SPORTSBOOK REVIEW NEWSWIRES
SBRforum's Peter Loshak reports how the sportsbook fared in week 5
10/12/2009 6:34:27 PM
SBRforum and SBR.TV contributor Peter Loshak shares his insight on how the sportsbooks fared in Week 5.
It was an interesting week for the house, as they did well on some games, got killed on others, and narrowly avoided getting killed on teasers. I spoke with the head linesman at BookMaker, who got into some specifics with me.
The worst game on the card for the house was in the NFL, Atlanta/SF. Big sharp action and the public were all on Atlanta, as was yours truly as well. And as many people have already guessed, the 10-point win by Florida in Florida/LSU was a colossal disaster for the books, with the big back-and-forth live movements leaving the house wide open for a middle, which was exactly what wound up happening.
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