Tom Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 If the odds-makers are correct, we go 10-6 & out of the playoffs....... It'll still be a successful season, but a downer at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackur Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 stuff like this is posted a billion times a day........the same thing........so much negative stuff.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 stuff like this is posted a billion times a day........the same thing........so much negative stuff.......... Not really negative...... maybe you should get off your computer & go to church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackur Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Not really negative...... maybe you should get off your computer & go to church. 185704[/snapback] maybe you should start believing and wait til the game is played before you start bitching about losing already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I'm going to be annoying now but it needs to be said. Vegas is not saying that simply by having the two teams favored in the spread. Individually the two teams are favored, but collectively it is about 50%. In order to find the collective odds Vegas has of both those teams winning you must look at the money line. For those unfamiliar with the money line it simply shows how much you need to bet in order to win 100$. The outcome is a win/loss proposition and doesn't involve any spread. The money line on the two games is Denver -460 or betting 460$ to win 100$ or Jets -165 or betting 165$ to win 100$ In order to find the Vegas odds on both these events occurring you must convert these money lines into decimals and multiply the decimals together. You convert to decimals using the European betting decimal format. Denver's Game scores a 1.22 and the Jets game scores a 1.63. Multiply together and you get 1.988. In other words if you bet 100$ on a 2 team parlay involving Denver and the Jets you win 100$*1.988 or 198$. So if you wanted to put down a 2 team parlay on the money line for the Jets and Broncos you would get almost 2 to 1 odds. In other words Vegas thinks the odds of both Jets and Broncos winning are the same as beating the spread in any individual bet, about 50-50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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