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06/17/2012 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Quintana tries once again to state his case to stay in Chicago's rotation this afternoon when the White Sox close out a three-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
With John Danks close to returning from his shoulder injury, it was assumed that Quintana would just return to the minors. However, the 23-year-old lefty has been impressive, posting a 2-1 mark to go along with a 1.98 ERA.
Quintana beat the defending world champion St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, holding them to a run and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. He also struck out four without walking a batter.
"I knew they were a good hitting team, so I was focusing on trying to be in the inside to middle of the plate," said Quintana through a translator. "So, one of my biggest concentrations was giving them the cutter. I was trying to throw that cutter, especially deep in the count."
Quintana has given up two runs or less in all four of his starts this season.
"He's been a great surprise for us to come up and do what he has done," White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko said. "He has been lights out."
The Dodgers, meanwhile, will counter with lefty Chris Capuano, who is 8-2 with a 2.87 ERA. Capuano struggled with his command on Monday against the Angels, as he allowed two runs and eight hits in five innings, but walked four batters and did not get a decision in his team's 3-2 loss.
"The first three innings, I just felt as bad as I ever have mechanically," said Capuano, who came into the game 8-2 with a 2.82 ERA. "The last two games and the first three innings tonight, I've been having a lot of problems with command walking guys."
Capuano has never faced the White Sox.
Chicago overcame another shaky effort from Philip Humber on Saturday, but its bullpen was flawless in a 5-4 win.
"The big credit goes to our bullpen," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. That's a tough lineup over there and they gave them no hits. They're the reason we won."
Humber (3-4) got the win, but is just 2-4 with a 7.47 earned run average in his last 10 outings since tossing a perfect game on April 21 against Seattle.
He was charged with all four of his runs in the third inning. Humber allowed nine hits and two walks in five frames for the White Sox, who snapped a three- game losing streak.
Chad Billingsley (4-5) was touched for five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits and a walk for the Dodgers, who have alternated wins and losses over their last six games.
"The biggest thing about Chad is consistency," Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly said. "His inconsistency is what's keeping him from taking the next step forward."
Chicago took two of three from the Dodgers last season and is 11-5 in the all-time matchup.
<< Rangers hope to make it three in a row over Astros
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers will be trying to complete their fourth
series sweep of the season this afternoon when they take on the Houston Astros
in the finale of a three-game interleague series at Rangers Ballpark in
Arlington.
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<< Royals, Cardinals conclude 1-70 Series at Busch
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matt Holliday was mired in an 0-for-12 slump going into
Saturday's contest, but he ended that tough stretch in dominating fashion. The
St. Louis slugger had four hits and five RBI in a crazy 10-7 Cardinals win
over the Royals
<< O's, Braves engage in rubber match
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves will try to
settle their differences on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series
at Turner Field.
Baltimore starter Jason Hammel almost put his name in the history books i
<< Cueto attempts to pitch Reds to sweep at Citi Field
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coming off his second complete game of the season, Johnny
Cueto aims to help the Reds accomplish something they haven't done since
2001 ... sweep a road series against the New York Mets.
Cueto went the distance for the s
A's target sixth straight win in capper with Padres >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland will be riding the momentum of not only a season-
long win streak, but a come-from-behind victory when the Athletics attempt to
complete a sweep of the San Diego Padres this afternoon at the Coliseum.
The Athletics
Bumgarner opposes King Felix in Safeco finale >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Madison Bumgarner targets his fourth straight win this
afternoon when the San Francisco Giants complete a three-game series with the
Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.
Bumgarner's latest win came on Tuesday against Housto
Thaworn earns 13th Asian Tour title >>
Samui, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thaworn Wiratchant recorded a birdie and an
eagle in his final three holes to cap a 3-under 68 and secure the victory at
the Queen's Cup.
With the performance, Wiratchant earned his first Asian Tour wi
Harding wins by 2 on Sunshine Tour >>
Lusaka, Zambia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Harding carded a 5-under 68 on Sunday
to pull out a two-stroke victory at the Zambia Open.
Harding finished the tournament at 12-under-par 280, and earned his third
career Sunshine Tour title.
Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at 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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