Who's the smartest? The books or the selection committee?

[EASports]

Would that be harder now versus any other time of the year? Don't books take a huge risk every time they post a line? What is so different during March Madness?

Billions of dollars, and most of it square money is entering the market during this time, that is not a factor during the regular season. Lots of parlay risk, whether OTB, teasers, or cards. Futures, and contest payouts to worry about which again is not a factor during the regular season.

I live in Vegas, and the books on a regular day open around 8/9am. All the books in town are opening @ 6 in anticipation of the floods of tourists. Also Vegas is such a small part of the pie now. Offshore are the ones taking serious risk, whether in Costa Rica, Europe, or China.

[Easy-Rider 66]

You are kidding?

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2:45PM		718 Memphis	<input name="radiox" id="radiox" language="javascript" type="radio" value="S2_85"> +1½ -110	<input name="radiox" id="radiox" language="javascript" type="radio" value="M2_85">+103	<input name="radiox" id="radiox" language="javascript" type="radio" value="L2_85">u138 -110

[2daBank]

You are kidding?

nope..not real surprising, mem hasnt beaten anyone.

[seaborneq]

nope..not real surprising, mem hasnt beaten anyone.

So if Memphis boat races St Mary's is the selection commitee the smartest?

[Easy-Rider 66]

So if Memphis boat races St Mary's is the selection commitee the smartest?

Flip a coin. You say heads and I say tails. If it lands heads does that make you smarter? It's all a guessing game in general.

[2daBank]

So if Memphis boat races St Mary's is the selection commitee the smartest?

i dunno,,id imagine there pretty smart ppl in both groups..

[seaborneq]

i dunno,,id imagine there pretty smart ppl in both groups..

The consensus here is that the books run circles around the selection committee and that there are no coin flips.

[OnenOnlyMush]

Last year in the first round there were 3 games where the lower seed was favored over the higher seed.
#10 WVU -1.5 vs #7 Gonzaga...Zags won by 23
#9 UCONN -2 vs #8 Iowa...Iowa won by 13
#11 NC St -3 vs #6 SDSU...NC st won by 14

Also much like this year's #3 Marquette vs #14 Davidson, #3 Georgetown was only -3.5 vs #14 Belmont yet G'town won by 15.

[2daBank]

The consensus here is that the books run circles around the selection committee and that there are no coin flips.

personally i think the tourney has a ton of coin flips but that just me..

[seaborneq]

Last year in the first round there were 3 games where the lower seed was favored over the higher seed.
#10 WVU -1.5 vs #7 Gonzaga...Zags won by 23
#9 UCONN -2 vs #8 Iowa...Iowa won by 13
#11 NC St -3 vs #6 SDSU...NC st won by 14

Also much like this year's #3 Marquette vs #14 Davidson, #3 Georgetown was only -3.5 vs #14 Belmont yet G'town won by 15.

good information.