To: TeleStraightShooter
I don't understand why The Pats keep getting this ridiculous odds.
How many times have they actually covered these absurd spreads since week 10 or 11?
To: Reaganite1984
It’s because everyone wants to bet on the Pats. The bookies even it out by giving points to the opposition.
1,479 posted on
01/21/2008 12:54:13 AM PST by
9YearLurker
(Fred just keeps looking better and better)
To: Reaganite1984
I don't understand why The Pats keep getting this ridiculous odds. How many times have they actually covered these absurd spreads since week 10 or 11? The line reflects the boneheadedness of the average gambler, which is compounded in the Super Bowl by the boneheadness of the once-a-year gambler.
The Patriots are so hyped in the media (with cause) that people believe they will win the game by about 80 points.
The final score will be within 10 points.
1,492 posted on
01/21/2008 9:45:52 AM PST by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Reaganite1984
I don't understand why The Pats keep getting this ridiculous odds. How many times have they actually covered these absurd spreads since week 10 or 11?
Only 2 times in the last 6 weeks.
The ridiculous odds are based on where the money flows, which is based on public perception.
Public perception is misaligned with reality.
1,494 posted on
01/21/2008 9:54:53 AM PST by
TeleStraightShooter
(The Right To Take Life is NOT a Constitutional "Liberty" protected by the 14th Amendment)
To: Reaganite1984
I don't understand why The Pats keep getting this ridiculous odds. Because that's what it takes to get a balanced number of bets against the Patriots. It is all perception.
1,511 posted on
01/21/2008 12:40:03 PM PST by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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