Iowa opens -10 vs Northwestern
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Is that because everyone was picking Northwestern outright, so Vegas is trying to get people to throw their money away and pick Iowa?...............
Either way, Vegas is being shady af with this line.
Either way, Vegas is being shady af with this line.
Yeah. Shocking that they make billions.
I’m dropping the mortgage on NW. no way we cover that spread.
They are 10 point underdogs. They don't need to win by 10 or more to win the best. Northwestern can win by any amount or lose by 9 or less to make money
Going to be hilarious to revisit this thread after Iowa wins and covers the spread.
Yeah, I’m sure you’re betting 2k on NW. A lot of big talkers here that never bet jack.
I misunderstood the odds.
WOW, Cats are 10 point underdogs. That is hard to believe.
did these guys happen to go back and look at KF's record against NW in the last decade?
4-6. Also, as pointed out in another thread, this is one of KF’s biggest failings as most of these games have been close. Iowa is 1-5 the last decade against NW when the game was decided by a TD or less.
You thought that a top 10 Sagarin rated team would be a home dog to a team rated in the 40’s? Computers determine the odds.
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That’s not how it works. Vegas sets the odds, based on their sophisticated ratings. The line then moves based on the amount of money bet on a specific side in order to entice betting on the other side. Vegas, in a perfect world, would prefer 50/50 betting on each game since that would eliminate any risk.
You can’t feed your pigs pot. You’ll probably kill them.
Damn, Vegas doesn't know shit. They should have consulted a bunch of pissed off, Iowa fans about what the line should be.
Right, and if the coaches took the advice of the fans they would win a lot more games.
Huh?
Vegas is not in the business of predicting the outcome of games. The are in the gambling business. They set betting lines in an effort to get equal money bet on both sides so they make money on the juice. What is shady about that?
NW has looked much better than Iowa in the last couple of weeks, and they are certainly capable of winning at Kinnick,. NW is most effective when their passing game works, and Iowa has given up a bunch of big plays in the passing game. So why wouldn't NW be favored?
I don't know but I'll take the points.
NU does horribly as favorites. See Akron, Duke, Nebraska, and Rutgers. We play our best as dogs.
Supposed to be chilly and chance of snow. We saw not too long ago how Nate does in less than stellar weather.
I honestly thought it'd be a "pick em" or the Hawks by a couple, but 10 is shocking. Unless Josh, Desmond, Josey, and some others are coming back to suit up, we still have a secondary that can be abused.
I honestly thought it'd be a "pick em" or the Hawks by a couple, but 10 is shocking. Unless Josh, Desmond, Josey, and some others are coming back to suit up, we still have a secondary that can be abused.
NW is 5-1 in the conference, with a 3 point loss to Michigan. They beat MSU by 10 and Wisky by 14. They've beaten 2 of the B1G teams that Iowa has lost to (PU & Wisky).
NW at -10 seems fair to me.
NW at -10 seems fair to me.
