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08/22/2010 - Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Swiss superstar Roger Federer fended off a dogged attack from American wild card Mardy Fish Sunday to win the $3 million Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tournament, a key U.S. Open Series event.
Federer, the former world No. 1, second ranked and third seed here, withstood two set tie breaks, 17 aces and 4-of-5 saved break points from Fish to come away with a 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 triumph on the hardcourts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Federer fired 11 aces of his own and won 77 percent of his first serves en route to a fourth Cincinnati title (2005, '07 and '09-'10), joining Mats Wilander (1983-84, '86, '88) as the only players in the Open Era to win four titles here.
Making his 90th career finals appearance, Federer captured his first title since winning the Australian Open in January, while simultaneously avoiding dropping a fourth consecutive final for the first time in his career. He lost in last week's Rogers Cup final to Andy Murray.
Federer tied a pair of tennis legends along the way with career win No. 63, matching Bjorn Borg for fifth on the all-time Open Era list. The Swiss also tied Andre Agassi for second all-time with his 17th Masters 1000 crown.
Fish, meanwhile, was searching for his third title of the year and nearly made it two straight wins over Federer, having won their last meeting in the semifinals of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells tourney in March 2008. Federer, though, pushed his head-to-head mark against the improving American to 6-1.
The 28-year-old Fish managed to jump to No. 21 in the world rankings despite coming out on the short end. He was making his fourth finals appearance of the 2010 season.
Federer claimed $443,500 in winnings for his efforts.
<< Leverkusen enjoys successful start at Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayer Leverkusen used first-half goals
from Tranquillo Barnetta and Renato Augusto to earn a 2-0 win over Borussia
Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park on Sunday.
The visitors came within inches of taki
<< Strasburg throws Sunday, headed for MRI in D.C.
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nationals rookie hurler Stephen
Strasburg reportedly felt no discomfort in going through a normal workout
routine ahead of his scheduled MRI exam back in Washington, D.C. Sunday.
The Washi
<< Berg's brace leads PSV past AZ Alkmaar
Eindhoven, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcus Berg scored a pair of goals
to lead PSV Eindhoven to a 3-1 win over AZ Alkmaar at Philips Stadium on
Sunday.
Berg scored the opener in the 43rd minute, and after AZ's Erik Falkenb
<< Bengals sign White as insurance for injured safety Wilson
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Bengals signed safety Marvin
White Sunday with the belief that veteran newcomer Gibril Wilson may be lost
for the season with a knee injury.
Wilson's agent, Alvin Keels, had previously po
Homers lift Pirates over Mets >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Tabata hit a solo homer in the bottom
of the sixth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for a 2-1 win over the
New York Mets in the finale of a three-game series at PNC Park.
Lastings Milledge
Nationals keeping Triple-A team in Syracuse >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals signed a two-year
agreement on Sunday to maintain their Triple-A affiliation with the Syracuse
Chiefs.
The International League Chiefs have been Washington's high-level minor lea
Pence's homer pushes Astros past Marlins >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hunter Pence's solo homer in the top of the
eighth inning proved to be the difference, as the Houston Astros edged the
Florida Marlins, 2-1, in the finale of a three-game set at Sun Life Stadium.
Pence
Texas uses long ball to down O's >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Hamilton and Vladimir Guerrero hit
three-run home runs in support of Tommy Hunter's eight effective innings as
Texas topped Baltimore, 6-4, in the last of a four-game set.
Hamilton finished 2-
2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com
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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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