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11/12/2006 - College Station, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Zac Taylor threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Maurice Purify with 21 seconds remaining, as Nebraska upset No. 24 Texas A&M, 28-27, to clinch first place in the Big 12 North Division and earn a spot in the conference championship game for first time since 1999.
The Cornhuskers (8-3, 5-2 Big 12) blew a 14-point lead in the second quarter and Texas A&M finally went ahead on a one-yard TD run by Jorvorskie Lane with 7:28 remaining. The Aggies capitalized on a spectacular 44-yard catch by Chad Schroeder to move inside the red zone, and after the TD run, Stephen McGee threw to Martel Bennett for the two-point conversion for a 27-21 Aggies lead.
That lead looked to be in jeopardy on Nebraska's next drive, but Taylor's pass was intercepted by linebacker Mark Dodge at the Huskers 45. The Aggies then looked to put the game away on a 42-yard field goal, but Layne Neumann's attempt was blocked with 1:57 left to give Nebraska life.
The Huskers final drive was the deciding factor. Taylor converted a 4th-and-3 with a 22-yard pass to Todd Peterson to move the ball to the A&M 46. Purify's catch was preceded by a personal foul against the Aggies' Marques Thornton, who was whistled for roughing the passer on 3rd-and-10. The Huskers capitalized, as Purify fought off two defenders in the back of the end zone to haul in the deciding score.
The Aggies couldn't move past their own 40 in the waning seconds.
Taylor finished 21-of-35 passing for 267 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception for the Cornhuskers, who were coming off a 34-20 win against Missouri last Saturday.
Peterson led the receiving corps, hauling in seven passes for 82 yards and one score, while Cody Glenn ran for a pair of touchdowns.
McGee threw for 244 yards on 18-of-31 passing for the Aggies (8-3, 4-3), were failed to rebound from a tough a 17-16 loss to Oklahoma last weekend. McGee also added 58 yards on the ground and rushed for one score.
Mike Goodson finished with 80 yards rushing on 11 carries and one touchdown, while Lane, who wasn't a factor until late, also had a score, ending with just 13 yards rushing on six carries.
Even with the loss, the Aggies are still on course for their most successful campaign since the 1988 championship squad went 11-3.
The Huskers racked up 243 yards in the first 30 minutes of play to open a commanding lead.
After both teams traded punts to open the game, Nebraska got on the scoreboard on its next possession. The Huskers went 66 yards on 11 plays, capped by Glenn's two-yard burst to make it 7-0 with 5:58 left in the first quarter.
The Aggies responded with a score on the next series, set up by Kerry Franks' 47-yard catch. Goodson followed up two plays later by rumbling 22 yards to the end zone.
The Huskers came back with a scoring drive that bridged the first and second quarters, ending on a six-yard TD run by Glenn on the opening play of the second.
Nebraska added another score with 11 minutes left on the clock in the first half, as Peterson's four-yard scramble gave his team a 21-7 edge.
The Aggies cut the lead to 21-10 with 16 seconds remaining in the half, as Neumann connected on a 37-yard field goal.
Trailing late in the third quarter, Texas A&M rallied to score 17 points and take the lead.
First, Goodson stepped up on a crucial third-down play, taking the handoff and breaking several tackles to get himself into the open field. Huskers linebacker Bo Ruud made a touchdown-saving tackle by knocking Goodson out of bounds, but not before the freshman racked up a huge gain of 54 yards. Four plays later Neumann split the uprights from 20 yards out to make it a 21-13 game with 16 ticks remaining until the fourth quarter.
Then, after another Nebraska punt, McGee sprinted up the field and went 57 yards to the end zone, exploiting an assignment breakdown by the Huskers. The Aggies followed by attempting the two-point conversion, but this time McGee's rush failed and the score remained 21-19 with 12:51 remaining.
Game Notes
Nebraska leads the all-time series 10-2 and has won the last four contests... The Huskers improved to 1-2 against the Big 12 South this season...Taylor has 5,193 career passing yards, a new Nebraska career passing record. The previous record was 5,035 yards by Dave Humm from 1972 to 1974.
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Sportsbook betting odds favor Europe in Ryder Cup
September 19, – Despite holding a decided edge in the all-time series, with 24 wins, 2 ties and 10 losses, Team USA is the underdog again heading into the Ryder Cup in Kidare, Ireland this weekend, according to MySportsbook.com. The Europeans have captured four of the past five editions, including their largest victory ever, an 18 ½ to 9 ½ thumping in Michigan in 2004. Current Ryder Cup betting odds favor the Europeans to continue their winning ways; they are a 4-5 bet to take the title, compared to 6-5 for the Americans.
Despite being knocked out in the first round of World Match play by Shaun Micheel, Tiger Woods is predicted to lead the US charge and be their highest point scorer for the week, with odds listed at 9-4 that he outpoints all other American players, including Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco to name a few. Team USA has four relatively unknown players on the roster but all four are 2007 tournament winners and have posted some of season’s best performances, each earning over $1.5 million on the PGA TOUR. They include Zach Johnson, Vaughan Taylor, JJ Henry and Brett Wetterich.
The experienced European squad includes the likes of Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke, who’s emotions will be tested after the passing of his wife to a battle with cancer. Donald and Garcia are in particularly good form and each is a 5-1 bet to lead the European squad in the points race. Donald has proven he can go head to head with Woods at a major event after a run for the $1.2 million purse at the PGA Championship. Garcia’s Ryder Cup credentials prove he’s ready for battle too.
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Ryder Cup Odds| Europe Tie USA |
4-5 10-1 6-5 |
| Tiger Woods Jim Furyk Phil Mickelson Chris DiMarco David Toms Stewart Cink Chad Campbell Scott Verplank Zach Johnson Vaughan Taylor JJ Henry Brett Wetterich |
9-4 4-1 5-1 7-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 25-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 |
| Sergio Garcia Luke Donald Padraig Harrington Colin Montgomerie Darren Clarke David Howell Lee Westwood Paul Casey Henrik Stenson Jose Maria Olazabal Paul McGinley Robert Karlsson |
5-1 5-1 6-1 13-2 8-1 9-1 9-1 11-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 25-1 |
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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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