(12-28-2021 07:53 AM)Z-Fly Wrote:  I dabble in sports betting. For the last 8 or so years, I put $100 in an account around August. When it's gone, it's gone. Then after the Superbowl I cash out whatever I have and buy myself a gift. The first couple of years, I was out pretty early. The last 5 I've cashed out each year. My best year I cashed out $1500, which was two years ago. I'm sitting at around $950 right now. It's a hobby more than anything else. I suppose I do this instead of Fantasy Football. If anyone is a sports better, they know cashing out consistently is very hard to do.

What I've learned is, the NFL is damn impossible to be consistent. College football though... there is money to be made. I follow a system/scheme called Reverse Line Movement. The first few weeks are rough. Then as the season goes on, it gets more and more consistent. The bigger the game, the better the odds typically. I start out at $10-$20/game. Then I slightly start upping it as you get to the big year end games and conference championships. For example, I had $150 on Michigan +7. That game was a big blinking light in the RLM world. When the playoffs come around, I typically do $200-$500 per game.

The reason I bring this up is, the Cincinnati game is a big blinking light. If I didn't have a dog in the fight, it would be a $500 game. Vegas seems to love Cincinnati. If they didn't, the line would be around 21 points. Instead they dropped it to 13.5. That doesn't mean Cincinnati will win, but Vegas seems to think it will be a tight game. I like to bet with Vegas. They have a lot of money on the Bearcats.

It's not fool proof. Nothing is. I remember I lost pretty big in the Clemson/Alabama game when I had Alabama in 2017 (I think). I do tend to win more than I lose. I'm not suggesting anyone to bet or take my advice. Please don't. I'm not a handicapper, nor do I pretend to be one. I just found it interesting that Vegas likes what Cincinnati brings to the table.

25% Cincinnati +14 -> +13.5
75% Alabama -14 -> -13.5

What is reverse line movement?
Reverse line movement takes place when a large majority of bets are on one team, yet the line moves in the opposite direction.

(12-30-2021 12:14 PM)eroc Wrote:  Do we know which conference the officials are from?

Quote:The Cotton Bowl between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Cincinnati has a Pac-12 crew with Steve Strimling as the head referee.

(12-30-2021 01:27 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  Pac 12 Officials have been arriving to games in clown cars for the last few years, but at least they'll be impartial.

(12-30-2021 09:39 AM)BearcatsUC Wrote:  Where is there a site that lists UC events in Dallas?