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02/14/2009 - Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago's Derrick Rose, with a time of 35.3 seconds, edged Devin Harris' 39.7 seconds in the finals to take the Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend.
The Skills Challenge is made up of a course that includes various dribbling, shooting and passing obstacles.
Rose finished the first round with a time of 33.3 seconds, and New Jersey's Harris finished the course the first time in 36.9 ticks.
Cleveland's Mo Williams and San Antonio's Tony Parker were knocked out in the first round.
Utah's Deron Williams won this event last year following a repeat championship showing from Miami's Dwyane Wade in 2006 and 2007.
<< Capitals' D Green sets record
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green scored
a goal in his eighth consecutive game to set a new NHL record amongst
defenseman.
In the second period of Saturday's game against Tampa Bay, Alexande
<< Robredo tops Bellucci for Brazil title
Costa do Sauipe, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former top-10 star Tommy Robredo
beat crowd favorite Thomaz Bellucci in Saturday's final at the $562,500
Brasil Open.
The second-seeded Spaniard Robredo beat Bellucci 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, in
<< NBA Finals MVP trophy to be named after Russell
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The NBA Finals MVP trophy will be permanently
named after Hall-of-Fame center Bill Russell, league commissioner David Stern
announced Saturday.
Russell led Boston to 11 NBA titles in a 13-season career he
<< Johnson leads Weir, Goosen at Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-year player Dustin Johnson fired a
five-under 67 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead after three rounds of the
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Playing Poppy Hills like a seasoned veteran,
Stanford denies Wie her first win >>
Oahu, HI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angela Stanford rolled in three straight birdie
efforts on the back nine Saturday to move past Michelle Wie and win the SBS
Open at Turtle Bay.
That birdie spurt spurred Stanford to a closing two-under 70
Cook takes Three-Point Shootout title >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miami's Daequan Cook outlasted Orlando's
Rashard Lewis in a tie-breaking round to take the 2009 Three-Point Shootout
title.
Toronto's Jason Kapono, who had won this event the previous two years, we
Blake and Leafs blow past Pens >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Blake had two goals to kickstart
Toronto's five-goal third period, as the Maple Leafs routed the Pittsburgh
Penguins, 6-2, at Air Canada Centre.
Matt Stajan and Nik Antropov each had a go
Ottawa scores five straight goals to down Wild >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Alfredsson's shorthanded tally early in
the third completed an impressive comeback, as the Ottawa Senators rallied
from three goals down to upend the Minnesota Wild, 5-3.
Five unanswered goals from
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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