11/20/2008 - Hamburg, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hamburg will be without midfielder Nigel de Jong for the rest of the calendar year because of a knee injury.
The Netherlands midfielder, who has only just returned to action after a knee ligament injury picked up while on international duty, suffered a recurrence while training this week and is unlikely to play again until after the Bundesliga's winter break.
He is now set to miss four league games and the UEFA Cup group stages matches against Ajax, Slavia Prague and Aston Villa.
"I think that I will only be able to play again after the winter break," he confirmed.
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Colorado Golf Club awarded 2010 Senior PGA
Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The PGA of America announced
Thursday that the Colorado Golf Club has been awarded the 2010 Senior PGA
Championship.
Colorado Golf Club just opened in 2007, but has been recognized as o
<< Rams' Jackson won't play Sunday, again
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson
will not play Sunday against the Chicago Bears because of a strained right
thigh muscle.
Jackson was hurt during the October 19 game against Dallas, despit
<< Atletico's Franco expects to extend contract
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Goalie Leo Franco is confident of agreeing a
new contract to remain with Atletico Madrid.
Franco, 31, is out of contract at the end of the current season but remains the
Rojiblancos' number one choice des
<< Liverpool's Skrtel denies Zenit rumors
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez and defender
Martin Skrtel have denied reports linking the Slovakia international with a
return to the club he left in January.
Reports in Russia suggested Skrtel had s
Iona will no longer have football >>
New Rochelle, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Iona College has announced that it is
terminating its football program, effective immediately, on Thursday.
"It is with a heavy heart and careful deliberations that we have come to this
extremely di
Portsmouth signs goalkeeping coach to new contract >>
Portsmouth, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portsmouth has successfully headed off
reported interest from Spurs in David Coles after agreeing a new contract with
their goalkeeping coach.
Coles, 44, had been strongly linked with a move to W
Celtic's Hartley suffers ankle injury in friendly >>
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Celtic midfielder Paul Hartley fears that
he faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up an ankle knock in Scotland's
friendly international defeat to Argentina.
The former Hearts star could miss Sat
13th-ranked Memphis silences Chattanooga >>
San Juan, PR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Doneal Mack scored 19 points and doled out
four assists to lead 13th-ranked Memphis past Chattanooga, 83-71, in opening
round action of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Robert Dozier added 18 points, eight rebo
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.
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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