Burke, Fielding and Brennan honored by harness writers

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12/21/2011 - Harrisburg, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trainer Ron Burke, owner John Fielding and driver George Brennan have been recognized by the U.S. Harness Writers Association (USHWA) as 2011 champion trainer, owner and driver, respectively. The trio will be honored at the Dan Patch Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 12 in Orlando.

Burke has earned $18,445,083 this year with 790 wins from 3,756 starts. Foiled Again earned more than $1.4 million this year under Burke's watch while winning half of his 28 starts.

Fielding sent out Breeders Crown winners Cedar Dove in the three-year-old filly trot and Uncle Peter in the two-year-old colt trot. His three-year-old filly pacer See You At Peelers won nine of 12 starts in 2011 for $916,611.

Brennan was voted Driver of the Year by the USHWA for the second straight year. He is the first driver to garner the award alone in consecutive seasons.

Based primarily at Yonkers Raceway, Brennan drove Broad Bahn to victory in the Hambletonian and Bold And Fresh in the Hambletonian Oaks. He has won 754 races in 2,725 starts for better than $14.5 million.

Dan Noble is the 2011 recipient of the Rising Star Award. Noble has banked $2.3 million from 2,711 for a leading 755 victories.

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MySportsbook.com Week 1 odds:

Saints +6 @ Colts -6

Falcons @ Vikings (pick ‘em)

Panthers @ Rams (pick ‘em)

Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5

Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3

Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5

Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6

Bears +6 @ Chargers -6

Lions +3 @ Raiders -3

Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5

Giants +4 @ Cowboys -4

Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3

Cardinals +3 @ 49ers -3

 Super Bowl line (2008)

NFC +6.5 vs. AFC -6.5

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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:

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