A lot of people don’t understand betting “lines.” The line is the number that theoretically makes the teams even – 50/50. If you ignore this number and make a straight bet (without “points”), you’re immediately at a disadvantage … or an advantage if you can find a Giants fan to bet on the team without points – there are plenty of them around. Betters love “fans” who bet with their hearts, not their heads.
Las Vegas is the “god” that determines the points after decades of experience – and they’re usually pretty close. Las Vegas says the New England Patriots will win tomorrow by 3 points or more. Points are so common in football, they list them in the Sports section of many newspapers although most commercial betting is illegal.
Tomorrow if the Pats only win by a point or two (say 27 – 26), YOU win if you bet Giants +3 Points (just add 3 to their score.)
If someone wants to bet you $10-bucks that the Patriots will win – YOU say, “I’ll give you Patriots MINUS 3-points” to make it fair. Of course if someone says, “I’ll bet the Giants will win” (no points mentioned) take the bet! As WC Fields said, “Never give a sucker an even break.”
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