HAWKEYESTATE4ever
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Gamblers.
Three Point Swing In The Point Spread Today
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Gamblers.
tm3308
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True story right there lol.
But really, the spread has no impact whatsoever on the game. It works the other way around, so I'm not worried about it.
ThunderHawk
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tm3308
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That was the first thing that popped into my head, but not every gambler is an addict, and pretty much all of them have people who care about them. So I showed a little restraint lol.
NIUHawkeye
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Of course it has no impact on the game. We are all smart enough to realize that. But in the gambling world it is very interesting when you can see a spread move 2-3 points in one day. That doesn't happen often.
A lot of people put money on Arizona yesterday in a short amount of time and there is probably a reason for that sudden movement. Maybe it was one of the major handicappers in Vegas picking AZ in this game, or maybe it was even the news that Norm Parker will not be traveling with the team this week.
Something made the spread swing quickly. Seeing it change over the course of the week by 2-3 points would have been one thing, but to see the morning line at Iowa -1.5 and then the afternoon line suddenly be at Iowa +1.5 is significant.
The game will be played and won on the field, not in the sportsbooks. There's no doubt about that. I'm just hoping that those people that dropped a ton on AZ yesterday have a much lighter wallet come Sunday morning, which I'm pretty confident they will. Go Hawks!!!
Iowafarmgirl
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A line switiching from +1.5 to -1.5 is not significant. 1.5 is pretty much a toss up spread. It is not uncommon for a line to swap teams at 1.5 before a game.
NIUHawkeye
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Sorry, but you are dead wrong. A line swinging three points in one day is significant. There's no debate about that.
busabus114
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This
Lines dont swing 2-3 points just for the hell of it. A lot of action was going on Zona...a lot of it. It doesnt impact the game but a line moving this much is significant
hoffman22103
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Wow, you couldn't have been more wrong with that post
"Sports Betting and Gambling Odds Online
Covers is one of the most used websites for oddsmakers, and betting enthusiasts. I use this website every weekend for my wagers. in the link above you will see why fans should not be worried"
Sweet website!!! I can't believe I didn't know about this.
Covers is one of the most used websites for oddsmakers, and betting enthusiasts. I use this website every weekend for my wagers. in the link above you will see why fans should not be worried"
Sweet website!!! I can't believe I didn't know about this.
NewMexHawk
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Let me ask something...
If they give Iowa and +1.5 and I bet $100. Does that mean they are giving me 1 and 1/2 points and Iowa regardless of how the betting goes the rest of the week? And if I win, I win $100, right?
As you can tell, I am a big time bettor...
If they give Iowa and +1.5 and I bet $100. Does that mean they are giving me 1 and 1/2 points and Iowa regardless of how the betting goes the rest of the week? And if I win, I win $100, right?
As you can tell, I am a big time bettor...
DexterMorgan
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yes. but you actually win like $90 not $100. Usually it will say (-110) next to the line which means bet 110 to win 100
MeanDrunkR2D2
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Kenny Rogers.
DaDynasty
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Are you asking God himself, or making a statement? Gambling is for fun guys, don't look too much into the lines, they are just adjusting the lines to where the money is going, different sites, different people. The only line you guys should be watching is the DLine versus their OLine on Saturday and vice versa...
silvanthalas
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Apparently not, as at least one thread has a poster saying that they're nervous about this game *because* the point spread changed so much. IMO, said poster has a gambling problem.
Players improve most from their first to their second game.
Who on our team is between their first and second games?
Prater, Binns, and Hampton.
Enough said.
Prater gets a pick. Binns wreaks havoc beating that fat tackle in front of him to the corner over and over. Hampton gets more patient and shows the world that we have a back with home run potential on every run.
Who on our team is between their first and second games?
Prater, Binns, and Hampton.
Enough said.
Prater gets a pick. Binns wreaks havoc beating that fat tackle in front of him to the corner over and over. Hampton gets more patient and shows the world that we have a back with home run potential on every run.
NIUHawkeye
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I think people may be nervous that the point spread moves because it does indicate that people are betting on Arizona. You can then take the next step and assume that there is a reason people are betting on Arizona, which could make some people nervous. I don't think that implicates that poster has any type of gambling problem at all. If people want to bet, great. As long as you do it within your means I don't see it as anything more than a form of entertainment.
It doesn't make me nervous at all about the game. Whether Iowa goes off as a two point favorite or a two point underdog doesn't make me any more or less confident about what Iowa is going to do on Saturday. I have briefly thought though, hmmm, is there something I'm missing here about this game? Am I not seeing it clearly because it's my team? But then I continue to go back to the fact that I just plain and simple think Iowa is the better team here.
