Re: i just don\'t get it
This was fluke that it landed exactly on the number. Take a sample of rookie games from the past and I will bet you that there were some where it was close to the number, and some where it was way off.
The books only set the line so that hopefully they get the same amount of bets from both sides and then they aren't gambling, but simply locking up a commission. Take a look at what the number the books set up for the total. You cannot tell me they thought the game would land on 240 when it is only a 40 minute game. They set the total that high because they knew they would get action on both sides at that total. Sharp action on the under and Square action on the over from a lot of people who forget that the game length is shorter. If the books were looking to hit a number, they would be setting lines differently in some cases.
That game could of very easily have ended a sophomore win by 25, if the rookies don't go on a run at the end.
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