Sports Betting

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Sports Betting

This day in sports history...

1996 - Kirby Puckett, a career .318 hitter in twelve seasons and a .308 hitter in two World Series with the Twins, announces his retirement because of a damaged retina.


You can bet on any sport the Sports Book you are wagering with covers. At most books, this includes professional and college football and basketball, professional baseball, professional hockey, and horse and dog racing. Every now and then Sports Books will offer proposition bets (see below) on events like professional golf tournaments and the Indy 500 and the like, but not on a regular basis for other events in those sports also known as the Sports Betting Basics. A team covers the spread if it wins the game with the score modified by the spread. If Dallas and Washington are playing and the spread is (Dallas -7), then Dallas has to win by at least 8 points to cover. Half-point spreads are also possible. These are the Sports Betting Basics- bets to make. Basically a proposition bet at 11-10 odds where the conditions are you give or take points on the team you are betting on hoping that the modified total of your teams score beats the other teams straight score. Bets on the spread are often know as straight bets because they pay even money (minus the 10% vig). A parlay bet is betting on the outcome of two or more events, and getting higher odds than betting on the outcome of both events. The drawback is that the odds aren't right and that you must win all of the events to win the parlay. In order to be competitive, some casinos offer ties-win parlay cards. This greatly helps the player. More info at http://www.sport-betting-links.com

News from the sports world...
NHL labour talks continue sources say a deal is close to be done.
Lance Armstrong regains overall lead in the Tour De France.
Steffi Graf returns to pro tennis after retiring in 1999.
MLB plays 76th all star game in Detroit.
Jack Nicklaus declares British Open will be his last tournament.

More news at http://www.sports-newz.com


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