11/19/2008 - Worcester, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Jose Sharks reassigned forward Brad Staubitz to their American Hockey league affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, it was announced on Wednesday.
Staubitz has played in nine games with San Jose during two stints with the NHL club this season, posting one assist and 25 penalty minutes.
<< Spurs lose Modric for two weeks
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham has confirmed that playmaker Luka
Modric could be sidelined for two weeks by a groin injury sustained in the 2-1
defeat at Fulham.
The 23-year-old Croatia international has struggled to make his
<< Hull City's Brown hit with fine
Hull, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hull City manager Phil Brown has been handed
a $1,500 fine and warned over his future conduct by the Football Association
due to his actions during the 5-0 thrashing by Wigan.
The Tigers suffered a humi
<< Crespo ponders Real move
Milan, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Inter Milan's veteran Argentinian striker
Hernan Crespo is a reported transfer target for Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Real are desperate to bring in a new frontman after losing Ruud van Nistelrooy
for th
<< Steelers TE Miller could return Thursday
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers may get tight end
Heath Miller back for Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Miller has missed the last two games with an ankle injury. The fourth-year
tight end has
Morse extends lead at Q-School >>
Coral Springs, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Morse carded a three-under 69
Wednesday to push his lead to three strokes after two rounds of the Champions
Tour National Qualifying Tournament.
Morse completed 36 holes at eight-under-par 13
Johnson enjoying his place in NASCAR history >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Days after capturing his third-consecutive
Sprint Cup Series championship, Jimmie Johnson has returned to his home in
North Carolina to relax and allow his record-tying accomplishment to finally
sink in
Vikings' Allen fined again, not suspended >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen
was fined, but not suspended for a hit on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron
Rodgers.
Coach Brad Childress said on Wednesday that, while Allen will be f
Saints lose TE Campbell, RB Stecker for season >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Saints placed tight end
Mark Campbell and running back Aaron Stecker on the injured reserve list
Wednesday, effectively ending each player's season.
Campbell, a 10-year veteran o
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.
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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