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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Unbelievable. This is a respectable 5-5 team that plays in the NFC east....usually considered a tough division.
I read the largest was '76 Steelers -24 over expansion Bucs (Steelers covered 42-0).I read that the largest line in NFL history was the 49ers spotting the Charger 18.5 in the SuperBowl. If this is true and holds, this would be the biggest line. I think the Jets will have a higher line - because there will be no mercy on Mangini for what he did on week 1.
my thoughts exactly...WTF is the line against the Jets & Fins going to be, 30?
I say this all the time, but... point spreads are about money and have nothing to do with how good one team is vs. the other in real life.
I understand what you mean and I agree to a degree. But the original purpose of a point spread is not to be a measuring tool for comparing football teams, it's only based on one primary reason... to bring in as close to equal money on both sides of the bet as possible, so the house doesn't lose in either scenario.
Really? Nothing to do with how good one team is vs the other, huh? So you are saying there is a 50-50 chance that the Dolphins will be favored over the Pats next month?I say this all the time, but... point spreads are about money and have nothing to do with how good one team is vs. the other in real life.
Whether I phrased it improperly or not, the point remains... the point spreads' purpose has to do with where the money is being bet, and is not to be taken as an accurate tool for comparing how good one team is vs. the other. Yes, it can be used a basic indicator for the relative quality of teams, but it's not chiefly derived on football statistics, it's derived more on money and betting statistics, how much/how often a team covers, etc.Really? Nothing to do with how good one team is vs the other, huh? So you are saying there is a 50-50 chance that the Dolphins will be favored over the Pats next month?
Of course the Pats will be favored over the Dolphins, and you know why. Because the Pats are a better team than the Dolphins.
There is a definate relationship between how good a team is and how many points they are giving. The point spread may not indicate exact what anyone thinks the exactly score will be, but to say that the spreads have NOTHING to do with how good teams are vs their opponent is silly.
Just look at any odds sheet. Good teams give points and bad teams get points, and the better the team the more points they give, and the worse the team, the more points they get.
They have Super Bowl spreads and Pats are favored anywhere from 15 (Dallas) to 23 points.....Wow.....
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Whether I phrased it improperly or not, the point remains... the point spreads' purpose has to do with where the money is being bet, and is not to be taken as an accurate tool for comparing how good one team is vs. the other. Yes, it can be used a basic indicator for the relative quality of teams, but it's not chiefly derived on football statistics, it's derived more on money and betting statistics, how much/how often a team covers, etc.