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04/28/2010 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jaime Garcia pitched seven shutout innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended Atlanta's losing streak with a 6-0 win over the Braves at Busch Stadium.
Garcia (2-1) allowed only four hits and a walk while fanning five for the Cardinals, who have won four straight games, including the first three of this four-game set. David Freese went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in, while Albert Pujols and Colby Rasmus each had a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored in the win.
Yunel Escobar doubled and was the lone Braves player to reach third base, as Atlanta dropped its eighth straight game. Kenshin Kawakami (0-4) lasted only 4 1/3 innings, giving up five runs -- four earned -- on five hits and four walks.
The Braves' losing streak is their longest since a 10-game skid from June 11-22, 2006.
St. Louis got to Kawakami early, scoring twice in the first. Skip Schumaker led off with a single, and Ryan Ludwick's ground ball eluded the shortstop Escobar, allowing Schumaker to reach second. Pujols followed with a base hit up the middle to plate Schumaker.
Two batters later, Ludwick raced home on a wild pitch to make it 2-0.
Schumaker scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded and nobody out in the third, but the Cardinals were unable to tack on any more runs.
St. Louis scored three more runs in the fifth to push the margin to six.
Pujols smacked a one-out double, and Matt Holliday was intentionally walked. Rasmus followed with an RBI double off Jonny Venters, and, after an intentional walk to Yadier Molina, Freese's single plated Holliday and Rasmus for a 6-0 edge.
Meanwhile, Garcia was masterful in never allowing an Atlanta player to reach third base during his outing. The Braves finally put a runner at third against Kyle McClellan in the eighth, as Escobar doubled with one out and advanced on Martin Prado's single.
McClellan, though, got Chipper Jones to fly out and Troy Glaus to strike out to end the inning. Mitchell Boggs pitched a scoreless ninth to seal the win.
Game Notes
Garcia lowered his ERA to just 1.04...The Braves have been outscored, 34-13, over their losing streak, which includes two shutouts...Atlanta has scored five runs over Kawakami's four starts...The Braves have not homered in their last eight games, a drought lasting 273 at-bats...Melky Cabrera was the lone Atlanta player with two hits.
<< Leake pitches Reds past Astros
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Rolen drove in two runs and Mike Leake
tossed seven solid innings as the Cincinnati Reds took the second game of a
three-game set from the Houston Astros, 6-4, at Minute Maid Park.
Drew Stubbs adde
<< Inge, Tigers rally past Twins
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Inge went 2-for-5 with a home run and
three RBI, and Detroit posted an 11-6 comeback win over Minnesota.
Magglio Ordonez added three hits and three RBI, while Brennan Boesch had two
doubles and dr
<< Longoria, Pena help Rays blast A's
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena each
homered, drove in two runs and scored twice, while James Shields tied a
career-high with 12 strikeouts, as the Tampa Bay Rays used a six-run fifth
inning
<< Sabathia leads Yankees past Orioles
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - CC Sabathia pitched into the eighth inning
and continued his domination of the Orioles, as the New York Yankees surged
past Baltimore, 8-3, in the second test of a three-game series.
Sabathia (3-1) was
Rangers score five in first, hold on to top ChiSox >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer as part of
a five-run first inning, as the Texas Rangers held off the Chicago White Sox,
6-5, in the middle installment of a three-game series at Rangers Ballpark.
Joaquin
Seton Hall's Pope rushed to hospital >>
South Orange, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seton Hall basketball player Herb Pope
was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after collapsing during an afternoon
workout session.
The Newark Star-Ledger reported he was rushed to St. Barnabas
Nene leaves game with knee injury >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Nuggets forward Nene left Thursday's
playoff game against Utah due to a sprained left knee.
Nene suffered the injury with nearly five minutes left in the second quarter
when he banged into the left leg of
Orioles minor leaguer Tillman tosses no-hitter >>
Lawrenceville, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orioles minor leaguer Chris Tillman
tossed a no-hitter for Norfolk Wednesday night in a 6-0 Triple-A win over the
Gwinnett Braves.
Tillman walked one batter and had six strikeouts, throwing 63
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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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