Two of the Vegas casinos has us as 1 point dogs. Good.

Does it matter. I like our chances. We should win easily

(12-26-2008 01:24 AM)NIU70 Wrote:  Two of the Vegas casinos has us as 1 point dogs. Good.

All it means is that the general public is putting money on La Tech with the game coming up Sunday. Probably only because the game is in Louisiana and they have a better record than us.

That's fine, we were underdogs before the season began and now we're going to a bowl game.

So, if one bet $10 what would be the payout? i.e if 1:1 then you win $10
I do not plan to gamble, but I am interested in details.

(12-26-2008 04:53 PM)sterling1man Wrote:  So, if one bet $10 what would be the payout? i.e if 1:1 then you win $10
I do not plan to gamble, but I am interested in details.

Not quite. You have to pay a 10% "juice" or "vig" (may vary) that goes to the gambling institution (that's how they make money). So if you bet $10 and would get $9 with a -110 pick 'em, which is what's it at right now. You bet $110 and you would get $100 if you won.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigorish

According to this guy we're gonna lose 38-13. He sure doesn't seem to be too educated. Apparently fullback is now a defensive position and Larry English plays it.

Quote:Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech 38, Northern Illinois 13: This is essentially a home game for Louisiana Tech, which suffered only one of its five losses at home (to Nevada, 35-31). Tech hasn't gotten much consistency at quarterback, but the Bulldogs run the ball very well with tackle-breaking machine Daniel Porter. NIU has a big-play defender in fullback Larry English, but it's still not very good at stopping the run. Tech also has a big edge in the return game.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/st...d=tab6pos1