Vegas Oddsmakers Friggin' Nail The NBA All Star Game

[Harry N. Lloyd]

Vegas oddsmakers may be warlocks. They are always good, damn good. But in what amounts to basically a pick up game full of the NBA's best, they set the line at Lebron's team -2.5.

Final score, Lebron's team -3.

Uncanny!

[19th Hole]

Good at what they do.

[shadymcgrady]

Eff them, keep breaking them harry. Make doc brown proud, GREAT SCOTT HARRY!

[2ndchance]

The refs play a little part in that lol.

[ikid2groove415]

Vegas oddsmakers may be warlocks. They are always good, damn good. But in what amounts to basically a pick up game full of the NBA's best, they set the line at Lebron's team -2.5.

Final score, Lebron's team -3.

Uncanny!

Should give them credit on the total also? Because they were way off

[magaman]

You guys do understand that setting a line that will be close to actual is not at all the goal of the linesmaker??? Do you know this?

The goal is to set a line that will divide sharp action.... then let the squares bet the wrong side. More often than not the actual results are 10+ points away from the line... and that is just great

[Art Vandelay]

The side is always a crapshoot. The much better play was the total. With the format change guys showed some pride and played some dee. Game went under by 40-50 points depending on when you got it. Much easier to handicap than the side. Most relaxing play all day!

[ikid2groove415]

The side is always a crapshoot. The much better play was the total. With the format change guys showed some pride and played some dee. Game went under by 40-50 points depending on when you got it. Much easier to handicap than the side. Most relaxing play all day!

You mean miss shots ? Defense was really only at the end !! Harden and curry was awful

[Thor4140]

Vegas oddsmakers may be warlocks. They are always good, damn good. But in what amounts to basically a pick up game full of the NBA's best, they set the line at Lebron's team -2.5.

Final score, Lebron's team -3.

Uncanny!

they missed the over and under by 40 points. Uncanny!

[pilebuck13]

Should give them credit on the total also? Because they were way off

Didn’t matter they knew they were off people still played the over

[Jayvegas420]

The side never budged but the total moved down 2 points.
Limited market anyway.

[ikid2groove415]

You guys do understand that setting a line that will be close to actual is not at all the goal of the linesmaker??? Do you know this?

The goal is to set a line that will divide sharp action.... then let the squares bet the wrong side. More often than not the actual results are 10+ points away from the line... and that is just great

Auctually the goal is to get even money on both side- oddsmaker don’t want a lobsided bet on 1 team !!

[pilebuck13]

Auctually the goal is to get even money on both side- oddsmaker don’t want a lobsided bet on 1 team !!

Maybe goal but don’t matter so many games so many losers they always win easy

[ikid2groove415]

Maybe goal but don’t matter so many games so many losers they always win easy

Ya hard to beat Books with millions to back up !! Plus most gamblers don’t have decipline

[Thor4140]

Auctually the goal is to get even money on both side- oddsmaker don’t want a lobsided bet on 1 team !!

Actually that isnt the goal but if u want to believe it good for you. Do u post picks?

[KVB]

It seems like we get these rookie threads every couple of months.

I've explained these topics in depth so many times my fingers bleed.

Yet a new crop of ignorance always springs up along side those seasoned bettors with egos who refuse to learn.

This is one of the reasons winning bettors continue to win, they have muddled beyond the myth and fiction, and deal with gambling facts.

[ikid2groove415]

Actually that isnt the goal but if u want to believe it good for you. Do u post picks?

Ya hockey all the time

[jtoler]

Youre way better than this Harry.

[Harry N. Lloyd]

Youre way better than this Harry.

Really? I looked at the line yesterday and thought to myself: it's a pick up game. How can they possibly set a good line? With that in mind I figured that it's nothing but a guess so I might as well play the dog or the dog on the ML. Then the coffee kicked in and I realized betting on the All-Star game is a fool's errand. So I passed.

Didn't even watch it, but when I saw the final score and realized they had it down to to a half point---I could only SMH and tip my hat to 'em.

[ikid2groove415]

Lebron act like he won the championship last night lol!! Oh ya ? He ain’t ever sniffing another ring

[deary626]

Derozan miss that free throw on purpose lol

[jtoler]

Really? I looked at the line yesterday and thought to myself: it's a pick up game. How can they possibly set a good line? With that in mind I figured that it's nothing but a guess so I might as well play the dog or the dog on the ML. Then the coffee kicked in and I realized betting on the All-Star game is a fool's errand. So I passed.

Didn't even watch it, but when I saw the final score and realized they had it down to to a half point---I could only SMH and tip my hat to 'em.

"They" didnt have anything down to anything. Youre right its pretty much a guess. No way to know, they are teams where the players are mixed up, there is no rating for such so they throw out a field goal line. Just because it ended up close means nothing. Total way off as someone said. If "they" are so good why is that and Im sure if you look back at other all star game spreads you can find many where it ended up being way off the number and no doubt some close also, just luck.

[7deuceoff$uit]

they were way off on the total though. As soon as the game started, you could tell that they weren't just going to let each other score with ease. I threw 400 on the live under for the 1st half and then parlayed that on the live game under at 315.5.

[ikid2groove415]

Is there overtime in nba all star ?

[ikid2groove415]

they were way off on the total though. As soon as the game started, you could tell that they weren't just going to let each other score with ease. I threw 400 on the live under for the 1st half and then parlayed that on the live game under at 315.5.

auctually they were just missing wide open 3s- curry and harden act like they didn’t wanna be there