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06/29/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals placed third baseman David Freese on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.
The move, which is retroactive to June 28, is due to a bone bruise in Freese's right ankle which has been bothering him since earlier in the month.
On the season, he has played in 70 games and is batting .296 with four homers and 36 RBI.
To take his spot on the roster, the team recalled reliever Fernando Salas from Triple-A Memphis. It's his third stint with the Cardinals this season and over 4 1/3 innings he has yet to allow a run.
<< Heat make qualifying offer to C Anthony
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat have made a qualifying offer to
center Joel Anthony.
Anthony played in a career-high 80 games last season, logging 16 1/2 minutes
per game.
The 27-year-old UNLV product has spent three seas
<< Trail Blazers waive Ryan Gomes
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday waived
forward Ryan Gomes.
Gomes and Luke Babbitt, the 16th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, were
acquired by Portland in a draft day trade with the Minnesota T
<< Yao exercises player option with Rockets
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has exercised
the player option in his contract that will allow him to return to the team
for the 2010-11 season.
Yao had the option of terminating his contract early
<< Sampras, Agassi, McEnroe, Lendl to play at MSG
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York's Madison Square Garden will host an
exhibition tennis event in February, as Pete Sampras will play former long-
time rival Andre Agassi and John McEnroe will take on former arch-rival Ivan
Lendl.
A Little Warm comes up hot in Delaware >>
Stanton, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three months after finishing second in the
Louisiana Derby, A Little Warm got back into action Tuesday afternoon at
Delaware Park. The three-year-old colt returned to racing in a 1 1/16-mile
allowan
Athletics' Braden scratched from start >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden was
scratched hours before his scheduled start against the Baltimore Orioles on
Tuesday due to elbow stiffness.
In 15 starts this season, Braden is 4-7 with a 3
Strasburg should be Stars-burg >>
Ryan Franklin spent more than 15 seasons trying to become an All-Star, wending through Bellingham and Appleton and Port City, working as a starter, middleman and setup guy, waiting for that special night to hear the PA announcer call his name, jog t
Sens buy out final year of RW Cheechoo's contract >>
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -The Ottawa Senators are buying out the final year of forward Jonathan Cheechoo's contract.One day after waiving the 2006 winner of the Maurice Richard Trophy, when Cheechoo scored an NHL-best 56 goals, the Senators said Tuesday
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 .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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