Liverpool, Spurs finish goalless at Anfield
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02/06/2012 - Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool and Tottenham played to a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Monday, doing little to improve the ambitions of either side.
The result leaves Tottenham seven points back of leaders Manchester City, while Liverpool failed to make up any ground on fourth-place Chelsea as both sides collected a point this weekend, leaving the Reds four points adrift.
The lone chance of note for either side in the first half came in the 34th minute when Liverpool's Steven Gerrard laid a ball off for Jay Spearing, whose first-time effort from 20 yards curled just past the post.
Tottenham seemed content to hold out for a point as the match went on and was fortunate to remain on level terms when Andy Carroll brought the ball down but fired it well over the net from 12 yards in the 74th minute.
For all the defending that Spurs did, they nearly stole all three points in the final five minutes when Gareth Bale got behind the Liverpool defense but shot straight at goalkeeper Pepe Reina, squandering the best chance of the match.
Springfield, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Missouri State football will open the 2012 season by visiting two FBS opponents and play five home games as part of an 11-game schedule announced Monday. Seventh-year head coach Terry Allen and the Bears wi
<< Lawrie, Stanley soar in world rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Lawrie claimed a four-shot win in
Qatar, while Kyle Stanley erased an eight-shot deficit to come from behind and
win the Phoenix Open on Sunday. With those victories, both players made big
moves i
<< Boeljon moves into top 50 in women's rankings
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christel Boeljon came from three strokes
back to win the Australian Ladies Masters on Sunday and that helped her jump
16 spots in this week's women's world rankings.
Boeljon, who played in her first
<< Rangers give Conor Jackson, Beimel minor league deals
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers have signed left-handed
pitcher Joe Beimel and first baseman/outfielder Conor Jackson to minor league
contracts with invitations to spring training.
Beimel went 1-1 with a 5.33 earned r
<< Super Bowl hangover: Catching you up on college hoops
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Perhaps the AFC needs some new blood.
That was my prevailing thought after last night's highly entertaining Super
Bowl, the New York Giants' second with Eli Manning under center in the last
five seasons. P
Clinton, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An autopsy has determined the death of a Presbyterian College football player on Sunday was brought on by alcohol intoxication. The Laurens County Coroner's office said Monday that the death of 21-year-old Kyl
Cubs designate DeWitt for assigmnent >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs designated infielder Blake
DeWitt for assignment on Monday.
The 26-year-old batted .265 with five home runs, 11 doubles and 26 RBI in 121
games during his first full season with the Cubs i
Granada edges Malaga to emerge from drop zone >>
Granada, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Granada climbed out of the relegation zone
on Monday with a 2-1 win over Malaga at Los Carmenes.
With its second-straight La Liga victory, Granada improves to 25 points on the
year to sit tied with Rayo Va
Crosby skates with team >>
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby
skated with the team on Monday, but did not participate in full team practice
and his status has not changed.
Crosby has been out since December 5 due to concu
BU downs Harvard, gains Beanpot final >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kieran Millan stopped 29 shots and Wade Megan
tallied twice as Boston University took a 3-1 decision over Harvard in the
first semifinal matchup of the 60th annual Beanpot from TD Garden.
Matt Nieto als
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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