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07/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Losers of two of their last three, the Baltimore Orioles conclude their West Coast swing this afternoon at McAfee Coliseum as they face off against the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game set.
On Saturday night Oakland was paced by pitching ace Dan Haren who won for the 11th times in as many chances when his team gives him at least two runs of support, claiming a 4-3 triumph at home.
Haren allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out seven over 6 2/3 innings, while Alan Embree posted his 10th save of the season out of the bullpen.
Jack Cust had a pair of hits, one of them a home run for the A's, while Travis Buck, Mark Ellis and Mark Kotsay each scored in the victory as well.
The O's were paced by Kevin Millar, who plated two, while Corey Patterson knocked in a run and also scored in the setback. Steve Trachsel suffered the loss, permitting four runs on nine hits over 5 1/3 innings.
A couple of youngsters battle it out on the hill in this afternoon's meeting between the clubs as Jeremy Guthrie throws for the Orioles and Dallas Braden takes the ball for the home team.
Guthrie, who played three seasons with the Cleveland Indians but only pitched a total of 37 innings during that stretch, has spent some time coming out of the bullpen this season for Baltimore, but is now in the starting rotation.
On Tuesday the Oregon native snapped a two-game slide as he allowed two runs on six hits over six innings against the Seattle Mariners on the road. With his three strikeouts the right-hander, who is 0-1 in his career versus the A's, surpassed the 100 strikeout plateau for his career.
On the other side Braden, who spent time at Triple-A Sacramento recently, has dropped four straight decisions since earning his first and only win of the campaign against these same Orioles back on April 24. More recently the lefty gave up four runs on eight hits, while striking out a career-high seven, over six innings of action in a 4-1 setback to Texas on Monday.
Baltimore, which is 14 1/2 games out of contention in the American League East and now 10 games under .500 on the road, is hitting a strong .290 over the last six games, with Patterson and Nick Markakis tied for the team lead during that span with 11 hits and five runs scored.
As for the A's, 10 1/2 games out in the AL West and still a game under .500 (25-26) in their own stadium, they are hitting a mere .216 in the last week and while Ellis paces the group with seven hits, he has just a single RBI to show for his efforts.
Since going 0-7 overall against Oakland back in 2004, the O's have won five of eight games played in the bay area in spite of last night's loss.
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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 .
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