Originally Posted by
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Five overtimes can destroy the under as was the case in this game. I took the under at halftime and it stayed under as the two teams combined for 64 points at the half. Than I took the over in the 2nd half and really made out. After this game, I will never take the under in the whole game. I would just take the under at the half instead. Teams tend to slow it down at the half and do not score as much as they do towards the end of a close game or perhaps deal with OT. One disadvantage of betting a half on the O/U is that the oddsmaker takes away about 4-5 points. LEts say the total is 141, then the halftime will be 66.