Pardon my stupid ass question

[BobHarvey]

My wife asked me and I didn't have a good answer for her, so I thought I'd float it on the forum.

How do the linesmakers constantly nail these numbers. I suppose if we really knew we'd be millionaires.

With so many variables, It's uncanny how these guys get it real close or right on the number. Is it luck on their part?

[durito]

huh

[BestPlay2day]

These guys eat, sleep, and drink gambling 24/7.

[BobHarvey]

Like I said.

[MilfDriller]

your wife should be more concerned with washing the dishes and taking out the trash

[BobHarvey]

Yes but even so. Take the NBA all star game. Total set at 263. Total ends up at 265.

[SlickFazzer]

They run their operation like a business, gamblers do not.

[Shark79]

Harvey ... Linesmakers are moved by the mob ...

[BobHarvey]

Here maiden name is Gambino. When she asks me a question, I try and get her the answer.

[pavyracer]

my wife asked me and i didn't have a good answer for her, so i thought i'd float it on the forum.

How do the linesmakers constantly nail these numbers. I suppose if we really knew we'd be millionaires.

With so many variables, it's uncanny how these guys get it real close or right on the number. Is it luck on their part?

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[BobHarvey]

Is it like KFC's "secret recipe"? I've seen "systems" on the SBR forum that would take a freakin' calculus major weeks to figure out. What are we missing?

[unde0087]

computer system

[LT Profits]

Here maiden name is Gambino. When she asks me a question, I try and get her the answer.

[sendek13]

this is also a stupid question but lets say the line for a team is -3. What happens if they win by 3? Do I win money? They have to win by 3 or more for me to make my money right? I know I'm stupid, but I'm a rookie

[BobHarvey]

That one I know. Push. No win. no loss. It's like you hitting 20 on blackjack and the dealer flopping a 13 and drawing a a two and an ace and a four. A push.

[VegasDave]

this is also a stupid question but lets say the line for a team is -3. What happens if they win by 3? Do I win money? They have to win by 3 or more for me to make my money right? I know I'm stupid, but I'm a rookie

In this case, you'd have a push; your wagered money would be returned and you would neither win nor lose.

This is why a lot of spreads have .5, so there can be no pushes.

[pavyracer]

You always buy the hook sendek. Always buy the hook in football or basketball.

[The Seer]

is this the advanced course?

[curious]

My wife asked me and I didn't have a good answer for her, so I thought I'd float it on the forum.

How do the linesmakers constantly nail these numbers. I suppose if we really knew we'd be millionaires.

With so many variables, It's uncanny how these guys get it real close or right on the number. Is it luck on their part?

They use the pythagorean theorem and the log5 formula. Go to www.kenpom.com and look at his predicted scores then look at the lines that the books set. Pretty much identical.

[pico]

some games are fixed. some are lucky. like other epople said, when you gamble 24/7 you know how to make the lines. for example, you know your cat takes a shit about 2-3 times a day and your dog about 5-6 times a day...your line for total amount of shit to clean up in a day should be somewhere around 8.

[pavyracer]

They use the pythagorean theorem and the log5 formula. Go to www.kenpom.com and look at his predicted scores then look at the lines that the books set. Pretty much identical.

Ahh...the length of hypotenuse is the square root of the lengths of the vertical and horizontal sides of a 90 degree triangle to the power of two.

[pokernut9999]

Yes but even so. Take the NBA all star game. Total set at 263. Total ends up at 265.

And the spread was 2.5 and they won by 27 , damn they are sharp

[InTheHole]

Where is that article about this?