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03/06/2008 - Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eclipse Award winner War Pass is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the second of three Kentucky Derby Future Wagers. Pyro, winner of the Risen Star Stakes, is the 6-1 second choice in the field of 24.
War Pass, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in 2007, is coming off a commanding victory in an allowance race at Gulfstream Park and is set to run in the Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday, March 15. The colt was 6-1 at the close of betting in the first Future Pool.
Pyro is the 7-5 favorite for this Saturday's running of the $600,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds. He was second to War Pass in last Year's Juvenile at Monmouth Park and finished at 5-1 in the first Future Wager.
The mutuel field and Fountain of Youth victor Cool Coal Man are co-third choices at 10-1.
Wagering begins Thursday at 12 p.m. (et) and continues through Sunday at 6 p.m. (et).
Here is the complete field for the Future Wager:
Morning Line
1 Blackberry Road 30-1
2 Bob Black Jack 30-1
3 Colonel John 12-1
4 Cool Coal Man 10-1
5 Court Vision 12-1
6 Denis of Cork 15-1
7 El Gato Malo 15-1
8 Elysium Fields 15-1
9 Fierce Wind 20-1
10 Gayego 20-1
11 Georgie Boy 20-1
12 Giant Moon 20-1
13 J Be K 30-1
14 Majestic Warrior 20-1
15 Monba 30-1
16 Nikkisgoldensteed 50-1
17 Pyro 6-1
18 Smooth Air 50-1
19 Tale of Ekati 30-1
20 Visionaire 30-1
21 War Pass 5-1
22 Yankee Bravo 30-1
23 Z Fortune 20-1
24 Mutuel Field (All Others) 10-1
The third and the final pool is scheduled for April 3-6.
The 134th Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs.
<< Clippers use two OTs to best Kings
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Al Thornton scored 27 points and Corey
Maggette added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings,
116-109, in two overtimes.
Dan Dickau scored a season-high 20 points and Chris Kama
<< Clippers use two OTs to best King
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Al Thornton scored 27 points and Corey
Maggette added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings,
116-109, in two overtimes.
Dan Dickau scored a season-high 20 points and Chris Kama
<< Marleau scores twice, notches winner in OT as Sharks down Sens
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Patrick Marleau scored two goals, including
the game-winner with 1:55 remaining in overtime, as the San Jose Sharks
rallied to upend the Ottawa Senators, 3-2, at HP Pavilion.
In the extra session, J
<< No. 19 Wildcats claw Jayhawks, clinch share of Big 12 title
Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shalee Lehning poured in a career-high 29
points and pulled down 17 rebounds, earning the 19th-ranked Kansas State
Wildcats a 61-50 win over the Kansas Jayhawks and at least a piece of the
regular
Spartans battle Illini in Champaign >>
Champaign, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 17th-ranked Michigan State Spartans are
set to do battle with the Illinois Fighting Illini in a Big Ten clash from
Champaign.
Michigan State is 23-6 overall and 11-5 in conference, and while the goal of
Bruins seek Pac-10 title against Cardinal in Top-10 matchup >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A battle of Pac-10 heavyweights is on the
docket tonight in Los Angeles, as the third-ranked UCLA Bruins entertain the
seventh-ranked Stanford Cardinal.
If UCLA wins this contest, it will clinch the league'
Red-hot Huskies meet Friars in Providence >>
Providence, RI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 13th-ranked Connecticut Huskies are one
of the hottest teams in the nation, and they will collide with the Providence
Friars tonight in a Big East Conference clash.
UConn has only lost once since January
A-10 Champion Musketeers tangle with Hawks on the Hill >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The eighth-ranked Xavier Musketeers carry
an 11-game win streak into tonight's Atlantic 10 Conference clash with the
struggling Saint Joseph's Hawks.
The Musketeers are coming off a 66-56 victory over Geor
Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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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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