Vegas does a pretty amazing job, I don’t know if it’s five old guys setting the

Oct 23, 2024
3:26:10pm

RC Vikings All-American

lines or if it’s all computer generated but week after week they are pretty close. They have to be to keep people betting.

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Something is off if a #11 ranked team is not favored against an unranked team.

TheNerd

3:09pm

Vegas and the computers don't seem to like BYU. We had our biggest spread last

BYUheaven

3:10pm

What's not to like? We're 6-1 against the spread.

CougarTwins

3:11pm

I am aware....we killed the spread the first 6 games and then they gave us the

BYUheaven

3:18pm

This will be me after BYU wins on Saturday

cougarmeister

3:12pm

I think you are on to something - but maybe we're both paranoid

StoneyCurtis

7:16pm

Agreed--we're the only ranked team playing on the road against a lower ranked

LosAlcoug

3:14pm

Vegas’ goal isn’t to predict the outcome of games. Its goal is to get 50% of the money on Team A and 50% of the money

RealTaysomHill

3:17pm

Correction: Vegas' goal is to make money.

CascadeBYUFan

3:39pm

Right but having 50 percent of action on

NYCougz

3:45pm

And they do that by bringing in relatively even money on both sides of a bet.

russkiejedi

4:14pm

Well yeah. That’s like me saying “Five Guys tries to make good food” and you saying “actually they’re trying to make $”

RealTaysomHill

4:55pm

If I understand this correctly BYU would always be rated worse because they

HeyU

4:21pm

You did not understand correctly

RealTaysomHill

4:42pm

What I’m saying is BYU has the fewest fans that bet and a majority of fans bet

HeyU

5:03pm

I disagree that a majority of fans bet on their favorite team. I would bet that 95% of people gambling on a given game

RealTaysomHill

5:06pm

Do you think only fans bet on their team?

zsmooth

5:03pm

^^^ This. Vegas wants money from gamblers. Most BYU fans don’t gamble.

TrueBlue58

7:13pm

Plus the BYU fan base is less likely to gamble than the general population

Blue chunks

8:08pm

First, Vegas doesn't use voter polls when setting an initial spread

Indy Coug

3:21pm

BYU's good. UCF was supposed to be really good – the pieces are there. BYU has

Benfica1

3:22pm

I won’t bet money on it either because gambling is bad.

m_beav

6:49pm

Those that know the records of teams that travel 2 time zones know there are

rcbyufan

3:24pm

Oregon's win against Purdue bucks the 2 time zone rule. Washington holds serve

rcbyufan

3:32pm

Miami's near loss to Cal supports the rule because that game should not have even been close.

scall

3:36pm

There's just something about it. The breakup of the Pac 12 is going to give us

rcbyufan

3:49pm

It's going to be fascinating to watch really.

scall

3:55pm

That's a fair point, so rankings should have an asterisk to indicate that it is

TheNerd

3:33pm

I'm just saying that gamblers seem to know about this "rule". Home team gets

rcbyufan

3:37pm

I also think that BYU getting an extra day (played last Friday) is a big deal

rcbyufan

3:41pm

Vegas does a pretty amazing job, I don’t know if it’s five old guys setting the

RC Vikings

3:26pm

See #10 Michigan @ unranked Washington earlier this season

CycloneCoug

3:28pm

Our Stat line isn't great... in fact the 2 stat lines were we are excelling at is Pass Efficienc Defense and Turnovers..

Coug

3:33pm

Do you know how often that happens with betting odds?

cougXor

4:18pm

RE: Something is off if a #11 ranked team is not favored against an unranked

Cbmurphy

4:18pm

Nothing is off..... You don't gamble.....

cougarmelt

4:25pm

This. betters move the lines. Vegas can’t lose if it’s equally bet on. -110

Tuskaloosa Cougar

6:16pm

If you're convinced it's off it seems like easy money to be made 🙂

JupiterJones

4:47pm

It happens. Reminds me of 2015, when unranked USC was favored against #3 Utah

krindorr

5:25pm

Dang beat me too it lol

uteman13

5:30pm

In 2015. #3 Utah played unranked USC and USC was favored. We ended up getting

uteman13

5:29pm

I actually like it. Anything to keep this team humble and hungry.

Thrill

5:39pm

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phippsd

5:54pm

AP voters are supposed to vote based on more than who they think is better

phippsd

6:00pm

Love it. We need the disrespect. 💪🏼🤙🏼 Use it.

APowerfulY

6:11pm

You see it often in SEC. Ranked teams vs teams with mediocre records can be

Tuskaloosa Cougar

6:14pm

If it makes no sense, that's easy money for you

XXL

7:04pm

How dinged up is Jake?

chirocoug

7:35pm

While I agree with everything you said...

NotoriousBUD

7:59pm

They disagree and the fact is, Vegas might be right. It's a guess.

Plantagenet

8:19pm

Easy money then. Place a bet.

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