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07/13/2010 - Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Red Stars forward Ella Masar was named Women's Professional Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 13 on Tuesday after scoring a pair of goals.
Masar scored the equalizer in a 1-1 tie against the Atlanta Beat and the first goal in a 2-0 victory against Sky Blue FC, as Chicago (4-5-5) extended its unbeaten streak to four games.
The Red Stars have lost just one of eight games since Emma Hayes was dismissed as head coach in May and are 2-1-4 under Omid Namazi, who was hired in early June.
The goals were the third and fourth in WPS for Masar. Masar's first two goals were scored in the victory that began Chicago's unbeaten streak, a 2-1 victory over the Boston Breakers on June 25.
Masar is the second Red Stars player to win the Player of the Week award this year, joining Swedish forward Kosovare Asllani, who was honored in Week 7. Former Chicago forward Lindsay Tarpley won twice last season, and Cristiane, who assisted Masar's goal against Atlanta, also won in 2009.
2010 WPS Player of the Week winners:
Week 1: Eniola Aluko (Saint Louis Athletica)
Week 2: Abby Wambach (Washington Freedom)
Week 3: Lori Lindsey (Philadelphia Independence)
Week 4: Sonia Bompastor (Washington Freedom)
Week 5: Karen Bardsley (Sky Blue FC)
Week 6: Marta (FC Gold Pride)
Week 7: Kosovare Asllani (Chicago Red Stars)
Week 8: Amy Rodriguez (Philadelphia Independence)
Week 9: Marta (FC Gold Pride)
Week 10: Danesha Adams (Philadelphia Independence)
Week 11: Amy Rodriguez (Philadelphia Independence)
Week 12: Marta (FC Gold Pride)
Week 13: Ella Masar (Chicago Red Stars)
<< Bulls officially add Korver
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bulls announced Tuesday they have
signed sharpshooter Kyle Korver.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but several days ago the Chicago
Tribune reported it was a three-year, $15 million
<< Stars sign RW Glennie
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Stars have signed right wing Scott
Glennie to a three-year, entry-level contract on Tuesday.
The eighth overall pick by Dallas in the 2009 draft, Glennie spent last season
with the Brandon Wheat
<< Spurs re-sign Bonner
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Antonio Spurs re-signed
center/forward Matt Bonner on Tuesday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were
not disclosed.
Bonner just finished his sixth season in the NBA and fourth with Sa
<< Bobcats trade Chandler to Mavericks in five-player deal
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Charlotte Bobcats traded center Tyson
Chandler to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in a five-player trade.
Along with Chandler, the Mavericks acquired center Alexis Ajinca, while the
Bobcats receiv
Wizards sign C Armstrong >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Wizards on Tuesday signed
center Hilton Armstrong. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not
announced.
The 6-foot-11, 235-pounder has averaged 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds
Hornets, Bower part ways >>
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets announced Tuesday
that the club and general manager Jeff Bower have mutually agreed to part
ways, effective immediately.
"We feel it is in the best interest for us and Je
Pittsburgh gets 2013 Frozen Four, Philly in 2014 >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh will host the 2013 men's ice
hockey Frozen Four, and the 2014 event will be held in Philadelphia.
The Consol Energy Center will be the site of the 2013 Frozen Four, and the
following year
Current Yankees remember Steinbrenner >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yankees manager Joe Girardi spoke about a time
in spring training when he and his wife were walking their dog, a white
bichon, on the manicured grass when he encountered owner George Steinbrenner.
He ex
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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.
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