1. 03-20-13 12:42 PM #36
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    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.
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  2. 03-20-13 12:43 PM #37
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    You are kidding?
    Thu 3/21 717 Saint Mary's CA -1½ -110 -123 o138 -110
    2:45PM 718 Memphis +1½ -110 +103 u138 -110
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  3. 03-20-13 12:49 PM #38
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    You are kidding?
    nope..not real surprising, mem hasnt beaten anyone.
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  4. 03-20-13 12:52 PM #39
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2daBank View Post
    nope..not real surprising, mem hasnt beaten anyone.
    So if Memphis boat races St Mary's is the selection commitee the smartest?
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    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..
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2daBank View Post
    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.
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  8. 03-20-13 01:08 PM #43
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    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..
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    Quote Originally Posted by OnenOnlyMush View Post
    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.
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