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12/15/2011 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nationwide Tour unveiled its 2012 schedule on Thursday and it will begin with three events outside the United States.
The first two events of the year flip-flop spots on the calendar with the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship kicking off the season on Feb. 16.
Two weeks later, the tour heads to Panama for the Panama Claro Championship, which was the first stop last year. The following week the tour will move to Chile for the first of three new events.
The first U.S. stop will be in Louisiana, from March 22-25, with two tournaments in California after that. The tour returns east for four events, then has its final event outside the United States from June 7-10 with the Mexico Open.
The second new event, the United Leasing Championship at Victoria National Golf Club, takes place June 28-July 1 in Indiana.
The second half of the season has the tour making its annual stops in Wichita, Omaha, Boise and Midland, Texas.
As the tour heads into October, it will move to Potomac, Maryland for the Neediest Kids Championship, which is the final new event this season.
The tour wraps up its season from October 25-28, with the Nationwide Tour Championship at a new location, the TPC Craig Ranch. That event moved from Daniel Island Club in Charleston, S.C.
"The growth and impact of the Nationwide Tour we saw in 2011 was especially significant," said Bill Calfee, president of the Nationwide Tour. "Alumni victories on the PGA Tour reached 320 and were highlighted by seven wins by members of our 2010 class, including 2011 Rookie of the Year Keegan Bradley's extraordinary effort at the PGA Championship.
"On the Nationwide Tour, we experienced many memorable storylines and enjoyed one of our best years ever, both competitively and in terms of community impact."
<< Donovan to join Everton on two-month loan
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Landon Donovan will return to English Premier
League side Everton in January on a two-month loan, the Los Angeles Galaxy
announced Thursday.
Donovan, 29, joined Everton in 2010 on another short loan, and
<< Blazers waive Roy via amnesty clause
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers have waived guard
Brandon Roy and designated him as the team's amnesty player.
Roy announced last week that he's retiring because of knee problems. Roy's
knees have undergone s
<< Bruins D McQuaid fined $2,500
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Hockey League fined Boston
Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid $2,500 on Thursday.
The 25-year-old was docked for kneeing Ottawa Senators forward Nick Foligno
during Wednesday's game. McQua
<< Crawford heading to Portland
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to
terms with veteran guard Jamal Crawford.
Crawford broke the news earlier Thursday when he posted "Rip city!!!" on his
Twitter account.
The 6-foot-5, 200-pou
Bobcats ink Williams >>
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Charlotte Bobcats signed guard Reggie
Williams on Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In 80 games played with the Golden State Warriors last season, the 6-foot-6
Willia
Titans QB Hasselbeck returns to practice >>
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck
was a limited participant in Thursday's practice with a left calf injury.
Hasselbeck suffered the injury during last Sunday's game against the New
Orleans S
NFL Inactives (Thursday, December 15, 2011) >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive
players for tonight's game.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 8:20 P.M. (ET)
Jaguars - QB Dan LeFevour, RB Deji Karim, WR Cecil Shorts, WR Mike Thomas, C
John
Vancouver acquires Nguyen in lottery >>
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vancouver Whitecaps FC won a weighted lottery
Thursday to acquire former U.S. international midfielder/forward Lee Nguyen.
Nguyen, 25, signed with Major League Soccer earlier this month, and joined the
Whitec
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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