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02/02/2007 -
Oct. 10 won vs Suns, 103-100
Oct. 14 lost vs Knicks, 102-100
Oct. 20 lost at Nets, 102-92
Oct. 24 lost at Knicks, 113-102
Oct. 25 won vs Nets, 110-88
Nov. 1 won vs Hawks, 88-75
Nov. 3 won at Magic, 105-103
Nov. 5 won vs Heat, 107-98
Nov. 7 lost at Pacers, 97-86
Nov. 8 lost at Raptors, 106-104
Nov. 10 lost vs Nuggets, 108-101
Nov. 15 won at SuperSonics, 96-90
Nov. 17 lost at Suns, 106-94
Nov. 18 lost at Clippers, 103-97, OT
Nov. 21 lost vs Pistons, 97-87
Nov. 22 lost at Bucks, 98-94
Nov. 24 won vs Bulls, 123-108
Nov. 25 lost at Cavaliers, 108-95
Nov. 27 lost at Heat, 103-91
Dec. 2 lost at Nets, 112-107
Dec. 3 lost vs Timberwolves, 95-84
Dec. 6 lost at Bulls, 121-94
Dec. 8 lost vs Wizards, 113-98
Dec. 9 lost at Magic, 86-84
Dec. 11 lost vs Trail Blazers, 81-79
Dec. 13 lost vs Celtics, 101-81
Dec. 15 lost at Mavericks, 93-79
Dec. 16 lost at Spurs, 103-98
Dec. 20 lost vs Pacers, 101-93
Dec. 22 won at Celtics, 98-83
Dec. 23 won vs Knicks, 98-77
Dec. 26 lost at Warriors, 116-97
Dec. 27 lost at Kings, 101-76
Dec. 29 won at Trail Blazers, 98-95
Dec. 31 lost at Lakers, 104-94
Jan. 2 won at Nuggets, 108-97
Jan. 3 lost at Jazz, 98-87
Jan. 5 lost at Timberwolves, 104-102, OT
Jan. 9 lost vs Pistons, 98-89
Jan. 10 lost at Knicks, 106-99
Jan. 12 won vs Bucks, 110-97
Jan. 13 lost at Bobcats, 89-83
Jan. 15 lost vs Raptors, 104-86
Jan. 17 lost at Grizzlies, 118-102
Jan. 19 won vs Heat, 98-95, OT
Jan. 21 lost vs Spurs, 99-85
Jan. 23 won vs Hornets, 102-96
Jan. 24 won at Cavaliers, 118-115, 2OT
Jan. 26 lost vs Cavaliers, 105-97
Jan. 27 won at Hawks, 104-89
Jan. 29 lost at Rockets, 105-84
Jan. 31 won at Hornets, 89-78
Feb. 2 lost vs Warriors, 102-101
Feb. 5 vs Nets, 7 p.m.
Feb. 7 vs Bobcats, 7 p.m.
Feb. 9 vs Clippers, 7 p.m.
Feb. 11 vs Mavericks, 6 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs Wizards, 7 p.m.
Feb. 21 vs Knicks, 7 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Bobcats, 7 p.m.
Feb. 24 at Bucks, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 26 vs Kings, 7 p.m.
Feb. 28 vs Suns, 7 p.m.
March 2 vs Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
March 4 vs Nets, 8 p.m.
March 7 vs SuperSonics, 7 p.m.
March 9 vs Lakers, 7 p.m.
March 10 at Pacers, 7 p.m.
March 13 at Hawks, 7 p.m.
March 14 vs Bulls, 7 p.m.
March 16 vs Jazz, 7 p.m.
March 18 vs Rockets, 8 p.m.
March 20 at Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
March 23 vs Bobcats, 7 p.m.
March 24 at Heat, 7:30 p.m.
March 28 at Wizards, 7 p.m.
March 30 vs Celtics, 7 p.m.
March 31 at Nets, 7:30 p.m.
April 4 at Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
April 6 vs Raptors, 7 p.m.
April 8 vs Hawks, 7:30 p.m.
April 10 vs Pacers, 7 p.m.
April 11 at Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
April 14 vs Magic, 3 p.m.
April 15 at Pistons, 6 p.m.
April 17 vs Cavaliers, 7 p.m.
April 18 at Raptors, 7 p.m.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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2006-07 Atlanta Hawks Schedule >>
Oct. 11 won at Grizzlies, 108-91Oct. 13 lost at Rockets, 107-93Oct. 14 won vs Heat, 91-81Oct. 17 won at Magic, 100-96Oct. 19 lost vs Magic, 109-88Oct. 21 won at Cavaliers, 90-88, OTOct. 23 lost vs Wizards, 110-105Oct. 27 won vs Bobcats, 105-94Nov. 1
Blues-Red Wings, Sums >>
St. Louis 1 1 1-3Detroit 1 1 3-5First Period-1, Detroit, Zetterberg 21 (Holmstrom, Markov), :33. 2, St. Louis, Stempniak 16 (McClement), 1:06. Penalties-Langfeld, Det (holding), 5:34; McClement, StL (delay of game), 17:22.Second Period-3, De
2006-07 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule >>
Oct. 17 won at Suns, 107-96Oct. 19 won at Lakers, 91-90Oct. 20 lost vs Warriors, 116-106Oct. 21 won vs SuperSonics, 86-82Oct. 25 won vs Trail Blazers, 97-89Oct. 27 lost vs Nuggets, 112-86Nov. 1 lost at Suns, 112-104Nov. 2 won vs Nuggets, 96-95Nov. 4
2006-07 Boston Celtics Schedule >>
Oct. 10 won at Cavaliers, 109-93Oct. 11 lost at Raptors, 118-112, OTOct. 13 lost vs Cavaliers, 91-82Oct. 17 lost at Knicks, 116-108Oct. 18 won vs Nets, 94-90Oct. 21 won vs Knicks, 113-89Oct. 24 lost at Nets, 109-107Oct. 25 lost vs Raptors, 106-102No
MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined
Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting.
"They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over."
Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.)
According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26.
As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines).
Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday.
Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind.
Less possessions means a better chance the game will be decided by three or seven points. For example, what might have been a 20-10 final score in 2005 may end at
17-10 in 2007. Granted, a 24-17 game last year might end at 21-17 these days, but the former - a three- or seven-point advantage being preserved as opposed to created - is the most likely scenario.
*UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007
New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers
By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results.
"We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games."
While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season."
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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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