Fwd: [Husker] Point spreads

[NUStLNorris at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/7/2006 2:54:53 PM Central Standard Time,  
nolan at romaine.tssi.com writes:

It isn't  the people making the projections who are putting their money
behind them,  it is the people betting on those projections.

Point spreads are  designed to even out the money on both sides of the game,
so that the  sports book, the people setting the point spreads, has a 
guaranteed  profit.  

Thus point spreads represent not the likely point  difference of the game 
but what point difference people are willing to put  money on.

Husker fans have been grumbling for years that Nebraska  seldom covers the
spread.  I wonder if Bapi knows of any research on  the actual margin vs 
the point spread in either football or  basketball?



I guess my original point was that point spreads established a month prior  
to the game taking place, no matter who's establishing them ... are  
meaningless.  
 
Dave Norris