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03/24/2010 - Key Biscayne, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - American James Blake and David Nalbandian of Argentina were among Wednesday's first-round winners at the $4.5 million Sony Ericsson Open.
Blake battled back to take down Serbian wild card Filip Krajinovic 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-4 in 2 hours, 13 minutes at Crandon Park.
Former world No. 3 Nalbandian handled Lukasz Kubot of Poland 6-3, 6-2 in just over one hour to secure his mark in the second round.
Nalbandian is playing in his third tournament this season after undergoing hip surgery last year. He won 82 percent of points on his first serve Wednesday.
Oft-injured American Taylor Dent moved into the second round by handling fading German Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 6-4. Dent is rewarded with a match against former world No. 1 superstar Rafael Nadal.
A bevy of other men posted first-round wins, including American Michael Russell, Spaniards Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Belgian Olivier Rochus, Germans Benjamin Becker and Florian Mayer, Austrian Daniel Koellerer, Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Jeremy Chardy, Russian Igor Andreev, Argentine Eduardo Schwank, and Ukrainians Illya Marchenko and Sergiy Stakhovsky. Rochus got past inconsistent Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6 (7-2), 1-6, 6-4 to setup a second-rounder with world No. 2 Novak Djokovic.
Reigning Wimbledon and Australian and French Open champion Roger Federer is the top seed here. He's joined in the field by the likes of Djokovic, Aussie Open runner-up Andy Murray, Nadal, and Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick, who was last week's runner-up to Ivan Ljubicic at the Masters event at Indian Wells and captured the Sony Ericsson tournament back in 2004. Roddick will face Andreev in the round of 64.
Federer is a two-time Miami champion, while Murray is the reigning champ, having beaten the 2007 titlist Djokovic in last year's lucrative finale.
The 32 seeded men in south Florida received byes into the second round at this so-called "Fifth Slam." Only the four major events are bigger in both size and prize money than this Miami extravaganza.
<< Red Wings widen gap for final playoff spot
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Valtteri Filppula scored the go-ahead goal
with 6:49 to play in the third period, and the surging Detroit Red Wings
delivered a potential crushing blow to St. Louis' playoff hopes with a 4-2 win
at Joe
<< Barbee leaves UTEP for Auburn
Auburn, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Auburn named Tony Barbee as
its next head men's basketball coach on Wednesday.
Barbee is fresh off a trip to the NCAA Tournament with UTEP, which fell to
Butler as a No. 12 seed in t
<< Durant paces Thunder over Rockets
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant scored 25 points on 8-of-16
shooting as the Oklahoma City Thunder led early and never looked back in a
122-104 win over the Rockets.
James Harden added 23 off the bench and Jeff Green
<< Nets get eighth win, romp over Kings
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brook Lopez scored a game-high 26
points to go along with 13 rebounds and four blocks, as New Jersey took over
in the second half to down Sacramento, 93-79, at the IZOD Center.
The 1972-73 Phil
Ducks-Canucks Sum >>
Anaheim 0 0 1-1Vancouver 2 1 1-4First Period-1, Vancouver, Ehrhoff 14 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 8:31 (pp). 2, Vancouver, D.Sedin 22 (H.Sedin), 16:48.Second Period-3, Vancouver, Burrows 33 (H.Sedin, D.Sedin), 6:19.Third Period-4, Anaheim, Koivu 15
Moorad essentially 50-50 partner with Moores >>
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -Jeff Moorad has increased his stake to become essentially a 50-percent partner in owning the San Diego Padres.Moorad has made a $45 million wire transfer to John Moores, which gives his ownership group approximately a 50 percent
NIT Capsules >>
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -Chris Johnson scored 18 points and Dayton used a strong start to beat Illinois 77-71 in an NIT quarterfinal Wednesday night.The third-seeded Flyers (23-12) advanced to play Mississippi on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Avs earn shootout win over Kings >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Stewart's shootout goal lifted the
Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 win over Los Angeles in the finale of a home-and-
home series at Pepsi Center.
Colorado forward Peter Mueller and Los Angeles defe
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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American Idol Betting Season 6 Strategies
It's that time of year folks. Betting on American Idol Season 9. And we have plenty of American Idol Season 6 strategies appearing below. With the Top 24 finalists revealed, online gambling sites will be offering betting odds on each of them, including MySportsbook.com.
No other “event” has been growing as fast as wagering on American Idol. It has turned into a huge betting event with reasonably high limits and all sorts of profit-making potential for sharp bettors. Last year, MySportsbook.com experienced unprecedented traffic as a result of the American Idol betting craze.
Every week there will be odds to win American Idol, various elimination props and contestant versus contestant match-ups at the MySportsbook.com website.
Whether a fan of America’s top-rated show or watching only because of a wife or girlfriend, here are some of basic strategies to use when betting American Idol.
Odds to Win
There are a few things to consider when looking for the right win bet. First off, remember that this bet is for the long haul. Many people make the mistake of picking the performer who sang the best the previous week. This strategy leads to an underlay situation – betting a price, which is less than what it should be.
All Idol contestants struggle at some point in the competition, so you should always look for value. In last year’s competition alone, two performers who had some of the best performances early in the series were subsequently bet down to low prices - Lisa Tucker and Ace Young. After just a few weeks, Tucker had already been eliminated, while Young quickly became a huge long shot to win America’s largest talent search.
A better strategy is to look for performers who don’t necessarily get the praise from the judges, but show flashes of the talent necessary to go the distance.
Another important thing to remember when betting any contestant to win is the demographic breakdown of the voters, the viewing public and potential future CD purchasers. Unlike sporting events, American Idol is not decided on the field of play – it’s decided by the American public under the guiding influence of the shows producers.
Understand that the great state of Alabama has a mighty edge when it comes to American Idol.
Therefore, to be successful betting on American Idol, put any personal opinions or prejudices aside and think like the majority of the voting public. Remember that the typical voter is young, female and quite often, Southern.
If a contestant cannot appeal to this demographic, no matter how much talent he or she possesses, they’ll struggle for votes. Looks, demeanor and charisma are extremely important. And it’s no coincidence that every Idol winner so far has hailed from a Southern state.
Elimination Props
Every week MySportsbook.com anticipates offering a prop on who’ll be eliminated from the show each Wednesday night. A suggestion to handicap this is to gauge an overall feel for who’s the least popular contestant left in the competition. Generally the least popular performers have recently appeared in the bottom three and will have been the target of repeated criticism from the judges.
Last year, resources included dialidol.com and votefortheworst.com. Dialidol.com measures the volume of each contestant’s voting line. While by no means a perfect science, it does give a good indication of who is generating votes and who isn’t. Meanwhile, votefortheworst.com is a site that attempts to build support for the worst competitor to keep them in the competition for ‘entertainment’ value. The site has a proven track record of keeping performers around who most feel should have been voted off a long time ago.
Contestant vs. Contestant Match-ups
The best strategy for doing well on match-ups is to assess how close either of the contestants is to being eliminated. If neither is expected to be voted off of the show in the coming weeks, the value is almost always on the underdog. If both are expecting an imminent exit in the near future, the favorite in the match-up might offer value.
Watch for American Idol betting odds on each of the contestants shortly and good luck with these American Idol betting strategies.
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