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<blockquote data-quote="sacraig" data-source="post: 1696664" data-attributes="member: 586845"><p>It's against the expectations of bookies, who are out to make money, not accurate predictions. Bookies set the line based somewhat on what is expected to happen but also based on what bettors think will happen and are therefore willing to bet on. The spread even moves in the days an hours prior to tip off, and that's not because the teams abilities are somehow changing in real time; it's because the bookies are reacting to how bettors are spending. It means literally nothing.</p><p></p><p>I have no problem saying we underperformed in those games, but it has literally nothing to do with whether we covered the spread or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sacraig, post: 1696664, member: 586845"] It's against the expectations of bookies, who are out to make money, not accurate predictions. Bookies set the line based somewhat on what is expected to happen but also based on what bettors think will happen and are therefore willing to bet on. The spread even moves in the days an hours prior to tip off, and that's not because the teams abilities are somehow changing in real time; it's because the bookies are reacting to how bettors are spending. It means literally nothing. I have no problem saying we underperformed in those games, but it has literally nothing to do with whether we covered the spread or not. [/QUOTE]
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