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07/28/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals optioned reliever Victor Marte to and recalled pitcher Bryan Bullington from Triple-A Omaha Wednesday.
This will be Bullington's second stint with the big league club this season. He made three appearances in May and gave up four runs in three innings with an 0-1 record.
Marte was roughed up for eight runs in a combined inning of work in the last two games against Minnesota. In 22 appearances for the Royals this season, Marte has posted a 9.76 earned run average and 3-0 mark.
<< McGowan joins St Mirren on loan
Paisley, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St Mirren have signed striker Paul
McGowan on a season-long loan deal from SPL side Celtic.
The 22-year-old has made just a handful of starts for the Bhoys to date and
has previously been loaned
<< De Guzman pleased with Mallorca move
Mallorca, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Canadian-born midfielder Jonathan De Guzman
is delighted to have sealed his move from Feyenoord to Mallorca.
He makes his way to the La Liga outfit on a three-year deal after making over
100 appearances fo
<< Ruggeri helps save Argentina
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If Argentina lifts the World Cup four
years from now in Brazil, Oscar Ruggeri will be able to take some of the
credit.
No, Ruggeri is not a fleet-footed winger capable of scoring bags of goals, or
even
<< CAA Football teams find it hard to catch breath
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback Pat Devlin doesn't care if an
opponent on Delaware's CAA Football schedule is from the north or the south. He
says they could even come from the east or west, if that were possible.
No matter the
Campbell joins Newcastle on one-year deal >>
Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran defender Sol Campbell signed a
one-year contract with Newcastle on Wednesday, the club confirmed.
The 35-year-old Campbell made 14 appearances for Arsenal last season, but
couldn't agree t
Surrey's Ellis chasing major league dream >>
Thunder Bay, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Ellis is like any other player on
Canada's junior national baseball team - following his passion by playing the
sport he loves.
What's different about him and the rest of Team Canada's 18-and-under
Phillies put Victorino on DL, call up Domonic Brown >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies have placed
outfielder Shane Victorino on the 15-day disabled list and selected the
contract of prized outfield prospect Domonic Brown from Triple-A Lehigh
Valley.
CFL East: Blue Bombers dominant with Jyles at the helm >>
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The East division took full advantage of
home cooking last week, as Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg all won within their
friendly confines. Hamilton was the lone East team to fall, as touchdowns in
their match
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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