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Aston Villa loses keeper

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11/28/2006 - Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aston Villa starting goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen is slated to undergo knee surgery on Wednesday after a scan revealed ligament damage.

Sorensen sustained the injury in league play this past Saturday in a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough. The Denmark international collided with Emanuel Pogatetz, and his expected to miss up to three weeks.

"The way it looks at the moment is that he will be out for two to three weeks," said Villa manager Martin O'Neill.

Stuart Taylor will be in between the posts during Sorensen's absence, starting with a match versus Manchester City on Wednesday.

"When you are out of the side, you are just waiting for a chance to come in and impress, and it's all about having a bit of competition," said O'Neill.

Villa sits in fourth place of the Premier League table with 23 points through 14 games.

<< Ohio headed to the GMAC Bowl
Athens, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ohio University has accepted an invitation to play in the GMAC Bowl on January 7 in Mobile, Alabama. The Bobcats will play in a bowl game for the first time since the 1968 Tangerine Bowl and will fac

<< Bruins, Leafs finish set in Toronto
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs complete a two- game set tonight when they tangle once again at Air Canada Centre. On Saturday, Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots to anchor the Bruins to a 3-1 win over the Leafs in the

<< Rebels hope to run wild on No. 16 Arizona
Tucson, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 16th-ranked Arizona Wildcats bring their four-game homestand to a close tonight, when they host the UNLV Rebels in non-league action from Tucson. The Wildcats were last in play on Wednesday, whe

<< Bucks start road trip vs. Lakers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The struggling Milwaukee Bucks start a four-game road trip when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers tonight at the Staples Center. Milwaukee enters tonight's contest having lost four of its last five contests. On Saturday,

<< Steelers' Ward to miss a game
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is expected to miss Sunday's home game against Tampa Bay after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Ward

Milwaukee avoids arbitration with Shouse >>
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers avoided arbitration with Brian Shouse by signing the left-hander to a one-year deal on Tuesday. Shouse went 1-3 with two saves and a 3.97 earned run average in 59 relief appeara

One puff...nine puffs: Steelers' playoff hopes blown down >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The big bad wolf brought a pack with him to MT&T Bank Stadium, blowing Pittsburgh's offensive line down like a house made from sticks. Ben Roethlisberger was the only one left standing -- though not for long. Bobbing and

Harrington finally enjoys Turkey Day in Detroit >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joey Harrington had plenty of struggles in four years with Detroit, especially on Thanksgiving when his team won only one of his four starts. It must not have been the quarterback's fault all the time, as Harrington led his n

Sun Devils to face Hawaii in Christmas Eve bowl game >>
Tempe, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arizona State, which on Sunday announced the firing of head coach Dirk Koetter, will play the University of Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve in Honolulu. The Sun Devils will participate in their

No. 4 Florida dominates Southern University >>
Gainesville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Freshman Marreese Speights had 12 points and 12 rebounds, as fourth-ranked Florida bounced back from its first loss of the season with a resounding 83-27 triumph over Southern University. Al Horford ad

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Betting Sports

The most popular sports to bet on are NFL and college football along with NBA and NCAA basketball. There are multiple betting opportunities within those sports, beginning with the basic wager on a game’s outcome (also called betting the side). College Football Point spreads are used in both football and basketball in an attempt to even the attractiveness of each team in a match-up. ( See our article detailing how and why point spreads are made)

But you could also simply bet on the money line, or straight-up winner of the game. Oddsmakers use the money line so that more money must be risked on the favorite or expected winner and less money on the underdog to balance the action on both sides. While money line gambling is an attractive option for football and basketball bettors who only care about picking a winner, it is the primary option for those bettors who enjoy wagering on MLB baseball and individual sports like boxing, tennis, golf and racing events such as NASCAR. ( More details on playing the Money Line)

Points (or Runs) Scored

Another bet across all major team sports including football, basketball, baseball, and hockey involves wagering on the amount of scoring in a game, called an Over/Under total. For example, the Over/Under total on Super Bowl XXXIX was 48, which means a bettor could wager whether there would be more or less than 48 points scored by both teams combined in the game.

The final score of Super Bowl XXXIX was 24-21; the scoring of both teams added up to 45, which means the game went Under . So Under bettors won, and Over bettors lost.

Future Bets

Sports gambling doesn’t end there. Betting sides and totals are the most common wagers available everywhere, but many sportsbooks also offer future bets on big upcoming events like who will win next year’s Super Bowl and what movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

The main advantage of futures is that you can get appealing odds by betting far in advance. For example, with NFL futures you often can get much higher odds on a team by betting before the season even starts. A NFL future bet on a team to win the Super Bowl odds might be 20/1 in the preseason; but by midseason, their odds might decrease to 10/1 if they turn out to be legitimate championship contenders.

Proposition Bets (or Prop Bets)

Proposition bets , also known as prop bets, focus upon the more exotic aspects of a game and are generally reserved for events that are widely televised. Prop bets are extremely popular when it comes to wagering on the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Imperial Palace Casino’s sportsbook is well-known for the enormous number of prop bets offered. For example, you can bet on:
  • What team will win the coin toss
  • What player will score the game’s first touchdown
  • What will be the exact margin of victory

Types of Bets

Straight Bet

Involves one individual wager, whether it be on your team to cover the point spread, to win the game straight-up on the money line, or to go over/under the total.

Sports Betting Parlays

A parlay is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers and is dependent on all of those wagers winning together. The benefit of the parlay bet is much better odds than placing each individual bet separately since the difficulty of hitting it is much higher.

Standard payoffs on a two-team parlay are 13/5; while a three-teamer pays 6/1; and a four-teamer 10/1.

Parlay cards are also fairly common in sportsbooks and popular with bettors, as they are released early in the week with set odds that do not change in return for a slightly lower payoff.

Round Robin Betting

Adventurous bettors who enjoy betting parlays sometimes put together a series of parlays called a Round Robin . A three-team Round Robin consists of one three-team parlay and three two-team parlays. For example, Joe likes teams A,B,C – with a Round Robin he has a three-teamer with ABC, and two-teamers with AB, AC, and BC.

Betting Teasers

Similar to a parlay, a teaser bet is a single bet that links together two or more individual wagers, but is different in that the point spread is adjusted to your advantage on each individual wager. In exchange for the points, you get less of a return on your bet compared to a parlay. For example, a 6-point teaser would move the line on a 7-point favorite from -7 to -1, meaning the team would have to cover 6 less points. Each of the individual wagers must win or the bet is a loss.

These are the main types of sports bets available today. But as sports betting continues to grow, sportsbooks will continue to develop new and creative ways to bet. We’ll continue to track these changes to the sports gambling landscape, so check back often and we’ll tell you all about it!

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