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07/27/2010 - East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants rookie safety Chad Jones was released from the Hospital for Special Surgery Tuesday after spending nearly a month there following a serious car accident last month.
Jones is expected to return home to New Orleans, but needs further surgery and will return to New York in 6-to-8 weeks for an additional procedure on his left leg.
Jones was involved in the accident June 25 in New Orleans and suffered broken bones in his left leg and ankle, requiring eight hours of surgery at LSU Public Hospital to improve the blood flow in his left foot. He was later transferred to the HSS in New York.
The 6-foot-3, 218-pound Jones, a 2010 third-round pick who signed his rookie contract with the Giants on June 11, played in 40 games over three seasons at LSU, starting 19 times, including all 13 games as a junior in 2009.
He led the team with three interceptions and was fifth on the team with 74 tackles last season. Jones finished his career with 158 stops and five interceptions.
The Baton Rouge native was a member of the Tigers national championship football team in 2007, as well as being a part of the LSU baseball national title team in 2009.
The Houston Astros selected Jones in the 13th round of the 2007 Major League Draft and he was recently chosen in the 50th round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Can you believe that the FedEx Cup
Playoffs begin four weeks from Thursday?
You probably can - you understand time at this point in your life - but the
regular season in golf is almost over. Do we have a l
<< Bartoli reaches second round in Stanford
Stanford, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion Marion Bartoli was a first-
round victor Tuesday at the $700,000 Bank of the West Classic tennis event.
The former Wimbledon runner-up Bartoli handled American Ashley Harkleroad 6-1,
6-4 on t
<< Kings bring in LW Ponikarovsky
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms
with left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky on a contract for the next season.
Ponikarovsky had spent his entire NHL career with the Maple Leafs before being
dealt to Pit
<< Former Dolphin Galbreath dead at 45
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Harry
Galbreath died Tuesday of an apparent heart ailment. He was just 45 years old.
The Dolphins organization issued a release Tuesday saying Galbreath had been
work
EverBank, Jaguars agree to naming rights pact for stadium >>
Jacksonville, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - EverBank and the Jacksonville Jaguars
announced a five-year agreement Tuesday for the naming rights to the team's
stadium.
EverBank Field will replace the moniker of Jacksonville Municipal Stad
Bucs ink rookie WR Benn to four-year deal >>
Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came to terms with
rookie wide receiver Arrelious Benn on a four-year contract on Tuesday.
Financial details were not disclosed.
Benn was selected in the second round -- 39th ov
Patriots place WR Welker on unable to perform list >>
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots say they have placed wide receiver Wes Welker on the active/physically unable to perform list.Welker, who has made a strong recovery from knee surgery in February, could come off the list at any time,
Marlins release Robertson >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins released pitcher Nate
Robertson a week after designating him for assignment.
Robertson allowed eight runs (seven earned) in five innings and took the
loss in last Tuesday's game
In terms of sports wagering, the NFL is "the most popular game in town." The explanation behind that is easy.
It is called the "pointspread."
Many years ago, NFL games, as well as the more popular college games, used straight odds as a vehicle for betting. For example, if the Bears were playing the Giants, and it shaped up as a competitive contest, the Bears might be, say, a 7/5 favorite. If they were playing an also-ran, it might be 10/1. Well, there is a point where a line becomes prohibitive, as far as betting the favorite. And who would waste money betting an underdog that has virtually no chance? Such a setup did not contribute to promoting betting action.
But in modern sports betting, a "pointspread" is used.
A NFL pointspreads are exactly that, a pre-established point difference between the two sides that will, for all intents and purposes, create a handicap that evens things out, and in doing so, produces comparable wagering activity on both sides of that proposition. So in lieu of a odds figure in which to bet the team to win outright, the Bears might be a three-point favorite over the New York Giants, and a 17-point favorite over the also-ran. Now that the team that is the underdog can "get" points, there can be equal action on both sides.
In sportsbooks, this is usually done with efficiency by charging the losing bettors 10% extra - in effect, bettors are laying 11/10 on those games. So they are actually betting $110 to win $100. If they lose, they pay the "vig." If they win, they simply collect.
The establishment of the pointspread as the corner stone around which team sports like football can be wagered upon was truly what brought gridiron betting into the stratosphere for online football betting .
Don't believe it? Just take a look at what happens around the Super Bowl.
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