09/03/2008 - Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins added veteran depth by inking forward Stephane Yelle to a contract. Per club policy, terms were not disclosed.
Yelle recorded three goals and 12 points in 74 games last season for the Calgary Flames.
The 34-year-old began his career with the Colorado Avalanche in 1995-96, winning a Stanley Cup in his rookie campaign while posting career-highs with 13 goals and 27 points. He was part of the franchise's second Cup victory in 2000-01. Following the 2001-02 season, Yelle was dealt to the Flames and spent the past five seasons there.
The former eighth-round pick of New Jersey in the 1992 draft, Yelle has compiled 85 goals and 239 points in 844 games over 12 NHL campaigns.
<< Rapids trade Gomez to Kansas City
Commerce City, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rapids traded veteran
forward Herculez Gomez to Kansas City in exchange for the Wizards' natural
fourth round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, a first round pick in the 2009
MLS Su
<< Around FCS: Sizing Up Cal Poly And Montana
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - You don't usually get a great number of
games with major playoff and ranking implications in the second week of the
FCS season, but one of the most anticipated games of the year will be played
on Saturday eve
<< Texans sign S Wilson
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Texans signed safety Eugene Wilson
on Wednesday.
Wilson, who was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, had spent
his entire five-year career with New England where he amassed 251 ta
<< Ross leads Fish past Bravos
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cody Ross' run-scoring single in the bottom of
the seventh inning proved to be the difference as Florida downed Atlanta, 5-3,
in the rubber match of a three-game set at Dolphin Stadium.
Hanley Ramirez homered
Nippert, Rangers clip Mariners >>
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Nippert was stellar on the hill and
Milton Bradley drove in the game's lone run, as the Texas Rangers edged the
Seattle Mariners, 1-0, in the rubber match of a three-game set.
Nippert (2-4) surre
Hoops, Rapids battling to stay in playoff race >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids aren't in
must-win territory just yet, but it's getting close. The two Major League
Soccer clubs square off on Thursday night at Pizza Hut Park with the hopes of
not get
BoSox rally late to edge O's >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Cora scored the game-winning run in the
ninth to help the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles to
complete a three-game sweep at Fenway Park.
In the ninth, Cora led off with a si
Former PGA Tour winner Tommy Bolt dead at 92 >>
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - World Golf Hall of Fame member
Tommy Bolt died last week at the age of 92.
Bolt, who began his PGA Tour career at age 28 after serving in World War II
and working for a decade in the constr
Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back
With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.
"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."
Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com .
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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.
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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