Oddsmakers showing their cards ????

cuse_man · #1 11-15-2008, 04:49 PM

Now some use this style of handicapping every week finding what they think are fishy lines and going the other way thinking the books are baiting the "public". Now the problem is over half the time the lines are exactly where they should be they just don't realize, because they do not know the teams as well as they should.

Now I do not cap like this at all, but over the years I have been able to get a feel for different lines and what they mean. Unlike some who think they find multiple games a week where the odds makers are showing their hand its not often I feel this way.

This year there have been 6 games where I felt the oddsmakers were really showing their hands... I remember posting 5 of these... don't think I got a chance to do so with minny > houston. Pretty sure there was 1-2 others in college, but I can't remember off hand and its too hard to go back.

All > ATS

Week 1 - Dallas > Browns - W
Week 4 - Buff > Stl
Week 5 - Az > Buff
Week 9 - Minn > Houston

The ones I remember from college talking about on here

USC > Ohio St
Penn St > Ohio St

That is at least 6-0 so far this year probably 7/8 - 0 if I could remember the others college.

Now I don't think this necessarily means the oddmakers head is in the right place, BUT its how its worked out so far so I figured it was wroth posting since its been a winning trend for the year so far.

Now there is one for this week. Showing their hand on the Washington / Dallas game.

Dallas -1

cuse_man · #2 11-16-2008, 04:38 AM

Just put in my bet on the boys.. played it lighter than the browns, because it probably gonna be the toughest game of the year. Still a lot of Q's for Dallas right now, but hopefully they figured some of them out on the BYE. I am pretty sure the offensive line will look a lot better. Worth a few bucks to root extra hard