Nick in Cleveland
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Toledo is a 9.5 favorite?
Very surprised we are favored by that much. So what Vegas is saying is that on a neutral field Toledo is two TDs better than Nevada? Seems a little high, I'll take any win, even by one point
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09-05-2017 07:12 AM |
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NewMex RocketFan
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RE: Toledo is a 9.5 favorite?
I agree Nick. Must be the handicappers view the Rockets' passing game superior to that of Northwestern. They also had the Wildcats as 24 point favorites so there's that . . . .
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09-05-2017 10:19 AM |
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RE: Toledo is a 9.5 favorite?
(09-05-2017 07:12 AM)Nick in Cleveland Wrote: Very surprised we are favored by that much. So what Vegas is saying is that on a neutral field Toledo is two TDs better than Nevada? Seems a little high, I'll take any win, even by one point
I am surprised as well. Maybe a lot of the Vegas crowd got caught up in the preseason hype about UT based almost entirely on their high octane offense-----but as we saw at BYU last year as well as in seasons prior to that, a high octane offense always provides a lot of video highlights but not necessarily a win.
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ToledoMike
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RE: Toledo is a 9.5 favorite?
My thoughts as well...hopefully Vegas knows more than we do!
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09-05-2017 06:43 PM |
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Henry Burlingame
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RE: Toledo is a 9.5 favorite?
(09-05-2017 06:43 PM)ToledoMike Wrote: My thoughts as well...hopefully Vegas knows more than we do!
They usually do.
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09-05-2017 08:31 PM |
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T-Town
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RE: Toledo is a 9.5 favorite?
(09-05-2017 04:05 PM)T-Town Wrote: (09-05-2017 07:12 AM)Nick in Cleveland Wrote: Very surprised we are favored by that much. So what Vegas is saying is that on a neutral field Toledo is two TDs better than Nevada? Seems a little high, I'll take any win, even by one point
I am surprised as well. Maybe a lot of the Vegas crowd got caught up in the preseason hype about UT based almost entirely on their high octane offense-----but as we saw at BYU last year as well as in seasons prior to that, a high octane offense always provides a lot of video highlights but not necessarily a win.
Just to set the record straight it is actually the bettors who may have gotten caught in the hype about the high octane offence, not the betting establishments. Truth be known as we all know Vegas doesn't really care about who is good, who is hyped or even who wins; they just want to move the odds to ensure an equal number of bets are placed on each team so they can confidently make the payouts without dipping into their own pockets while of course they collect their guaranteed fees from the winners for "brokering" the bets.
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09-05-2017 08:45 PM |
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