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03/15/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Canucks are on a very impressive home winning streak, but that run figures to be tested this evening. Vancouver will try to end an eight-game losing streak to the Colorado Avalanche in tonight's battle at GM Place.
It wasn't that long ago that the Canucks lost a franchise-record nine games in a row on home ice, culminating with an overtime setback to Minnesota on January 31. However, Vancouver hasn't lost at GM Place since, winning eight in a row on home ice to improve to 19-11-4 as the host this year.
Vancouver, though, hasn't notched a victory over Colorado since a home overtime win on November 9 of 2007, getting outscored 31-16 over its eight- game skid to the Northwest Division-rival Avs. That streak includes four straight setbacks at home in the series for the Canucks.
Their inability to defeat the Avs could hinder their playoff chances as well. The Canucks are fifth overall in the Western Conference, but just six points separate them from Edmonton and Nashville, which are tied for eighth in the standings.
Vancouver plays Colorado four times over its final 15 games including tonight.
Henrik Sedin scored twice during the third period of Friday's 4-2 win over Los Angeles that extended the Canucks' home win streak. Alex Burrows and Mats Sundin each lit the lamp in the first period in helping Vancouver improve to 13-3-1 over its last 17 contests.
Burrows has scored in three straight games and has six goals in his last six contests. However, he has scored just once in 20 career games versus the Avs.
Roberto Luongo made 24 saves in guiding Vancouver to a victory in the opener of a four-game homestand.
Colorado appears to have regrouped from its recent six-game losing streak, winning three of four since the slide. That includes Saturday's 3-2 overtime win versus Edmonton that saw John-Michael Liles end things with a goal just 42 seconds into the extra frame.
Liles also recorded assists on power-play goals by Darcy Tucker and Paul Stastny for his second three-point game of the season. Stastny's goal, meanwhile, was his first in nine games since returning from a fractured right forearm.
Peter Budaj made 18 saves for the Avalanche, who improved to 13-21-1 on the road this year and will end a three-game swing on Tuesday in Minnesota.
Cody McCormick will serve the final test of his two-game suspension handed down for a high-sticking incident versus the Wild on Thursday. He received a double minor penalty on the play.
<< Wild aim to improve playoff chances in test with Blues
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Despite their recent funk, the Wild are still on the brink
of a playoff spot. Minnesota will try to hop back into the playoff picture
this evening against the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center.
The Wild are just 2-4-4 ov
<< Jazz finish road trip in Orlando vs. Magic
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Utah Jazz fought back from a slew of injuries this
season to get a taste of first place in the Northwest Division, and now hope
to regain their winning form when they conclude a tough five-game road trip
against the playo
<< Celtics hope to secure Atlantic Division crown vs. Bucks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics hope to secure their second consecutive
Atlantic Division title on Sunday afternoon when they visit the playoff-
hopeful Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center.
Just three years ago the mighty Celtics fin
<< Nets face Clippers at Staples Center
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Nets resume a grueling five-game road trip
in Hollywood on Sunday against the lowly Los Angeles Clippers.
The Nets fell to 0-2 on the swing Friday in Portland when Brandon Roy, despite
shooting 0-for-6 from
Mavericks F George to undergo knee surgery >>
Dallas, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Mavericks forward Devean George will
undergo arthroscopic surgery after damaging cartilage in his right knee.
George suffered the injury in Wednesday's 93-89 win over Portland. A timetable
for his re
BoSox give Lester five-year contract >>
Fort Myers, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox and pitcher Jon Lester
have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with a club option for 2014.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but reports last week indicated it to be
worth $30
Fer's header carries Feyenoord to win over PSV >>
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Leroy Fer's header in the 73rd
minute was enough to propel Feyenoord to a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven at De
Kuip Stadion on Sunday.
The win extends Feyenoord's unbeaten streak to four games
Indians reassign Ohka >>
Goodyear, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians have reassigned pitcher
Tomo Ohka to minor league camp.
Ohka signed a minor league contract with the Tribe in December.
The veteran right-hander hasn't pitched in the majors since 200
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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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