[Husker] Odd Odds

[Tony Lambert]

I believe that if there is no line no bets are taken.

Tony Lambert

Mark Landin wrote:
> 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
>>> dkarre at comcast.net
>>>
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