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09/08/2007 - Crans Montana, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Bradley Dredge and Brett Rumford are tied atop the leaderboard after Saturday's third round of the Omega European Masters.
Dredge managed a three-under 68 Saturday at Crans-sur-Sierre, while Rumford posted his second consecutive, five-under 66. The pair finished at 13-under- par 200.
Overnight leader Oliver Wilson only shot a one-under 70 in the third round and is one shot back in pursuit of his first European Tour victory.
Sion E. Bebb fired an eight-under 63 on Saturday and is tied for fourth place with Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, who shot a six-under 65. The duo is knotted at 11-under-par 202.
The final threesome of Dredge, Rumford and Wilson seemed like the walking wounded on Saturday. Wilson was battling a left shoulder injury that caused him to seek treatment before the round and Rumford complained of a headache that resulted from a problem in his neck.
"It's a pinched nerve," he said. "I had to take painkillers on the 16th tee. It was getting so bad and giving me a real headache. But after treatment it is fine and it is not an issue for tomorrow."
Dredge was healthy and proved it early on Saturday. He eagled the par-five first hole for the second consecutive round, but dropped a shot at the par- four fifth.
He rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt at the sixth and added another at seven to go to 13-under, two clear of the field. Dredge missed the green with his second at the par-five ninth, then chunked his third into the bunker. He could not save par from the trap and fell to minus-12.
Dredge got the stroke back with a six-foot birdie putt at the 10th, but made a mess of the 12th. His fourth shot at the par-four ran nine feet past the hole and his bogey effort stayed above ground. He made double-bogey and fell into a huge tie for the lead.
Dredge and Rumford distanced themselves at the par fives on the back nine. Dredge lagged his 50-foot eagle try two feet short and tapped in for birdie at 14. Rumford holed a slightly longer putt for birdie to match Dredge in the lead at minus-12.
Both Dredge and Rumford found bunkers at the par-five 15th. Dredge nearly holed his pitch from the sand, but settled for a tap-in birdie. Rumford blasted out to eight feet, but sank his birdie putt to keep pace with Dredge.
Dredge converted a six-footer for par at the 16th and both parred out to share the 54-hole lead.
Dredge will be in search of his third victory on the European Tour. He has the chance to become the first player to successfully defend his title at this event since Seve Ballesteros in 1977-78.
"I felt my 68 was a bit mediocre and I made some bad errors," Dredge said. "But I've not been playing well for the last month or so. You have to turn your form around sometime, though, and hopefully that's now."
Rumford will also look for win No. 3 on the European Tour. He tied for second earlier in the season at the New Zealand Open and has made five cuts in a row, but is 106th on the Order of Merit.
Wilson was one-over on the front nine, but back-to-back birdies at 14 and 15 got him within one.
Lee Westwood (65) and Phillip Archer (68) are tied for sixth place at 10-under 203. Anthony Wall carded his third straight round in the 60s with a three- under 68. He is alone in eighth at minus-eight.
Richard Finch (64) and Miles Tunnicliff (70) share ninth at seven-under-par 206.
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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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The 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds have been released and Denver Broncos' running back Knowshon Moreno has been made the opening favorite.
Moreno was selected in the first round of April's NFL draft and is expected to carry the rushing load for the Broncos this season. And with Jay Cutler now in Chicago, Moreno might be expected to be Denver's entire offense.
Betting Lines from sports betting lines have made Moreno a 5/2 favorite to win this year's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Fellow running back Chris “Beanie” Wells (Arizona Cardinals) is right behind Moreno at 7/2, while Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts) and receiver Michael Crabtree (San Francisco 49ers) are 5/1 to win. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (New York Jets) and Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions) are 7/1 and 8/1, respectively.
A couple of players who present some value are Josh Freeman, Shonn Green and Darrius Heyward-Bey.
Freeman needs to beat out Byron Leftwich to become the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but if he does, he has a lot or raw talent and could use the weapons around him (i.e. Kellen Winslow Jr. and Antonio Bryant) to be very successful in his first season.
Green enters a crowded backfield in New York, but considering both Thomas Jones and Leon Washington are unhappy about their contract situations and might holdout, the former Iowa product could become the Jets' primary back.
Everyone was shocked when Al Davis took Heyward-Bey with the eighth overall pick in April's draft, but the kid has a tremendous amount of talent and if quarterback JaMarcus Russell takes the next step this year, the former Maryland product could blossom. Plus, Heyward-Bey will be looking to prove the people wrong who said Oakland should have taken Michael Crabtree with the No. 8 pick.
And if you're looking for a deep sleeper, check out Pat White at 30/1. He enters the Miami Dolphins vaunted “Wild Cat” offense and could be a big time playmaker.
For complete odds on the 2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, see below.
2009 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds to Win
Ramses Barden (NYG) 40/1
Andre Brown (NYG) 20/1
Donald Brown (IND) 5/1
Kenny Britt (TEN) 20/1
Glenn Coffee (SFO) 30/1
Chase Coffman (CIN) 50/1
Michael Crabtree (SFO) 5/1
Josh Freeman (TB) 14/1
Shonn Green (NYJ) 14/1
Percy Harvin (MIN) 10/1
Darrius Heyward-Bay (OAK) 18/1
Juaquan Iglesias (CHI) 30/1
Cornelius Ingram (PHI) 50/1
Rashad Jennings (JAC) 30/1
Johnny Knox (CHI) 40/1
Jeremy Maclin (PHI) 18/1
Mohamed Massaquoi (CLE) 30/1
LeSean McCoy (PHI) 12/1
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) 5/2
Hakeem Nicks (NYG) 18/1
Brandon Pettigrew (DET) 30/1
Brian Robiskie (CLE) 20/1
Mark Sanchez (NYJ) 7/1
Matthew Stafford (DET) 8/1
Jason Smith (STL) 40/1
Mike Thomas (JAC) 25/1
Patrick Turner (MIA) 50/1
Mike Wallace (PIT) 50/1
Chris Wells (ARI) 7/2
Pat White (MIA) 30/1
Field (Any Other Player) 9/1
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