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03/10/2010 - Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Ravens have agreed in principle on terms of a two-year contract with veteran wide receiver Derrick Mason.
Mason became an unrestricted free agent after his five-year contract with the team expired following last season. The Michigan State product caught 73 passes for 1,028 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games last season for Baltimore.
"We know exactly what we're getting with Derrick and that's production," Ravens general manger Ozzie Newsome said. "Every Ravens fan knows what Derrick brings to this team. It's reliability, toughness, leadership, the fight to win, the want of the ball in the clutch times. He has a two-year history with Joe (Flacco) that says 'we know how to produce together.' They are on the same page."
The 36-year-old Mason is entering his 14th NFL season an has 863 catches for 11,089 yards and 59 touchdowns in 202 career games with the Ravens and Titans/Oilers franchise.
Mason's signing comes five days after the Ravens acquired three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals.
<< IndyCar kicks off season with first-time trip to Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: IndyCar. Date: Sunday, March 14.
Race: Sao Paulo Indy 300. Site: Streets of Sao Paulo. Track: 2.6-mile, 11-turn
temporary street circuit. Start Time: 11:00 a.m. (et). Laps: 75. Miles: 195.
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<< Mountain West Conference Tournament Recaps
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Grant Parker scored 15 points and Michael
Lyons added 11 to help Air Force defeat Wyoming, 59-40, in the first round of
the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Lyons also grabbed five rebounds and han
<< Dampier, Haywood back for Mavs; Barea out
DALLAS (AP) -Centers Erick Dampier and Brendan Haywood returned to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night against the New Jersey Nets.Dampier missed the previous 12 games with a dislocated right middle finger. Haywood sat out two games with lower b
<< Islanders C Schremp out for season
Uniondale, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Islanders announced that
center Rob Schremp will miss the remainder of the season.
The forward injured his right knee during Tuesday's game against Philadelphia.
The diagnosis is a torn m
Sabres continue winning ways against Stars >>
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thomas Vanek scored the eventual game-winner
midway through the second period, as the Buffalo Sabres continued their recent
dominance over the Dallas Stars with a 5-3 victory at HSBC Arena.
The Sabres have
Fleischmann, Capitals edge Hurricanes in overtime >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tomas Fleischmann scored with 1:40
remaining in overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over
the Carolina Hurricanes at Verizon Center.
In the extra session, Fleischmann hamme
Devils double up Rangers >>
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner was one of
six different goal-scorers, as New Jersey doubled up the New York Rangers,
6-3, at Prudential Center.
Langenbrunner, Brian Rolston, Travis Zajac and Rob Niede
Jazz continue mastery of Pistons >>
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams paced a balanced attack
with 18 points and 12 assists, and the Utah Jazz trounced the Detroit Pistons,
115-104, at the Palace at Auburn Hills.
Mehmet Okur and Paul Millsap each added 18
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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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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