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BATTERS AVG OBA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E
Ramirez .417 .517 24 7 10 4 0 3 7 5 4 0 0 0
Pedroia .370 .433 27 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Clayton .364 .417 11 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1
Lowell .346 .346 26 2 9 3 0 1 6 0 4 0 1 0
Youkilis .310 .355 29 7 9 2 0 2 4 2 5 0 0 1
Cora .286 .286 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ortiz .273 .385 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
Varitek .273 .407 22 2 6 1 0 1 4 4 4 0 1 0
Pena .267 .313 15 2 4 2 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 0
Lugo .261 .261 23 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 1
Crisp .233 .258 30 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0
Drew .095 .174 21 3 2 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0
Hinske .000 .143 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Team Totals .282 .342 241 34 68 18 0 8 32 20 40 2 3 2
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PITCHERS W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
Delcarmen 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Donnelly 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lopez 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Okajima 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Pineiro 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Snyder 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 2
Tavarez 1 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.1 2 4 0 1 1 3
Timlin 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Schilling 1 0 1.29 1 1 0 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 10
Beckett 1 1 1.80 2 2 0 15.0 7 3 3 1 1 14
Lester 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 6.0 5 2 2 1 3 6
Matsuzaka 1 1 4.26 2 2 0 12.2 16 6 6 1 3 9
Papelbon 0 0 4.50 2 0 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 4
Gagne 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1
Gabbard 0 0 9.64 1 1 0 4.2 4 5 5 1 3 3
Romero 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 1 3 1
Team Totals 5 2 3.05 7 7 4 62.0 51 25 21 6 17 59Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< North Carolina's Tate out to prove he's not just a return man
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -Brandon Tate has spent the first half of the season proving something to coaches who no longer are with North Carolina.With every acrobatic catch and end-around rush, the Tar Heels receiver has tried to prove that his fired f
<< Torre on hot seat
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Torre likely managed his last game in a New
York Yankees uniform Monday when they were beaten by the Cleveland Indians,
6-4, in Game 4 of their American League Division Series.
With the Yankees out of
<< Clemens replaced on roster before Yankees' loss
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The possibility that Roger Clemens has made
the final appearance of his Hall of Fame career became even more likely
Monday.
The Yankees replaced him on their AL Division Series roster with le
<< Tigers' Sheffield has shoulder surgery
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers announced Gary
Sheffield underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder Monday in Miami.
The arthroscopic procedure, performed by Dr. John Uribe, was needed to fix a
tear in the lab
Peer, Razzano win Bangkok openers >>
Bangkok, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer and red-
hot Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at
the $200,000 Bangkok Open.
Peer got past Hungarian Melinda Czink 7-6 (7-3), 6-4,
Battered Steelers Refuse to Give an Inch >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - No Hines Ward or Santonio Homes, the starting wideouts? No
Casey Hampton or Troy Polamalu, two Pro Bowl defenders? No problem for the
Pittsburgh Steelers, who again stated their case for elite status with a
formulaic 21-0 suf
Tigers exercise option on Pudge for 2008 >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday that they
have exercised their option for the 2008 season on catcher Ivan Rodriguez.
"The Tigers are pleased to have Pudge back for the 2008 season," said team
presiden
Vaidisova, Dementieva win Moscow openers >>
Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eighth-seeded Czech Nicole Vaidisova and
two-time major runner-up Elena Dementieva of Russia were among Tuesday's
first-round winners at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup.
Vaidisova got past Russian q
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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Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.
"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."
Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.
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