Keselowski wins at his home track for second straight year

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08/14/2010 - Brooklyn, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Michigan native and current points leader Brad Keselowski overcame two clutch problems on pit road to win the CARFAX 250 Nationwide Series race in front of his home crowd at Michigan International for the second year in a row.

Keselowski, whose hometown is roughly 90 miles away from the two-mile track in Rochester Hills, Michigan, dominated the race by starting on the pole and leading 89 of 125 laps. Keselowski, however, stalled while exiting his pit stall due to a clutch issue on two different stops.

He passed Carl Edwards and took the lead for good after a restart with nine laps remaining for his fourth victory of the season and the 10th of his Nationwide career. His lead increased to 347 points over Edwards, who finished second.

Kyle Busch took the third spot, while Justin Allgaier and Paul Menard rounded out the top-five.

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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.

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