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Subs play big roles in Week 3
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09/21/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Griese, injured Jeff Garcia's replacement at quarterback for Tampa Bay, led a group of backups to big games in Week 3 action.
Griese led the Buccaneers to a 27-24 overtime victory by throwing for 407 yards and two scores. His favorite receiver on Sunday was another backup, Antonio Bryant (for Joey Galloway), who hauled in 10 passes for 138 yards.
First-time starter Gus Frerotte, led the Vikings to their first win of the season, a 20-10 win over Carolina. Frerotte, was 16-for-28 for 204 yards and one touchdown.
On the other hand, Tyler Thigpen (Kansas City) and Matt Cassel (New England) had tough days as both the Chiefs and Patriots went down to defeat.
Miami's Ronnie Brown, who started for the first time this week ahead of Ricky Williams, showed he was ready for the extra workload, running for 113 yards and four touchdowns and throwing a 19-yards pass for another score.
But Brown's yardage total was surpassed by Steve Slaton of Houston in his first start of the season as the former West Virginia star posted 116 yards on the ground, including a six-yard touchdown run.
Two running backs, Michael Bush and Chester Taylor, who were expected to have bigger roles as replacements for injured stars Darren McFadden and Adrian Peterson, never materialized as the starters managed to get themselves ready for the opening whistle.
Peterson had 77 yards on 17 carries while Taylor combined for 66 yards rushing and receiving. In Oakland's 24-23 last-second loss to Buffalo, neither Bush nor McFadden were particularly productive - Bush combined for 60 yards and McFadden had a total of 48 yards.
In the late-game starts, Robert Meachem's 86 yards helped fill the void of injured wide receiver Marques Colston, Correll Buckhalter had 87 combined yards and a touchdown after Brian Westbrook went down with a left-ankle injury and Billy McMullen led Seattle with four catches for 76 yards.
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jack Cust's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning was the difference as the Oakland Athletics edged Seattle, 5-3, to complete the three-game sweep of the Mariners. Aaron Cunningham had a pin
<< MacKenzie wins Viking Classic in playoff
Madison, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Will MacKenzie won a three-way playoff at the
Viking Classic on Sunday to pick up his second career PGA Tour victory.
MacKenzie birdied three of his last four holes to shoot a four-under 68 in the
final round,
<< D'Backs roll over Rox with post season in sight
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Young had three hits, including a homer
and three-run triple to drive in four runs, leading the playoff-hopeful
Arizona Diamondbacks to a 13-4 thrashing of the Colorado Rockies.
Adam Dunn had t
<< Angels finish off sweep of Rangers
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Lackey hurled six brilliant innings, and
Sean Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira both homered as the LA Angels of Anaheim
finished a three-game sweep of Texas with a 7-3 win.
Lackey (12-4) allowed just tw
<< St. Etienne edges PSG
Saint Etienne, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mouhamadou Dabo scored the only goal
in three games in France's Ligue 1 on Sunday, leading St. Etienne to a 1-0 win
over PSG.
Dabo scored in the 14th minute and St. Etienne held on for its second
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Scobee's 51-yard field goal in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter lifted Jacksonville over Indianapolis, 23-21, at Lucas Oil Stadium. David Garrard was 16-of-22 for 167 yards for the Jagua
Eagles grind out tough win over Pittsburgh >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Donovan McNabb threw for 196 yards and the
game's only touchdown on 24-of-35 passing to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a
tough 15-6 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
McNabb, who was intercepted once, a
Ravens smother winless Browns >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ed Reed highlighted an outstanding defensive
effort with a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown, as the Baltimore
Ravens used a dominant second half to upend the winless Cleveland Browns,
28-10 i
D'Backs roll over Rox with postseason in sight >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Young had three hits, including a homer
and three-run triple to drive in four runs, leading the playoff-hopeful
Arizona Diamondbacks to a 13-4 thrashing of the Colorado Rockies.
Adam Dunn had t
Moyer tops Marlins again, as Phils extend lead in NL East >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chase Utley and Pedro Feliz each hit a two-run
home run as the Philadelphia Phillies took a 5-2 win over the Florida Marlins
to wrap up a three-game series.
Jimmy Rollins went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a ru
Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.
What Is the Point Spread?
What are Sports Betting Point Spreads?
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.
How to Read Point Spreads
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:
- Philly wins the actual game by any amount of points
OR
- Philly loses the game by less than 7 points.
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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 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.
For Those Who Like to Consider Things Mathematically
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
- Subtracting the point spread from the favorite’s score (thus the minus sign before the number) and then compare to the underdog’s score
OR
- Adding the point spread to the underdog’s score (thus the plus sign before the number) and then compare to the favorite’s score
Who Really “Won” the Super Bowl odds ?
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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