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03/13/2010 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andy McDonald had a goal and a pair of assists, and Chris Mason stopped 24 shots, as the surging St. Louis Blues topped Columbus, 5-1, at Nationwide Arena.
Alexander Steen, B.J. Crombeen, David Backes and David Perron also scored for the Blues, who have won seven of their last eight games. They have 73 points, which is five behind Detroit for the final postseason slot in the Western Conference.
Jakub Voracek had the lone goal for Columbus, which lost for the sixth time in eight games. Steve Mason made 31 saves in defeat.
The Blue Jackets won their previous two games, but after a scoreless first period, St. Louis netted a pair of goals in a 1:39 span of the second. McDonald scored at 11:20 on a shot from the slot. A short time later, Backes' wrister from the right circle beat the netminder high to the glove side.
Perron put in a power play score with a minute left in the second with a successful wrister from the right circle, and it became 4-0 at 6:15 of the third on a Steen man-advantage goal.
Voracek's 11th of the season, with 5:41 left in the third, broke the shutout, and Crombeen scored into an empty net with 1:34 remaining. Crombeen's goal was short-handed as Barret Jackman was handed a four-minute penalty for delivering a high stick to the face of Voracek.
Game Notes
St. Louis finishes its six-game road trip at Minnesota on Sunday. The Blues haven't played at home since before the Olympic break, February 13 against Washington...The Blues are an impressive 20-10-4 as the visitor this season...Blue Jackets leading scorer Rick Nash missed his third straight game because of a lower-body injury.
<< Rafalski's OT tally lifts Detroit over Buffalo
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Rafalski's power-play goal 31 seconds
into overtime gave Detroit a 3-2 win over Buffalo at Joe Louis Arena.
Buffalo's Tyler Myers was called for delay of game late in regulation and the
penalty carr
<< Bryzgalov, Coyotes shut out Hurricanes
Raleigh, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ilya Bryzgalov made 29 saves to record his NHL-
leading eighth shutout, and the Phoenix Coyotes won their fourth straight game
with a 4-0 rout of the Carolina Hurricanes.
Lee Stempniak and Martin Hanzal each
<< Magic win eighth straight, top Wizards
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwight Howard put up 28 points, grabbed 15
rebounds and even dished out five assists, as Orlando overcame a sluggish
start to upend lowly Washington, 109-95.
J.J. Redick netted 18 points, and fellow
<< San Diego State handles UNLV in MWC title game
Las Vegas, NV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points and set a
Mountain West Conference Tournament record with 21 rebounds as San Diego State
punched its ticket to the Big Dance with a 55-45 win over UNLV on the Runnin'
Rebels'
Habs edge Bruins, win fifth straight >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sergei Kostitsyn scored a pair of goals and
Jaroslav Halak stopped 21 shots, as Montreal edged Boston, 3-2, at Bell
Centre.
Andrei Markov netted the other goal for the Canadiens, who won their fi
Hawks use proficient shooting to beat Pistons >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Johnson finished with 26 points, as the
Atlanta Hawks used an efficient offensive performance to take a 112-99 victory
over the Detroit Pistons.
Josh Smith added 18 points and a career-high 11 assis
Kessel helps Leafs edge Edmonton >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Phil Kessel scored two goals and dished out an
assist, as the Toronto Maple Leafs outlasted the Edmonton Oilers, 6-4, in a
matchup between two teams in the basement in the NHL standings.
Tyler Bozak had a
Arkansas-Pine Bluff wins SWAC title for first NCAA bid >>
Bossier City, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tavaris Washington had 14 points and five
rebounds as the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions took home the Southwestern
Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 50-38 win over Texas Southern,
giving
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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