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08/29/2010 - Bolton, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Goals from Kevin Davies and Robbie Blake in the final 20 minutes helped 10-man Bolton come back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Birmingham at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday.
Birmingham's Roger Johnson put his team in front just four minutes into the game, and he was involved in the sending off of Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, who slapped Johnson after the two were tangled up in a challenge.
A goal from Craig Gardner early in the second half appeared to put the game out of reach, but Davies scored from the penalty spot and Blake curled home a brilliant free kick in the 81st minute to level the match.
Both teams entered the match with four points from their first two games, but it was Birmingham who enjoyed a great start as Cameron Jerome flicked a pass into the path of Johnson, who slid in and scored from six yards.
Jaaskelainen then picked up a red card in the 36th minute for his slap to the face of Johnson, and Birmingham went two goals up in the 50th minute when Jerome, who looked to be slightly offside, headed the ball back across the face of goal for Gardner to poke past substitute goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.
An eventful day continued for Johnson as he gave away a penalty kick for fouling Davies inside the box, allowing the Bolton man to convert his spot kick and pull the Trotters to within a goal.
The rally was complete 10 minutes later as Bolton's Gary Cahill was fouled near the top of the penalty area by Barry Ferguson, setting up a free kick for Blake that he curled past goalkeeper Ben Foster.
Sunderland stunned Manchester City, 1-0, with a stoppage-time penalty kick from Darren Bent, Liverpool claimed its first win of the season as Fernando Torres scored in the second half of a 1-0 win against West Bromwich and Aston Villa kept Everton winless in a 1-0 win for the Villains courtesy of Luke Young's first-half goal.
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<< Edoardo Molinari wins for second time in 2010
Perthshire, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoping to join his brother Francesco
on the European Ryder Cup team, Edoardo Molinari put together a stunning
finish to win the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
Edoardo fell two stro
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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.
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