1. 01-20-15 06:45 PM #1
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    Las vegas messed up big time on the super bowl!!read this $$

    GOOD READ

    http://www.businessinsider.com/las-v...-spread-2015-1

    With 12 days to go before the Super Bowl, there is no favorite to win the big game. But it didn't start out that way, and that could spell disaster for Las Vegas sportsbooks.
    Shortly after the New England Patriots completed their destruction of the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game, the 2015 Super Bowl opened with the Seattle Seahawks as 2.5- or 3-point favorites, depending on where you looked.
    However, in the first 24 hours of betting, the line fell all the way to a pick 'em (no favorite), a surprisingly big move for a point spread and a rare miss by Las Vegas.
    Bill Simmons of ESPN discussed the point spread on his podcast, saying that "Vegas really screwed up with that line" and that it is rare for them to miss by that many points.
    Keep in mind, point spreads are not designed to predict the winner. Rather, the purpose of a point spread is to find a number where equal amounts of money are being bet on both sides. When this happens, Vegas wins, as losing bets typically have to pay an extra 10% (i.e., a person placing a $100 bet is actually betting $110 to win $100).
    In the case of the Super Bowl, that didn't happen. About 80% of the bets on the big game in the first 24 hours were on the Patriots, according to PreGame.com.
    What is even more intriguing about this big swing is that the early betting action is typically done by the more seasoned and often professional gamblers making big bets (aka "sharps"), while Joe Public typically waits until a day or two before the game or even until game day.
    This means that the usually smarter gamblers felt the opening line with the Seahawks favored was a terrible line and immediately put a ton of money on the Patriots, including at least one "six-figure" bet at the MGM Casino, according to ESPN.com.
    So when the Super Bowl kicks off there will likely be a lot more money riding on New England — which means if the Pats win, Vegas is going to lose big time.


    Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/las-v...#ixzz3PPbTni40
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  2. 01-20-15 06:51 PM #2
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    does that mean the ref's get paid off to call in seattles favor?
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  3. 01-20-15 07:01 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by jihadvillager View Post
    does that mean the ref's get paid off to call in seattles favor?
    i sure hope so.
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  4. 01-20-15 07:07 PM #4
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    Since sportsbooks wins most of the time against bettors on the super bowl every year.
    Seahawks are the bet if you believe the sportsbooks wins again as usual.
    Patriots are the bet if you believe the sportsbooks will have a bad year which rarely happens.
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  5. 01-20-15 07:13 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by GunShard View Post
    Since sportsbooks wins most of the time against bettors on the super bowl every year.
    Seahawks are the bet if you believe the sportsbooks wins again as usual.
    Patriots are the bet if you believe the sportsbooks will have a bad year which rarely happens.
    sounds like a classic case of the books tipping their hand and the public took the bait...
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  6. 01-20-15 10:49 PM #6
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    This makes it very interesting , I got the patriots to beat seatle in a prop at +312 before the games last weekend . But the books always win , ALWAYS. I was thinking about laying more money on patriots (which in the end I will anyways but only because this team was the most profitable for me this year) . So I will look at this as bonus money. Just remmber the books always win which sucks but I hope the refs don't penetrate up the game
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  7. 01-20-15 10:52 PM #7
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    The first set of bets on any football card are at low limits. The limit bets come later, after ironing out.

    So no, "Vegas" won't lose.
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  8. 01-20-15 11:23 PM #8
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    Seahawks for sho... Gotta ride with Vegas lol
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  9. 01-21-15 12:05 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    sounds like a classic case of the books tipping their hand and the public took the bait...
    could you be any more retarded? every sharp that hit pats early will come back on sea after the line is drove to pats being favs. in the end the money will be spit and books will win either way. this a classic case of you talking out your ass, nothing more.. clown
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  10. 01-21-15 03:18 AM #10
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    Wait, this just in....NEW ENGLAND CHEATS SO THEY WILL LOSE> EVERYONE, PLEASE BET THE SEAHAWKS!!!
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  11. 01-21-15 03:20 AM #11
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    Cliffs please?
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  12. 01-21-15 04:49 AM #12
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    Pats will win guaranteed
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  13. 01-21-15 06:25 AM #13
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    Can see a lot of late $$ coming in on Seattle here.
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  14. 01-21-15 09:10 AM #14
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    Funny a Seahags fan calling someone a cheater. Don't get me wrong I'm one of the smart ones that realizes every team is shady and dabbles in cheating. But how many times have we seen Hags players in news for performance enhancers last few years??
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  15. 01-21-15 10:59 AM #15
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    It means Vegas followed PInnacle. Pinnacle either made a massive mistake or they wanted to take a position on Seattle.....
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  16. 01-21-15 12:36 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by R.P. McMurphy View Post
    Funny a Seahags fan calling someone a cheater. Don't get me wrong I'm one of the smart ones that realizes every team is shady and dabbles in cheating. But how many times have we seen Hags players in news for performance enhancers last few years??
    you mean adderall? not really that much of a booster, plus every1 in the league takes things that help them do better, it's funny this is the only thing people keep hating on the seahawks, considering how minor it is.
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    Yeah it's not and I have zero problem with any of it. Deflating balls pretty minor offense as well unless you have some inside info on a ball at certain p.s.i effects Lucks throwing. Whole thing is absurd yet I guess it's Patriots haters acting like they stole Colts game plan. Not a fan of either squad just one of the few around here it seems talking any sense and being unbiased on the issue.
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  18. 01-22-15 12:57 AM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by bob6199 View Post
    you mean adderall? not really that much of a booster, plus every1 in the league takes things that help them do better, it's funny this is the only thing people keep hating on the seahawks, considering how minor it is.
    Its shocking how little information (and then ability to process that info) some people have. The only seahawk caught for a ped has been bruce irvin and then 2 were caught with Adderal and one of them was Brandon Browner Now a Pat. The other guy isnt a seahawk anymore either. penetrating goof
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    Hawks
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