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08/12/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal, former top-ranked superstar Roger Federer and reigning champion Andy Murray joined second-seeded Novak Djokovic in posting third-round victories Thursday at the $2.43 million Roger Cup, an ATP Masters event.
The reigning Wimbledon and French Open titlist Nadal needed 1 hour, 42 minutes to post a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) victory over Kevin Anderson. Nadal, the Rogers Cup champ in 2005 and 2008, recorded three breaks of serve in the win.
Nadal will next face Philipp Kohlschreiber, who was able to get past Yen-Hsun Lu, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-0.
The third-seeded Federer got past tough French left-hander Michael Llodra 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 on the hardcourts at Rexall Centre. The 16-time major champ moved on in 79 minutes.
Federer captured this Canadian Masters event in 2004 and 2006 and was the runner-up in 2007.
Up next for Federer will be Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych, who has beaten the super Swiss in their last two meetings, including a quarterfinal one at the All England Club last month.
A fourth-seeded Murray had a hiccup in the second set on Day 4 en route to a 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 victory over 15th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils. The Scotsman broke Monfils to end the match, which lasted just over two hours.
Murray, the Australian Open runner-up to Federer back in January, beat Argentine star Juan Martin del Potro in last year's Rogers Cup finale in Montreal, as this event shifts between Montreal and Toronto each year.
The two-time major runner-up Murray should have his hands full with red-hot Argentine David Nalbandian here in Friday's quarters.
Another easy victory came from Djokovic. Djokovic, the 2007 winner here, had no trouble handling Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour, 20 minutes. His next opponent will be Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, who posted an upset by toppling sixth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-2.
Meanwhile, Nalbandian and a seventh-seeded Berdych marched on. Nalbandian won his 11th straight match with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 upset victory over fifth-seeded French Open runner-up Robin Soderling, while Berdych held off rising Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4. The 2003 Rogers Cup runner-up Nalbandian was last week's hardcourt titlist at the U.S. Open Series event in Washington, D.C. Berdych lost to Nadal in last month's Wimbledon finale.
This week's big winner will collect $443,500.
<< Seahawks LB Hill suffers knee sprain
Renton, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Seattle Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill will
be out until September after suffering a sprained knee.
The Seattle Times quoted head coach Pete Carroll on Thursday as saying the
injury will keep Hill side
<< Clijsters has easy time in reaching Cincy QFs
Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded Belgian Kim Clijsters breezed into
the quarterfinals with a straight-set victory Thursday at the $2 million
Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, a hardcourt U.S. Open Series
eve
<< Clippers hire three assistants
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Clippers hired Dean
Demopoulos, Marc Iavaroni and Robert Pack as assistant coaches on Thursday.
The overhauled staff will work under new head coach Vinny Del Negro, who was
hired
<< Torres hit in bottom of ninth pushes Giants past Cubs
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andres Torres hit a long pinch-hit single
to the warning track with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to give
the Giants another dramatic win, 8-7, to conclude a four-game series against
the Cub
Jobe, Thompson share Price Cutter lead at 63 >>
Springfield, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - On a day when it seemed like the whole
field was going low at the Price Cutter Charity Championship, Brandt Jobe and
Kyle Thompson went lower than everybody else.
Jobe and Thompson opened with nine
Parr leads Jane Rogers Championship >>
Halton Hills, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Canada's Andrew Parr opened with a six-
under 65 Thursday to take the first-round lead at the Jane Rogers
Championship.
Parr, a 27-year-old from London, Ontario, mixed eight birdies with t
Gomez keeps it going in Indians win over Orioles >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trevor Crowe had two hits and drove in a pair
of runs, helping the Indians beat the Orioles, 4-1, to salvage a win in this
three-game set.
Michael Brantley tied a career-high with four hits out of the leado
Pats nip Saints on late Gostkowski FG >>
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tom Brady completed 5-of-8 passes for 67 yards
and the New England Patriots used a 28-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski
in the final minute of regulation to defeat the defending Super Bowl champion
New Or
Recently I had an email debate with an angry reader who said I did not understand "the science of oddsmaking", as he called it.
He said I was wrong for suggesting oddsmakers care about who wins or loses games.
"Oddsmakers only care about splitting the betting public 50/50 on both sides of the line and keeping the commission (a.k.a. juice)," he wrote.
He might have been right about not understanding "the science of oddsmaking". After all, I'm not an oddsmaker. That said, I stick to my assertion that oddsmakers (a.k.a. sportbooks) often do care about who wins games.
Granted, as a general rule, sportsbooks try to balance their action so that they're not exposed to big losses. However, there are times when this is difficult to pull off, regardless of how much a line has moved. There are also times when that general rule is ignored and a book pursues risk.
Generally speaking, it's safe to say the books in Vegas are risk-adverse. Unlike in the past when the wise guys ruled the town, Vegas is now corporate and the goal of most casinos is to make as much money as possible with as little risk as possible.
Thus, Vegas sportsbooks try everything in their power to balance the action. They're satisfied simply collecting the juice. But these profits are small, especially compared to the take from other casino games, namely slot machines.
Because the profits at Vegas sportsbooks are so small, you could argue that many casinos operate sportsbooks simply as a novelty to keep the tourists happy.
With a growing aversion to risk, it should come as no surprise that Vegas bookmakers have been panicking this NFL season.
Despite huge pointspreads, a disproportionate percentage of bettors are still laying their money on favorites like the Eagles, Colts, Pats and Vikings rather than the dogs (a common trend for the largely recreational bettors that visit Vegas).
And much to the dismay of the books, those favorites are finding ways to cover the thick chalk. In fact, prior to Week 7, the four teams listed above are a combined 16-2-2 (88 percent) against the spread. (The tables turned dramatically in Week 7, but more on that later.)
The result has been an early-season beating for the books, and a bonanza for bettors.
While Vegas increasingly hates risk, it's no longer a major player in the sports betting world. Most of the betting action now takes place offshore where sportsbooks are not as obsessed about balance. In fact, some books encourage exposure to risk because the rewards can be so much bigger.
Consider MySportsbook.com. On its website, the book has odds pages which actually display the amount of action it's getting on games. In other words, you can see how much action the book is taking on both sides of a pointspread, moneyline or over/under.
One look at these numbers and it's obvious MySportsbook.com does not balance every game. In fact, far from it.
Take last weekend's matchup between St. Louis and Miami. By game time on Sunday, 83 percent of the betting action at MySportsbook.com was on the Rams; only 17 percent was on Miami.
What's interesting is that MySportsbook.com opened the pointspread with Miami at +6 1/2. By game time, the spread had lowered to +5.
That goes contrary to the balancing theory. If MySportsbook.com had wanted to balance the action, it would have given Miami more points; instead, it took away 1 1/2. World Series odds are now up as well.
MySportsbook.com exposed itself to even more to risk, and rolled the dice on the underdog Dolphins. Why? I contacted a representative with the book to find out. His answer was simple.
"The line moved early based on 'smart money' from sharp players," said Jeff Gilroy, a spokesperson for the book. "We also knew from early in the week that we would need Miami, therefore (we dropped) the spread to encourage Rams money.
"At the end of the day, we liked the home team."
So the conclusion is this: MySportsbook.com respected the sharp action, and gambled that the sharp bettors had a better take on the game than the recreational bettors, who were hammering the visiting Rams.
In the end, the gamble paid off. Miami, desperate for a win in front of its home fans, pounded the overrated Rams, who are terrible on the road and even worse on grass. Final score: 31-14 Fish.
MySportsbook.com was also heavily exposed on numerous favorites in Week 7, including Philadelphia, Seattle and Denver. All three failed to cover.
The fact that sportsbooks are exposed to risk on certain games is really nothing new. The fact, that Sportsbook.com is willing to show the public where it's exposed is intriguing.
Armed with this type of information, bettors can make more educated wagers. They can get an idea where the sharp money is going and conversely where the public money is headed.
MySportsbook.com is opening up its cashbox, letting bettors look inside and challenging them to take their best shot at grabbing the cash.
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MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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