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10/29/2007 - Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kellen Clemens will start under center next Sunday for the New York Jets when they host the Washington Redskins, coach Eric Mangini said on Monday.
Mangini made the announcement less than 24 hours after the Jets totaled just three points and 254 yards of offense in a 13-3 loss against Buffalo at the Meadowlands.
Clemens will replace Chad Pennington, who has been the Jets' starter -- when not injured -- since taking over for Vinny Testaverde in Week 4 of 2002 against Jacksonville.
"I talked to Chad, I talked to Kellen and I talked to the team," Mangini said. "And moving into Sunday, Kellen will be the starting quarterback."
This will be Clemens' second start this season, as he was also at the helm in Week 2's 20-13 loss against the Ravens in Baltimore when Pennington was hurt. In that game, Clemens had an early interception, but finished strong as he completed 19-of-37 passes for 260 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Clemens entered Sunday's game against the Bills in the fourth quarter and during the last drive moved the ball to midfield, but on 2nd-and-10, he overthrew Brad Smith and Terrence McGee picked off the ball to seal Buffalo's win.
Pennington helped guide the Jets to 10 wins and a wild-card playoff berth last season, but the Jets have struggled to a 1-7 mark in their first eight games this season. In their last two home games against Philadelphia and Buffalo, the team has failed to register an offensive touchdown.
On the season, Pennington is 128-for-190 with 1,317 yards, nine touchdowns and seven interceptions.
"I made this decision not based on singling out Chad for where we are but based on the fact that I think Kellen has earned this opportunity," Mangini said. "In no way is Chad totally responsible, we all are. There are plenty of things each person can improve."
This is the first time in Pennington's career that he's lost the starter's job due to a coach's decision and not due to injury.
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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.
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:
There was also the possibility that the final score could land exactly on the spread number (for example, the Pats winning 28-21 when -7), which is called a “push” or “no action” and a refund is then issued to bettors of both teams.
The same game with the same point spread can be considered from the weaker team’s perspective: The Underdog (Philly in the case of our example) is not expected to win the game and online football betting thus receives or “gets” points given by the stronger team. When a game is stated from the underdog’s perspective the team is listed with a plus sign and the number of points they are underdogs by:
Philadelphia Eagles +7 vs. New England Patriots
Keep in mind that Philadelphia +7 and New England -7 is the same point spread on the same game, simply stated differently. The first is from the underdog’s perspective; the later is from the favorite’s.
Not a must, but for some a mathematical approach is insightful. You can determine the ATS winner by either:
Let’s look at the actual result of Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24 Philadelphia 21
The favorite, New England, won the game but not by more than the point spread they were favored by (7), so the ATS result was a LOSS for Pats bettors.
Looking at it from the underdog’s perspective, Philly did not win the game, but they lost by less than the point spread (7), so the ATS result was a WIN for Eagle bettors.
Mathematically considered, 24 for the favorite Pats minus 7 equals 17, which is less than the 20 the Eagles scored, so the underdog Eagles win the ATS result (or you could figure 20 plus 7 equals 27 for the Eagles, which is more than 24 for the Pats).
Emily’s boyfriend understood the point spread and wagered $100 on the Eagles at +7. The Eagles may not have gotten a Super Bowl ring, but since they won the ATS result Emily’s boyfriend cashed his bet – giving him money to take her out to a nice dinner.
And now hopefully you understand how to read point spreads, putting you one step closer to joining the fun of sports betting.
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