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[QUOTE="OrangePA, post: 2012344, member: 204"]
I guess maybe you and I are using the term "gambling" differently.

Strictly speaking it is "gambling" every time a team takes the field. It is "gambling" every time a team makes an offensive call. Obviously, nothing is preordained in a football game.

But that's not what I am referencing.

If you're Syracuse University, is going for it on 4th and 2 against UConn the equivalent of going for it on 4th and 2 against Alabama?

Are the same odds in play?

Just as the same odds are in play when you show a 16 and the dealer shows a 10 at Paris or Bellagio or the Valley Forge Casino? Or do you stand while at Paris and hit while at Bellagio??

In my opinion the same odds are not in play.

I just see a far greater number of variables in football analysis than I do in blackjack analysis or craps analysis. That is because no matter where you play blackjack - using the same number of decks and house rules - the odds/math is the same.

That is not the case when it comes to football games in my opinion - the math change depending upon any number of variables.

So, for me, the analogy between blackjack and football is a tough one to make.
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