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07/10/2010 - Joliet, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Elliott Sadler said he does not plan to return to Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season.
Sadler spoke with the media on Friday at Chicagoland Speedway. The 35-year-old driver said that he doesn't fit in the racing organization's future plans.
"At this moment, I do not expect at all to be back with this organization," he said. "I'm okay with that, because I'm a huge fan of Richard Petty's. He deserves to be a part of this sport for a long time. He brings a lot to this sport as far as the fans are concerned."
Sadler did not indicate what his plans are for the future, but said he recently has spoken with some teams.
"I feel really good in the area my career is going next year," he said. "I've had a lot of good talks with a couple of different car owners during the last two months. We'll see where it takes us. I should know something here in the next month or month and a half on what my future will be for next year."
Prior to the start of the 2009 season, Sadler signed a contract extension with RPM to remain as driver of the No.19 car through the remainder of this year.
He has three career Cup victories, but has not won since September 2004 when he drove for Robert Yates Racing. He has finished no better than 22nd in points since 2005.
Currently 28th in the standings, Sadler's best finish after 18 races this season is 17th, which came last month at Sonoma, CA. He will start 16th in Saturday's 400 mile race at Chicagoland.
Earlier this week, RPM named Todd Parrott as the new crew chief for Sadler's team. Parrott previously served as his crew chief at Yates from 2003-05. He led Sadler to a ninth-place finish in the inaugural championship Chase in '04.
<< Rockies hoping to gain further ground on sliding Padres
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With their lead atop the National League's West Division
beginning to shrink, the San Diego Padres will be attempting to fend off the
hard-charging Colorado Rockies in tonight's middle test of a critical three-
game series be
<< Serbia wins doubles to go up on Croatia in Davis Cup
Split, Croatia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic took
an easy doubles win Saturday to give Serbia an advantage over Croatia in the
best-of-five Davis Cup quarterfinal between the rival nations.
Tipsarevic and Zimo
<< Angels aim to further bury struggling A's
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are
set to play the second contest of a three-game weekend series from the
Coliseum this evening.
Pitcher Scott Kazmir has fallen far short of expectations for the An
<< Marlins continue road trip with another test in Arizona
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former first-round draft pick Ian Kennedy tries again to
snap a nearly two-month free-fall when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the
Florida Marlins tonight in the third game of their four-game series at Chase
Field.
The tea
France clinches upset of Spain at Davis Cup >>
Clermont-Ferrand, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - France rode the doubles team of
Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra to victory Saturday as it clinched the win
over reigning two-time champion Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.
Benneteau an
Edoardo Molinari in front at Scottish Open >>
Glasgow, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edoardo Molinari fired an eight-under 63
on Saturday to move atop the leaderboard after the third round of the Scottish
Open.
Molinari finished 54 holes at 15-under 198 and is one stroke clear of first
West Ham lands Mexican winger Barrera >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - West Ham is set to sign Mexico
international Pablo Barrera, according to his current club, UNAM Pumas.
The 23-year-old winger made three appearances as El Tri reached the last 16 in
South Afric
Taylor signs City extension >>
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor has signed a
two-year contract extension with Manchester City.
The 29-year-old arrived at Eastlands on a free transfer last summer to provide
depth behind regular number one S
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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