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06/15/2007 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garrett Atkins went 3-for-5 with a double and a grand slam, as Colorado turned aside Boston once again, 7-1, in the rubber match of a three-game interleague series at Fenway Park.
Jeff Francis (6-5) scattered seven hits over five-plus innings, striking out six to move above the .500 mark on the year.
Matt Holliday added a solo home run, his 11th of the season for the Rockies, who won two of three in the series and four of their last five overall. Todd Helton contributed a run-scoring single and Willy Taveras added an RBI.
Josh Beckett (9-1) was rocked for 10 hits and six runs over five innings, allowing a pair of home runs for his first loss of the season. He failed to become the first Sox starting pitcher to begin a season with 10 straight wins since Roger Clemens went 14-0 in 1986, and the first AL hurler to do so since Clemens began the 1997 season in Toronto at 11-0.
Mike Lowell collected a pair of hits and drove in a run for the Red Sox, who have dropped two straight and three of four, and who now lead the AL East by only 7 1/2 games over the surging New York Yankees. Manny Ramirez had two hits and scored a run in defeat.
The Rockies started fast against Beckett, as Helton's RBI single put Colorado up 1-0 in the first.
With one swing of the bat in the third, Atkins made it 5-0 on a grand slam just over the Green Monster. It was the slugger's fourth career slam, and extended his on-base streak to 15 games.
Holliday added a solo homer with two outs in the fourth for a 6-0 Rockies advantage.
The Sox had the bases loaded with two outs in the second but the rally ended when Dustin Pedroia fanned, then picked up a pair of hits in the fourth and failed to send a runner home. Two more baserunners were stranded in the fifth when Kevin Youkilis popped out and Lowell grounded into a force out after David Ortiz walked and Ramirez singled to start the frame.
Boston finally broke through with two outs in the seventh, as Ramirez came home on Lowell's line drive single to center.
A Taveras ground out brought in Colorado's seventh run in the eighth and capped the scoring.
Game Notes
Before Thursday, the last time the Red Sox lost an interleague series was June 10-12, 2005 at Wrigley Field against the Cubs...Colorado has won five of the nine meetings between the clubs...Beckett suffered his first loss at Fenway this season after starting the year 5-0, and also suffered his first career loss against Colorado, coming into the contest with a 4-0 mark...Attendance was 36,936.
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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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MySportsbook.com refunds all bets on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay from NFL week one.
(September 14) – Week one of NFL action saw three teams go scoreless for the first time since 1977. Another four were unable to get a touchdown and almost half of the underdogs covered the spread. Those three teams saved bettors at MySportsbook.com from losing out completely, thanks to the company’s unique NFL Shutout Rule -- which ensures that if the team you backed goes scoreless, your wager is refunded.
Sportsbook refunded tens of thousands of dollars to customers who bet on Oakland, Green Bay and Tampa Bay, the three teams that stunk up the field so badly that their fans and backers never had a chance to get up from their couches and cheer. In the spirit of the low scoring start to the season, odds makers at the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino have set odds on how many total shutouts there will be this season.
MySportsbook.com has posted updated sports betting lines for week two of the season. Ben Roethlisberger’s health status is still questionable, so Willie Parker will try to lead Pittsburgh again as they travel to Jacksonville as a one point favorite. After beating up on his little brother last week, Peyton Manning will look to lead the Colts to victory against Houston. Indianapolis is a whopping 13.5 favorite in the match-up.
Seattle, last year’s highest scoring team, showed the power of their defense with their gritty 9-6 win in Motown over the ravenous Lions. They take their act back home to the comforts of Qwest Field where they will face the resurgent Arizona Cardinals. The Seahawks are favored by a touchdown.
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