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01/31/2012 - Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Astros signed veteran pitcher Livan Hernandez to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training Tuesday.
The 36-year-old spent the last season with the Washington Nationals, recording an 8-13 record with a 4.47 ERA in 29 starts.
In 475 appearances -- 474 starts -- with the Marlins, Giants, Expos/Nationals, Diamondbacks, Twins, Rockies and Mets, Hernandez has a career 174-176 record and 4.39 earned run average with 50 complete games and nine shutouts.
The 16-year veteran has not recorded a winning season since 2008, when he finished with a 13-11 mark after splitting the year between Minnesota and Colorado.
<< Benfica signs forward Djalo
Lisbon, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Benfica signed forward Yannick Djalo on a
4 1/2-year deal Tuesday.
Djalo, 25, had been out of contract since the summer, but joins the Portuguese
leaders for the second half of the season. He played for S
<< FC Porto acquires Lucho, Janko
Porto, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Porto acquired Lucho Gonzalez and Marc
Janko on Tuesday, as the Portuguese giants added a pair of reinforcements just
days after its first loss of the season.
Lucho, 31, previously spent four seasons a
<< Manning's 1st QB coach hired as Colts OC
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Indianapolis Colts have continued the
rebuilding of their coaching staff by bringing back Peyton Manning's first NFL
quarterbacks coach.
Bruce Arians, who coached the Colts' quarterbacks from 1998-200
<< Timbers acquire midfielder Renken
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Timbers acquired midfielder and
U.S. youth international Charles Renken off MLS waivers Tuesday.
Renken, 18, has been a member of U.S. youth national teams since 2005 and most
recently participa
Blackburn signs defender Orr from QPR >>
Blackburn, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Blackburn beat the deadline Tuesday to
make its third January addition, as Bradley Orr was acquired from QPR on a 2
1/2-year deal.
Blackburn previously signed Anthony Modeste and Marcus Olsson, and O
West Brom adds Andrews from Blackburn >>
West Bromwich, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Bromwich acquired midfielder
Keith Andrews from Blackburn on Tuesday on a free transfer and signed him to
a deal through the end of the current season.
Andrews, 31, made 76 appearances an
Sunderland snaps up Kyrgiakos from Wolfsburg >>
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland signed defender Sotirios
Kyrgiakos from Wolfsburg on Tuesday on loan for the rest of the season.
Kyrgiakos, 32, previously played with Liverpool and made 30 appearances in the
Premier Lea
Crosby has soft tissue damage in neck >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby
has a soft tissue injury in his neck, but an independent specialist found no
evidence of a past or present neck fracture, the team said Tuesday.
The news came
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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