Queudrue's late equalizer spoils Charlton
Soccer Betting Lines
12/28/2006 - Charlton, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Charlton thought it had given new head coach Alan Pardew a win to start his career as the team's manager in its contest with Fulham in the English Premiership on Wednesday.
It almost did, until a 90th minute goal from Franck Queudrue spoiled the victory as the teams battled to a 2-2 draw.
The win would have been a big boost for Charlton, who are currently just two points clear of last-placed Watford in the league table.
After Charlton fell behind 1-0 after a Brian McBride goal in the 13th minute, the team battled back to take the lead before the break on goals by Darren Ambrose and Darren Bent - with the latter occurring in stoppage time of the first half.
The first goal occurred when McBride punched home a rebound on a free-kick that went off the crossbar.
About six minutes later Ambrose collected a Jerome Thomas rebound and slotted the ball just inside the right post.
Bent added the goal before halftime to give the home side the lead in stoppage time before Queudrue returned the favor about 45 minutes later.
Amsterdam, Holland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a 2-0 win over Roda in Dutch Eredivisie play Wednesday, Ajax moved back to second in the table - nine points back of leaders PSV after 19 games. Ajax dominated the play most of the cont
<< Panthers' Delhomme questionable
Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme
is listed as questionable on Wednesday's injury report due to the same
sprained right thumb that has forced him to miss the past three games.
Delhomme, w
<< Jaguars' S Grant listed as doubtful
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jacksonville Jaguars safety Deon Grant
is listed as doubtful on the team's injury report for Sunday's game against
the Kansas City Chiefs.
Grant, who left last Sunday's 24-21 loss to the New Engl
<< Bucs ink QB Simms
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms
signed a multi-year contract with the team on Wednesday.
Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Simms, who has missed the majority of the season
<< Giants' Seubert doubtful; Shockey questionable for Saturday
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Guard Rich Seubert is doubtful and
tight end Jeremy Shockey questionable for the Giants' Week 17 game at
division-rival Washington on Saturday night.
Seubert is nursing a shin problem,
Inverness, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A stunning goal by John Rankin in injury time earned Inverness CT a 2-1 victory over Rangers in Scottish Premier League action on Wednesday. With the loss, Rangers falls to third in the table behi
Texans place Weaver on IR >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Texans placed defensive end
Anthony Weaver on injured reserve on Wednesday.
Weaver, who signed with the Texans before the season, has a slight tear in his
right rotator cuff.
The 6-foot-
Forsberg returns for Flyers >>
Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Flyers captain Peter Forsberg returned to the
ice in time for Philadelphia's game against the Panthers on Wednesday after
missing three games with a concussion.
Forsberg was leveled in a December 16 game
Kidd gets hit in the wallet >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey Nets point guard Jason
Kidd was fined $20,000 for criticizing the officials after Tuesday's 92-91
loss in Detroit.
Chauncey Billups made two free throws with seven seconds left
UConn crushes Coppin State >>
Hartford, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Adrien paced six Connecticut players in
double figures with 16 points and also pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the
12th-ranked Huskies to an 84-41 rout of Coppin State at Hartford Civic
Center.
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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