Cowboys vs Colts

[spacejamz]

The Colts are only favored by 1 point?

Even though they are in Dallas, this doesn't make sense...That's probably why I am not a bookie or bet on sporting events...

 

[jlbenedict]

Colts are not as impressive as they were last year.

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Colts are not as impressive as they were last year.

I can see how undefeated with wins @ Denver and @ NE in consecutive weeks is not impressive.

Also, point spreads have nothing to do with who Vegas thinks will win the game.

 

[Pacemaker]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Colts are not as impressive as they were last year.

I can see how undefeated with wins @ Denver and @ NE in consecutive weeks is not impressive.

Also, point spreads have nothing to do with who Vegas thinks will win the game.

Exactly, they only want to even out the betting, and with the Colts normally barely winning games this year a big spread would probably set the betting to favor the Cowboys too much.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Cowboys are always overpriced in LV.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Colts are not as impressive as they were last year.

I can see how undefeated with wins @ Denver and @ NE in consecutive weeks is not impressive.

Also, point spreads have nothing to do with who Vegas thinks will win the game.

And they also BARELY beat the ***BILLS*** and ***TITANS***

They are a very flawed team. They're not even as good as last year. Come playoff time, other teams will play them much harder and they'll choke just as usual.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Cowboys are always overpriced in LV.

Yep... There's a lot of Texas money that goes to Vegas, and a lot of bettors simply bet on their favorite team. So the Cowboys get a lot of action and the line usually shows it.

 

[vi edit]

Indy has won by an average margin of victory of like 6.7 points. Two games were only by a point, two more by only a field goal.

I can see the reasoning.

Question for the gamblers because I don't know: Is it better for the "better" to have a spread of only one point or to have a spread of like 10? Is there an advantage to having such a small point margin?

 

[platinumike]

I think they are just as good as they are last year. If not better now that they have a FG kicker than can rely on, as long as they aint in NE. I'd actually favor the Colts more if they came close to loosing a few games or actually lost 1 or 2 in the reg. season. That way they can learn from their losses instead of just looking through to next week.

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Indy has won by an average margin of victory of like 6.7 points. Two games were only by a point, two more by only a field goal.

I can see the reasoning.

Question for the gamblers because I don't know: Is it better for the "better" to have a spread of only one point or to have a spread of like 10? Is there an advantage to having such a small point margin?

Not sure what you're getting at... but...

There's an important difference at some particular spread values. i.e. giving up 2.5 points is way better than giving up 3, which is way better than giving up 3.5. While there's not at much difference in giving up say, 1 vs. 2 points. Sometimes you can "buy" a point or a half point, but only if you're not moving off of 7 or 3 point lines. I forget how that usually works exactly.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Indy has won by an average margin of victory of like 6.7 points. Two games were only by a point, two more by only a field goal.

I can see the reasoning.

Question for the gamblers because I don't know: Is it better for the "better" to have a spread of only one point or to have a spread of like 10? Is there an advantage to having such a small point margin?

Not sure what you're getting at... but...

There's an important difference at some particular spread values. i.e. giving up 2.5 points is way better than giving up 3, which is way better than giving up 3.5. While there's not at much difference in giving up say, 1 vs. 2 points. Sometimes you can "buy" a point or a half point, but only if you're not moving off of 7 or 3 point lines. I forget how that usually works exactly.

Standard is -110 for the line.
the buy for 1/2 pt is -120
the buy for 1 pt is usually -130

If I like the underdog, I will usually take them as a win if the spread is 3 or less.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Indy has won by an average margin of victory of like 6.7 points. Two games were only by a point, two more by only a field goal.

I can see the reasoning.

Question for the gamblers because I don't know: Is it better for the "better" to have a spread of only one point or to have a spread of like 10? Is there an advantage to having such a small point margin?

Plus some teams always match up poorly to other teams even though they may dominate other better teams. It's all about the matchups.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Colts and Jags win, Titans lose. Eagles take first place.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Colts and Jags win, Titans lose. Eagles take first place.

Shows you how weak the NFC is that that's even a possiblity.

 

[meltdown75]

I'm picking Dallas this week. Indy won't be perfect this year and Parcells is going to be the reason why.

Cowboys 28
Colts 20

I *almost* picked the Bills last week, but my gut feeling about this week against Dallas is even better.

 

[KoopaTroopa]

tony romo FTW

 

[SoulAssassin]

Maybe they have the inside scoop that TO is going to put some stick-um on his hands.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Another point most people overlook when handicaping games in Dallas is the field. Texas stadium is one of the last old school stadiums with astroturf on concrete, it is one hard brutal surface and most all the players hate it. Visiting teams that don't have much experience on similar surfaces often have a hard time. Dallas's NFC east rivals play on it often enough that it's not a huge factor in those games, but other teams are at more of a disadvantage

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Another point most people overlook when handicaping games in Dallas is the field. Texas stadium is one of the last old school stadiums with astroturf on concrete, it is one hard brutal surface and most all the players hate it. Visiting teams that don't have much experience on similar surfaces often have a hard time. Dallas's NFC east rivals play on it often enough that it's not a huge factor in those games, but other teams are at more of a disadvantage

The original astroturf was replaced by a new, softer turf called Real Grass back in 2002.

my company participated in a flag football tournament back in 1990 and we played on the old astroturf in Texas Stadium...that stuff was worse than 20 grit sand paper on your skin...

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

The original astroturf was replaced by a new, softer turf called Real Grass back in 2002.

my company participated in a flag football tournament back in 1990 and we played on the old astroturf in Texas Stadium...that stuff was worse than 20 grit sand paper on your skin...

Wow! how did I miss that

It was about time they did something, it must be much better but I bet it's still quite a bit harder than natural turf. Of course being taken down by an NFL defender on any turf would put me out of commision permenantly

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I'm picking Dallas this week. Indy won't be perfect this year and Parcells is going to be the reason why.

Cowboys 28
Colts 20

I *almost* picked the Bills last week, but my gut feeling about this week against Dallas is even better.

^^

I WANT A COOKIE

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I'm picking Dallas this week. Indy won't be perfect this year and Parcells is going to be the reason why.

Cowboys 28
Colts 20

I *almost* picked the Bills last week, but my gut feeling about this week against Dallas is even better.

^^

I WANT A COOKIE

Here is two. Go Cowboys

 

[SVT Cobra]

W00t Go DALLAS!! Down with the Eagles.

 

[wyvrn]

To answer the OP, probably because the Cowboys just won 2 of 3 on a road trip and have the advantage of playing at home on a roll? Cowboys win!