Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Printed odds are for information purposes only and that they are subject to change. In order to determine all winners, losers, and ties, the odds quoted when bets are accepted, other than those with obvious line errors, shall be deemed valid and used for this purpose.
Sportsbooks will posses a record of scores and statistics from sporting events to protect players and the sportsbook in case of any type of error.
Sportsbooks are not liable for printing or other errors relative to the transfer of information.
Any sportsbook has the right to let the public know about clear errors or mistakes that they’ve made. (e.g. inaccurate odds postings), and to adjust the results as required.
In the case of an obvious error on a posted line, any and all single bets will be graded “Void” and all money to cover said bets will be returned to players’ accounts. Parlays involving such lines will be reduced accordingly. The line replacing the obvious error will be deemed the true line or odds for betting purposes,and sportsbooks will adjust the line appropriately to remedy the situation. This rule must be understood and accepted by players who notice the error.
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Monday, January 5th, 2009 at 8:37 am
If there is a red box it means that it is “circled” and the amount you can bet is reduced. When factors other than game play,a line may be circled. (example: being hurt or weather conditions) The outcome of the game could affect. Most bookmakers don’t have enough information about the games and cannot sufficiently balance the action as it arrives, circled lines cannot be added to a parlay. To attempt to balance trade on all games and protect their bottom line,most sportsbook business models are set. In general sports books attempt to have all their lines un-circled. The red box is usually removed just prior to the start of the game.
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Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Today’s complimentary selection is playing Minnesota Vikings +3
Handicapped by Tonys Picks
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 8:59 am
The odds (it’s called a runline in the game of baseball) that the linesmaker gives to the underdog,is the handicap, or head start. Rather than winning the game outright, the team has to win by greater than the point spread between the two teams (or to cover the spread, as it is called.) on the favorite to win for bets.
How about if the Arizona Cardinals are playing against the Indianapolis Colts in an NFL game. The Colts are favored to beat the Cardinals. If the linesmaker has the Cardinals as a four point underdog, the spread would be:
Colts -4
Cardinals +4
The Colts must win the game by at least five points for you to win your bet. (Even if you deduct four points from thier score, their score is higher.). Betting on the Cardinals means that you’ll win so long as they don’t lose by anymore than 3 points. (i.e., if their score is higher after you add four points to it). If a tie is the result of the point adjustment. If the Colts win by exactly four points,in this example.Your money will be refunded,and the wager will be graded “Push”. Your winnings are determined by the money line odds that are part of the point spread. The line’s the standard one if there aren’t any odds in the listing. (that is, negative 110).
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Take Indianapolis -1 against San Diego
Compliments of Tonys Picks
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
A prop or proposition bet is a kind of wager based on an outcome that does not relate directly to the event’s final result. Proposition bets include, but are not limited to, politics, sporting events, and various other topics. e.g., How many field goals will be made? Who will win the next election?. the overall odds
(either moneyline or fractional format will do) are listed for all potential outcomes.
Most proposition bets include an entry called “field.” This is a catch all category that is used by any competitor that is not listed in the prop of competitors for that event. An example is on a prop for a PGA event, it might list odds for the best of thirty players. e.g., Tiger Woods 1/1; Phil Mickelson 5/1. The players who don’t have odds posted individually would be listed indirectly as part of the field as PGA events often have 75 or more competitors. For wagering purposes, the field wins if any player in the field prevails.
Players in a 1- or 2-player prop must enter the game for wagers to have action. However, a proposition with at least three players will always see action even if one player does not participate.
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009 at 11:02 am
If you are placing a single bet on a future upcoming event it is called a future. Picking the winner of the World Series, Stanley cup or the Super Bowl are examples of future bets. The sports odds are usually displayed in fractions. For example, 4 to 1.. Regardless of name changes or relocation, all wagers have action.
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