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Old 12-01-2009, 12:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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these odds were established back in July.....check out the top five they had odds on winning the NC.......dudes know their stuff..

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lol they get paid to do this...
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I should start investing 100 dollars each year on that 500/1 chance lol One day, lightning will strike.
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:53 PM   #4 (permalink)
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my cousin every year puts 250 on a crazy odd team for NFL... I think this year he put his money on Carolina
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these odds were established back in July.....check out the top five they had odds on winning the NC.......dudes know their stuff..

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That's pretty good, but most sportswriters had UF-UT penciled in the NC game before the season too. They completely whiffed on Cincy and TCU. Not that I blame 'em.
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I think we misread. It's sorted by "Current," now. They gave TCU a 60/1, Boise State a 75/1, and Cincy a 125/1 to start the season, and now they've adjusted it to 6/1, 15/1, 20/1.

Their original top five was Florida (2/1), Oklahoma (9/2), Texas (11/2), USC (6/1), and Alabama (15/1). I'll bet they wish they'd seen Cincinnati coming.

I mean, as a Gator fan, I'd have to say they got Florida right...
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I think we misread. It's sorted by "Current," now. They gave TCU a 60/1, Boise State a 75/1, and Cincy a 125/1 to start the season, and now they've adjusted it to 6/1, 15/1, 20/1.

Their original top five was Florida (2/1), Oklahoma (9/2), Texas (11/2), USC (6/1), and Alabama (15/1). I'll bet they wish they'd seen Cincinnati coming.

I mean, as a Gator fan, I'd have to say they got Florida right...


well damn, i didnt realize it was "current"..........i found it in an old thread from the summer, clicked on the link and said "wow" when i saw they had cincy, tcu and boise st

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well damn, i didnt realize it was "current"..........i found it in an old thread from the summer, clicked on the link and said "wow" when i saw they had cincy, tcu and boise st
I was thinking exactly the same thing. It would've been crazy, but yeah, they had as much confidence in Boise State as any of us would've.
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well damn, i didnt realize it was "current"..........i found it in an old thread from the summer, clicked on the link and said "wow" when i saw they had cincy, tcu and boise st
Vegas oddsmakers kill me sometimes with their spreads. I mean it can be 8-10 points and they will hit the spread in a 50-70 point game. They had the Alabama Florida game pegged last year.

What's with Oklahoma? I was unaware that they lost 4 starters on OL. There is no way that they should be listed as high as vegas had them if they knew that..
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Vegas oddsmakers kill me sometimes with their spreads. I mean it can be 8-10 points and they will hit the spread in a 50-70 point game. They had the Alabama Florida game pegged last year.

What's with Oklahoma? I was unaware that they lost 4 starters on OL. There is no way that they should be listed as high as vegas had them if they knew that..
True, but it was all about Bradford. Plus, it's Oklahoma so reloading on the OL isn't that big of a deal really.
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True, but it was all about Bradford. Plus, it's Oklahoma so reloading on the OL isn't that big of a deal really.
Maybe we should ask Bradford about that.
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Maybe we should ask Bradford about that.
Oh I'm not saying it's not a factor because it is. I just think the odds makers had OU so high because of Bradford. When he went down, the Sooners went down. I know your point is if the OL were better maybe he doesn't go down. Maybe he doesn't. I don't know.
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Maybe we should ask Bradford about that.
oh, he should be the first to tell you that you just have to go down the street to any restaurant in Norman serving pig ears and giblet gravy, and youll be able to replenish the OL no problem.
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