Originally Posted by
dwluv3333
Just saw a post on the board discussing the Bulls v Nets game and some people were asking who could possibly take the Nets ML against a Bulls team that is #1 in the East and on a 7 game winning streak. Another person replied to this question, "A sharp".
Bulls ended up winning by 11.
Now does this bother anyone else? When people like to make bold claims and say that betting the "non-obvious" team is the "sharp" play? I see people attacking others as "squares" when they choose the "obvious" winner that is in a game with a great spread, -1, +1, -2 etc. But rarely do I ever see anyone being attacked as a "square" for trying to be "sharp" by choosing the underdog and subsequently losing. IMO, barring certain games, some people need to realize that favorites are favorites for a reason... but for some reason people on this board will inevitably try to make themselves as the "smarter" posters by choosing the underdog anyways... and then run away after not receiving flak for being wrong.