[Husker] Odd Odds

[David Strong]

Right now, the only games I see that are closed are the Nebraska - Iowa State game and the North Texas - Troy game.  Spreads are up but I think the over/unders are not up yet.
 
Dave

--- On Mon, 10/19/09, Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Husker] Odd Odds
To: "Scott R Lawson" <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>, "jon johnston" <jon.johnston at gmail.com>, "David Strong" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>, "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 12:26 PM


People sometimes think vegas odds are an indication of what the
bookies think about the probable outcome of a game. Untrue. Bookies
profit when the $ amounts bet on each side are equal, because
otherwise the bookies have to payoff the difference out of their own
pockets. Spreads are there to encourage equal betting on both sides of
a non-equal contest. If anything its a measure of the BETTORS' opinion
on the game, and even a single large wager can cause the line to
change even though nothing directly related to the teams has changed.
What I don't know is the meaning of 'no line'. Does this mean wagers
are not accepted at all?

On 10/19/09, Scott R Lawson <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu> wrote:
> Jon I'm not sure, honestly I don't follow betting 'logic' either but I
> do like to look at the spread to get an idea of what to expect on
> Saturdays. Usually the spreads are not too far off. If Iowa State were a
> 3 point favorite in this game then I would spend the rest of the week
> worrying, but I figured Nebraska would be a couple touchdown favorite or
> so. Of course, it doesn't always work out the way the oddsmakers say it
> will (see last week).
>
> Scott in NY
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon johnston [mailto:jon.johnston at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:22 AM
> To: David Strong
> Cc: Dick Karre; Scott R Lawson; Husker List
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Odd Odds
>
> Why would they put a line on this game?
>
> I know next to nothing about betting..... but I don't see how you can
> actually put a line on this game after Pelini's comments about shaking
> up the starters.
>
> Jon Johnston
> http://www.cornnation.com
> http://www.twitter.com/cornnation
> On Oct 19, 2009, at 10:05 AM, David Strong wrote:
>
>>
>> I checked with the service I am familiar with and they have it off
>> the board as well.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> --- On Mon, 10/19/09, Scott R Lawson <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Scott R Lawson <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>
>> Subject: RE: [Husker] Odd Odds
>> To: "Dick Karre" <dkarre at comcast.net>
>> Cc: "Husker List" <husker at tssi.com>
>> Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 10:53 AM
>>
>>
>> Thanks Dick, I figured it would be around 15 or 20 (although perhaps
>> it
>> should be much less!)
>>
>> Scott in NY
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Dick Karre
>> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:50 AM
>> Cc: Husker List
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] Odd Odds
>>
>> Scott R Lawson wrote:
>>> I'm not sure how to interpret this, but when I checked to see the
>> point
>>> spread for Iowa State this morning all the 'oddsmakers' had "OFF" as
>> the
>>> line for this game, so I wonder if the QB uncertainty is the reason
>> for
>>> this...I realize it's only Monday, but most if not all of the other
>>> matchups had point spreads and totals.
>>
>> The Tucson paper has NU an 18-point favorite. Don't know where they
>> get
>> their spreads.
>>
>> --
>> Dick Karre
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