Avs F Stastny out indefinitely
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12/24/2008 - Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny is out indefinitely with a broken forearm.
The Quebec native suffered the injury late in the third period of Tuesday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Phoenix Coyotes after being struck by a slap shot.
Stastny, who inked a five-year contract extension last month, is the club's leading scorer this season with 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 34 games.
Selected in the second round (44th overall) of the 2005 draft by Colorado, Stastny had 28 goals and 78 points in 2006-07 and finished second to Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin in the race for Calder Trophy, which honors the league's top rookie. He also established an NHL record for the longest point streak by a rookie (20).
Stastny led the team in scoring with 71 points in 66 games last season and was selected to his first All-Star game, but couldn't play because of an appendectomy.
Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jermaine Pennant still believes his future lies at Liverpool even though speculation suggests he will be leaving Anfield next month. The winger's current contract expires at the end of the seas
<< Chelsea's Scolari baffled by Terry's red card
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari cannot
understand why John Terry was sent off in Monday's goaless draw at Everton.
The Blues captain was dismissed by Phil Dowd for a high tackle on Leon Osman
and,
<< West Ham coach Zola rules out player exodus
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola is adamant
that his star players will not be sold in the January transfer window.
The Hammers' financial problems are acute and rumors suggest players like
Craig Bel
<< Sunderland's Sbragia hints at Diouf exit
Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Caretaker boss Ricky Sbragia has
admitted that El Hadji Diouf could leave Sunderland in the January transfer
window.
The former Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers forward has endured a disappo
<< Rockets send Francis to Grizzlies
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Rockets confirmed Wednesday that
they have dealt veteran guard Steve Francis, a 2009 second-round draft choice
and cash considerations to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for a conditional
second-
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Lions have reached their Waterloo. The opposing army is the Green Bay Packers, the battlefield is Lambeau Field, and the price of a loss is a certain exile to a private island reserved for the worst team in NFL hi
Villa coach O'Neill hopes to strengthen team >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is keen
to strengthen his top-four chasing side in the January transfer window.
Villa are currently third in the table, but O'Neill believes he needs a
stronger
Chelsea's Bertrand to remain on loan at Norwich >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Norwich City boss Glenn Roeder has confirmed
that Chelsea defender Ryan Bertrand is set to extend his loan stay at Carrow
Road.
The 19-year-old, who has made 20 appearances for the Canaries so far
Rams promote Devaney to GM >>
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Rams announced Wednesday that
executive vice president of player personnel Billy Devaney has been promoted
to general manager.
Devaney replaces Jay Zygmunt, who stepped down as preside
Bengals, Chiefs, Can Finish Rough '08 on a High Note >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It won't be warm at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday afternoon,
and nothing about the 2008 Cincinnati Bengals will ever jibe with the word
"hot".
But a win over the visiting Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17 will allow the
Bengal
MySportsbook.com week 1 NFL lines
Now that the 2008 NFL schedule is finally out, it is only matter-of-course for lines on “Week 1” to follow. Of course MySportsbook.com is the first to churn out odds for the NFL’s inaugural week for the upcoming season. Expect a lot of fireworks the first Thursday night of the season as the defending champion Indianapolis Colts face off against the surprise of the 2008 season, the New Orleans Saints. These teams were ranked #1 and #3 in the NFL respectively a season ago so a high scoring affair could be in order. As of now, the Colts will be giving 6 points to the Saints; keep in mind the Saints were one of the better road teams last season going 6-3 SU and 7-2 ATS. The first Monday night of the season will again provide a “double feature”. Coming off a disappointing season, the Cincinnati Bengals will look to get back to playoffs and improve their public image as they take on the AFC North favorite Baltimore Ravens. The second game features a couple of teams that haven’t had too much success recently but each could make some noise if the NFC is as weak as it was last year as the San Francisco 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals. The most interesting game of the opening week will feature the NFC champion Bears as they hit the road to take on the NFL’s top team during last year’s regular season, the San Diego Chargers.
MySportsbook.com Week 1 odds:
Saints +6 @ Colts -6
Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)
Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)
Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5
Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1
Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3
Patriots -5 @ Jets +5
Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5
Steelers -4 @ Browns +4
Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6
Bears +6 @ Chargers -6
Lions +3 @ Raiders -3
Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5
Giants +4 @ Cowboys -4
Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3
Cardinals +3 @ 49ers -3
Super Bowl line (2008)
NFC +6.5 vs. AFC -6.5
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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.”
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