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    Are oddsmakers this bad?

    Seriously

    Couldn't be more off this year in college FB

    Got questions for those day 3 bash interview peoples.....

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    did they split the consensus in betting pretty well?

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    Mediocre teams all around dogs might be barking this year

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    It’s just that there’s a lot of parity in all sports now it’s all you need to know

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinnesotaFats View Post
    Seriously

    Couldn't be more off this year in college FB

    Got questions for those day 3 bash interview peoples.....


    What do you mean they couldn't be more off?

    I don't understand but if you explain or get specific I may have some input. Remember, it was only week 1.


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    Quote Originally Posted by KVB View Post


    What do you mean they couldn't be more off?

    I don't understand but if you explain or get specific I may have some input. Remember, it was only week 1.

    Well.... perhaps it's just the games I bet but in this week I've had:

    Navy ml
    E Car ml
    NMSU +21.5
    Mia ML
    ND ML but Mich live
    FAU + 20.5
    Texas ML

    Last week Col state ML vs HA

    I mean seriously, these lines are off 3 scores + let alone the ML. I was up over $4500 in Vegas alone, about $11k for the year, until college football started. Now I'm down.

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    If are so off wouldn’t that be beneficial? You took navy ml minus what maybe -450ish and somehow books are off? Seems like your compass might be broken pal, if they have hamburgers laying that kind of juice on a loser they are winning don’t ya think??

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    So are you saying the line was supposed to represent the final score?

    Also, The books will profit more when there are upsets, usually. I can explain this if you need.

    Remember, the book is trying to get acceptable action on certain sides of bets, not necessarily predict the scores.

    I think the books did a good job considering the public perceptions they had to deal with in some games.
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    If we see lines move significantly, then it's possible the originators screwed up and the book had to adjust.

    That's one of the only signs that they are bad or made a mistake and week 1 is tough as lines are hung for a long time.

    Mistakes, I will tell you, don't happen often; even if they appear to.

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    The numbers are not going to predict a score

    They split action

    That is all

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    Fats, game are tough to predict day b4 game. Everything is crystal-clear day after.

    And each game has Variance. Not unusual for games to not play close to the #.

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    Yeah, also, these markets will tighten a bit about week 5.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MinnesotaFats View Post
    Seriously

    Couldn't be more off this year in college FB

    Got questions for those day 3 bash interview peoples.....
    early on is the best time to take advantage of them.. they literally dont know shit. theres too many games for them to be pinpoint.

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    Lol

    oddsmakers sharpest people in world

    they got people flipping coins 60/40

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