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06/15/2010 - Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chipper Jones is meeting with Braves brass Tuesday and is reportedly considering retirement upon the conclusion of the 2010 season.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Jones is meeting with Braves manager Bobby Cox along with general manager Frank Wren and will address the media afterward. The paper indicated Jones will likely announce his retirement after 17 seasons with the club.
Jones signed a three-year $42 million contract extension before the 2009 campaign that runs through 2012 an includes an option for 2013. Jones turned 38 in April and saw his production slide in 2009 while injuries continued to mount.
He's currently dealing with a sore ring finger that sidelined him for a majority of Atlanta's recently completed 11-game road trip and has dealt with a multitude of injuries in recent years.
Jones is a six-time All-Star, was the 1999 NL MVP and won a batting title nearly a decade later with a .364 average in 2008. Regarded as one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history, Jones hit 20 or more home runs in 14 straight seasons (1995-2008), drove in over 100 runs eight straight years (1996-2003) and hit over .300 10 times.
A potential future Hall of Famer, Jones has a .306 lifetime average with 429 home runs, 1,467 RBI, a .406 on-base percentage and has walked more times than he has struck out (1,383-1,258).
In an era that has witnessed some of the game's biggest stars donning new uniforms as free agent contracts skyrocket, Jones will finish his career with the same club that drafted him first overall in 1990.
<< Host South Africa aims to 'get better' vs. Uruguay
Pretoria, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - South Africa is in great position to
advance in the FIFA World Cup after its opening match, but must build on a tie
against Mexico when it plays Uruguay on Wednesday.
Supported by 84,490 fans and the
<< Swiss take on streaking Spain at Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spain enters the FIFA World Cup on one
of the most impressive streaks ever, having won 45 of its last 48 matches with
just one loss during the stretch.
Since a defeat to Sweden in Euro 2008 qualifying
<< Honduras, Chile in search of full points in Group H opener
Nelspruit, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Honduras last played in the World
Cup 28 years ago and opens the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday against Chile,
another team that is back in the tournament after a long absence.
With Spain the cl
<< Diamondbacks deal Conor Jackson to A's
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Arizona Diamondbacks traded outfielder
Conor Jackson to Oakland Tuesday in exchange for pitcher Sam Demel.
Jackson had spent each of his six years in the majors with Arizona after being
selected 19th
AL West: Rangers' bats starting to flex some muscle >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Conventional wisdom suggests it was only a matter of time
before the Texas Rangers' offense really got going.
After all, this was an offense that ranked second in the American League in
home runs last year, and that was be
Germany's Klose has scoring record in sight >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Germany veteran Miroslav Klose slid across
the ground Sunday, holding three fingers up on his right hand and pumping his
left fist as he screamed with excitement.
Klose was celebrating his goal in Germany'
Indiana State elevates Lansing to head coach >>
Terre Haute, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indiana State promoted assistant Greg
Lansing to men's head basketball coach Tuesday.
Kevin McKenna resigned as bench boss for the Sycamores on Monday to take a an
assistant coaching position at Oreg
Canucks re-up D Rome with two-year pact >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed
defenseman Aaron Rome to a two-year contract.
Per club policy, financial terms of the contract were not released.
Rome, 26, skated in 49 games with Vancouver
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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