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11/01/2007 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sao Paulo clinched its second league title in a row and fifth overall with a 3-0 win over America RN on Wednesday.
Sao Paulo tied Flamengo as the only teams to win five league titles. Sao Paulo also won in 1977, 1986, 1991 and 2006.
Hernanes, Miranda and Dagoberto scored in Sao Paulo's easy win over America, which has just four wins this season and is in last place.
Sao Paulo (22-5-7) has 73 points with four games remaining. Santos is second with 58 points, but even with four straight wins couldn't catch the leaders.
Sao Paulo has scored 51 goals and allowed just 13 in 34 games.
<< Koivu leads Canadiens past Flyers
Montreal, QC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Montreal captain Saku Koivu had a goal and an
assist, brushing aside criticism directed his way earlier in the week, as the
Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, at the Bell Centre.
The Finnish Koivu
<< Senators hold off Thrashers
Ottawa, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Daniel Alfredsson had two goals and two assists
as the Ottawa Senators held off a furious third-period Atlanta rally for a 6-4
win at Scotiabank Place.
Randy Robitaille had a pair of goals and Ray Emery finish
<< Fire's Pickens named Player of the Month
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago goalie Matt Pickens was named Major
League Soccer's October Player of the Month on Thursday, hours before helping
the Fire eliminate D.C. United in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Pickens posted
<< Sturm's overtime goal lifts Bruins over Sabres
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marco Sturm's scored with less than a minute
remaining in overtime to propel the Boston Bruins past the Buffalo Sabres,
4-3, at TD Banknorth Garden.
On the deciding play, Boston's Glen Metropolit spu
Dynamo need "aggressive, strong approach" vs. Hoops >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston coach Dominic Kinnear is sure Dallas is
expecting the defending champions to come out strong in the Western Conference
Semifinals on Friday and "we shouldn't disappoint them," he said.
Second-seeded Ho
McKee, Blues top Wild >>
St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jay McKee's first goal in 33 games was the
difference, as St. Louis edged the struggling Minnesota Wild, 3-2, at
Xcel Energy Center.
Keith Tkachuk and Martin Rucinsky scored for the Blues, who w
Zetterberg continues to roll as Detroit downs Calgary >>
Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Henrik Zetterberg scored the go-ahead goal, and
added another late in the game to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Calgary
Flames, 4-1, at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk each h
Glennon leads Hokies past Georgia Tech >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sean Glennon threw for two touchdowns and ran
in another, leading No. 11 Virginia Tech past Georgia Tech, 27-3, in a key ACC
Coastal Division showdown.
Glennon ended 22-of-32 for 296 yards for the Hokies (7
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.
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