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06/05/2010 - Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rapids earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night.
Drew Moor scored the game's only goal in the 85th minute with his team playing down a man. After a Jamie Smith free kick from distance, Moor jumped over Crew defender Jed Zaynor to head home the game winner.
The Crew were playing up a man because Rapids midfielder Pablo Masteroni was ejected after an altercation with Steven Lenhart less than 10 minutes earlier. Masteroni went down to the ground after a challenge, and Lenhart kicked the ball into him before the fiery midfielder lunged at the Crew forward, earning the ejection.
The Crew (6-2-3) are off until a June 26 match vs. D.C. because of the World Cup break, while the Rapids (6-3-1) play Wednesday at Chicago before they go on break.
<< Fire edge Union at Toyota Park
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Fire earned a 2-1 win over the
Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer action at Toyota Park on Saturday
night.
Goals by Baggio Husidic and Marco Pappa on each side of the half were enou
<< Red Stars sign England defender Asante
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Red Stars signed defender and
England national team member Anita Asante on Saturday.
Asante was available as free agent following the dissolution of Saint Louis
Athletica last week.
Asan
<< Shea scores twice to lead Dallas over San Jose
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brek Shea scored twice in a two-minute stretch
of the second half and FC Dallas beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 on Saturday
night at Pizza Hut Park.
Shea scored the opener in the 58th minute and added his se
<< Lester, Red Sox hand O's 10th straight loss
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Lester was solid over 6 1/3 shutout
innings, continuing his mastery of the Baltimore Orioles in a 8-2 Red Sox
victory.
Lester (7-2) allowed four hits and three walks while fanning four to imp
Willis pitches Diamondbacks to second straight win >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dontrelle Willis pitched six shutout innings
in his return to the National League, helping the Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win
over the Colorado Rockies.
Willis (1-0), who was traded from Detroit on Tuesday
Briscoe rebounds with Texas win >>
Fort Worth, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Six days after crashing in the Indianapolis
500, Ryan Briscoe from Team Penske bounced back in the IZOD IndyCar Series
with an impressive win in Saturday's Firestone 550k at Texas Motor Speedway.
Brisco
Seattle dominates New England, 3-0 >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seattle Sounders FC scored three first-half
goals then held strong for a 3-0 win over the New England Revolution in a
Major League Soccer fixture in front of over 36,000 fans at Qwest Field on
Saturda
Milledge saves Pirates in win over Giants >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrew McCutchen went 4-for-5 with a home
run, two doubles and three runs scored, and Lastings Milledge made a diving
catch on the final play to preserve Pittsburgh's 6-3 decision over the San
Francisco
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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 .
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