Nadal, Federer ease into fourth round at Aussie Open

Tennis Betting Lines

01/20/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1s Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were both straight-set winners in third-round action Friday at the Australian Open.

Nadal, seeded second, cruised past Lukas Lacko of Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, while the third-seeded Federer was a 7-6 (8-6), 7-5, 6-3 over Ivo Karlovic of Croatia.

Nadal owns 10 career Grand Slam titles, six behind Federer.

Wwwplayblackjack Tennis Betting News

<< Red Wings edge Coyotes in shootout
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Todd Bertuzzi scored the game-winning goal in the third round of the shootout, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday. Bertuzzi picked up the puck at center

<< No. 24 Saint Mary's tops Pepperdine
Moraga, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rob Jones posted 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 24 Saint Mary's to a 61-47 win over Pepperdine. Matthew Dellavedova had 13 points and five assists while Stephen Holt contributed 12 points fo

<< Penn State edges No. 22 Illinois
University Park, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Frazier hit the game-winner with 8.3 seconds to play as Penn State upended No. 22 Illinois, 54-52. With time winding down, Frazier drained a pull-up jumper from the right for a 54-52 lead and Il

<< No. 3 Connecticut rolls past Cincinnati
Storrs, CT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiffany Hayes scored 17 and grabbed seven rebounds, as No. 3 Connecticut rolled past Cincinnati, 80-37, on Thursday. Stefanie Dolson added 14 points and eight boards for the Huskies (16-2, 5-1 Big East

<< Dalembert lifts Rockets over Hornets in OT
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Samuel Dalembert's put-back slam with 11 seconds left in overtime lifted the Rockets to a 90-88 victory over the Hornets on Thursday. Dalembert finished with 15 points and 17 rebounds despite tw

Stanford overpowers Washington State >>
Palo Alto, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nnemkadi Ogwumike posted 22 points and 10 rebounds and Chiney Ogwumike had 19 and 12, as No. 4 Stanford crushed Washington State 75-41. The Cardinal (16-1, 7-0 Pac-12) ran their school-record hom

Senators down Sharks for first time since 2003 >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Craig Anderson made 36 saves and Colin Greening scored twice, as the Senators earned their first win against the Sharks in over eight years with a 4-1 decision at HP Pavilion. Kyle Turris and Er

Wozniacki, Azarenka win in 3rd round in Australia >>
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded and World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and third-seeded Victoria Azarenka were both third-round winners Friday at the Australian Open. Denmark's Wozniacki had little trouble in her m

Cammalleri's SO tally lifts Flames past Kings >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michael Cammalleri scored the winner in the shootout to lift the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center. In the second round, Cammalleri deked back to the forehand and

Mavs escape Utah with win >>
Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shawn Marion scored 22 points to go along with seven rebounds and Rodrigue Beaubois scored a career-best 17 off the bench, as Dallas held off Utah, 94-91. Dirk Nowitzki added 12 points and Lam


Online Sportsbook Football Betting

Why Sports Betting is so much fun?

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:

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!

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your football betting needs.