Former NFL player and Fresno State coach Boone dies
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01/24/2012 - Fresno, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former NFL player and Fresno State head coach JR Boone passed away in his sleep on Sunday at his home in Selma. He was 86.
In six seasons as a running back and safety with the Bears, Packers and 49ers, Boone rushed for 497 yards and five touchdowns.
Boone was the head football coach of Fresno State from 1973-75 and went 10-24 before retiring in 1975.
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Paul Soliai has replaced Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata on the AFC Pro Bowl roster. Soliai had 27 tackles in 16 games (12 starts) this season. He will be play
<< Rays bring back Pena
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Rays signed first baseman
Carlos Pena to a one-year, $7.25 million contract on Tuesday.
Pena, 33, played for the Rays from 2007-10 before joining the Chicago Cubs
last season. He bat
<< Bobcats' Augustin to miss 4 games
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlotte Bobcats guard D.J. Augustin will
miss four games due to an inflammatory condition of the sesmoid bones that lie
in the flexor tendons on his right big toe.
Augustin was seen by Charlotte orthoped
<< La Russa to manage 2012 NL All-Star team
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The retired Tony La Russa will serve as the
manager of the National League All-Star team for the 2012 Midsummer Classic at
Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on July 10th.
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<< Cincinnati extends Jones for three years
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Head football coach Butch Jones received
a three-year contract extension from Cincinnati on Tuesday.
The extension runs through the 2017 season.
"I have tremendous faith in Coach Jones and his ability
Motherwell, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Despite playing for much of the match with only 10 men, Motherwell earned an impressive 3-1 defeat of last-place Dunfermline at Fir Park on Tuesday to take sole possession of third place in the Sco
Canadian Tour announces part of 2012 schedule >>
Oakville, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Canadian Tour announced eight dates for
the 2012 season on Tuesday.
The Canadian part of the schedule will kick off with the 30th playing of the
Times Colonist Island Savings Open. That will be follow
Lemieux statue to be unveiled in March >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux is
set to have a statue in his honor unveiled by the club in early March.
The presentation will take place at noon on March 7, prior to the Pens' home
contest agai
McSurdy, 17 other FCS players selected to all-star game >>
Little Rock, AR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - All-America linebacker Caleb McSurdy is one
of three University of Montana football players selected to participated in
the Players All-Star Classic on Feb. 4.
Eighteen FCS players have been invited to the
Bulls' Deng has torn ligament in left wrist >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng will miss
time with a torn ligament in his left wrist.
Deng suffered the injury late in Saturday's game against the Bobcats. Team
officials confirmed the injury on Tues
SPORTS BETTING
NFL Football Betting OnlineIn 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 for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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