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    Why is the NW/Mich line going up so much?

    Started at 7.5 now at 10. What is the dealio????? Is someone hurt for NW or just a bad opening line by the books?

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    take northwestern obviously

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    A bad opener by the books wouldn't move this late. Something happened, I'm waiting for an answer too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smitch124 View Post
    A bad opener by the books wouldn't move this late. Something happened, I'm waiting for an answer too.
    The over/under is moving downward too. Something is going on.

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    Lakerboy unloaded $100,000 on Michigan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    Lakerboy unloaded $100,000 on Michigan.
    I think that would move the line the other way.
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    Air is heavy and valuable.

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    Sharp betting syndicate placed boatloads of "decoy" money on Michigan to drive the price up to -10. Now that it's there, they will come back and hammer Northwestern, getting the new inflated number, and laugh all the way to the bank. Expect it to dip back to 7 by game time.

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    The total is super low for college. Is Jim H. a wizard?

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    seaboner, why do you care about lines? i thought it meant nothing?

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    Reeeeally tempted to take NU now...

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    When the spread on a game with a total of 34 moves 3 points, that is a HUGE red flag.

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    My contacts tell me it's a bait and switch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddy Munny View Post
    My contacts tell me it's a bait and switch.
    Hope you're right I have NW + 7.5

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    Some books actually opened the line at Michigan -9.5 very early. Line going back where it started. But... extremely heavy money on Northwestern. ML and Side

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghenghis Kahn View Post
    seaboner, why do you care about lines? i thought it meant nothing?
    For betting purposes the lines do mean something, but not for who is covering and who SHOULD be the number 1 team in the country

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    Quote Originally Posted by smitch124 View Post
    Hope you're right I have NW + 7.5
    I should probably say something here...

    I don't know how to tell you this, but I don't even wear contacts. I do own a pair of cheap sunglasses, but I can't say with any measure of confidence that they'd be any use in sussing out line movements.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddy Munny View Post
    I should probably say something here...

    I don't know how to tell you this, but I don't even wear contacts. I do own a pair of cheap sunglasses, but I can't say with any measure of confidence that they'd be any use in sussing out line movements.
    I use sunglasses with bifocals, with mixed results.

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    When was the last time the #13 ranked team in the nation was +10? This could be the bet of the century.

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    Michigan with ease.
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    watch Michigan pitch a shutout again.

    has that been done before? 3 games in a row?
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    Quote Originally Posted by smitch124 View Post
    I use sunglasses with bifocals, with mixed results.
    I just wear 3D glasses, acquired from a box of cereal, and stare at the sun until I can't feel my retinas anymore. I then pierce my flesh with a sharpened crayon... if the blood dribbles, I bet the chalk. If it trickles, I bet the dog.

    This has been my method for years. Win some, lose some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddy Munny View Post
    I just wear 3D glasses, acquired from a box of cereal, and stare at the sun until I can't feel my retinas anymore. I then pierce my flesh with a sharpened crayon... if the blood dribbles, I bet the chalk. If it trickles, I bet the dog.

    This has been my method for years. Win some, lose some.
    I tried that but the call between dribbles and trickles is so subjective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smitch124 View Post
    I tried that but the call between dribbles and trickles is so subjective.
    You're obviously not using a sharpened crayon then. Newbs always make the mistake of employing a pencil or a pinhead, in which case the line between a dribble and a trickle becomes blurred. To make the distinction more apparent, get yourself a box of crayons. The shades of blue tend to work best. I personally opt for "ocean skyline" if available. Sharpen it with a straight edge, but not too far past where the paper is. You'll need a firm grip, and thus, a reasonable length on the crayon shank if you intend to plunge it into your torso to draw blood.

    You're welcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddy Munny View Post
    You're obviously not using a sharpened crayon then. Newbs always make the mistake of employing a pencil or a pinhead, in which case the line between a dribble and a trickle becomes blurred. To make the distinction more apparent, get yourself a box of crayons. The shades of blue tend to work best. I personally opt for "ocean skyline" if available. Sharpen it with a straight edge, but not to far past where the paper is. You'll need a firm grip, and thus, a reasonable length on the crayon shank if you intend to plunge it into your torso to draw blood.

    You're welcome.
    A pencil or a pinhead? They obviously have no predictive value. You have obviously not seen my beat up crayola sharpener in my 120 crayola collection box. i have do admit I am out of bluish colors, maybe that's the problem?

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    Quote Originally Posted by smitch124 View Post
    A pencil or a pinhead? They obviously have no predictive value. You have obviously not seen my beat up crayola sharpener in my 120 crayola collection box. i have do admit I am out of bluish colors, maybe that's the problem?
    My rib cage is riddled with the tell-tale signs of my handicapping process... little blue track marks everywhere. I try not to be too self-conscious about it, as I know it's helped me win money along the way. But if I'm at the pool or something, and somebody asks, I just tell them that I'm a gambler. A lot times they'll just walk away without further inquisition. If they don't, however, I'll take a long drag of my cigarette and exhale the smoke in their face. That usually does the trick.

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    Wtf happened to this thread?

    Hijacked by a couple fukkin psychos.

    Are we taking NU +10 or what?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddy Munny View Post
    My rib cage is riddled with the tell-tale signs of my handicapping process... little blue track marks everywhere. I try not to be too self-conscious about it, as I know it's helped me win money along the way. But if I'm at the pool or something, and somebody asks, I just tell them that I'm a gambler. A lot times they'll just walk away without further inquisition. If they don't, however, I'll take a long drag of my cigarette and exhale the smoke in their face. That usually does the trick.
    Well you have to read the room. You can tell them they are war wounds or childhood abuse, or both if you have a particularly gullible subject.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DOM_Toretto View Post
    Wtf happened to this thread?

    Hijacked by a couple fukkin psychos.

    Are we taking NU +10 or what?
    Don't judge. Everyone arrives at their decision via a different route. Some use stats, trends, algorithms, lucky charms... I stare at the sun and poke myself with crayons. How exactly is your system better than mine?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DOM_Toretto View Post
    Wtf happened to this thread?

    Hijacked by a couple fukkin psychos.

    Are we taking NU +10 or what?

    Haha sorry I am already screwed I have NW + 7.5 so I am venting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smitch124 View Post
    Haha sorry I am already screwed I have NW + 7.5 so I am venting.
    I must say that this bet was made from a very blue and extremely sharp crayon that was extremely sharp and definitely trickled. it's actually still bleeding.

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    sorry guys, Im a Michigan guy and i think we lose outright. spread won't matter when my wolverines fall at home tomorrow. moronic move upping NW money line to +320. pump fake move by sports books

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    Well I'm not sorry. I'll put my record up against this DOM Toretto clown's any day of the week, including weekends. He's probably your typical number cruncher who'll never know the joy of picking winners slumped under a bridge with a box of crayons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoBlue77 View Post
    sorry guys, Im a Michigan guy and i think we lose outright. spread won't matter when my wolverines fall at home tomorrow. moronic move upping NW money line to +320. pump fake move by sports books
    So nice to know that without continuing bodily injury.

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