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05/11/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday placed wide receiver Limas Sweed on injured reserve.
Sweed had surgery last week to repair a damaged Achilles tendon. The injury occurred during the Steelers' recent minicamp.
Pittsburgh's second-round draft pick in 2008, Sweed was waived by Pittsburgh on Monday. But since he cleared waivers, he will not count against the Steelers' 80-man roster limit.
In 20 career games with Pittsburgh, Sweed has caught just seven passes. He will miss the entire 2010 season while recovering from his injury.
The Steelers replaced Sweed on their offseason roster by signing wide receiver Isaiah Williams, who has yet to play in an NFL game.
<< Birmingham's Johnson avoids ban
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Birmingham defender Roger Johnson has
been fined by the Football Association for the comments he made in the wake of
last month's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
The former Cardiff City star has, however,
<< Haskell to go national on ABC
Oceanport, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One year after the filly Rachel Alexandra
made history by winning the $1 million Haskell Invitational, Monmouth Park
announced that the race will be televised on ABC.
"This is a terrific opportunity t
<< Wolverhampton extends Bia's loan
Wolverhampton, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wolverhampton has extended the loan
stay of Charleroi winger Geoffrey Mujangi Bia for a further 12 months.
The 20-year-old moved to Molineux in January and made only five appearances
for Mick McC
<< Barca's Iniesta returns to training
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona's attempt to retain its La Liga
crown have been handed a boost after Andres Iniesta returned to training.
The 26-year-old has been sidelined for more than a month with a hamstring
injury b
Flyers' Boucher likely done for season >>
Voorhees, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul
Holmgren announced Tuesday that goaltender Brian Boucher is expected to miss
at least a month with a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee as well as
injurie
Ronaldinho left off Brazil's initial roster >>
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ronaldinho was one of four players coach
Dunga surprisingly left off Brazil's initial 23-man World Cup roster Tuesday.
Ronaldinho, a two-time FIFA World Player of the Year, Adriano, Alexandre Pato
and N
Van Nistelrooy omitted from Dutch roster >>
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ruud van Nistelrooy was omitted from
the Netherlands' preliminary World Cup roster, which was released Tuesday.
Van Nistelrooy injured his knee playing for Real Madrid and, despite joining
Hamburg
Benzema left off France's provisional roster >>
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was not
included on France's preliminary roster, which was released Tuesday.
Benzema has just eight goals in his first season for Real, which trails first-
place Barcelon
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 .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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