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09/14/2007 - Chengdu, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Abby Wambach scored two goals as the United States posted an impressive 2-0 win over Sweden on Friday in the World Cup.
Wambach converted a penalty kick in the first half and added her third goal of the tournament - and the 80th of her career - in the second half.
The Americans moved atop Group B and are in great position to qualify for the quarterfinals. The United States ends group play Tuesday against Nigeria.
Sweden, the 2003 World Cup runners-up, are in danger of failing to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time.
More details to follow ...
<< Goats take West lead with first Super Clasico title over L.A.
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In just its third season in Major League
Soccer, CD Chivas USA has gone from worst to first.
The Mexican owned, Los Angeles based club took over the top spot in the
Western table, as well as winn
<< Mariners plate five in eighth to top D-Rays
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adrian Beltre's run-scoring single put Seattle
in front as the Mariners scored five runs in the eighth inning to come from
behind and post an 8-7 victory over Tampa Bay at Safeco Field.
Yuniesky Betancourt
<< Swisher, A's hold off Rangers
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nick Swisher finished 2-for-4 with a homer, two
RBI, and two runs scored as the Oakland Athletics held off the
Texas Rangers, 6-5, in the opener of a four-game set.
Chad Gaudin (11-11) improved
<< Loney, Dodgers down slumping Padres
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - James Loney went 3-for-4 with four RBI to
lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres, 6-3, in the finale of
a three-game series at Chavez Ravine.
Former Padre David Wells (8-8) got the bette
Japan continues late magic against Argentina >>
Shanghai, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yuki Nagasato rescued all three points
for Japan as she scored in stoppage time to give the Japanese a 1-0 win over
Argentina on Friday.
After being held scoreless for 90 minutes against the strugg
Woods closes gap at Tour Championship >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods closed the gap a bit on Friday
morning as he polished off a six-under-par 64 to complete the first round at
the Tour Championship.
Darkness halted play on Thursday, but a nearly three-hour
Davenport stuns Jankovic in Bali >>
Bali, Indonesia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic
was upset by new mom and former world No. 1 American Lindsay Davenport in
Friday's quarterfinal action at the $225,000 Commonwealth Bank Tennis
Classic
North Korea grounds Super Falcons >>
Chengdu, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyong Hwa Kim and Kum Suk Ri scored as North
Korea cruised to a 2-0 win over Nigeria on Friday, proving its tie against the
United States on Tuesday was no fluke.
Kim and Ri scored four minutes apart in the
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 for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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