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11/16/2011 - Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Twins on Wednesday agreed to terms with veteran infielder Jamey Carroll on a two-year contract. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2014.
Carroll appeared in a career-high 146 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, batting .290 with 14 doubles, six triples and 17 RBI.
For his career, the 37-year-old Carroll has hit .278 with 12 home runs and 214 RBI in 1,065 games for Montreal/Washington, Colorado, Cleveland and the Dodgers.
<< ACC action pits Seminoles against Cavaliers
Tallahassee, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Virginia Cavaliers look to keep rolling
this weekend in Tallahassee, where they will meet the No. 23 Florida State
Seminoles in an important ACC showdown between two of the hottest teams in the
league at t
<< Golden Eagles battle Blazers in Birmingham
Birmingham, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southern Mississippi Eagles will try to
wrap up the Conference USA East Division title this weekend, taking the UAB
Blazers in Birmingham in Conference USA action.
Southern Miss has won eight straight ga
<< Cougars put perfect season on line against Mustangs
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 11th-ranked Houston Cougars will try to
extend their undefeated season and climb up the national polls further this
weekend, hosting the SMU Mustangs in Conference USA action.
SMU has lost three of its last
<< Top-25 foes meet in Ann Arbor in Big Ten brawl
Ann Arbor, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The No. 17 Nebraska Cornhuskers venture to
Ann Arbor this weekend for an important late-season Big Ten clash with the No.
20 Michigan Wolverines, as both teams are tied for second place in the
conference's Legen
Eskimos and Lions meet in West Division title tilt >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With the 99th Grey Cup set to go off at BC
Place on November 27, the British Columbia Lions would like nothing more than
to give the fans a local team to cheer for, but first the squad has to get by
the Edmonton
Schalke terminates Streit's contract >>
Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Schalke announced on Wednesday that
the team has terminated the contract of midfielder Albert Streit.
Streit has not featured for Schalke's first team in over two years after a
series of injurie
In the FCS Huddle: Committee agonizes over final picks >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - We probably wouldn't be true red-blooded
American sports fans if we didn't believe we could do a better job than the
people who select our NCAA playoff fields.
It's a natural reaction to think some unknown
Parkhurst extends stay with Nordsjaelland >>
Copenhagen, Denmark (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American defender Michael Parkhurst
signed a contract extension with Danish side Nordsjaelland on Wednesday that
ties him to the club until the end of 2012.
The 27-year-old appeared in 115 games
MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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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.
Stay with us here as we take you through the best in NFL action on a consistent basis, with advice columns as well as handicapping selections. If you're looking for college football betting, that's in our NCAA section, which you can reach by clicking here. And if you're looking for a different kind of football, such as the Canadian Football League, which we'll deal with occasionally, or the Arena Football League, which we really like, you can find it in our Miscellaneous section by clicking
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