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08/30/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hard-throwing right-hander Ervin Santana takes another step toward a career-best win total tonight when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim visit Seattle for the opening game of a three-game series with the Mariners at Safeco Field.
Santana, who won 16 games in both 2006 and 2008, picked up his 13th win of 2010 on Aug. 19 when he allowed four hits and two runs in seven innings of a 7-2 defeat of the Boston Red Sox.
He's won five of his last seven starts, but dropped a 10-3 verdict against Tampa Bay in his last outing on Aug. 24.
The 27-year-old tossed a seven-inning gem against the Mariners on July 18 while allowing three hits and a run, but got a no-decision in a game the Angels lost, 2-1.
He split a pair of decisions against Seattle earlier in 2010, taking an 8-1 loss on May 9 and earning an 11-2 win on June 5 while combining to allow 17 hits and six runs in 12 2/3 innings.
Santana is 7-4 lifetime against the Mariners and 6-5 in 12 road starts this season.
For the Mariners, righty David Pauley makes his second career start against the Angels.
The 27-year-old, who debuted in the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 2006 and 2008, has split time between the bullpen and starting with the Mariners this season, making four straight starts since his most recent relief role on Aug. 4.
He was a 5-3 loser at Boston on Aug. 25 after allowing six hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings, ending a two-start win streak in which he beat Cleveland and Baltimore while allowing 12 hits and six runs in 12 innings.
Pauley is winless in six home appearances -- four starts -- this season while giving up 20 hits and seven earned runs in 23 2/3 innings.
On Sunday in Anaheim, Jeremy Guthrie came within two outs of his first career shutout and Matt Wieters knocked in the lone run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, as Baltimore posted a 1-0 victory to complete its first-ever season sweep of the Angels.
Guthrie's counterpart, Jered Weaver (11-10), pitched eight strong innings, striking out 11 and scattering five hits.
In Seattle, Luke French tossed seven strong innings to help the Mariners take a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the finale of a three-game set.
French (3-4) was charged with just one run on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts for the Mariners, who had dropped six of seven coming into the contest. Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-3 with an RBI while Adam Moore drove in the winning run.
The Angels have won eight of their past nine games versus the Mariners to take a 10-3 edge in the season series. That includes victories in five of six at Seattle, where Los Angeles swept a three-game set from June 4-6.
<< FCS Season Preview: Ivy League
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ivy League football coaches like to play
off the idea that there's parity within the Ancient Eight.
You know the old familiar lines - that they're recruiting from within the same
small pool of high school
<< 2010 World Basketball Championship update - August 30th
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) -
Halftime: Serbia 57, Jordan 37 (Kayseri)
Halftime: Croatia 44, Slovenia 39 (Istanbul)
Group A: Australia vs. Germany, 12 p.m. (Kayseri)
Group B: Tunisia vs. Iran, 12 p.m. (Istanbul)
Group A: Angola vs. Argentia,
<< McCourt divorce trial opens in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers?That's what attorneys for Frank and Jamie McCourt will argue Monday as their non-jury divorce trial begins.A Superior Court judge must decide the validity of a postnuptial marital agreement that gi
<< Coyotes and Stempniak agree to terms
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes and right wing Lee
Stempniak have reportedly agreed to a two-year contract.
According to the Arizona Republic, the two sides worked out terms late Sunday
night and the deal will be
Yankees return home, open set with Athletics >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees are back in the Bronx and have some
favorable matchups ahead starting with tonight's opener of a four-game series
versus the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees will also host Toronto and
Cubs to honor Dawson; open series vs. Buccos >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Though the season is a lost one for the Cubs, they will
still try to make Monday's opener with the Pirates a special one. Standing in
the way is Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm, who aims for a fourth victory in as
many st
Giants continue string of NL West games against Rockies >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Playing against division opponents hasn't helped much for
the San Francisco Giants and their quest for a playoff berth. Tonight they'll
continue their tour through the familiar National League West with the first
of three str
Braves carry momentum into opener with Mets >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Count the Braves as fans of instant replay.
After a reversed call helped Atlanta maintain a two-game edge for first place
in the National League East, the Braves look to make it three victories in a
row this evening in
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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