How Does Covering The Spread Work
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Three smartphones appear on screen.
Our smart phones: we use them to keep in touch…to play…and to work.
Text message bubbles appear in the first screen, game icons in the second and a video chat symbol in the third.
- Using the app is one more thing we can all do to help limit the spread of COVID-19, in addition to washing our hands, keeping 2 metres apart, and wearing a non-medical mask or face covering when it’s difficult to maintain physical distancing. Two hands are being washed.
- Conversely, New York is a 4.5-point underdog, which means to win the bet the Giants would need to win outright or not lose the game by more than four points. If the Cowboys win 20-17, they win by three points and do NOT cover the 4.5 points, but the Giants have.
- A vertical spread is an options strategy constructed by simultaneously buying an option and selling an option of the same type and expiration date, but different strike prices.A call vertical spread consists of buying and selling call options at different strike prices in the same expiration, while a put vertical spread consists of buying and selling put options at different strike prices in.
- Cloth face coverings may slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. I was confirmed to have COVID-19 or had symptoms of COVID-19 and am better now.
Now, your smart phone can help you limit the spread of COVID-19.
A hand holding another smartphone appears. The icon of the COVID Alert app is visible on the smartphone’s screen. The icon is represented by a white maple leaf inside a red octagon surrounded by small grey triangles.
Someone can have COVID-19 and not know it. They can spread the disease before they have any symptoms.
We see a woman in a park setting holding a phone. She has virus icons floating beside her head indicating an infection.
The Government of Canada has developed an app that will let you know if you may have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
A second person holding a smartphone appears on screen, next to the woman. Both phones indicate a connection has been made between them.
The COVID Alert app creates a random code, so that no one will know your name, or your location.
The app uses Bluetooth to exchange random codes with nearby phones. The code is a randomly generated string of digits and letters that changes every 5 minutes, so it cannot be used to identify you.
The two smartphones take prominence on screen while Bluetooth icons flash above them. A random code made of several numbers and letters appears from one phone and is transferred to the other.
The app does not have access to your name or address, or your phone’s contacts, your location, or your health information.
The words “Name”, “Address”, “Contacts”, “Location” and “Health Information” appears on screen and are then crossed out by a large red X.
If someone you‘ve encountered later tests positive for COVID-19 and uploads to the app a one-time key they received from their healthcare authority, you‘ll be notified that you may have been exposed.
The smartphone’s screen changes to reveal a screen shot of the COVID Alert app. A purple octagon with a hand indicating a stop signal is visible along with the sentence “You’ve been exposed in the last 14 days”. A hand pushes a button that reads “Find out what to do next”.
If you test positive for COVID-19, you can upload your one-time key from your healthcare authority. The app will then notify the people you‘ve encountered, without revealing your identity.
The screen changes to another that reads “Let people know they may have been exposed”. Next, a finger enters a random number in a designated field.
You can then take steps to limit the spread of the disease. If you know you’ve been exposed, you should contact your local public health authority and follow their instructions.
After seeing the woman again, her smartphone screen reads “Together, let’s stop the spread of COVID-19”.
Using the app is one more thing we can all do to help limit the spread of COVID-19, in addition to washing our hands, keeping 2 metres apart, and wearing a non-medical mask or face covering when it’s difficult to maintain physical distancing.
Two hands are being washed. A 2-metre distance indicator appears above the two people, and a mask appears on their faces.
You can do your part by downloading the app today, and helping others use it too.
The more people who use the app, the better we can contain COVID-19.
A group of smartphones with the app installed are gathered together to reveal the COVID Alert app icon.
Help protect yourself and your community.
Download the COVID Alert app to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
Go to the App Store or Google Play.
Text on screen: iOS and Android
Find out more at Canada.ca/coronavirus
URL appearing on screen: Canada.ca/coronavirus
A message from the Government of Canada.
- COVID Alert: Canada's COVID-19 exposure notification app (infographic)
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I have to admit, I’m one of those sports fans who if I don’t know what something means, I have no shame in asking. Except when it comes to things that I should technically “already know”.
That is the problem that I continuously run into the problem of when I hear the terms “cover the spread” or “I’ll take the points”. I do what a lot of girls do, shake my head and smile to give off the perception that “yeah she knows what she’s talking about”.
Covering The Spread Betting
Many girls feel somewhat afraid to ask questions when it comes to sports.
Usually they are laughed at for not knowing things that seem very simple to the avid sports fan. Avid fans seem to forget that you could spend dozens of years learning about so many rules, stats and the history of each sport and still not know everything.
But that’s also what makes sports so much fun to watch and learn.
I decided instead of asking someone what “covering the spread” means, I would just take the simple route: When it doubt, Google it. And I’m pretty sure, the search engine won’t be laughing at me!
Read on to find out what a point spread, covering the spread, against the spread and over/under mean….
The “spread” is the difference in points scored by opposing teams in an athletic competition. The spread is also known as “the line” or “morning line”. This provides the basis for wagering : points may be “given” or “taken” to equalize a bet, or bets may be made that the difference will be larger or smaller than the estimate.
In simpler terms its when one team is the favorite over the other… so the spread is how many points the favorite has to beat the underdog by.
The spread is the difference in points between the two teams when the game is over. It’s what oddsmakers come up with to determine the winner and margin of victory of a game.
For example: the Lakers are the favorite over the Spurs by 5 points. So the Lakers must beat the Spurs by 5 points to cover the spread. This is how it will be written out in a Sportsbook
Lakers -5
Spurs +5
If one team is minus, then the other team is plus of the same number, so really you only need to see one of the numbers, to know the other.
How Does Covering The Spread Worker
If the line on the Lakers was -5.5 instead of -5, you would have to bet 6 (and have the Lakers win by that much) in order to collect on a bet. If you bet just the -5 then some betting sites would at least give you your money back or a credit towards future use.
A bet where you try to determine which team will cover the spread; not necessarily which team will win. It’s also known as ATS.
How Does Covering The Spread Works
Over/Under means the odds-makers picked the most likely total combined score of both teams. For example in an NFL game with the Jaguars vs Dallas the over/under is 37. You can either bet on either “over” or “under”. Over, is if the two scores added up at the end, total to over 37. Under is if when you add them together, they’re less than 37. If the total is 37, it’s a tie, or “push” again.
If your anything like me and math is not your strongest suit, you will have to read that a couple dozen times to fully understand it. It took a while to find a clear answer on these questions but saved a lot of time from pretending to understand and trying not to look confused if someone were to explain this to me in person.