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04/09/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adrian Aucoin scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift the Phoenix Coyotes over the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2, in battle of teams headed to the postseason for the first time since 2002.
Matthew Lombardi and Taylor Pyatt scored 1:24 apart late in the third period to tie the game, and Jason LaBarbera finished with 22 saves in the win, the third straight for Phoenix, which has already wrapped up the fourth seed in the Western Conference.
"I haven't had a whole lot of luck here in this building in my career, but it was nice for the boys to pull it out there at the end," said LaBarbera. "And with Aucoin coming in there like he always does, being the fourth guy and finishing it up for us in the shootout, is always good. As a goalie you have to have that structure and trust level."
Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson each scored in regulation for the Kings, who are 3-0-2 in their last five games. Jonathan Quick made 25 saves in the loss.
The result puts LA at 98 points on the season, tied with Detroit and Nashville for the No. 5 seed in the West. Both the Kings and Red Wings have two games remaining, while the Predators have one.
With the Coyotes trailing 2-0 late in the third, Lombardi slipped one between Quick's pads from the right doorstep with 7:17 to go. Pyatt then re-directed Zbynek Michalek's shot from the point at the 14:07 mark to tie it.
Anze Kopitar, who had the best scoring chance in overtime but shot a wrister wide, beat LaBarbera to open the shootout. No one scored until Radim Vrbata, Phoenix's third shooter, shot a backhand over Quick's right shoulder.
After Jarret Stoll was denied, Aucoin gave the Coyotes an additional point with a wrister into the back of the net.
Doughty broke a scoreless tie by splitting a pair of defenders and dragging a backhand past a diving LaBarbera at the 7:48 mark of the middle period.
"I knew that I had those [defensemen] there pretty far apart so I knew that if I kept up my speed that I could do a little trick play to get over his stick, and once I did that it was just beating [LaBarbera]," said Doughty.
LA killed Randy Jones' four-minute double minor later in the second, and Ryan Smyth helped make it 2-0 at 9:16 in the third with a fake-shot pass to Johnson, who lifted a backhand from the left slot to the top shelf.
Game Notes
Phoenix finishes its regular season at San Jose on Saturday, while the Kings still have games left at home against Edmonton and at Colorado on Saturday and Sunday, respectively... Quick, playing in his 71st game this year, tied the single-season club record for goaltender appearances, set by Felix Potvin in 2001-02...Phoenix went 3-2-1 versus the Kings this year.
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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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MySportsbook.com Posts Heisman Trophy Odds
With 3,919 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions last season, combined with a powerful South Bend Heisman legacy, odds makers at MySportsbook.com have given Notre Dame senior quarterback Brady Quinn the best Heisman Trophy odds at 5-2.
Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
Current betting odds Heisman trophy are:
| Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame) Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma) Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) Michael Bush (RB, Louisville) Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) Chris Leak (QB, Florida) Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State) Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame) Drew Tate (QB, Iowa) Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal) Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn) Chad Henne (QB, Michigan) Kyle Wright (QB, Miami) Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State) Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama) JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU) Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State) Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
5-2 7-2 7-1 10-1 10-1 12-1 12-1 18-1 18-1 20-1 30-1 35-1 35-1 40-1 50-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 |
For complete NCAA Football odds visit MySportsbook.com.
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