Shaughnessy captures inaugural Barcelona title

Tennis Betting Lines

06/17/2007 - Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sixth-seeded American Meghann Shaughnessy captured the inaugural $145,000 Barcelona KIA tennis event after defeating Romanian Edina Gallovits in Saturday's final.

The 28-year-old Shaughnessy breezed past the unseeded Gallovits 6-3, 6-2 in their first-ever meeting on the court.

The veteran Shaughnessy now owns six career titles and this is her first since last year, when she corralled a pair of wins on the circuit.

"Every title I've won is so different; the first one was special, but this was a really nice one to win too," Shaughnessy said. "I always just play one match at a time because the competition is so tough these days it doesn't matter what you did yesterday or last week. Even though I only lost one set this week, every one was very close, and I'm just really happy. I feel more confident about my game."

Shaughnessy got past eighth-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta at this clay- court event on Friday to advance to Saturday's final, while the 22-year-old Gallovits secured her first-ever berth in a title match by dousing seventh- seeded Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano on Day 5.

Shaughnessy collected $21,140 for her victory while Gallovits earned $11,395.

"I just came here trying to work on my game for Wimbledon so it turned out to be a great week," Gallovits said. "I didn't focus on winning. I just tried to work on things and they all went well. It's like I woke up one day and I was in the final!"

Wnorthernlight Tennis Betting News

<< Angels' Anderson and Kotchman leave game
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Angels left fielder Garret Anderson and first baseman Casey Kotchman both left Saturday's game versus the Dodgers early with injuries. Anderson left the game in the second inning for a pinch-hitter

<< Baddeley leads Woods at U.S. Open
Oakmont, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Baddeley will carry a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods into the final round of the U.S. Open after shooting an even-par 70 Saturday at a tamer Oakmont. Baddeley, an Australian transplant living in Ari

<< Angels blank Dodgers; Kotchman, Anderson hurt
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeff Weaver tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings to win his fifth consecutive decision as the Angels blanked the Dodgers, 3-0, in the latest edition of the Freeway Series. Orlando Cabrera had tw

<< Report: Bryant meets with Buss, still wants to be traded
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kobe Bryant reportedly met with Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss in Barcelona, Spain on Friday and reiterated his demand to be traded. The Los Angeles Times cited unnamed sources, who said th

<< Flashy Bull grabs Stephen Foster Handicap
Louisville, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Flashy Bull, ridden by Robby Albarado, held off trainer Todd Pletcher's Magna Graduate down the stretch to capture Saturday's $829,500 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs. This was the fourth

Zambrano loses no-hitter, game to Padres; Lee and Young brawl >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Russell Branyan hit a home run in the ninth inning as the San Diego Padres broke up Carlos Zambrano's no-hit bid with one out in the eighth inning and held on to defeat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 at Wrigley

Buehrle dominates as White Sox top Pirates >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Buehrle hurled eight innings of one-run ball to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1, at PNC Park. Buehrle (4-3) scattered nine hits, walked a batter and struck out four to ear

Phillies hold off Tigers >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie Moyer pitched seven strong innings, as the Philadelphia Phillies held off a ninth-inning rally and topped the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, in the second of a three-game set. Moyer held the powerful Ti

Columbus rallies to tie New England >>
Foxborough, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alejandro Moreno scored on a diving header in the 85th minute as Columbus rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 3-3 draw with New England on Saturday. Moreno's spectacular effort was off a cross from Gu

Griffey, Ross each go deep twice as Reds rip Rangers >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ken Griffey Jr. and David Ross each belted two homers, overshadowing Sammy Sosa's quest to 600, as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Texas Rangers, 8-4, at Great American Ballpark. Griffey hit a solo homer


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.