Edwards rallies for Nationwide win at Charlotte

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10/14/2011 - Concord, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carl Edwards bounced back from an early-race encounter with the wall and then passed Kyle Busch for the lead after a restart with five laps remaining to win Friday night's Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Edwards hit the wall in turn four on lap 32, sustaining slight damage to the ride side of his car. After pitting for repairs during a caution several laps later, he fell to 27th in the field. Edwards patiently worked his way to the front before his winning pass on Busch. He led just the final five laps.

It was Edwards' eighth win of the season, which placed him in a tie with Busch for most Nationwide wins this year. Edwards also claimed his 37th career victory, moving him into a tie with Kevin Harvick for third most wins all-time in the series.

Busch finished second, while Trevor Bayne's third-place run tied his career- best in the series.

Elliott Sadler's fourth-place finish allowed him to collect the $100,000 "Dash 4 Cash" bonus award. He also shaved five points off of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s lead. Stenhouse finished ninth.

With three races remaining, Stenhouse holds a 15-point advantage over Sadler. The series will take the next two weeks off before resuming its schedule on November 5 at Texas.

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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.

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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