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05/06/2010 - Oxford, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ole Miss sophomore guard Terrico White decided to hire an agent and remain in the running for the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 15.1 points and 4.6 rebounds last season and was named SEC Freshman of the Year in 2008-09 after putting in 13.7 points per game.
"My family and I have decided that it is best for me to stay in the upcoming draft," White said. "This was a very tough decision to make. I would like to thank all of the coaching staff for giving me the chance to play at Ole Miss and for everything they have done for me over the past two years. I really love it at Ole Miss, and I will always be a part of the Ole Miss family. It really hurts for me to go, but this is what's best for my family."
The Last Ole Miss player to be selected in the draft was Justin Reed in 2004.
<< L.A. remains unbeaten, edges Colorado
Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Galaxy earned their first
ever win at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with a 1-0 victory over the Colorado
Rapids on Wednesday night in Major League Soccer action.
Alan Gordan scored the g
<< Short-handed Dallas edges Houston for first win
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ugo Ihemelu scored in the 79th minute and Kevin
Hartman posted his first shutout of the season, as 10-man FC Dallas edged the
Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Saturday for its first win of the season.
Dallas (1-1-4) was
<< Lee ends long HR drought in ninth to snap 'Stros skid
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Lee picked a good time to hit his first
home run of the season, hammering the first pitch he saw from Juan Gutierrez
in the ninth inning to lift Houston to a 4-2 victory over Arizona.
With the score
<< Jones, Rios homer as White Sox rout Royals
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andruw Jones and Alex Rios each homered and
drove in three runs to pace the Chicago White Sox to a 9-2 clobbering of the
Kansas City Royals in the rubber match of a three-game set.
Juan Pierre ended 2-f
Byfuglien's hat trick helps Chicago down Vancouver in Game 3 >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Byfuglien scored his first three
goals of these playoffs for his second career hat trick and Antti Niemi made
31 saves, as Chicago took control in its Western Conference semifinal series
with a
Longoria helps Rays handle Mariners >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Longoria drove in two runs, including the
go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and the Rays continued their amazing
success on the road with an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Matt Garza (5-1) t
Brewers break out bats in another rout of LA >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rickie Weeks went 3-for-5 with three RBI
while Prince Fielder and Casey McGehee each drove in a pair, as the Brewers
upended the Dodgers, 11-3, behind another offensive outburst.
After being shut out
Stewart's HR in 12th lifts Rockies over Padres >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ian Stewart smacked the game-winning homer
in the top of the 12th inning, as the Colorado Rockies snuck past the San
Diego Padres, 6-5, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Petco Park.
Tim S
Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
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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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