Am I missing something or is Vegas giving away money again? While sure, ISU can win this game, but with Jaz out and our struggles against Baylor I don't see this as a game I'd expect us to win. Maybe a 10% chance or so?
This is not really true, listen to the Iowa Everywhere pods with the guy from Circa. The books often choose a side.I get what your are saying. I would have guessed Baylor was favored by 3-4 points. However, Vegas sets the line so that get even money on both sides. That allows them to make money no matter who wins due to the juice. Sometimes casinos will get an abnormal amount of action on one side. When this happens, they shift some of the action off to other casinos. That allows them to make money no matter who wins the game.
10%? Stop. This is college basketball. They would probably have better than a 10% chance of beating the best team in the country on the road.Am I missing something or is Vegas giving away money again? While sure, ISU can win this game, but with Jaz out and our struggles against Baylor I don't see this as a game I'd expect us to win. Maybe a 10% chance or so?
MGM -110DK has Baylor at -2. Who has them at -1.5?
How many years in a row have they beat us at home? Feels like it’s been many.
It's never been true.This is not really true, listen to the Iowa Everywhere pods with the guy from Circa. The books often choose a side.
There’s an easy way to prove that is not entirely accurate. KenPom has 0 interest in balancing wagers, only projection of outcomes. Vegas spreads typically only come out the day of and are nearly identical to KenPom; this is also why we know what the spread will be days in advance as KP already has projections listed.I get what your are saying. I would have guessed Baylor was favored by 3-4 points. However, Vegas sets the line so that get even money on both sides. That allows them to make money no matter who wins due to the juice. Sometimes casinos will get an abnormal amount of action on one side. When this happens, they shift some of the action off to other casinos. That allows them to make money no matter who wins the game.
I’ve been guilty of this for years, the ole emotional hedge where I’m hoping to lose the cash in exchange for a win.I put 10 on Baylor hoping to lose 10
It is too bad he is simultaneously in the doghouse and a 100% confirmed bust.Key stat from the ESPN preview of the BU - ISU game:
"Iowa State is eighth in the Big 12 shooting 32.6% from downtown, led by Eli King shooting 100.0% from 3-point range."
Crack research. Lol!
I used to do this but recently started another system. If your team is the underdog you bet your team with the points. If your team is the favorite, bet the dog taking points. Both ways there's a chance for a double win (win bet and team wins). If you always bet for the other team you don't have the double win option when you're the underdog and you open up the double loss. e.g. Baylor wins by 1I’ve been guilty of this for years, the ole emotional hedge where I’m hoping to lose the cash in exchange for a win.