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03/05/2009 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 20th-ranked UCLA Bruins are clearly favored in tonight's Pac-10 Conference clash with the visiting Oregon State Beavers.
Oregon State got hot recently, ripping off three consecutive wins. Unfortunately, that streak came to an end on Sunday, as the Beavers fell to rival Oregon in a 79-69 final on the road. They are now 4-7 in true road games and are facing a UCLA team that has won 14 of its 16 home games.
The Bruins are coming off back-to-back road victories, including a 72-68 decision over California on Saturday. While a Pac-10 title may not be in the cards, UCLA's 22-7 record is going to be more than enough to put the squad in the "Big Dance".
UCLA pounded Oregon State in a 69-46 final back on January 2nd, and the Bruins own a commanding 83-34 advantage in the all-time series between the two teams.
There is only one double-digit scorer on the Oregon State roster, as Calvin Haynes leads the team with his 15.5 ppg. Because of a lack of adequate offensive support, the Beavers are only generating 60.2 ppg this season. Fortunately, they are limiting opponents to 62.3 ppg, the most obvious reason that they are just one game below the .500 mark. In the 10-point road loss to Oregon last time out, Haynes tallied 16 points off the bench. Seth Tarver added 14 points, and Roeland Schaftenaar posted 13 points and six assists. The Beavers shot 50.1 percent from the floor, but they were outscored 26-10 from the foul line and outrebounded by a 29-23 margin.
Darren Collison has been tremendous for UCLA this season as expected. The veteran point guard is scoring 15.0 ppg on 53.3 percent shooting from the floor, including 41.9 percent from three-point range. Collison, a 91.8 percent shooter from the charity stripe, has dished out 144 assists to go along with 47 steals. Josh Shipp provides 13.4 ppg for the Bruins, who are getting 10.1 ppg and 6.0 rpg from Alfred Aboya. UCLA is generating 76.4 ppg while limiting foes to 63.7 ppg, and the fact that the Bruins are shooting 50.1 percent from the floor is astonishing. In the victory over California on Saturday, Collison racked up 22 points and six assists, as his Bruins finished with 19 assists against only six turnovers. Ship, Aboya and Nikola Dragovic all scored 12 points in the triumph.
<< Dayton visits Xavier in pivotal Atlantic 10 battle
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dayton Flyers and 17th-ranked Xavier
Musketeers will do battle tonight in a game with major implications in the
race for the Atlantic 10 Conference title.
Xavier sits atop the A-10 standings with an 11-3
<< 2009 West Coast Conference Tournament Preview
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The West Coast Conference Tournament will
be held at a neutral site for the first time, as Orleans Arena in Las Vegas
will serve host to the 23rd annual event.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs, the only ranked team in
<< 2009 Southern Conference Tournament Preview
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 88th-annual Southern Conference
Tournament is set to begin on Friday from the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga.
Once again the top team in the Southern Conference was the Davidson Wildcats,
who finished w
<< 2009 America East Conference Tournament Preview
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - There are nine members of the America East
Conference, and all nine are set to participate in the 30th-annual America
East Conference Tournament. The prize awarded to the winner of this event is a
bid to the
Stanford visits No. 21 Arizona State >>
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 21st-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils and the
Stanford Cardinal, both out of the Pac-10 Conference, are set to do battle in
Tempe this evening.
Stanford had a great deal of success against non-conference oppon
Mavs try to keep owner happy in New Orleans >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Mavericks responded to their outspoken owner's
harsh criticism in a big way on Wednesday and will now hope to beat a
Southwest Division rival for the second straight night when they arrive in the
Big Eas
Blazers, Nuggets battle for Northwest bragging rights >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The two top teams in the Northwest Division stage a battle
for first place in the Rocky Mountains tonight when the Denver Nuggets play
host to the streaking Portland Trail Blazers at the Pepsi Center.
The Nuggets have
Bruins aim to rebound versus Coyotes >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins hope the addition of new blood to their
roster can help them avoid a third straight loss when they host the Phoenix
Coyotes for tonight's interconference battle at TD Banknorth Garden.
The Bruins are lead
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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