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02/27/2007 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers dealt struggling Kyle Calder in a three-way deal that saw the left winger wind up in Detroit and center Jason Williams land in Chicago on Monday.
The Blackhawks sent defenseman Lasse Kukkonen and a third-round pick in 2007 to Philadelphia, then Chicago dealt Calder to Detroit for Jason Williams.
The deal came down on the day before the NHL's trading deadline.
Calder had scored a career-high 26 goals for Chicago in the 2005-06 season, but did not score a goal in his first 28 games with Philadelphia and has totaled nine goals and 12 assists in 59 contests.
In his seventh season, Calder has notched 94 goals with 137 assists in 418 games.
"With Kyle's pending unrestricted free agent status coming up, we did make an attempt to sign him, but it didn't look like we were going to get it done before the trade deadline tomorrow," said Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren. "We just felt that we couldn't afford to take a chance and get nothing in return for an asset like Kyle. We did what we needed to do."
Williams, 26, had a breakout season last year with the Red Wings as he posted career-highs in goals (21) and assists (37) in 80 games played. He has played in 58 games this season and has 11 goals and 15 assists.
"I'm definitely excited about coming to Chicago," said Williams. "Any time you can be a part of an original six team it's special. Chicago is making strides in the right direction. I'm looking forward to coming to Chicago and in being a major factor on the team. I'm happy to be going to a team that wants me and I'm looking forward to helping the Blackhawks."
Over six years, all in Detroit, he has 49 goals and 67 assists in 233 games.
"We've been trying to acquire Jason Williams since last summer," said Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon. "He is a quality individual who can add to our team offensively and can also play the point on the power play. We feel with his speed and skill he is another piece of the puzzle as we continue to move forward in making our team better."
Kukkonen, 25, is appearing in his second season in the NHL and has five goals and 10 assists in 64 games for his career.
<< Canucks get Smolinski and Sopel
Vancouver, BC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Vancouver Canucks made a pair of trades
on Monday, acquiring center Bryan Smolinski from the Chicago Blackhawks in and
defenseman Brent Sopel from the Los Angeles Kings.
The Canucks confirmed the deal inv
<< Abreu out up to three weeks
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu is
expected to be sidelined the next 2-to-3 weeks due to a strained right oblique
muscle.
Abreu was hurt during batting practice Monday at Legends Field, but he
<< Favre recovering from ankle surgery
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre
underwent minor ankle surgery Monday morning.
"The procedure went as expected and he is recovering at this time," Packers
general manager Ted Thompson said i
<< Bills re-sign Chris Kelsay
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Buffalo Bills re-signed defensive
end Chris Kelsay on Monday to a multi-year contract.
Eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on Friday, Kelsay recorded a
career-high 5 1/2 sacks, whi
Hossa leads Thrashers over Bruins >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marian Hossa scored the game-winning goal to
help the new-look Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins at TD
Banknorth Garden.
Atlanta made a couple of big moves over the weekend that the te
UConn routs Rutgers >>
Piscataway, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Renee Montgomery scored 21 points, as third-
ranked Connecticut completed a perfect season in the Big East with a 70-44
romp of No. 18 Rutgers.
Mel Thomas added 16 points and Charde Houston ended with
Syracuse soars past Hoyas >>
Syracuse, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Senior Demetris Nichols scored 22 points as
Syracuse used a big run in the second half to knock off ninth-ranked
Georgetown, 72-58, at the Carrier Dome.
Andy Rautins added 13 points and Paul Ha
Marbury and Knicks down Heat >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephon Marbury scored 18 of his 25 points in
the fourth quarter, leading the New York Knicks over the Miami Heat, 99-93, at
Madison Square Garden.
Eddy Curry added 28 points and 11 rebounds for New York, wh
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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