Indians rip Rangers
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07/23/2007 -
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Barfield went 3-for-4 with two runs
scored and two RBI to lead the Cleveland Indians past the Texas Rangers, 8-3.
Casey Blake also had three hits, including a pair of doubles, for the Indians,
who have three wins in their last four games.
Paul Byrd (8-4) started for Cleveland and pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up two
runs on three hits.
Texas starter Robinson Tejeda allowed five runs -- three earned -- on five
hits through five frames. Tejeda (5-9) also walked five and struck out four.
Marlon Byrd ended 3-for-4 with a triple for the Rangers, who have lost four of
five.
After three scoreless innings, Cleveland scored a pair of runs in the fourth
to take the lead. Trot Nixon walked with one out and Jason Michaels reached
base on an error. Kelly Shoppach then struck out before Barfield singled home
Nixon and Michaels to make it 2-0.
The Indians added three runs in the fifth to up their lead to 5-0. Blake
opened the inning with a double and advanced to third after a wild pitch.
Victor Martinez then poked a single up the middle to plate Blake. Jhonny
Peralta followed with a walk and after Nixon grounded out, Michaels plated two
runs with a base hit.
The Tribe made it 6-0 in the sixth when Barfield crossed the plate after
Willie Eyre uncorked a wild pitch.
Texas got on the board in the home half of the sixth after Frank Catalanotto
doubled home Byrd, who singled before Catalanotto's at-bat. Rafael Perez then
relieved Byrd and Adam Melhuse greeted him with a run-scoring double to make
it 6-2. Melhuse advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Brad
Wilkerson's infield base hit to make it a three-run game.
Cleveland, however, extended its lead to 8-3 in the eighth after Blake's RBI
single and Martinez's sac-fly.
Game Notes
Blake now has 50 RBI on the season...Barfield stole his 11th base...Michael
Young played in his 1,000 career game as Ranger, becoming just the eighth
player in Texas team history to reach that mark...Rangers catcher Gerald Laird
left the game with a bruised left hand in the second inning after being hit by
a pitch. He was replaced by Melhuse...After being hit on the helmet by a pitch
on Saturday, Texas slugger Sammy Sosa was held out of the lineup as a
precaution.
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What Is the Point Spread?
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.
How to Read Point Spreads
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:
- Philly wins the actual game by any amount of points
OR
- Philly loses the game by less than 7 points.
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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.
For Those Who Like to Consider Things Mathematically
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
- Subtracting the point spread from the favorite’s score (thus the minus sign before the number) and then compare to the underdog’s score
OR
- Adding the point spread to the underdog’s score (thus the plus sign before the number) and then compare to the favorite’s score
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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