12/17/2006 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlotte Bobcats forward Sean May left Saturday's 106-100 loss to Boston midway through the second with a sprained right ankle, and failed to return.
May landed awkwardly on the ankle after going for a rebound and abruptly limped toward the locker room.
Boston's Wally Szczerbiak also sprained his right ankle near the end of the third and failed to return.
<< Pierce and Celtics hold off Bobcats
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Pierce posted 35 points and 11
rebounds, as the Boston Celtics downed the Charlotte Bobcats, 106-100, at
Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
Al Jefferson posted 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Ce
<< Ovechkin powers Capitals past Flyers
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexander Ovechkin continued his torrid
point streak by scoring one goal and notching two assists as Washington skated
past Philadelphia, 4-1, at the Verizon Center.
Ovechkin has now scored a point i
<< Isles blank Thrashers
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rick DiPietro turned aside 37 shots for
his second shutout of the season as the New York Islanders crushed the Atlanta
Thrashers, 6-0, at Nassau Coliseum.
Shawn Bates, Miroslav Satan, Mike Sillinger,
<< Spezza sparks Senators over Sabres
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Spezza scored twice and added an assist,
leading Ottawa to a 3-1 victory over the Northeast Division-leading Sabres.
Dany Heatley also scored and added a pair of assists, while Ray Emery stopped
35 sho
Wellwood and Ponikarovsky lead charge as Leafs pound Rangers >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Wellwood and Alexei Ponikarovsky both had
career nights, posting five points apiece, as the Toronto Maple Leafs
demolished the New York Rangers, 9-2, at Air Canada Centre for their most
lopside
Brawl at MSG: Ten players ejected in Nuggets rout of Knicks >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ten different players, including Nuggets star
Carmelo Anthony, were ejected for fighting after a wild brawl near the end of
Denver's 123-100 throttling of the New York Knicks.
The fireworks started when J.R.
Koivu, Canadiens double up Penguins >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Saku Koivu's pair of second-period goals
lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins
at Bell Center.
Michael Ryder picked up a goal and two assists, Andrei Markov
Notre Dame crushes Elon >>
South Bend, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russell Carter scored a game-high 21 points,
pulled down six rebounds and also dished out four assists as 21st-ranked Notre
Dame crushed Elon, 94-63, at the Joyce Center to remain perfect at home this
season.
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Recently I had an email debate with an angry reader who said I did not understand "the science of oddsmaking", as he called it.
He said I was wrong for suggesting oddsmakers care about who wins or loses games.
"Oddsmakers only care about splitting the betting public 50/50 on both sides of the line and keeping the commission (a.k.a. juice)," he wrote.
He might have been right about not understanding "the science of oddsmaking". After all, I'm not an oddsmaker. That said, I stick to my assertion that oddsmakers (a.k.a. sportbooks) often do care about who wins games.
Granted, as a general rule, sportsbooks try to balance their action so that they're not exposed to big losses. However, there are times when this is difficult to pull off, regardless of how much a line has moved. There are also times when that general rule is ignored and a book pursues risk.
Generally speaking, it's safe to say the books in Vegas are risk-adverse. Unlike in the past when the wise guys ruled the town, Vegas is now corporate and the goal of most casinos is to make as much money as possible with as little risk as possible.
Thus, Vegas sportsbooks try everything in their power to balance the action. They're satisfied simply collecting the juice. But these profits are small, especially compared to the take from other casino games, namely slot machines.
Because the profits at Vegas sportsbooks are so small, you could argue that many casinos operate sportsbooks simply as a novelty to keep the tourists happy.
With a growing aversion to risk, it should come as no surprise that Vegas bookmakers have been panicking this NFL season.
Despite huge pointspreads, a disproportionate percentage of bettors are still laying their money on favorites like the Eagles, Colts, Pats and Vikings rather than the dogs (a common trend for the largely recreational bettors that visit Vegas).
And much to the dismay of the books, those favorites are finding ways to cover the thick chalk. In fact, prior to Week 7, the four teams listed above are a combined 16-2-2 (88 percent) against the spread. (The tables turned dramatically in Week 7, but more on that later.)
The result has been an early-season beating for the books, and a bonanza for bettors.
While Vegas increasingly hates risk, it's no longer a major player in the sports betting world. Most of the betting action now takes place offshore where sportsbooks are not as obsessed about balance. In fact, some books encourage exposure to risk because the rewards can be so much bigger.
Consider MySportsbook.com. On its website, the book has odds pages which actually display the amount of action it's getting on games. In other words, you can see how much action the book is taking on both sides of a pointspread, moneyline or over/under.
One look at these numbers and it's obvious MySportsbook.com does not balance every game. In fact, far from it.
Take last weekend's matchup between St. Louis and Miami. By game time on Sunday, 83 percent of the betting action at MySportsbook.com was on the Rams; only 17 percent was on Miami.
What's interesting is that MySportsbook.com opened the pointspread with Miami at +6 1/2. By game time, the spread had lowered to +5.
That goes contrary to the balancing theory. If MySportsbook.com had wanted to balance the action, it would have given Miami more points; instead, it took away 1 1/2. World Series odds are now up as well.
MySportsbook.com exposed itself to even more to risk, and rolled the dice on the underdog Dolphins. Why? I contacted a representative with the book to find out. His answer was simple.
"The line moved early based on 'smart money' from sharp players," said Jeff Gilroy, a spokesperson for the book. "We also knew from early in the week that we would need Miami, therefore (we dropped) the spread to encourage Rams money.
"At the end of the day, we liked the home team."
So the conclusion is this: MySportsbook.com respected the sharp action, and gambled that the sharp bettors had a better take on the game than the recreational bettors, who were hammering the visiting Rams.
In the end, the gamble paid off. Miami, desperate for a win in front of its home fans, pounded the overrated Rams, who are terrible on the road and even worse on grass. Final score: 31-14 Fish.
MySportsbook.com was also heavily exposed on numerous favorites in Week 7, including Philadelphia, Seattle and Denver. All three failed to cover.
The fact that sportsbooks are exposed to risk on certain games is really nothing new. The fact, that Sportsbook.com is willing to show the public where it's exposed is intriguing.
Armed with this type of information, bettors can make more educated wagers. They can get an idea where the sharp money is going and conversely where the public money is headed.
MySportsbook.com is opening up its cashbox, letting bettors look inside and challenging them to take their best shot at grabbing the cash.
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