Originally Posted by
KVB
...I began this weekend in this thread by laughing to myself on what a pass this final game should be. Coming off of last weekend, that certainly was the feel. Further, I have mentioned that my predictions against the moneylines and spreads this weekend would likely fail while the Totals should do better.
In fact, that’s what seems to have happened. My predictions this week are 1-1 against moneylines, 1-2 against pointspreads, and 2-1 against the Totals. In this final game my predictions are in line with the offered Total and favor Montreal to both win and cover the spread.
Since the beginning of the weekend I have seen evidence to change my tune. I have identified certain bookmaking techniques that indicate that indeed my forecast may prevail in this game.
There is some alignment among forecasts that would suggest the underdog to a contrarian bettor. Further, certain unnamed metrics bring pressure to Saskatchewan; probably part of the reason the line has dropped a point. By the way the money seems to have been placed and the on field results it can be difficult to tell whether the market is preparing for the playoffs or just looking to settle itself for the final game...