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04/28/2009 - Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has revealed he will have to fund any summer transfer deals by selling current members of his Anfield squad.
The Reds have been linked with a series of raids to land several leading stars from across Europe - including Valencia's Spain striker David Villa and Aston Villa and England midfielder Gareth Barry.
However, Benitez has admitted that any deals will need to be funded by departures as the Anfield coffers are not currently awash with transfer funds.
That news brings into doubt the futures of fringe squad members Ryan Babel, Andrea Dossena and Philipp Degen.
"More or less I will have an idea of how much we will have to spend," said Benitez. "I think we'd have to sell players to increase the money we'll need, but at the moment we're not talking about names and money.
"We are working on targets and we will try to do things as quickly and cheaply as possible. Every year it is important to sign good players, the right players.
"We know we have better players than before and it will be difficult to find better players than we have now. But we are working very hard during the season, looking for and watching players. We will be ready."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< Portsmouth rejects Grant reports
Portsmouth, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portsmouth has described reports that
Avram Grant will be appointed as its new manager in the summer as categorically
untrue.
Caretaker manager Paul Hart has helped guide the South Coast club awa
<< Medina Garrigues wins Fes opener
Fes, Morocco (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded 2008 runner-up Anabel Medina
Garrigues was among Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $220,000 Moroccan
Grand Prix.
The Spanish Medina Garrigues whipped France's Camille Pin 6-1, 6-1 on
<< Sevilla's Escude tempted by Inter
Seville, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - France international Julien Escude has not
ruled out the possibility of leaving Sevilla to join Inter Milan in the summer.
Recent rumors have linked the 29-year-old defender with a move to the San Siro
a
<< Juve role interests Mancini
Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roberto Mancini would welcome the chance to
coach Juventus, according to the former Inter Milan boss' agent.
Reports suggest the Turin-based side will dispense with Claudio Ranieri's
services at the
Everton upset with FA Cup ticket allocation >>
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Everton have hit out at what it claims is
a "hopelessly inadequate" allocation of tickets for next month's FA Cup Final
against Chelsea.
Toffees chief executive Robert Elstone has revealed his disap
Zigic eyes Valencia exit >>
Valencia, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Serbia international Nikola Zigic has not
ruled out the possibility of leaving cash-strapped Valencia in the summer and
moving to the Premier League.
Los Che, who allowed Zigic to join former club
Dallas acquires defender Davies from RSL for draft pick >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas acquired U.S. U-20 national team
defender Kyle Davies from Real Salt Lake in exchange for a second-round pick
in the 2010 SuperDraft, the Major League Soccer clubs announced on Tuesday.
"Kyle
Chelsea earns scoreless draw at Barcelona >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Petr Cech made six saves and Chelsea earned
a 0-0 tie against Barcelona on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League
semifinals at Camp Nou.
Barcelona took 20 shots, including six on goal, but was
In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.
Those teams, though, are rarely exactly evenly matched – meaning that typically one team has a better chance than the other to win the game. If bettors were allowed to bet on who was simply going to win the game, smart ones would obviously bet on the better team (likely winning more than 50% of the time in the process).
If winning were that easy the Las Vegas and online sportsbooks would stop taking any bets! This is where the point spread comes in: the basic function of the point spread is to balance the likelihood of each team “winning” by adjusting the final score by the point spread. After this adjustment is made you get the Against The Spread result (ATS result for short).
Let’s look at Super Bowl XXXIX, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Most people believed the defending champ Patriots to be the better team – so if betting were simply based upon which team would win the game, an uneven majority of people would have wagered on New England. But, by using the point spread, the bookmakers adjusted the terms of the bet, evening the proposition so about half the people believed the Pats to be the smart bet, while the other half considered Philly to be the smart bet.
New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The better team, called the Favorite, is expected to win the game and must “give” or “lay” points to the weaker team. The favorite is listed with a minus sign and the number of points they are favored by (e.g., New England -7)
In the case of our example, New England must not only win the game, but they must win by more than 7 points for Pats bettors to have a winning ATS result. An Eagles bettor wins his bet either if:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.
And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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