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Question: What is the Points spread?

jameshall198 said:
This may have already been put on here before, if so I am sorry to bring it back up, but does anyone know what the spread is on this game?
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It's OK. It comes up periodically. Last I heard, it was around 4-5. If we were playing a team without the number and wealth of fans which UT has, it would be higher. Remember that the line is an artificial device to make sure the money on each side is equal, so the bookies can make their money out of the middle. It really reflects where the betting public's heart is rather than a rational predictor of which team will win and by how much...
 
Is there an over-under for the game? Also, if someone says a team will cover the spread and that they'd "take the points" what does that mean? Thanks.
 
Nolcbear said:
if someone says that they'd "take the points" what does that mean? Thanks.
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It means that they think the favorite will win, but not by the alloted spread.

In other words, if Bama is a 5 point favorite, and someone thinks Bama will only win by 3 points, they will take Texas and the 5 points.
 
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Nolcbear said:
Is there an over-under for the game? Also, if someone says a team will cover the spread and that they'd "take the points" what does that mean? Thanks.
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45 is the o/u. Cover means the favorite will win the bet. Take the points means the underdog will win the bet.
 
Alabama Slammer said:
It means that they think the favorite will win, but not by the alloted spread.

In other words, if Bama is a 5 point favorite, and someone thinks Bama will only win by 3 points, they will take Texas and the 5 points.
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chattabama12 said:
45 is the o/u. Cover means the favorite will win the bet. Take the points means the underdog will win the bet.
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Thanks, I've always wondered about that. :smile:

Well, 35-10 would be a dream come true but 24-21 seems more likely in what I think will be a hard-fought 4 quarter contest...RTR
 
TIDE-HSV said:
It's OK. It comes up periodically. Last I heard, it was around 4-5. If we were playing a team without the number and wealth of fans which UT has, it would be higher. Remember that the line is an artificial device to make sure the money on each side is equal, so the bookies can make their money out of the middle. It really reflects where the betting public's heart is rather than a rational predictor of which team will win and by how much...
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Yeah... the 4-5 spread is definitely going to hook people who think it will be a touchdown difference either way.
 
i went to vegas this yr before the season started. i was going to put $20 on bama winning the natty champ. my last day there the computers went down and i didnt feel like walking across the street to another casino. im kinda glad i didnt place the bet since i am superstitious about betting on bama games. i doubt it would affect the team but it would have given me a stroke by now.
 
gmart74 said:
i went to vegas this yr before the season started. i was going to put $20 on bama winning the natty champ. my last day there the computers went down and i didnt feel like walking across the street to another casino. im kinda glad i didnt place the bet since i am superstitious about betting on bama games. i doubt it would affect the team but it would have given me a stroke by now.
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What were the odds? I imagine the money line would have turned $20 into a significant return.
 
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