Gambling action IU / SU

[orangenauburn]

71% of the action is on a straight up Syracuse win
85% of the action is on Cuse getting to 20 points first

(go horse betting)

 

[iommi]

71% of the action is on a straight up Syracuse win
85% of the action is on Cuse getting to 20 points first

(go horse betting)

Is this for real?

 

[orangenauburn]

Is this for real?

yes

they have prop bets going as well

 

[cusetown1]

Is this for real?

Yup. 70% on Cuse ML right now. A near split on the spread 47/53 Cuse is the 47%.

 

[cusetown1]

Oh and it's down to 5.5.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

I am confused. 70 percent of betting is on syracuse to win outright. indiana is a 5.5 pt favorite.

???

 

[Scotiacuse]

I am confused. 70 percent of betting is on syracuse to win outright. indiana is a 5.5 pt favorite.

???

Probably because of the relatively larger payout for that bet. People see the game as a slight advantage for IU, but a much better payout for Syracuse with the money line (outright win).

 

[Scotiacuse]

Yup. 70% on Cuse ML right now. A near split on the spread 47/53 Cuse is the 47%.

Oh and it's down to 5.5.

Does that 47% represent number of bets or total money? If it were total money, I wouldn't expect the line to go down.

 

[690West]

I am confused. 70 percent of betting is on syracuse to win outright. indiana is a 5.5 pt favorite.

???

ML will quite often favor the underdog because that's where the bigger payday is. Lot of bettors see biggest +EV on the underdog ML

 

[690West]

Probably because of the relatively larger payout for that bet. People see the game as a slight advantage for IU, but a much better payout for Syracuse with the money line (outright win).

Bingo

 

[cusetown1]

Probably because of the relatively larger payout for that bet. People see the game as a slight advantage for IU, but a much better payout for Syracuse with the money line (outright win).

Yes but it's at 2 to 1, so not that high. The real bang for your buck is Oregon at 4.5 to 1.

 

[kirbivore]

I've always believed don't bet the dog unless you think they have a chance to win outright.