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Jimenez goes to 6-0 as Rockies top Padres

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05/04/2010 - San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ubaldo Jimenez struck out a career-high 13 batters in seven innings to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres in the first of a three-game set at Petco Park.

Jimenez (6-0) became the majors' first six-game winner after surrendering just a run on four hits for the Rockies, who have won two straight.

Clint Barmes and Carlos Gonzalez both drove in two runs in the win.

Yorvit Torrealba and Matt Stairs each knocked in a run for the Padres, who have dropped two of their last three.

Kevin Correia (4-2) picked up the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in six-plus frames.

Barmes doubled in Gonzalez and Miguel Olivo in the second for a 2-0 lead. Gonzalez drew a walk to start the frame as Olivo followed with a single.

San Diego scored its first run on Torrealba's double down the left-field line in the fourth. Wil Venable scored on the play after reaching with a one-out single and stealing second.

The Padres had a chance to take the lead in the fifth as Tony Gywnn reached third with two outs. But Jimenez got Chase Headley to line out, ending the threat.

Jimenez gave himself some breathing room with an RBI single in the seventh to plate Olivo, who started the frame with a free pass.

The Rockies added to that with two more tallies in the eighth. Gonzalez nailed a two-run single with one down off Joe Thatcher to extend the advantage to 5-1.

In the ninth, Rafael Betancourt allowed Torrealba to score on Stairs' pinch- hit single. But the reliever was bailed out on Barmes' diving stop on the game-ending force out at second.

Game Notes

Jimenez had a scoreless innings streak of 25 1/3 before allowing a run in the fourth and now has a seven-start winning streak (six on the road)...The Rockies won two of three at home over the Padres from April 9-11 and took five of the nine meetings last year at Petco Park...San Diego stranded seven runners...No Rockie had more than one hit.

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What Is the Point Spread?

What are Sports Betting Point Spreads?

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.

How to Read Point Spreads

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:

  • Philly wins the actual game by any amount of points
    OR
  • Philly loses the game by less than 7 points.

  • 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.

    For Those Who Like to Consider Things Mathematically

    Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:

  • Subtracting the point spread from the favorite’s score (thus the minus sign before the number) and then compare to the underdog’s score
    OR
  • Adding the point spread to the underdog’s score (thus the plus sign before the number) and then compare to the favorite’s score

    Who Really “Won” the Super Bowl odds ?

    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).

    Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.

    And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.

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