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07/16/2010 - Madison, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Harvick will start on the pole for Friday's CampingWorld.com 200 Camping World Truck Series race after posting the quickest lap in qualifying at Gateway International Raceway just outside of St. Louis.
Harvick, a Sprint Cup Series regular, turned a lap of 133.325 m.p.h. around the 1.25-mile track for his first career pole in the series. It came in his 105th start.
James Buescher qualified on the outside pole with a lap of 133.266 m.p.h.
Brad Keselowski will start third, followed by Justin Lofton and Johnny Sauter.
Rookie Austin Dillon, who won his first truck race last weekend at Iowa, qualified sixth. Dillon had won the pole for the last three races.
Timothy Peters took the seventh spot, while Ron Hornaday Jr., Matt Crafton and Brian Ickler completed the top-10.
Points leader Todd Bodine will start 14th, and Mike Skinner, the defending race winner, will roll off one position ahead of Bodine in 13th.
Chris Fontaine, Butch Miller, Ryan Hackett, Richard Harriman and Brent Raymer failed to qualify.
The 200-mile truck race at Gateway is scheduled to start around 9 p.m. (et).
<< Manny Ramirez replaced in first inning
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez
left Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals due to right calf
tightness. He's considered day-to-day.
Ramirez was replaced in left field by Xavier Paul in the b
<< Gainey goes in front at Chiquita Classic
Maineville, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tommy Gainey posted a six-under 66 on Friday
to move atop the leaderboard after the second round of the inaugural Chiquita
Classic.
Gainey finished 36 holes at 14-under 130 at TPC River's Bend and is one st
<< Mets bump Pelfrey to Monday
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets starting pitcher Mike
Pelfrey will have his scheduled Saturday start pushed back to Monday due to a
stiff neck.
The Mets will insert lefty Hisanori Takahashi to take the place of Pelf
<< Heat re-sign Anthony; formalize Miller signing
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat continued filling out their roster
on Friday by re-signing center Joel Anthony and inking second-round draft pick
Dexter Pittman.
The team also formalized the signing of free agent guard Mike
Keppinger, Myers lead Astros past Pirates >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Keppinger homered and drove in three
runs to support 7 2/3 sturdy innings from Brett Myers in Houston's 5-2 win
over the Pirates in the opener of a three-game set.
Hunter Pence singled twice, s
Romero bounces back to pitch Jays past Orioles >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ricky Romero tossed seven solid innings en
route to his first victory in exactly one month, as the Toronto Blue Jays held
off the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, in the opener of a three-game set at Camden
Yards.
Glenn shines as Tiger-Cats batter Bombers >>
Hamilton, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Glenn threw for 336 yards and three
touchdowns to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a 28-7 victory over the Winnipeg
Blue Bombers at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
DeAndra' Cobb scored on both a rush and a rece
Reds open second half by edging Rockies >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bronson Arroyo pitched into the eighth
inning and Orlando Cabrera drove in two runs, as the surprising Cincinnati
Reds opened the second half of the season with a 3-2 win over Colorado at
Great A
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 .
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