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12/10/2011 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barring a miracle, Luke Donald will make history on Sunday.
Alvaro Quiros had his lead cut in half to two after three rounds of the Dubai World Championship on Saturday, but Donald moved into fourth place with a six- under 66 and is well on his way to winning the Race to Dubai.
If things play out as expected, Donald will become the first player in history to win the money title on both the European and PGA Tours in the same year.
Donald, the world's top player, had a flawless round to move four shots off Quiros' mark of 14-under 202 and needs to finish in the top nine to ensure the historic title. Furthermore, Rory McIlroy would need to win the tournament to have Donald squander the opportunity, but the reigning U.S. Open champ struggled to a one-under 71 and is six shots behind Quiros at minus-eight.
"It feels a little bit different this week -- there's a lot on the line," said Donald, who sits at 10-under 206. "History sometimes can put a little pressure on you, but so far, so good."
Quiros, who shot a two-under 70 on Saturday, is looking for his second victory of the year and his first two-win season. He has one win in five straight seasons, but a second title has eluded him.
It's the second straight week Quiros has led after 54 holes, but, after the Hong Kong Open's third round, the Spaniard warned that leading on Sunday was a "dangerous position." For Quiros, that's been true recently, squandering his last two such leads.
"I'm in a good position," Quiros said. "At the end, I'm where I want to be -- leading the tournament. All the quality players were playing behind me, so hopefully tomorrow they're in the same position."
Paired with Quiros on Sunday is Paul Lawrie (66), who moved into second at 12- under 204. Former British Open champ Louis Oosthuizen (66) is third at 11- under.
The round of the day went to German Martin Kaymer, who tied the course record with an eight-under 64 to move to minus-eight overall and in a share of eighth with five players, including McIlroy.
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In any football or basketball game (the main sports that use point spreads) there are two teams playing against each other.
Those teams, though, are rarely exactly evenly matched – meaning that typically one team has a better chance than the other to win the game. If bettors were allowed to bet on who was simply going to win the game, smart ones would obviously bet on the better team (likely winning more than 50% of the time in the process).
If winning were that easy the Las Vegas and online sportsbooks would stop taking any bets! This is where the point spread comes in: the basic function of the point spread is to balance the likelihood of each team “winning” by adjusting the final score by the point spread. After this adjustment is made you get the Against The Spread result (ATS result for short).
Let’s look at Super Bowl XXXIX, New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles. Most people believed the defending champ Patriots to be the better team – so if betting were simply based upon which team would win the game, an uneven majority of people would have wagered on New England. But, by using the point spread, the bookmakers adjusted the terms of the bet, evening the proposition so about half the people believed the Pats to be the smart bet, while the other half considered Philly to be the smart bet.
New England Patriots -7 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The better team, called the Favorite, is expected to win the game and must “give” or “lay” points to the weaker team. The favorite is listed with a minus sign and the number of points they are favored by (e.g., New England -7)
In the case of our example, New England must not only win the game, but they must win by more than 7 points for Pats bettors to have a winning ATS result. An Eagles bettor wins his bet either if:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
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