Romero bogeys 18 to fall out of PGA lead

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08/08/2008 - Bloomfield Hills Township, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andres Romero bogeyed the 18th hole Friday morning to fall out of the first-round lead of the PGA Championship.

After a weather delay Thursday forced 18 players to return to the South Course at Oakland Hills, Romero dropped a shot at his final hole to fall out of a three-way tie when play was called Thursday night.

That left Robert Karlsson, who has a top-10 in all three majors in 2008, and India's Jeev Milkha Singh atop the leaderboard at two-under-par 68.

Romero fell into a tie for third with Sergio Garcia, Ken Duke, Billy Mayfair and Sean O'Hair at minus-one.

Phil Mickelson, the world No. 2 and 2005 PGA winner, shot an even-par 70 on Thursday. He is tied for eighth with two-time winner this year Anthony Kim, Brian Gay, 2007 U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera, Ryan Moore, Rod Pampling, Charlie Wi and Michael Allen.

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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 .

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