Eagles' Westbrook to have surgery
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06/04/2009 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will reportedly be out until the start of the regular season due to a nagging ankle injury.
The team confirmed the two-time Pro Bowl selection will have surgery, a procedure called a debridement, to be performed by Dr. Mark Meyerson in Baltimore on Friday.
According to a report earlier Wednesday on Comcast SportsNet, Westbrook will be out until the start of the regular season.
The running back, who turns 30 by the opening of the 2009 campaign, ran the ball for a career-low tying 4.0 yards per carry last year, amassing 936 yards on the ground and 402 through the air, a far cry from a career-high 2,104 yards from scrimmage the year before.
The oft-injured Villanova product has played in at least 12 games each season throughout his seven-year career -- all with Philadelphia -- compiling 5,721 yards on the ground, 3,609 receiving yards on 401 grabs and 64 total touchdowns.
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino left Wednesday's game against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning with an apparent left hip strain. Though it was not apparent when the cent
<< USA falls to second after Costa Rica defeat
San Jose, Costa Rica (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States dropped to second
place in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying on Wednesday as they
suffered a 3-1 defeat to Costa Rica at Saprissa Stadium.
Alvaro Saborio had the
<< Indians hand Lee plenty of run support against Twins
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cliff Lee was stellar on the hill and the
Indians pounded out 15 hits to rout the Minnesota Twins, 10-1, in the middle
test of a three-game set from the Metrodome.
Lee (3-6) scattered seven hits and a
<< Nix homers twice as Reds pound Cards
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Laynce Nix smacked a pair of homers and drove
in four runs as the Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3, in the third
portion of a four-game series.
Brandon Phillips went 3-for-5 with a homer, three
<< Pence leads Astros past Rockies
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hunter Pence finished 4-for-5 with a home run
and three RBI as Houston rallied to top Colorado, 6-4, in the third of four
games from Minute Maid Park.
Lance Berkman and Ivan Rodriguez also knocked in a
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Adrian Beltre's RBI single in the ninth was the difference, as Seattle edged Baltimore, 3-2, in the rubber match of a three- game set from Safeco Field. Beltre went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer to drive in al
Howard, Phils sweep Padres >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer in the first
inning and J.A. Happ did the rest, as Philadelphia's 5-1 win capped a three-
game sweep of the San Diego Padres.
Happ (4-0), in his third start since taking
Billingsley, bullpen help Dodgers take series from Arizona >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chad Billingsley struck out nine over six
spectacular innings and the Dodgers held on for a 1-0 win over the Arizona
Diamondbacks in the rubber match of a three-game series.
James Loney tripled in
Mets send Ramon Martinez to DL >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets placed infielder Ramon
Martinez on the 15-Day disabled list Wednesday with a fractured left pinkie.
Martinez is hitting .167 with four RBI in 12 games this season.
The Mets replaced the r
Safina advances to second straight French Open final >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-ranked Dinara Safina took advantage of
her opportunities to take one step closer to her first Grand Slam title,
defeating 20th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets in the 2009 French
Open semifinals to
SPORTS BETTING
NFL Football Betting OnlineIn 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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