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02/16/2007 - Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Stampeders signed free agent wide receiver Ryan Thelwell on Friday.
Thelwell joins the Stampeders after six years with the British Columbia Lions. Last season, the former University of Minnesota standout recorded 53 receptions for 625 yards for the Grey Cup Champion Lions. In his previous season he recorded career highs with 74 receptions for 1,035 yards and was recognized as a Western Division All-Star for the second time in his career.
"The addition of an experienced starting Canadian player like Ryan gives our organization a great deal of roster flexibility," said Calgary general manager Jim Barker. "Ryan is a proven receiver with speed and a great addition to our locker room."
In his six career seasons, Thelwell has tallied 4,991 receiving yards and 335 receptions.
"I'm very excited to sign with Calgary to be joining a great organization and a chance to play with an outstanding team," said Thelwell. "I look forward to heading east as Calgary is such a beautiful city with tremendous fans."
<< Walsh leaving Portland State for Army
Portland, OR(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland State head coach Tim Walsh, the
winningest coach in school history, has accepted the position of offensive
coordinator at Army.
Vikings defensive coordinator Greg Lupfer has been named t
<< Scottie Pippen considering comeback
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seven-time All-Star and six-time World Champion
Scottie Pippen is seriously considering an NBA comeback.
According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, Pippen hopes to play for a
contending team in this s
<< Spring Training Preview: AL East
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After shoveling snow for nearly three hours on Wednesday,
there is not a better thing to hear than pitchers and catchers are reporting.
However, the 20-degree temperatures and sub-zero wind chills here in the
Northeast hardl
<< Montreal's Kovalev out with elbow injury
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Kovalev will
be sidelined about two-to-three weeks with a left elbow injury.
Kovalev told the Montreal Gazette that he is not faking the injury and it has
been a reoccurrin
Sharapova, Serena pull out of Dubai event >>
Dubai, UAE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World No. 1 Russian Maria Sharapova and
Australian Open champion Serena Williams of the United States will skip next
week's Dubai Duty Free Women's Open.
The U.S. Open champion and Aussie Open run
Hawks' Johnson gets late reward >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hope Joe Johnson has a good travel agent, because it must
have been tough making those last-minute switches for this weekend.
It came very late, but Johnson was finally rewarded for his stellar season on
Wednesday when he
NBA All-Star Weekend - Vegas Style >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 56th NBA All-Star Game will be played
this Sunday night. The East has won the last two and six of the last 10
overall. Most of these "exhibition style" games go down to the wire and
last season was no exc
Sharks acquire F Korolyuk from Devils >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Sharks acquired forward
Alexander Korolyuk from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a third-round
pick in the 2007 NHL Draft.
Korolyuk has spent the last three seasons playing prima
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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.
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