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02/02/2007 -
Oct. 10 won at Bobcats, 109-90
Oct. 13 won at Hornets, 100-85
Oct. 14 won at Spurs, 92-87
Oct. 17 lost vs Hawks, 100-96
Oct. 19 won at Hawks, 109-88
Oct. 21 won vs Grizzlies, 112-89
Oct. 24 lost vs Heat, 92-82
Oct. 26 won vs Rockets, 94-90
Nov. 1 won vs Bulls, 109-94
Nov. 3 lost vs 76ers, 105-103
Nov. 5 lost at Hawks, 95-82
Nov. 6 won vs Wizards, 106-103
Nov. 8 won vs SuperSonics, 88-87
Nov. 10 lost at Pacers, 93-83
Nov. 11 won at Timberwolves, 109-98
Nov. 13 won at Celtics, 92-89
Nov. 15 won vs Nuggets, 108-99
Nov. 18 won vs Bobcats, 97-83
Nov. 20 lost at Grizzlies, 95-86
Nov. 22 won vs Pacers, 96-91
Nov. 24 won at Heat, 107-104
Nov. 25 won vs Hawks, 98-79
Nov. 27 won at Jazz, 88-75
Nov. 29 won at SuperSonics, 94-84
Dec. 1 won at Trail Blazers, 91-89
Dec. 3 lost at Clippers, 116-91
Dec. 4 won at Kings, 92-89
Dec. 6 lost at Pacers, 94-80
Dec. 8 lost vs Pistons, 87-83
Dec. 9 won vs 76ers, 86-84
Dec. 11 lost vs Suns, 103-89
Dec. 13 lost vs Raptors, 91-84
Dec. 14 lost at Bobcats, 99-89
Dec. 16 won vs Cavaliers, 81-74
Dec. 20 won vs Hornets, 86-83
Dec. 22 lost vs Warriors, 117-108
Dec. 23 lost at Cavaliers, 86-83
Dec. 27 lost vs Lakers, 106-93
Dec. 29 lost at Wizards, 112-111
Dec. 30 won vs Heat, 97-68
Jan. 2 won vs Clippers, 91-86
Jan. 5 won vs Bobcats, 106-74
Jan. 7 won vs Celtics, 87-79
Jan. 10 won at Warriors, 91-76
Jan. 12 lost at Lakers, 109-106
Jan. 13 lost at Suns, 107-101
Jan. 16 lost at Hornets, 84-78, OT
Jan. 19 lost vs Wizards, 114-93
Jan. 20 lost at Nets, 101-94
Jan. 22 won at Cavaliers, 90-79
Jan. 23 lost vs Mavericks, 111-95
Jan. 26 lost vs Hawks, 93-90
Jan. 29 lost at Hawks, 93-83
Jan. 31 won vs Bucks, 98-73
Feb. 2 won vs Nets, 119-86
Feb. 3 vs Knicks, 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 at Bucks, 8 p.m.
Feb. 7 at Raptors, 7 p.m.
Feb. 9 vs Spurs, 7 p.m.
Feb. 10 at Nets, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs Trail Blazers, 7 p.m.
Feb. 20 at Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 at Pistons, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 vs Pistons, 7 p.m.
Feb. 25 vs Rockets, 2 p.m.
Feb. 26 at Bulls, 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 at Nuggets, 9 p.m.
March 2 at Spurs, 8 p.m.
March 3 at Mavericks, 9 p.m.
March 5 vs Bucks, 7 p.m.
March 8 vs Bulls, 8 p.m.
March 11 at Rockets, 3:30 p.m.
March 12 at Bobcats, 7 p.m.
March 14 vs Jazz, 7 p.m.
March 17 vs Kings, 7 p.m.
March 18 at Heat, 6 p.m.
March 21 at Raptors, 7 p.m.
March 23 vs Nets, 7 p.m.
March 26 at Knicks, 7:30 p.m.
March 28 at Celtics, 7:30 p.m.
March 30 vs Pacers, 7 p.m.
April 1 vs Timberwolves, 6 p.m.
April 4 vs Raptors, 7 p.m.
April 7 vs Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
April 9 at Bucks, 8 p.m.
April 11 at Pistons, 8 p.m.
April 14 at 76ers, 3 p.m.
April 15 vs Celtics, 6 p.m.
April 17 at Wizards, 7 p.m.
April 18 vs Heat, 7 p.m.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
<< 2006-07 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule
Oct. 11 lost at Timberwolves, 98-93Oct. 13 won at Bobcats, 104-100Oct. 14 won vs Mavericks, 91-78Oct. 18 lost at Rockets, 111-97Oct. 19 lost at Mavericks, 88-71Oct. 21 won vs Nuggets, 119-108Oct. 26 lost vs Bobcats, 126-124, 2OTOct. 27 lost vs Timbe
<< 2006-07 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule
Oct. 11 won vs Bucks, 98-93Oct. 13 lost vs Pistons, 101-96Oct. 16 won at Pacers, 103-87Oct. 18 lost at Pistons, 112-103Oct. 20 won at Bulls, 85-83Oct. 21 lost vs Pacers, 98-91Oct. 25 won vs Bulls, 109-105, OTOct. 27 won at Bucks, 101-76Nov. 1 won vs
<< 2006-07 New Orleans Hornets Schedule
Oct. 10 won vs Mavericks, 84-81Oct. 13 lost vs Magic, 100-85Oct. 17 lost at Heat, 109-105Oct. 19 lost at Warriors, 112-103Oct. 20 lost at Lakers, 113-106Oct. 22 lost at Kings, 117-93Oct. 24 won at Kings, 84-81Nov. 1 won at Celtics, 91-87Nov. 3 won a
<< 2006-07 Boston Celtics Schedule
Oct. 10 won at Cavaliers, 109-93Oct. 11 lost at Raptors, 118-112, OTOct. 13 lost vs Cavaliers, 91-82Oct. 17 lost at Knicks, 116-108Oct. 18 won vs Nets, 94-90Oct. 21 won vs Knicks, 113-89Oct. 24 lost at Nets, 109-107Oct. 25 lost vs Raptors, 106-102No
Blue Jackets-Flames, Sums >>
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Friday's NHL Sums >>
St. Louis 1 1 1-3Detroit 1 1 3-5First Period-1, Detroit, Zetterberg 21 (Holmstrom, Markov), :33. 2, St. Louis, Stempniak 16 (McClement), 1:06.Second Period-3, Detroit, Holmstrom 17 (Lidstrom, Zetterberg), 8:29 (pp). 4, St. Louis, Johnson 6 (
2006-07 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule >>
Oct. 11 lost vs SuperSonics, 99-89Oct. 17 lost vs Warriors, 124-120, OTOct. 19 lost at Jazz, 104-90Oct. 20 won at SuperSonics, 103-95Oct. 23 won vs Jazz, 114-110Oct. 24 lost at Warriors, 108-96Oct. 25 lost at Clippers, 97-89Oct. 27 lost at Kings, 84
2006-07 Denver Nuggets Schedule >>
Oct. 14 lost vs Warriors, 121-115Oct. 18 won vs Pacers, 114-102Oct. 21 lost at Bucks, 119-108Oct. 22 won at Pistons, 124-105Oct. 24 lost vs Jazz, 127-107Oct. 26 won at Lakers, 126-108Oct. 27 won at Clippers, 112-86Nov. 2 lost at Clippers, 96-95Nov.
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.
To visit this online football betting got to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting odds needs. Mysportsbook.com online sportsbook accepts Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
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