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07/29/2010 - West Palm Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins have reportedly signed veteran defensive end Charles Grant.
The Palm Beach Post reports that the contract is for two years and is worth $4.5 million.
Grant was released by the Saints following their Super Bowl run. The 31-year- old posted 5 1/2 sacks last season before suffering a triceps injury in Week 17.
In eight seasons (118 games) with New Orleans, the 6-foot-3, 285-pounder recorded 423 tackles, 47 sacks, and one interception.
Grant was originally drafted 25th overall by the Saints in the 2002 draft.
<< Querrey reaches quarters in LA
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Sam Querrey needed
three sets to beat South African Kevin Anderson in the second round of the
$700,000 Farmers Classic tennis event.
Querrey, the second seed, outlasted Anderson, 7-6 (1
<< Pitino to face more questions in extortion case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is used to answering questions from reporters.On Thursday, Pitino faces questions unlike anything he's answered at a press conference.Pitino will retake the stand in the trial of woman ac
<< Stosur into quarterfinals in Stanford
Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur moved
into the quarterfinals at the $700,000 Bank of the West Classic tennis event
with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over American qualifier Christina McHale.
Stosur, who los
<< Richard shines as Padres down Dodgers
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jerry Hairston Jr. drove in three runs and
Clayton Richard was solid in six innings on the mound, as the San Diego Padres
took down the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1, in the middle installment of a three-
game se
Chiefs ink third-rounder OL Asamoah >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Chiefs have signed
offensive lineman Jon Asamoah, one of their third-round picks in April's
draft.
Asamoah, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound guard, was selected 68th overall out
Lightning sign trio of defensemen >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman
Vladimir Mihalik and inked free agent defensemen Mathieu Roy and Mike Vernace
to one-year, two-way contracts.
Mihalik appeared in four games for the Bolts last
Top-seeded Youzhny reaches Gstaad quarters >>
Gstaad, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russian top seed Mikhail Youzhny
was a second-round winner Thursday at the Swiss Open Gstaad.
The world No. 14 Youzhny handled Swiss wild card Alexander Sadecky 7-5, 6-4 on
the clay courts at Roy
Newcastle signs goalie Krul to four-year deal >>
Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcastle signed goalkeeper Tim Krul to
a four-year contract on Thursday.
Krul, 22, joined Newcastle in 2005 and has made seven starts and played twice
as a substitute. His new deal runs through the 20
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In 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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