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So if I bet on the Jags to "win", and they lose by 4 points IRL, then I've won my bet because you subtract -4.5 points from the Bills score to determine the "betting score" (I'm making up terms so sorry if I'm massacring the lingo lol). But let's say I bet $100 on this outcome... how much do I win? How is that part calculated? With the over/under thing, does that only affect the bets on the total points scored by both teams? Or does it affect other types of bets too?

I still have no idea how betting works, what these numbers mean, who gets to come up with them, or how they do it. So thus far, bangarang's comment is (ironically) the only one that makes sense to me lol.

Perfect post. Let's go Kaiir! We Billieve!

Did you not grow up around other children? Someone died in my neighborhood where I grew up because they decided to run after a ball and got hit by a car. Children have near-zero responsibility (babies probably have zero, period), so even if the decision making abilities of children was the same as college students (it's not), then the sheer difference in responsibility levels alone would produce different ratios. I *think* what you're trying to say is that college students tend to have that sense of invincibility that comes with youth, which in turn leads them to make poorer decisions than they would have otherwise made without that sense of invincibility.

Really? Do you not have any memory of your life before college? Because I can say with absolute certainty that my life before college had an even higher "terrible decisions to responsibility" ratio amongst the people that surrounded me day-to-day.

So first... it was the college educated, holier-than-thou liberal elites cramming their out-of-touch ideology down blue-collar Common Joe's throat. But now... it's people with only a high school diploma or just starting college that don't know jack who are cause for concern. ... Lol

That's fair

Idk what to even say to this lol.

What is it with corner injuries and this team?

Tre knows it's not good...

Obviously woulda liked a TD, but 3 on that drive is fine.

A run for 1 or 2 yards is not a bad result in the current situation. Grind it out and wear them down.

Wow. Fumble recovery for sure.

Amazing. GO BILLS!

Jones providing some intense interior pressure. Love to see it.

There's some bad blood on the field. Things are getting hot.

LOL I loved how Torrence went to go save Cook by hugging him, then pushed the defender away 😄

Corner depth. Elam will be an asset if Benford's injury is serious.

Hill gave Johnson props on that push out of bounds. I like that.

I've noticed that a ton this game. On one play Philips was trying to pump up the crowd and didn't hear the play. Bernard noticed it immediately and gave him the play again quickly.

Ball control is going to dampen Miami's output a ton while giving our defense a rest from the track sprints involved covering the Fish receivers.

Can someone explain why some players can "play special teams" and some others (usually starter-caliber guys) cannot? I never understood why its such an exclusive skillset.

I wonder how much of the Benford playing better than Elam situation comes down to scheme, and how much comes down to individual talent. If it's more scheme than talent, then that's a knock on the coach/scheme. If it's more talent than scheme, then that's a knock on the scouting department/GM. I tend to lean towards the former, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Elam become a starter in another scheme if given that opportunity.

Imo, this is the best post in the thread so far. Most other posts have primarily consisted of political talking points, but yours doesn't ignore some basic realities (namely trends in automation, pay inequity, and global labor markets). I will add separately that the general sentiment against unions disheartens me. Those same people casually use terms like "8-hour workday" and "40-hour workweek" and "worker safety" and "lunch breaks" and "paid time off" as if those concepts are simply a given and always have been, with no consideration for the sweat, toil, and blood that went into their genesis. I'm not sure if it's a lack of awareness or just a lack of appreciation, but so much of what we take for granted today was not done in the interest of increasing profits; it was not done because employers are altruistic; it was done because workers organized themselves into labor unions and bargained with employers to achieve the best possible deal, and much in the same way that businesses bargain with each other for the best deals. If employers were to somehow convince workers to pay employers for the privilege of working for them, they'd do that seemingly nonsensical thing tomorrow if they could, even if they knew better than not to and regardless of how negatively it might affect anyone. If industries could start dumping effluent into our waterways again, they would cease spending money on expensive pollution control systems and switch to this much cheaper alternative. If a choice increases profit, businesses will lean towards that choice and away from alternative choices, as that is literally their primary function. Get rid of organized labor... and then it will only be a matter of time until these things we value are eroded away in the interest of a higher profit margin and an increase in the stock price.

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