lsheldon":2bbnp733 said:The article was only posted an hour or so ago. It will take a bit of time for the spread to move, and they talked about that in the article (shockwaves). The Vegas number crunchers are probably huddled talking about it now deciding what to do.
I would like to see Paul Allen put some money down. It isn't like he can't afford it. Of course he hasn't taken shots to the head most of his life.
kidhawk":1eb1rbui said:lsheldon":1eb1rbui said:The article was only posted an hour or so ago. It will take a bit of time for the spread to move, and they talked about that in the article (shockwaves). The Vegas number crunchers are probably huddled talking about it now deciding what to do.
I would like to see Paul Allen put some money down. It isn't like he can't afford it. Of course he hasn't taken shots to the head most of his life.
I don't know what the NFL rules would be on that. I know players, coaches etc. cannot gamble on the NFL at all. I'd assume the owners are under a similar obligation, but haven't actually seen that in black and white
lsheldon":1m6pavwg said:The article was only posted an hour or so ago. It will take a bit of time for the spread to move, and they talked about that in the article (shockwaves). The Vegas number crunchers are probably huddled talking about it now deciding what to do.
I would like to see Paul Allen put some money down. It isn't like he can't afford it. Of course he hasn't taken shots to the head most of his life.
HawkWow":3tdxflpj said:lsheldon":3tdxflpj said:The article was only posted an hour or so ago. It will take a bit of time for the spread to move, and they talked about that in the article (shockwaves). The Vegas number crunchers are probably huddled talking about it now deciding what to do.
I would like to see Paul Allen put some money down. It isn't like he can't afford it. Of course he hasn't taken shots to the head most of his life.
Wrong. they would move the line instantly. As Mayweather is placing that bet, they are stalling him and the guys behind the scenes are resetting the lines. By the time Mayweather and his entourage hit the front door, the line would have moved to Denver -6.
if they didn't ....they risk Juan Marquez coming in and putting another 10 mil on Denver. Then they have 20 mil to make up and would be forced to raise the line to Denver minus 10.
That's when Floyd and Juan walk right back in and bet 10 mil on Seattle. Hoping to catch the middle and winning both sides of the bet. That's the only way Vegas can lose big money and believe me, they are very keen to that fact (having it happen before).
Hasselbeck":2ef7ul4c said:Floyd never publishes his losing bets btw.. and I've read he loses a lot.
That said - I won't believe this story unless the line moves. A bet that large would tilt the line to at least -3 and maybe even -3.5
Hasselbeck":3pr2uxwz said:HawkWow":3pr2uxwz said:lsheldon":3pr2uxwz said:The article was only posted an hour or so ago. It will take a bit of time for the spread to move, and they talked about that in the article (shockwaves). The Vegas number crunchers are probably huddled talking about it now deciding what to do.
I would like to see Paul Allen put some money down. It isn't like he can't afford it. Of course he hasn't taken shots to the head most of his life.
Wrong. they would move the line instantly. As Mayweather is placing that bet, they are stalling him and the guys behind the scenes are resetting the lines. By the time Mayweather and his entourage hit the front door, the line would have moved to Denver -6.
if they didn't ....they risk Juan Marquez coming in and putting another 10 mil on Denver. Then they have 20 mil to make up and would be forced to raise the line to Denver minus 10.
That's when Floyd and Juan walk right back in and bet 10 mil on Seattle. Hoping to catch the middle and winning both sides of the bet. That's the only way Vegas can lose big money and believe me, they are very keen to that fact (having it happen before).
Exactly why I don't buy this story for a second .. a 10 million dollar bet would immediately move the line .. even if its split up into 5 separate bets as this article reports.
Axx":2o8hty3p said:wow does the entire country really feel like seattle stands no chance?????
75-80% of all the betters are going with denver.
vegas is going to have a huge pay day this come monday.