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Spread's purpose: entice same amounts to be bet on each team

Posted on: October 17, 2024 at 16:28:47 CT
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When looking at the "spread" remember its purpose to attract equal total amounts of dollars to be bet on each teams. When that happens, the bookmaker is guaranteed to not suffer a loss regardless of which team wins or by how much. It also guarantees the bookmaker will break even on the bets.

Edited by ScottsdaleTiger at 16:35:40 on 10/17/24
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Spread down to 4.5 now - Eggs MU - 10/17 10:48:37
     Spread's purpose: entice same amounts to be bet on each team - ScottsdaleTiger MU - 10/17 16:28:47
     I think it should be even lower honestly. I know that - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/17 12:34:32
          I've thought this was similar to last year's Florida game. - pinkman MU - 10/17 13:28:32
     What am I missing? - Genco98 MU - 10/17 12:34:24
          That aint even gonna be close to the score(nm) - tigerman81 MU - 10/17 16:01:14
          RE: What am I missing? - sarasotatiger MU - 10/17 13:08:50
               Their offense seems to make a lot of mistakes - Genco98 MU - 10/17 13:23:36
          Auburn is much better than their record(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 10/17 12:47:02
          We just lost 2 DLineman for the season. That is going to - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/17 12:36:01
               one DE and one LB(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 10/17 12:47:17
                    Yes - sorry that is correct.(nm) - Carlos Rossi KC - 10/17 12:49:31
     I'm concerned about this one - MizzouAstro MU - 10/17 12:05:57
          I am as well, this is the one game I'm going to this year - Cosmo MU - 10/17 12:40:34
          I'm afraid all UMass did was make them start believing - tigertix MU - 10/17 12:32:18
          We are capable of winning every game but Alabama left - TheWildcat MU - 10/17 12:07:22
     According to this guy it's been at -4.5 for a while now - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 10/17 10:56:05
          I thought it was 6.5 just yesterday - Eggs MU - 10/17 11:04:33
               opened at 6.5 sunday - MizzouAstro MU - 10/17 12:06:22
          RE: According to this guy it's been at -4.5 for a while now - BruceInLA MU - 10/17 10:59:05
               Our lines may struggle - JayHoaxH8r MU - 10/17 11:05:45
                    They played pretty clean in Athens last week - Eggs MU - 10/17 11:12:23
                         RE: They played pretty clean in Athens last week - cybertyger MU - 10/17 11:56:23
                              that is absolutely true - JayHoaxH8r MU - 10/17 13:15:31
                    Huge Freeze is an idiot?(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 10/17 11:09:34
                         I think in time he wins big at Auburn - Eggs MU - 10/17 11:32:16
                              RE: I think in time he wins big at Auburn - Featster MU - 10/17 13:09:16
                              Harsin was Kim Anderson level bad there(nm) - TheWildcat MU - 10/17 11:56:33
                         I think he was talking about Hugh Freeze. - kmawv8 KC - 10/17 11:11:08
                              Folks at Liberty and ol Miss would disagree - JayHoaxH8r MU - 10/17 12:12:25
               It has literally 0 to do with respect - Eggs MU - 10/17 11:04:05




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