08/14/2008 - Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Jacksonville Jaguars signed veteran defensive tackle Jonathan Lewis and waived rookie running back Lavarus Giles on Thursday, the team's final day of training camp.
Lewis, 24, was a member of the Oakland Raiders practice squad in 2007 and spent time with Seattle and Detroit last season. The second-year player saw time in four games with the Cardinals as a rookie after being selected in the sixth round of the 2006 draft by Arizona.
Giles was signed as a rookie free agent by Jacksonville on June 11.
<< Nats activate Boone; place Gonzalez on DL
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals activated infielder
Aaron Boone off the disabled list and placed shortstop Alberto Gonzalez on the
15-day disabled list on Thursday.
Boone had missed the past 30 games with a left
<< Nationals' top pick Crow signs with Fort Worth team
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Right-handed pitcher Aaron Crow, the
Washington Nationals' top pick, ninth overall, in this year's draft, has
signed a deal with the Fort Worth Cats of the American Association.
The Nationals
<< Padres' Young back on DL
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres placed pitcher Chris
Young on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 11, with a strained
right forearm on Thursday.
The righty suffered the injury on Sunday in the Padr
<< Proud Spell and Music Note highlight Alabama Stakes
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Proud Spell and Music Note, two of
this year's leading three-year-old fillies, top a field of six for Saturday's
128th running of the $600,000 Alabama at Saratoga Race Course. The 1 1/4-mile
race is
Tigers avoid sweep with late rally against Jays >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edgar Renteria hit a two-run double as part
of a five-run eighth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the
Toronto Blue Jays to avoid a sweep in the last of a four-game set at Comerica
Park.
SEC and CBS Sports agree to 15-year extension >>
Birmingham, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southeastern Conference and CBS
Sports announced a 15-year contract extension Thursday for broadcast rights to
SEC football and basketball games.
Beginning with the 2009-10 season CBS Sports w
Rockies' Torrealba scratched >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba was scratched
from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with an
undisclosed injury.
Chris Iannetta started in his place, and the club called u
Golf Tidbits: Who will step up for the Americans? >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The changes have been made to the
selection process, the standings have been set, so what now for the United
States Ryder Cup team?
Captain Paul Azinger had the rules changed so that he had four captain's
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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