ESPN Front page: Savannah State getting 70½ points

[Iwinyourmoney]

OK, so you're planning to plop down a few bucks on a college football game -- legally, of course -- and trying to decide whether to stick with the favorite or take the points.

Well, here's a tough one.

If you go with No. 6 Florida State in Saturday's game against lowly Savannah State, you'll be starting with a 70½-point deficit.

That's right, SEVENTY AND A HALF!

"Without a doubt," said Mike Colbert, vice president of risk management for Las Vegas-based Cantor Gaming, "this is the biggest line I've put up in 10 years doing this."

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=8347913

[Regul8er]

I like the way Colbert plays dumba$$ in the article, and discusses how they set the line based on the what they think the winning margin will be. Hilarious.....we all know they don't set lines based on what they predict will happen on the field.......they set lines based on what where they think the public will be.

[Vuk]

OK, so you're planning to plop down a few bucks on a college football game -- legally, of course -- and trying to decide whether to stick with the favorite or take the points.

Well, here's a tough one.

If you go with No. 6 Florida State in Saturday's game against lowly Savannah State, you'll be starting with a 70½-point deficit.

That's right, SEVENTY AND A HALF!

"Without a doubt," said Mike Colbert, vice president of risk management for Las Vegas-based Cantor Gaming, "this is the biggest line I've put up in 10 years doing this."

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=8347913

-61 at 5Dimes

[nic9212]

Mike Colbert

[Dutch]

I know Savannah makes pretty good coin off of playing this game. But if you're Fla St. what do you get out of it? Even if they rack up a thousand yards, all it means is they played a shitty team.

[daneblazer]

I know Savannah makes pretty good coin off of playing this game. But if you're Fla St. what do you get out of it? Even if they rack up a thousand yards, all it means is they played a shitty team.

They were going to play West Virginia instead of Savannah State, but WV backed out in April. FSU contacted 70 teams at the last minute, but this was the best they could do.

[kmarinouofm]

line is -63

[Dutch]

They were going to play West Virginia instead of Savannah State, but WV backed out in April. FSU contacted 70 teams at the last minute, but this was the best they could do.

I see.

[rumnblack]

These lines look awfully high until the home team is winning 52-0 at H-T.

Am I the only one that finds it hard to pull the trigger on these numbers?

[Resler]

I can only take the points in games like this.