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gotham devil
11-14-2008, 02:25 PM
http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/story.cfm/story/776784

No offense to college basketball sportswriters or coaches, but these guys generally have a better handle on the college basketball landscape.

hurleyfor3
11-14-2008, 04:58 PM
http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/story.cfm/story/776784

No offense to college basketball sportswriters or coaches, but these guys generally have a better handle on the college basketball landscape.

Gambling odds are not about how good teams are, they're about where the gambling public is putting its money. The odds of popular sports teams (Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Cowboys, Patriots, Carolina, Duke) always trade at a premium to less popular teams. Always.

JasonEvans
11-14-2008, 05:00 PM
Somewhat similar, here are the Vegas odds on who will win the NCAA title. Carolina is tops at 5-to-2. UCLA is at 7-to-1. We are tied with Louisville at 10-1.

http://www.vegasinsider.com//college-basketball/odds/futures/

--Jason "I think the odds that UCLA wins are a lot longer than 7-to-1" Evans

gotham devil
11-15-2008, 08:27 PM
Gambling odds are not about how good teams are, they're about where the gambling public is putting its money. The odds of popular sports teams (Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Cowboys, Patriots, Carolina, Duke) always trade at a premium to less popular teams. Always.
LOL
This has nothing to do with the gambling public or a university's popularity.
This is a poll of oddsmakers, akin to the AP Poll or ESPN/Coaches' Poll.

This is not the "futures" market.