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05/26/2010 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -A jury in Minneapolis has awarded an assistant coach nearly $1.25 million in his lawsuit against Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith over an aborted hiring.
Jimmy Williams was an assistant at Oklahoma State when Smith called him to talk about a job shortly after being hired at Minnesota in 2007. Minnesota backed away from Williams after athletic director Joel Maturi pointed out NCAA recruiting violations in his past.
Williams said he resigned at Oklahoma State after Smith offered him a job. Smith testified during an eight-day trial that he never finalized a job offer and didn't tell Williams to quit his job.
Williams says Wednesday's verdict vindicates him and that he hopes to return to coaching.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< Royals earn split with Rangers
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Billy Butler went 2-for-4 with a solo
homer, and Luke Hochevar tossed eight strong innings, as the Kansas City
Royals earned a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers in the finale of a brief two-
game se
<< Bradley still has many decisions to make for USA
Princeton, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Even with the announcement of his final 23-
man roster for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday
afternoon, United States coach Bob Bradley has a lot of important decisions to
make.
<< Probable Belmont Stakes favorite training at Saratoga
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Hall of
<< Reds place Janish on bereavement list
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Paul
Janish on the bereavement list on Wednesday.
Janish, who is batting .276 with a home run and five RBI over 17 games this
season, is attending his grandmother's
Kings sign F Parse >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a
two-year contract with forward Scott Parse on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old registered 11 goals and 24 points with a plus-13 rating in 59
games during his first NHL
FCD, Chicago aiming to get on track >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas travels to take on the Chicago
Fire in a mid-week Major League Soccer clash on Thursday night at Toyota Park.
Both teams are sitting on just two wins to start the season, while taking
winl
Oakland sends Crisp back to DL >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics put outfielder Coco
Crisp back on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with a strained
intercostal muscle on his right side.
Crisp, who has played only two games this sea
Jeter's homer lifts Yanks over Twins in completion of suspended game >>
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derek Jeter's sixth-inning homer was the
difference as the New York Yankees clipped Minnesota, 1-0, in the completion
of a suspended contest at Target Field.
Tuesday's game was delayed 1 hour, 23 m
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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