Dan2330 Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 F 1 9/8 (F) OAKLAND AT NEW ENGLAND (9:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total OAKLAND +7.5 -110 OVER 49.5 -110 NEW ENGLAND -7.5 -110 UNDER 49.5 -110 F 3 9/11 (F) DENVER AT MIAMI (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total DENVER -3.5 -110 OVER 38.5 -110 MIAMI +3.5 -110 UNDER 38.5 -110 F 5 9/11 (F) CINCINNATI AT CLEVELAND (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total CINCINNATI -3.0 -120 OVER 44.5 -110 CLEVELAND +3.0 EVEN UNDER 44.5 -110 F 7 9/11 (F) HOUSTON AT BUFFALO (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total HOUSTON +3.5 EVEN OVER 39.5 -110 BUFFALO -3.5 -120 UNDER 39.5 -110 F 9 9/11 (F) TENNESSEE AT PITTSBURGH (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total TENNESSEE +7.5 -110 OVER 40.0 -110 PITTSBURGH -7.5 -110 UNDER 40.0 -110 F 11 9/11 (F) CHICAGO AT WASHINGTON (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total CHICAGO +3.5 -110 OVER 35.5 -110 WASHINGTON -3.5 -110 UNDER 35.5 -110 F 13 9/11 (F) NEW ORLEANS AT CAROLINA (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total NEW ORLEANS +4.5 -110 OVER 45.5 -110 CAROLINA -4.5 -110 UNDER 45.5 -110 F 15 9/11 (F) TAMPA BAY AT MINNESOTA (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total TAMPA BAY +5.5 -110 OVER 43.0 -110 MINNESOTA -5.5 -110 UNDER 43.0 -110 F 17 9/11 (F) SEATTLE AT JACKSONVILLE (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total SEATTLE +3.0 EVEN OVER 40.5 -110 JACKSONVILLE -3.0 -120 UNDER 40.5 -110 F 19 9/11 (F) NEW YORK J AT KANSAS CITY (1:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total NEW YORK J +3.0 EVEN OVER 49.5 -110 KANSAS CITY -3.0 -120 UNDER 49.5 -110 F 21 9/11 (F) ARIZONA AT NEW YORK G (4:15 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total ARIZONA +1.5 -110 OVER 38.0 -110 NEW YORK G -1.5 -110 UNDER 38.0 -110 F 23 9/11 (F) ST LOUIS AT SAN FRANCISCO (4:15 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total ST LOUIS -4.5 -110 OVER 46.0 -110 SAN FRANCISCO +4.5 -110 UNDER 46.0 -110 F 25 9/11 (F) GREEN BAY AT DETROIT (4:15 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total GREEN BAY +3.0 -115 OVER 45.5 -110 DETROIT -3.0 -105 UNDER 45.5 -110 F 27 9/11 (F) DALLAS AT SAN DIEGO (4:15 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total DALLAS +4.5 -110 OVER 40.5 -110 SAN DIEGO -4.5 -110 UNDER 40.5 -110 F 29 9/11 (F) INDIANAPOLIS AT BALTIMORE (8:30 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total INDIANAPOLIS -3.0 -105 OVER 47.5 -110 BALTIMORE +3.0 -115 UNDER 47.5 -110 F 31 9/12 (F) PHILADELPHIA AT ATLANTA (9:00 pm ET) Outcome Spread Total PHILADELPHIA -2.5 -110 OVER 41.5 -110 ATLANTA +2.5 -110 UNDER 41.5 -110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTBengalsFan Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I'm really considering putting some money on that... maybe it's my homerish side but we just cannot lose to Cleveland and the spread's only 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoFever Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I'm really considering putting some money on that... maybe it's my homerish side but we just cannot lose to Cleveland and the spread's only 3... Sounds like a good idea...until you remember that we have not won a season opener the last three years.Here's hoping that the streak ends this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStop85 Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Still...-3 for the browns game? Lines like that could make me a very rich man...thank you Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazkal Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 if I was in vegas i'd be putting the 1,000 dollars in my bank account on that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshfan Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Still...-3 for the browns game? Lines like that could make me a very rich man...thank you Vegas. Vegas isnt in the business of making betters rich men....get it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Ok guys. Help a friend out. I have NEVER understood the Vegas numbers. Funny seeing as how I'm a math teacher and all. Can someome please explain to me what all the above numbers mean...it'd be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStop85 Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Since there's a -3 next to Cincinnati, you would take 3 points off of their final score...if that score is still higher than Cleveland's actual score then Cincinnati wins. If that score is lower than Cleveland's actual score then Cleveland wins. If you subtract 3 from Cincinnati's score and the score is tied, then it's a push (you get your money back....usually).For example, if the Bengals won the week one game 30-21, you would subtract 3 from the Bengals score and get 27-21, therefore the Bengals still win the bet.If the Bengals won the game 27-24, you would subtract 3 from their score and get 24-24, the game is tied, therefore it is a push.If the Bengals won the game 21-20, you would subtract 3 from their score and get Cleveland 20 - Cincinnati 18...subtracting 3 gave the Bengals the lower score therefore the Bengals lose the bet.You can also bet over/under the final combined score. For the Bengals week one game, it is 44.5. So, if you think the Bengals and Browns scores combined would be under 44.5, you would bet under, if you believe that the combined score would be over 44.5, you would bet over.For example, if the final score was 28-21, you would add up both the Bengals score and the Browns score and get 49 (28+21=49)...so if you bet Over 44.5 you won the bet, if you bet under 44.5 you lost the bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalindian Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thank you CantStop85, I finally see the light! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Man Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 This is a tempting line, however, lets remember that season openers are a crapshoot, anything can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesperateDerelict Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I have NEVER understood the Vegas numbers. Funny seeing as how I'm a math teacher and all. The thing everyone MUST remember is that the -3 point odds on the Browns - Bengals game has NO RELATION to the quality (or suckiness) of the respective teams. It is the odds makers attempt to hit the mark in the middle, so that 50% of the bettors take Cincy and 50% take the 'turds. Vegas books make money on the 'vig', the 10% surtax on the bettors.If a popular team (i.e. Cowgirls) are playing an unpopular team (Saints), the line might be Dallas by 7 even though the teams are evenly matched. If too much 'action' is on one side of the bet, the line will move (and sometimes overcorrect) to get to the 50 / 50 ratio. Get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 let me get drunk enough and Im there, maybe a 100(small timer) besides all this time being obsesed with football might as well pay off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJesus Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I already have $ 1,100 on Game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefrazz Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I think this is crazy, but then again (as earlier mentioned) the 1st game is always a crap shoot in the fact you never know if everyone will be up to sink and how many rookies will be "blinded by the lights".However, after looking at the spread...the Bengals are favored by 3, after granting the Browns a 3 point spot for being the home team. You would have to subtract 3 to find the difference in the bet to win or loose. It's 'bass ackwards' from what we are use to seeing as far as a point spread, thats why most of us look at it backwards. (cantstop85 has the correct explanation)Look at the other face-offs and you will understand what I'm talking about. See the Vikings loosing the opener? Steelers? Patriots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thanks guys (and gals?). I feel so enlightened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzy Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I think betting on NFL games is hard. The line is always 3. In the nfl any team can beat any team too hard to judge. I get burnt every time I bet on NFL. College foobtall is so much easier when it comes to betting. I have won a lot off college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsFan1 Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Bengals -3 is very very fishyDONT BET ON IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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