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09/07/2007 - Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Anthony Allen set a school record with 275 rushing yards and scored twice, as eighth-ranked Louisville survived a first-half scare and downed Middle Tennessee, 58-42, at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
Brian Brohm threw for a career-high 401 yards on 25-of-39 passing and had five touchdown passes for Louisville (2-0), which led just 38-35 at the break. Mario Urrutia and Gary Barnidge each finished with well over 100 yards receiving and scored two touchdowns apiece.
Phillip Tanner rushed for 144 yards and three TDs while Joe Craddock threw for 290 yards and two scores for Middle Tennessee (0-2).
After trading blows with the Blue Riders for the entire first half, Louisville was finally able to gain some breathing room in the third quarter.
Art Carmody upped the advantage to 41-35 with a 30-yard field goal to cap an 11-yard march. Brohm then connected with Urrutia for a 22-yard TD completion with 2:51 remaining in the stanza to increase the lead to 13.
Carmody added another 30-yarder with under 30 ticks left in the third that made it 51-35.
Tanner started the fourth with a 79-yard burst up the middle to bring Middle Tennessee within nine.
Harry Douglas hauled in Brohm's final touchdown pass of the night moments later, however, and the defense held from there.
Louisville opened up the game with an 81-yard touchdown strike from Brohm to Barnidge.
Middle Tennessee, though, struck right back on the ensuing possession, as Craddock and DeMarco McNair hooked up for a 78-yard TD pass to tie the game.
The big-play dynamic continued in the next sequence, with Brohm finding Urrutia for a 71-yard TD to put the Cardinals back in front.
The Blue Raiders coughed up the ball on the subsequent kickoff, and Louisville capitalized with a five-yard Allen touchdown run to establish a 21-7 edge.
That hardly spelled the end for the Blue Raiders, who sliced their deficit to seven with Tanner's 23-yard scamper to pay dirt.
On Louisville's next scoring drive, Brohm connected with Harry Douglas, but he fumbled and Barnidge recovered for a score with less than six minutes to play in the first quarter to give Louisville a 28-14 lead. However, Craddock countered with a 24-yard TD toss to Bobby Williams to make it a seven-point game once again.
Carmody stretched the lead to 10 with a 31-yard field goal early in the second quarter, but McNair answered with a 39-yard TD run to make it 31-28.
One-yard touchdown runs from Allen and Tanner completed the first half scoring, as Louisville headed into the locker room with a slight 38-35 lead.
Game Notes
Louisville compiled 729 yards of total offense, while the Raiders had 555...The Blue Raiders and Cardinals met for the first time ever last season, with Louisville posting a 44-17 triumph in Nashville...Louisville's 20-game winning streak dates back to 2003, when they beat Houston, 66-45.
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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 .
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Super Bowl XLIII isn't even a week old yet and oddsmakers have already released Super Bowl XLIV odds.
Despite the Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl 43, the New England Patriots are 8/1 favorites to win Super Bowl 44.
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With their 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, the Steelers became the latest NFL champion. But believe it or not, oddsmakers from online sports book MySportsbook.com don't have the Steelers the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV next season.
That honor belongs to the New England Patriots, who are 8/1 favorites to win despite not even qualify for the postseason in 2008. The Pats also have a major decision to make regarding what to do with Matt Cassel, who played well in Tom Brady's (knee surgery) absence last year but is also a free agent this offseason.
Ironically, the Steelers aren't even oddsmakers second choice to win Super Bowl 44, as the Dallas Cowboys are listed right behind the Patriots at 9/1 despite not making the playoffs themselves. Clearly oddsmakers think the public will hop back on the Cowboys' bandwagon considering the immense talent they have and the opening of a brand new stadium.
After Dallas, then comes Pittsburgh at 10/1, but they share those odds with the New York Giants, who won Super Bowl XLII. The Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers round out the top six teams at 12/1, while the Baltimore Ravens (14/1), Tennessee Titans (16/1), Carolina Panthers (18/1) and Philadelphia Eagles (18/1) complete the top 10.
The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals got no love from oddsmakers as they were established as a 30/1 long shot to win next year's Super Bowl. They share those same odds with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers – two teams that didn't even qualify for the postseason. Other long shots are the Kansas City Chiefs (100/1), Detroit Lions (100/1), St. Louis Rams (75/1) and Oakland Raiders (75/1).
To see a complete list of all the team's odds to win Super Bowl XLIV, check below.
NFL TEAM FUTURE ODDS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XLIV
New England Patriots 8/1
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
New York Giants 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1
Indianapolis Colts 12/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
Tennessee Titans 16/1
Carolina Panthers 18/1
Philadelphia Eagles 18/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1
Denver Broncos 25/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 25/1
New York Jets 25/1
Arizona Cardinals 30/1
Chicago BearS 30/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Buffalo Bills 35/1
Houston TexaNS 35/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Washington Redskins 35/1
Seattle SeahawkS 50/1
Cleveland Browns 55/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1
St. Louis Rams 75/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Odds as of: 2/2/09
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