Bears place Bowman on injured reserve
Football Betting Lines
10/22/2008 - Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears placed rookie defensive back Zack Bowman on injured reserve Wednesday.
The 23-year-old Bowman suffered a biceps injury during last Sunday's 48-41 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The 6-foot-1 cornerback recovered a muffed punt for a touchdown and intercepted a Gus Frerotte pass late in the game to preserve the win for Chicago.
In a related move, Chicago signed safety Terrence Holt to its 53-man roster. Holt intercepted eight passes in four seasons with the Detroit Lions before signing with the Arizona Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent in 2007.
After being released by Arizona during the offseason, Holt signed with Carolina but was released by the Panthers prior to the start of the 2008 season.
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Despite a rash of injuries, the Oilers missed out on the postseason by a mere three points last year. The club hopes a fast start this season will help them get over the hump. Undefeated Edmonton travels to Chicago tonigh
<< Sens continue homestand versus Panthers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ottawa Senators will continue a five-game homestand
tonight when they welcome the Florida Panthers to Scotiabank Place.
The Senators have alternated losses and wins ever since dropping their season
opener to Pittsburgh
<< Devils, Stars collide in New Jersey
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Devils will try to continue their excellent
start to the season when they welcome the Dallas Stars for an interconference
battle at the Prudential Center.
The Devils have won four of five games (4-1-0) to be
<< Red Wings, Blues meet for Central Division clash
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Though they ran away with the Central Division title last
season, the Red Wings still had their problems against the Blues. Detroit and
St. Louis renew their rivalry for the first time this season tonight at
Scottrade Center.
<< Flyers try again for first win of season in test with Sharks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try once again for their first
win of the 2008-09 season when they host the San Jose Sharks tonight in the
finale of a home-and-home series at the Wachovia Center.
The Flyers are off to an 0-3-
Buffalo, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Buffalo Sabres defenseman Craig Rivet underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee Wednesday. The 34-year-old Rivet, who is expected to be sidelined for a minimum of two weeks, has recorded three ass
Filly and Mare Friday at the Breeders' Cup >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 25th renewal of the Breeders' Cup
will break new ground on three accounts. First, traditional dirt has been
replaced by a synthetic surface called Pro-Ride at the Oak Tree meeting at
Santa Anita. Second
Congi, Williams among CFL weekly award winners >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry
Burris, Renauld Williams and Luka Congi of Saskatchewan and Paris Jackson of
the B.C. Lions took home weekly honors for the top players in the CFL for
Week 17
Eagles G Andrews undergoes back surgery, out at least six weeks >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles right guard Shawn
Andrews will miss a minimum of six weeks and possibly the rest of the season
after undergoing back surgery, the team announced Wednesday.
The two-time Pro Bow
Pujols named Sporting News Player of the Year >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert
Pujols was named the Sporting News' Player of the Year, as selected by a panel
of 314 major league players.
Pujols batted .357 with 37 home runs and 116 runs b
With all the style and sex appeal of Las Vegas, MySportsbook.com is without a doubt the coolest online sportsbook on the Internet.
At MySportsbook.com, players get to enjoy the luxury of a five star sportsbook, a racebook that's second to none, a casino with all the bells and whistles, and a swanky new poker room!
MySportsbook also has a unique games room where players can go head-to-head for cash playing such things as sports trivia and fantasy games, popular arcade games, word and memory games, and more.
Throughout MySportsbook, visitors and members are treated to informative sports news and sports betting stats Sports matchup reports and sports betting trends as well as entertaining columns written by colorful personalities.
The management at MySportsbook has been in the online gaming business since 1997. As a result of this success, management has earned a coveted spot on eGaming Review's "Power 50" list, which recognizes leaders in online gaming.
With MySportsbook.com , management's goal is to provide players with an exciting place to experience the thrill of gaming in a safe and trustworthy environment.
Thus, players at MySportsbook are assured of getting top notch customer service while having a wickedly good time.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Visa needs.
Sportsbook Betting Lines
Who Makes the Sportsbook Betting Lines?
Las Vegas Sports Consultants (LVSC) is the world’s premier oddsmaking company and the most respected authority on making the lines. Mike Seba is a Senior Oddsmaker at LVSC and has been making lines for the last six years. In our extended interview, Seba explained that there are 4-5 oddsmakers assigned to make lines for each of the major sports (pro & college football and basketball; MLB, NHL, boxing, golf). Each of these oddsmakers bring unique opinions, strengths and weaknesses to the process. Oddsmakers at LVSC are professional sports junkies who love what they do and would probably do it for nothing if you asked them, but they do get paid for it. By necessity their approach is very research-oriented and concise, since with millions of dollars at risk there is little margin for error.
“You either have a passion for it or you don’t,” Seba said.
“The #1 thing for us is to make a line for each game that creates good two-way action. We do this by drawing from past experiences and applying them to current situations. People think it’s much more complicated, but it’s not. “What are the Football Betting Lines Trying to Accomplish?
There is a common misconception that point spreads represent the oddsmakers’ prediction of how many points the favorite will win by. That is not the case at all – their intent is NOT to evenly split the ATS result between the teams; rather, their goal is to attract equal betting action on both sides. Stated another way, they want to create a line that half the people find appealing to bet one way while the other half find it appealing to bet the other way (known as ‘dividing the action’).Divided action means the sportsbook is guaranteed a profit on the game because of the fee charged to the bettor (called juice or vig – typically $11 bet to win $10).
How the Opening Line Is Made
The opening line is the first line created by the oddsmakers, which is then sent out to sportsbooks. Of course there is an entire method to the madness on how the opening line is created. Seba explained that it all starts with each oddsmaker creating a line on each game based upon their own personal approach. This usually includes having up-to-date power ratings on each team.Power ratings are the oddsmaker’s value of each team and are used as a guide to calculate a "preliminary" pointspread on an upcoming game. The power ratings are adjusted after each game a team plays. Examples of non-game factors that would require an adjustment to a team's power rating are key player injuries and player trades.
Once a game’s power rating based pointspread is determined, the oddsmaker will make adjustments to that line after considering each team's most recent games played and previous games played against that opponent. Also, adjustments are made after reading each team’s local newspapers to get a sense of what the coaches & players are thinking going into the game.Since the oddsmaker’s ultimate goal is equally dividing the sports betting action, public perception and sportsbook betting patterns must be taken into account. For example, the public might have heavy betting interest week after week on a popular college football betting team such as USC. If an oddsmaker comes up with a preliminary line of USC -7, then an adjustment up to -7.5 or -8 would be made in response to the public’s expected USC bias.
The last step in the line-making process for each oddsmaker is taking one final look to determine whether or not the line "feels right." This is where common sense and past experience with how games are bet enters into the picture.A round-table discussion among the 4-5 oddsmakers involved in making the line for each sport is then conducted and a consensus line is decided upon by the Odds Director before it is released to the sportsbooks. Of the 4-5 oddsmakers, generally the 2 most respected opinions are weighed more heavily by the Odds Director before he decides on the final line.
Why Sports Betting Lines Change
Once the opening line is released by LVSC, the individual sportsbooks decide if they want to make any adjustments before offering it to the public. Reasons for such adjustments include:Experts working for the individual books having a strong opinion on the game
Individual books having players who consistently bet with certain tendencies (such as an extreme bias toward favorites or toward a certain popular team like USC)The purpose of these adjustments, like all line adjustments, is to more equally divide the betting action.
Once betting begins, sportsbooks can adjust the line at any time. In doing so they attempt to make more attractive the team that is getting less action. By moving the line, sportsbooks can influence how the public bets on a particular game.For example, if the pointspread on a game is 7 and most of the money is coming in on the underdog (taking the +7), sportsbooks will then move the number down to 6 ½ to try and attract money on the favorite.
Moving the line is the oddsmaker's effort to balance betting action, and often times such moves can have a major impact on a bettor’s decision. Oddsmakers can also change the line depending on various event-related factors such as player injuries or weather. Obviously, if the line comes out a week ahead of the event (which is the case in football), there is much that could happen during the week leading up to the event that could affect the line. Oddsmakers have to determine if any changes are necessary and send out an "adjusted line."“The main objective is that our clients get equal action on both sides,” Seba said. “We’re not trying to pick the team that covers the spread, we’re trying to make it a coin flip, a tough decision (for the bettor). If we’ve done that, we’ve done our job.”
To visit this internet sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your sports betting needs and World Series odds.