08/20/2008 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. belted his 609th career home run on Wednesday to tie Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the all-time list.
Griffey drilled a two-out, two-run homer in the second inning against Seattle's R.A. Dickey for not only the milestone homer, but his first in a White Sox uniform.
Acquired from Cincinnati at the trade deadline, Griffey was 10-for-44, including a first-inning single on Wednesday, with the ChiSox before the home run. He had gone 46 at-bats without a long ball.
Griffey hit his 600th career home run on June 9 at Florida with the Reds.
<< Panthers release veteran DT Scott
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Carolina Panthers reached an injury
settlement with defensive tackle Ian Scott Wednesday and released the veteran.
Scott, who was signed in the offseason after the Panthers traded defensive
tack
<< Reds place Hairston on DL
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Jerry
Hairston Jr. on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right
hamstring.
The move is retroactive to August 18.
In 63 games this season, Hai
<< Dolphins trade CB Daniels to Browns
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins traded cornerback Travis
Daniels to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice
Wednesday.
Daniels, a fourth round draft choice out of LSU in 2005, played in
<< CC: Closer to an MVP than a Cy Young?
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The CC Sabathia for NL Cy Young Award talk is starting to
pick up some steam. Actually, "picking up steam" is the wrong phrase, but
everyone seems to be asking me these days if he has a shot at winning the
award.
If anyth
Astros claim Castillo on waivers >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Astros claimed infielder Jose
Castillo on outright waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
Castillo is expected to report to the team Friday after being designated for
assignment
Travers gets evenly matched field of 12 >>
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A dozen evenly matched three-year-olds
have been entered in Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race
Course, led by Jim Dandy Stakes winner Macho Again and Jim Dandy runner-up
Pyro.
Smith to start third preseason game for Ravens >>
Owings Mills, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baltimore Ravens will again go
with Troy Smith at quarterback to start the team's third preseason tuneup
against the St. Louis Rams on August 23.
Smith, who started the team's second
Twins continue home dominance with series win over Oakland >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Redmond stroked a pair of run-scoring
singles to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Oakland
Athletics in the finale of a three-game series at the Metrodome.
Justin Morneau a
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere.
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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