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08/15/2010 - Kohler, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Johnson was given a two-stroke penalty after his round on Sunday and that knocked him out of a playoff for the PGA Championship.
"I don't know if I can describe it," Johnson told CBS' David Feherty Sunday. "Walking up there, seeing the shot, never once did it cross my mind it was a sand trap."
Johnson held a one-stroke lead on the 18th tee Sunday and pushed his drive into the gallery on the right. His ball landed in a small sandy patch and he grounded his club before pulling his shot well left of the green.
He pitched to seven feet and if he would have made it, he thought that would've been for the title. Johnson missed and thought he was headed to a playoff with Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer.
"The only worse thing that could've happened is if I would have made that putt," Johnson said.
When Johnson walked off the green, he was greeted by a PGA official. Johnson and playing partner Nick Watney sat in the scorer's tent for several minutes before it was determined that Johnson was getting a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club.
"If it was up to me, I wouldn't have thought I was in a bunker, but it's not up to me," Johnson said.
"That was an area that was designed and built as a bunker," PGA official Mark Wilson said.
Johnson ended up with a one-over 73 and missed the playoff by two strokes.
<< Titans' rookie Johnson has surgery
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tennessee Titans rookie running back Stafon
Johnson underwent surgery to repair a dislocated right ankle.
According to NFL.com, the procedure was performed earlier Sunday, less than 24
hours after the first
<< Playoff for PGA Championship; penalty question holding it up
Kohler, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer
appear headed to a playoff to determine the winner of the 92nd PGA
Championship at Whistling Straits.
The trio finished regulation at 11-under 277, but there is a r
<< Report: Heat F Haslem charged with drug possession
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem was reportedly
charged with drug possession after an initial traffic stop on Sunday.
According to WSVN-TV in Miami, Haslem was charged with possession of
marijuana. B
<< Rox stave off Brewers rally, win in bottom of the ninth
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Tulowitzki's base hit back through the
middle of the diamond with two outs in the ninth got the Rockies past
Milwaukee, 6-5, after the Brewers rallied for two runs to tie it in their
final a
Kaymer wins PGA Championship >>
Kohler, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Kaymer defeated Bubba Watson in a playoff
Sunday to earn his first major title at the 92nd PGA Championship.
Kaymer won by a stroke at even-par in the three-hole playoff despite a bogey
at the closing hol
Jays place reliever Purcey on DL >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays placed reliever David
Purcey on the 15-day disabled list and recalled left-hander Jesse Carlson from
Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.
Purcey, whose move is retroactive to August 12, i
Cowboys RT Colombo leaves practice with knee injury >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys starting right tackle Marc
Colombo left Sunday's afternoon practice with a right knee injury and is
scheduled to undergo an MRI.
He was carted off the field, and the severity of the i
Every reportedly suspended from PGA Tour >>
Kohler, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Matthew Every, a rookie on the PGA Tour, has
been suspended for three months according to Golf Week magazine.
Every was one of three people arrested in July the week of the John Deere
Classic. The 26
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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LaDainian Tomlinson Favorite to be 2007 NFL MVP
With the first NFL preseason game less than two weeks away, it is time to start thinking about football once again at MySportsbook.com. Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson is currently the 5-1 co-favorite to win the award again alongside Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone after his all out assault on the record books last season. For those suffering from amnesia or were under a rock last football season, all L.T. did last season was set the NFL record for rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (31) and total points scored (186) to go along with his 1815 rushing yards and 508 receiving yards. At 6-1, Tom Brady is next in line which isn’t surprising considering all of the firepower the Pats added over the off-season. With the addition of Randy Moss, Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker; it would be quite difficult for Brady’s numbers not to improve from last years 3529 yards and 24 touchdowns. There appears to be some decent value in Drew Bees at 10-1 considering he probably would have won the award last year if it wasn’t for L.T.’s record breaking season.
There is no reason to think the Saints will come back to earth this season and playing in a weak NFC, they should have as good a shot as any to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. At 15-1, Donovan McNabb could also be worth a look. Remember, many felt he was the MVP of the first half of the season before going down with a season ending injury. Reportedly, he is in great shape and well ahead of schedule to return to form. Also, he could have some added motivation to put up big numbers this season with the Eagles using their first pick in the draft on McNabb’s future successor Kevin Kolb.
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