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01/31/2012 - Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Skylar Diggins lead all scorers with 18 points as second-ranked Notre Dame dominated No. 13 Rutgers, 71-41.
Kayla McBride had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (22-1, 9-0 Big East), who won their 19th in a row. Devereaux Peters tallied 10 points and 17 boards.
Monique Oliver dropped in 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds for Rutgers (17-5, 6-3), which dropped its second straight game.
Erica Wheeler chipped in eight points for the Scarlet Knights, who will look to bounce back as they travel to No. 3 UConn on Saturday.
Kayla McBride made two from the free-throw line capping a 19-4 run for Notre Dame as it took a 30-15 lead with 7:33 left in the first half.
Notre Dame controlled the boards in the first half and it translated on the scoreboard as they lead 40-23 at halftime.
The Fighting Irish opened up the second half on an 11-2 run as they extended their lead to 51-25 with 15:32 left in the contest.
<< No. 1 Kentucky routs Tennessee
Lexington, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Davis filled the stat sheet with 18
points, eight rebounds, seven blocks and three assists as No. 1 Kentucky
extended its NCAA-best home winning streak to 48 with a 69-44 rout of
Tenness
<< Scott helps No. 16 Virginia edge Clemson
Charlottesville, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Scott poured in a game-high 23
points to go with 10 rebounds and three blocks as No. 16 Virginia edged
Clemson, 65-61, on Tuesday.
Joe Harris finished with 19 points on 7-of-9 shoot
<< Gonzalez, Montanes roll in Vina del Mar openers
Vina del Mar, Chile (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Four-time tournament champion Fernando
Gonzalez and fifth-seeded Albert Montanes each posted opening-round victories
Tuesday at the $398,250 VTR Open tennis event.
Gonzalez handled Pere Riba of Spain
<< Outside jury sought for Sandusky trial
Bellefonte, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Citing pervasive publicity and the unique
nature of Penn State's relationship to the community, prosecutors on Tuesday
asked for an out-of-county jury for the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse trial.
Senior Dep
Tavares, Islanders top Hurricanes >>
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Tavares scored two goals, including the
game-winner in the third period en route to a four-point night as the New York
Islanders skated past the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, at RBC Center.
Matt Moulson f
Devils rally 3 times, beat Rangers in SO >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Finally, the New Jersey Devils weren't playing
from behind.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored to lead off a shootout Tuesday night and the other five
skaters all missed, giving the Devils a 4-3 win over was the New York Ran
Celtics hold on, earn split with Cavs >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Pierce scored 20 points and the Celtics
narrowly earned a home-and-home split with a 93-90 win over the Cavaliers on
Tuesday.
The Celtics squandered a double-digit fourth quarter lead at TD Garde
George leads Pacers past Nets >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul George nailed four three-pointers en
route to 24 points while Roy Hibbert added a double-double with 18 points and
14 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers downed the New Jersey Nets, 106-99.
Danny Granger
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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