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04/27/2010 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics have placed left-hander Brett Anderson on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow inflammation and a forearm strain.
The move is retroactive to April 25.
Anderson, who recently signed a four-year contract, compiled a 1-1 record with a 2.35 earned run average through his first four starts of the season. He left his last turn Saturday against Cleveland after six innings because of the injuries.
A rookie in 2009, Anderson posted an 11-11 record with a 4.06 earned run average in 30 starts with the A's. He struck out a team-high 150 batters against just 45 walks in 175 1/3 innings.
Also on Tuesday, the team optioned righty Edwar Ramirez to Triple-A Sacramento and recalled catcher Landon Powell and infielder Steve Tolleson from Sacramento.
Ramirez made six appearances in relief for Oakland, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 10 innings, during which he struck out nine but issued eight walks.
Powell is in his second stint with the Athletics this season and has one hit in four big league at-bats in two games. He has also played in eight games for Sacramento, batting .222 with a home run and a pair of runs batted in.
Tolleson was hitting .333 in Triple-A with one long ball and eight driven in. He will be making his major league debut.
<< Driesell named men's hoops coach at The Citadel
Charleston, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Citadel has named Maryland assistant
Chuck Driesell as its next men's head basketball coach.
Driesell recently completed his fourth season on Gary Williams' staff at
Maryland and becomes the 2
<< Hall of Fame Brewers broadcaster Uecker to have heart surgery
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker announced
at a press conference Tuesday he will undergo heart surgery later this week
and be away from the Brewers broadcast booth for the next 10-12 weeks.
"I feel goo
<< Cards activate C LaRue from DL
St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Cardinals have activated
catcher Jason LaRue from the 15-day disabled list and optioned catcher Bryan
Anderson to Triple-A Memphis.
LaRue has been sidelined with a strained right
<< Kuznetsova rolls in Porsche opener
Stuttgart, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion Svetlana Kuznetsova
was an easy first-round winner Tuesday at the $700,000 Porsche Tennis Grand
Prix, a clay-court Roland Garros tune-up.
The third-seeded Kuznetsova pasted Slov
Papajohns.com Bowl extends ties with SEC, Big East >>
Birmingham, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Southeastern Conference and the Big East
have agreed to four-year extensions through 2013 to continue their respective
affiliations with the Papajohns.com Bowl.
The Mid-American Conference will be th
Flyers' Laperriere most likely lost for remainder of playoffs >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Ian
Laperriere will most likely be lost for the remainder of the playoffs.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren announced on Tuesday that Laperriere, who
was spared
Red Sox recall Castro, option Atchison >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox recalled pitcher Fabio
Castro from Triple-A Pawtucket and optioned pitcher Scott Atchison to
Pawtucket.
The 25-year-old Castro is expected to be in uniform for Tuesday's game a
Rockies' De La Rosa and Hammel to DL >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies have placed starting
pitchers Jorge De La Rosa and Jason Hammel on the 15-day disabled list.
The left-hand throwing De La Rosa is expected to miss his next couple of
starts due
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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New York, NY – October 3, 2007 – The dress rehearsal is over! The NHL preseason has ended and now that fans have had a glimpse of what is to come it is time to hit the book! Stanley Cup odds are live at MySportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino.
The Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings remain on top of the odds charts after an impressive start in the preseason. Betting lines opened for both teams at 6-1 in June. Since then the Sens have fallen to 7-1 and the Red Wings are now caught in a pack including the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks, all at 10-1.
MySportsbook.com has also posted props on each team’s point total for the regular season. The Senators lead the charge at 108.5 followed by the Ducks at 106.5. Detroit will attempt a repeat for the prize as the Red Wings are deadlocked with the Predators at 104.5 a piece. The temporary loss of highly touted rookie Evgeni Malkin puts a lot of pressure on the stick of assistant captain Sidney Crosby - his lowly Pittsburgh Penguins are listed at 71.5.
Even if bettors are not brave enough to put their money on the underdog, an early bet on the favorites at sportsbook.com tends to produce bigger payouts than a mid-season wager. Placing a $1,000 bet last summer on the Detroit Red Wings or Ottawa Senators would have paid out to $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, opposed to a $2,500 or $3,000 payout at the beginning of the playoffs.
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