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02/12/2012 - Wiener Neustadt, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jurgen Melzer was the hero on Sunday, as he straight-setted Alex Bogomolov Jr. to propel Austria past Russian and into its first Davis Cup quarterfinal since 1995.
The Austrians led best-of-five opening-round affair 2-1 heading into Sunday when Melzer flattened Bogomolov 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 in 1 hour, 43 minutes in the first reverse singles rubber to give the hosts an insurmountable 3-1 advantage at Wiener Neustadt's Arena Nova. Melzer piled up seven service breaks on Day 3, compared to only two for the Russian loser.
"I think it was one-way traffic," said Melzer, "which surprised me a little bit because I think he's a great player, but I just dominated him after the first three points when he hit three winners. It was close to the performances I had when I was top 10 and I'm really happy for the team that we made it."
Russia stayed alive on Saturday, pulling within 2-1 with a grueling five-set doubles victory by Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny against a quality Austrian duo of Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach.
In Friday's opening singles, Melzer beat Igor Kunitsyn in five sets and little-known Andreas Haider-Maurer really surprised Bogomolov in four. Bogomolov had played as an American on tour before switching his allegiance to his native Russia this year. Last year's most-improved ATP player was making his Davis Cup debut this week, and it turned out to be a forgettable one for the Florida resident.
Sunday's dead rubber saw Kunitsyn clip Haider-Maurer 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), as Austria, captained by Clemens Trimmel, settled for a 3-2 victory.
Austria is now 1-2 all-time against two-time champion Russia in Davis Cup play. Both Russian wins came when they were part of the former Soviet Union, in 1981 and 1984.
The Austrians, who have never captured the Davis Cup, will go on the road to meet reigning champion Spain in the quarterfinals in April.
<< Lescott helps City regain EPL lead
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joleon Lescott scored the lone goal in
the 63rd minute, Joe Hart capped his 11th shutout with a brilliant one-handed
save in stoppage time, and Manchester City defeated Aston Villa, 1-0, at Villa
Park on
<< Spain sweeps Kazakhstan, reaches Davis Cup quarters
Oviedo, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion Spain cruised into the
Davis Cup quarterfinals with a 5-0 drubbing of visiting Kazakhstan this week.
The best-of-five tie came to a close Sunday, with the Spaniards winning a pair
of d
<< Kerber upsets Bartoli in Paris, wins first WTA title
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - German Angelique Kerber captured her first-
ever WTA title by upsetting French crowd favorite Marion Bartoli in Sunday's
final at the Open GDF Suez tennis event.
The ninth-seeded Kerber toppled the secon
<< Rangers and Napoli agree to deal
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Texas Rangers and catcher/first baseman
Mike Napoli agreed to terms on a one-year contract on Sunday. Per club policy,
no terms of the deal were disclosed.
The 30-year-old set career highs last year
Celtics' Bass to miss time with knee injury >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Celtics forward Brandon Bass will miss at
least 10 days of action due to a knee injury.
Bass, who could miss up to two weeks, is averaging 11.6 points and 6.1
rebounds in 25 games (five starts) th
Hertha fires Skibbe after five matches >>
Berlin, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Skibbe's tenure as Hertha Berlin
coach is over after just five matches.
Hertha Berlin lost all five matches since Skibbe replaced Markus Babbel, and
now sits in 15th place and just two points
Star-spangled Sunday: Rangers stay hot, clip Capitals >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Prust's short-handed goal early in the
third period proved to be the difference, as the Eastern Conference-leading
New York Rangers took down the Washington Capitals, 3-2.
Fresh off a hat trick ag
Clark lifts No. 12 Georgetown over St. John's >>
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Clark struggled mightily from the
floor, but provided two key baskets late, lifting No. 12 Georgetown to a 71-61
wire-to-wire win against St. John's.
Clark netted 11 points on just 1-of-8 shootin
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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