This is what I was thinking. BYU fans probably bet less than other fan bases, so the books have to put the line lower

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Oct 6, 2024
8:46:45pm

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then they otherwise would to encourage outsiders and professionals to take BYU and balance the book out.

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Someone explain this to me, because I’m completely lost.

CycloneCoug

5:23pm

ASU not as good as AZ?

hebercreeper

5:24pm

ASU is that much worse than Arizona?

CycloneCoug

5:26pm

Arizona St is bad, for what it's worth. Not sure why Vegas hates BYU so much

RGGeemer

5:24pm

Arizona State is bad? Since when?

BYUFootballisBack

5:30pm

Like the last decade? They beat Texas st by 3 and Kansas by 4 this year.

RGGeemer

5:44pm

ASU is good this year

2FarGone

5:44pm

Based on what?

RGGeemer

6:28pm

Being 4-1

2FarGone

6:31pm

Sure. Barely snuck past kansas and Texas state. I don't think they are that good

RGGeemer

6:43pm

They are better than Arizona

2FarGone

7:49pm

I'd take the Wildcats

RGGeemer

7:52pm

Disrespect. Love it. Use it Kalani.

BoiseBlueCoug

5:25pm

Bettors think Arizona > ASU. They also continue to doubt BYU, despite BYU being

Japan Coug

5:26pm

And apparently Utah is better than BYU

CycloneCoug

5:26pm

The lines don't mean that's what the betting experts think will happen. The lines mean that the betting experts expect

HarlemCoug

5:28pm

This! Lines are set to draw bets first and foremost.

U2wearblue

5:52pm

No, not really. Lines are set to make money for the sports book. You can't

Threw and Through

9:06pm

Agree with your first part. Disagree with your last line. If BYU fans not

cougarfan84

9:57pm

Because that’s what it takes to get even money on each side of the bet.

niqmadu

5:28pm

Who’s playing qb for Utah?

CougarCanuck76

5:31pm

Makes sense to me.

JuicyJam

5:32pm

Rankings mean nothing to Vegas. And BYU is probably not as talented as

SnickSnack

5:33pm

Counterpoint: the line opened at BYU +1 so moving 4.5 points shows whatever

DKN

5:36pm

Arizona has star power. People are willing to bet on that. Simple as that

bigbossbyu

6:05pm

No worries. We can settle all of that on Saturday.

Plantagenet

6:12pm

Arizona’s record is deceiving. It is a talented team that can beat us if we aren’t playing at our best

runningryan

6:22pm

Betting lines are to encourage betting. BYU bettors probably need encouragement

WVU_Prof

6:25pm

This is what I was thinking. BYU fans probably bet less than other fan bases, so the books have to put the line lower

vegasnative

8:46pm

This is why the playoff will be a huge improvement to past systems. Likely

Crowd Factor

6:28pm

The sooner you realize UU is the most over-hyped team in America, the better...

COACHdrn

6:28pm

We have no proven run game.

Boring

6:36pm

Vegas has undervalued BYU by about 14 points per game this year.

CasualFan

6:40pm

Lines that you feel disrespected with are very fortuitous to you as a bettor

archie

7:32pm

Utah is the BEST.

MasterOfMyDomain

7:55pm

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MicroBrew TX

7:59pm

“BETTING LINES INFO”

MicroBrew TX

8:06pm

This is a good answer

inertiaman

8:32pm

You're overlooking the obvious, however. In order to achieve a rough 50-50

Threw and Through

9:19pm

It's all based on trying to get the most bets on the game.

Blewis15

8:07pm

^^ This. Vegas doesn’t “hate” BYU. Reasonable to conclude BYU fans don’t bet. 🙂

TrueBlue58

8:32pm

Did you see AZ play?

Love Cougs

8:41pm

Betting lines should be avoided by people on cougarboard.

davidmj10

8:55pm

Getting 50-50 betting requires you to set generally prophetic lines. If your

Threw and Through

9:24pm

AZ should have won last night. They are good. Will be a very tough game.

grosven

9:22pm

Cam Rising is a game time decision?

cosmohio

9:24pm

You really don't think the game against AZ is a pick'em?? Put the rankings and

BYUDM93

9:37pm

RE: Someone explain this to me, because I’m completely lost.

rtl

10:47pm

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