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11/01/2008 - Fort Worth, Texas (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch tied Sam Ard's 1983 record of 10 Nationwide Series victories in a season by winning Saturday's O'Reilly Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway. The No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver led 174 of 200 laps, but held off a hard-charging Carl Edwards at the finish.
Edwards' second-place finish allowed him to move within 91 points of leader Clint Bowyer with just Phoenix and Homestead remaining on the schedule.
Mark Martin, Joey Logano and David Ragan completed the top-five. Bowyer finished sixth.
More details to follow.
<< Marseille tops St. Etienne to climb to second
Marseille, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hatem Ben Arfa had a goal and two assists
as Marseille defeated St. Etienne 3-1 at the Stade Velodrome in France's Ligue
1 on Saturday.
Benoit Cheyrou and Taye Taiwo also scored for Marseille, which to
<< Georgia Tech QB Nesbitt leaves game
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Georgia Tech quarterback Josh Nesbitt left
Saturday's game against Florida State with an apparent right foot injury.
Nesbitt suffered the injury with 7:11 left in the third quarter, as the
signal-ca
<< Sabathia highlights free agency filings Saturday
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CC Sabathia was among 23 Major League
Baseball players to file for free agency on Saturday.
Sabathia, the 2007 American League Cy Young Award winner, will likely be the
top pitcher on the market t
<< Report: Culpepper, Lions agree to contract
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Lions and free-agent quarterback
Daunte Culpepper have reportedly agreed to a two-year deal, which will be
officially signed Monday.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the former Oakland
Ajax tops Twente for fourth straight win >>
Enschede, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Siem De Jong scored late in the first
half and Rasmus Lindgren added the clincher in extra time as Ajax edged Twente,
2-0, on Saturday in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Ajax won its fourth straight and moved
'Bama preps for LSU with easy win >>
Tuscaloosa, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Ingram ran for 113 yards and two
touchdowns, leading second-ranked Alabama to a 35-0 rout of Arkansas State at
Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Glen Coffee and Roy Upchurch also scored rushing touchdowns f
Atlanta recalls Pavelec from Chicago >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NHL's Atlanta Thrashers have recalled
goaltender Ondrej Pavelec from their American Hockey league affiliate, the
Chicago Wolves, it was announced on Saturday.
The 21-year-old netminder has allow
Xavi leads Barca over Malaga for 11th straight win >>
Malaga, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Xavi scored twice and Lionel Messi added one
to lead Barcelona to its 11th straight victory, 4-1 over Malaga at rain-soaked
Estadio La Rosaleda on Saturday in Spain's La Liga.
Barca opened league play with
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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