Re: Why don\'t the sports books just move the line?
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It can be for risk management purposes to avoid getting sided on a number.
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If I'm understanding you correctly, wouldn't upping the line do the same thing?
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Take an example of a ton of action on the 3... They are getting off action on one side pushing the juice up from where it was opened. If they move to 2.5 and get uneven action, they expose themselves to the game landing on the three and pushing those bets and now having to pay out a larger amount. By keeping the spread on the 3, they can control risk by offsetting their uneven position (if in fact its the reason to move it) without running the risk of being exposed if it goes poorly.
This also applies to large MLs wrt risk management.
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