The spread, also referred to as the line, is used to even the odds between two unevenly matched teams. Bookmakers set a spread with the hopes of getting equal action on both sides of a game. For example, the Colts are a -3 point favorite against the Texans. The -3 points is the spread.
Since then, the Colts and Texans have often squared off for the top spot in their division. The Colts lead the overall series, 32–10–1. The two teams have met once in the postseason, with the Colts winning 21–7 in the 2018 Wild Card round. ... Colts–Texans rivalry.
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A spread of +1.5 or -1.5 basically indicates both teams are pretty much evenly matched—essentially, a +1.5 underdog has just about as good of a chance to win as a -1.5 favorite (at least in the eyes of oddsmakers). Again, though, this only applies to football and basketball spread betting.
The Indianapolis Colts were officially eliminated from the playoffs on Thursday night after the Jacksonville Jaguars dominated the New York Jets 19-3. There weren't many Colts fans who had hope of their 4-9-1 team making the playoffs, but for the second year in a row, it was the Jaguars who closed the door.
the Patriots Following New England's 26-3 win in 2022 the Patriots lead overall series with 53 wins (thirteen after 2001, four in the playoffs) versus thirty wins (six after 2001, one playoff) for the Colts, and the Patriots hold a lead in points scored, 2,082 to 1,567 for the Colts.
The biggest rival of the Indianapolis Colts is also their most common opponent over the years: the New England Patriots. Although they are no longer in the same division, the two teams have 78 regular-season meetings and five postseason meetings, for a total of 83 games in their series history.
The negative value -9 indicates the Giants are favored by 9 points. The positive value (+9) indicates the Jets are underdogs of 9 points. To place a bet on the favored Giants means they must win by at least 10 points to cover the spread. The underdog Jets can lose by eight points and still cover the spread.
No rivalry has the history or amount of games played as the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers rivalry. They've met 184 times since their first game in 1921, with Chicago holding a six-game lead in the series with a record of 92-86-6. These two teams are also two of the most successful franchises in NFL history.
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In baseball, usually, even the best teams will lose at least 50 games and the worst teams will win at least 50 games. In some instances, you'll see the run line set at 2.5 runs. This usually happens when one of the league's elite teams faces off against a poor team and the pitching matchup is extremely one-sided.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Las Vegas Raiders The Chiefs–Raiders rivalry is considered as one of the NFL's most bitter. Since the AFL was established in 1960, the Chiefs and Raiders have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFL–NFL merger, the AFC West.
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The line would be set on the favorites at -1.5, which essentially means the team must win by 2 or more runs, or “cover” the 1.5 run line. Within the same game the underdogs would be listed at +1.5, which means that the underdog team must either lose the game by 1 run or less, or win the game outright.
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Sit-ups | 50 | 80-100 |
Pull-ups | 10 | 15-20 |
1.5-mile timed run | 10:30 | 9-10 minutes |
For example: Green Bay –6.5 means that Green Bay is the favorite and must win by at least 7 points. Chicago +6.5 means that Chicago is the underdog and has been “spotted” or “given” 6.5 points; if Chicago loses by 6 or fewer points, it is a winning bet (if Chicago pulls an outright upset, it is also a winning bet).
Cincinnati was a 4 point underdog. This appeared as Bengals +4. That means the Bengals would have needed to win the game outright or not lose the contest by 5 points or more. The final score was Rams 23, Bengals 20, so bettors who bet Bengals +4 would have won their bets considering Cincinnati only lost by 3 points.
A point spread is a bet on the margin of victory in a game. The stronger team or player will be favored by a certain number of points, depending on the perceived gap in ability between the two teams. A minus sign (-) means that team is the favorite. A plus sign (+) means that team is the underdog.
Out of all 32 teams, the Las Vegas Raiders are the most negatively-viewed NFL team online, with 14.2% posts mentioning them coming in as negative. In second place with nearly 50% less negative sentiment are the Chicago Bears; the Denver Broncos are not far behind, with 7.96% of all posts about them negative.
He ran 5:55. So here it is: if my friend, a 300 pound buffoon who never played outside of garbage time could go out and run 5:55, then LeBron James could absolutely run 4:40. Because LeBron James is AT LEAST a minute and twenty seconds better than my friend at running the mile.
This means that the underdog must win outright or lose by exactly one point to cover the spread. Alternatively, a +1.5 spread means that the favorite must win by two points, runs, etc. or more. The +1.5 is the standard “run line” in MLB betting. Many baseball games are decided by fewer than two runs.
A spread of +3.5 means a team must win outright or lose by fewer than four points to cover the spread. A +3.5 spread is particularly enticing in football because, as noted earlier, 3-point victory margins are extremely common. An example of a +3.5 spread: New England Patriots +3.5. Miami Dolphins -3.5.
This means that the underdog must win outright or lose by exactly one point to cover the spread. Alternatively, a +1.5 spread means that the favorite must win by two points, runs, etc. or more. The +1.5 is the standard “run line” in MLB betting. Many baseball games are decided by fewer than two runs.
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Not all career SEALs remain in sufficiently good health to be able to put in their 20 years and get a generous military service retirement. To put SEALs' pay rates in a different perspective: the highest paid SEAL in the service makes around $230,000 a year after a minimum of 20 years of service.