Neuer starts in Germany's win over Malta
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05/13/2010 - Aachen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manuel Neuer started at goalie for Germany in Thursday's friendly against Malta, but the other goalies on the provisional World Cup roster were not available.
Loew lost No. 1 goalie Rene Adler to a broken rib this month and the 24-year- old Neuer was handed the starting job in Germany's first game since, a 3-0 win over Malta at Tivoli. Schalke's Neuer made three saves.
Werder Bremen's Tim Wiese and Bayern Munich's Hans-Jorg Butt were also named to Germany's provisional World Cup roster at goalie. Both were not available, as Werder plays Bayern in the German Pokal Cup final on Saturday.
Cacau scored twice and Lukas Podolski had an assist and created an own goal in the win over Malta.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Cushing finally met the media on
Thursday, one day after the Houston Texans linebacker was permitted to keep his
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year honor following a much-publicized re-vote.
Cushing, wh
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<< Solid dozen for Preakness
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 2010 Triple Crown traveling carnival
takes up residence in Baltimore this Saturday for the 135th running of the $1
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attract
<< England's Zamora explains World Cup omission
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fulham striker Bobby Zamora has revealed
his fears over breaking down through injury were behind the decision not to
include him in England's World Cup squad.
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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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