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Old Tue Nov 27, 2007, 10:50pm
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
On a more philosophical note, how can the #1 team in the country be an underdog in a game? Perhaps the pollsters don't have the right team sitting at the top?
As Padgett has pointed out on numerous occasions, the line isn't a prediction of who will win. It's a prediction of how many people will bet on either side, to maximize the casinos' profits (or bookies - if gambling were legal in this country).
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