Benzema dreams of playing at Real Madrid

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12/16/2008 - Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Lyon and France striker Karim Benzema has admitted that he dreams of playing for Real Madrid in the future.

The 20-year-old is one of the hottest properties in European football, having scored nearly 50 times in just over 100 appearances for his current club.

Benzema told Le Buteur: "My dream is to play for Real Madrid, it's an aim that bit by bit is growing closer.

"I like Real's white shirt, the stadium, the atmosphere which reigns around there.

"I told my mother that one day, I will play for Real and I want that to come true."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)

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Divided action means the sportsbook is guaranteed a profit on the game because of the fee charged to the bettor (called juice or vig – typically $11 bet to win $10).

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The opening line is the first line created by the oddsmakers, which is then sent out to sportsbooks. Of course there is an entire method to the madness on how the opening line is created. Seba explained that it all starts with each oddsmaker creating a line on each game based upon their own personal approach. This usually includes having up-to-date power ratings on each team.

Power ratings are the oddsmaker’s value of each team and are used as a guide to calculate a "preliminary" pointspread on an upcoming game. The power ratings are adjusted after each game a team plays. Examples of non-game factors that would require an adjustment to a team's power rating are key player injuries and player trades.

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