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09/01/2010 - Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Love scored 13 points and Kevin Durant added 12 to lead a balanced attack, as the United States remained unbeaten at the 2010 FIBA World Championship with an 88-51 rout of Iran.
Derrick Rose chipped in 11 points and Danny Granger netted 10 for the Americans, who bounced back from a narrow 70-68 victory over Brazil on Monday and improved to 4-0 to secure the top spot in Group B.
The U.S. will conclude preliminary round play on Thursday against winless Tunisia.
Hamed Haddadi of the Memphis Grizzlies led Iran with 19 points and Arsalan Kazemi of Rice University added 14.
Iran took a 5-3 lead early in the contest and was within 12-10 late in the first, but the Americans answered with seven straight points and took a 19-13 edge to the second period.
A three-pointer by Eric Gordon and a bucket by Russell Westbrook to open the second extended the U.S. lead to 11. The margin grew to 15 before the Americans settled for a 42-28 cushion at the break.
Rose scored four points in an 8-0 run to start the second half and the Iranians never threatened from there.
Canada, meanwhile, remained winless in four games after a 71-61 loss to New Zealand in Group D. Kirk Penney scored 18 points and Casey Frank added 14 for the Kiwis, who improved to 2-2 and will advance to the second round.
Jevohn Shepherd paced Canada with 15 points and Joel Anthony of the Miami Heat added 13 in defeat.
New Zealand built a 35-28 lead at halftime and opened a 13-point advantage in the third quarter before Canada trimmed the deficit to 47-41 heading to the fourth. The Canadians closed to within four early in the final period, but New Zealand slowly pulled away and led by as many as 11 in the final minute.
Canada will conclude preliminary round play on Thursday against Spain.
Also on Wednesday, Croatia pounded Tunisia, 84-64, in Group B and Spain mauled Lebanon, 91-57, behind 25 points from Marc Gasol, in Group D. In Group C, Russia topped China, 89-80, and Greece dismantled the Ivory Coast, 97-60. In Group A, Serbia thumped Australia, 94-79, behind 14 points and 10 rebounds from Nenad Krstic and Angola slipped by Germany, 92-88.
<< AP sources: Big Ten splits up Mich, Ohio St
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) -Two people familiar with the Big Ten's decision say the league has decided to put Ohio State and Michigan into separate divisions starting next season.One person also says Michigan and Ohio State will continue to play each oth
<< BYU signs football deal with ESPN
PROVO, Utah (AP) -BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe says the Cougars' move to independence in football has plenty of risks and he hopes even bigger rewards.Holmoe gave some details Wednesday about BYU's athletic future. While football will play witho
<< In the FCS Huddle: Week 1 Preview
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After months of anticipation, FCS football
has finally arrived. Enough of predictions and previews, camp updates and
coaches talk. Now it is time to play the games.
The Sportsbook Betting Lines/Fathead.com FCS Top 2
<< Indians recall P Carrasco, two others
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians recalled pitcher Carlos
Carrasco from Triple-A Columbus, in time to start the team's finale of a
three-game set against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
The Indians also promo
Sharks' president to step down >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - San Jose Sharks president and chief executive
officer Greg Jamison has decided to step down.
Jamison will continue to be involved with the franchise, but will step away
from the day-to-day operations of th
Red Bull defender Petke to retire following season >>
Secaucus, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York defender Mike Petke will
retire after the 2010 MLS season, the Major League Soccer club announced on
Wednesday.
"After many months of contemplation, I know that this is the best choi
Missouri drops Washington from football team >>
Columbia, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Missouri has permanently
suspended running back Derrick Washington from the football team.
Washington had been suspended indefinitely by head coach Gary Pinkel last week
and the senior wa
Konerko's eighth-inning blast sends ChiSox to sweep of Tribe >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer as part of
a four-run eighth inning, as the Chicago White Sox completed a three-game
sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 6-4 win at Progressive Field.
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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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