaving the club this summer.
The Chile international excelled during this summer's World Cup finals and, despite Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea being linked to his signature, Pozzo has reiterated the 21-year-old will be staying at the Friuli-based outfit.
Speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport, he said: "Alexis will return to Udine and will remain here.
"Next season will be the year of his consecration. Perhaps he will play as a playmaker in order to be closer to goal."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Dudek signs new deal with Real Madrid
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Liverpool and Poland goalkeeper Jerzy
Dudek has signed a new contract with La Liga giants Real Madrid.
The gloveman, who won the Champions League final with the Merseysiders in
2005, has signed
<< St. Johnstone signs striker Parkin
Perth, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Johnstone has completed the signing of
experienced striker Sam Parkin on a two-year contract.
The 29-year-old spent last season with Walsall, but was allowed to leave the
Saddlers after scoring three
<< Ronaldinho to stay in Milan
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - AC Milan General Manager Adriano Galliani has
dismissed reports suggesting veteran playmaker Ronaldinho could leave the club
in the summer.
The Brazil star has been linked with a return to his homeland with
<< England's Heskey retires from international duty
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - England striker Emile Heskey has announced
his retirement from international football.
The 32-year-old's last appearance for his country was when he came on as a
late substitute for Jermain Defoe in
Celtic closes in on Mexican star Juarez >>
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Celtic manager Neil Lennon has revealed
that he is close to completing the capture of Mexico international midfielder
Efrain Juarez.
The 22-year-old started three games for his country at the World Cu
Boruc completes Fiorentina move >>
Florence, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Poland international Artur Boruc has left
Celtic after passing a medical and signing a two-year deal with Fiorentina.
A brief statement from the Serie A side read: "Fiorentina announces it has
complet
Muller pledges future to Bayern >>
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World Cup star Thomas Muller has vowed to
remain at Bayern Munich for the foreseeable future, having been linked with
interest from several top clubs.
The 20-year-old forward won the Golden Shoe in Sou
Tomasulo fires 62 for Chiquita Classic lead >>
Maineville, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Peter Tomasulo continued his spectacular run
of golf with a 10-under 62 on Thursday for the first-round lead of the
inaugural Chiquita Classic.
Tomasulo won last week's Wayne Gretzky Classic after th
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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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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