GarySJ Posted November 12, 2003 Group: Member Topic Count: 141 Content Count: 2,661 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/14/2000 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Remember, Oklahoma beat Texas A&M 77-0, and A&M beat Baylor 73-10 earlier this year.The Vegas line is 52.5 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizarvexis Posted November 12, 2003 Group: Member Topic Count: 164 Content Count: 1,386 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/25/2001 Share Posted November 12, 2003 You know, the record is 222-0. Cumberland vs Georgia Tech Oct 7th, 1916 Kizarvexis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.T. Posted November 12, 2003 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 4,729 Content Count: 37,552 Reputation: 2,296 Days Won: 29 Joined: 12/24/2001 Share Posted November 12, 2003 OU stopped at the mid mark of the 3rd against A & M ... I see them covering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFGriff Posted November 14, 2003 Group: Member Topic Count: 10 Content Count: 159 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/30/2002 Share Posted November 14, 2003 This could...and should...get ugly. However, 52 and a half points may be a bit much. Sounds like a good bet for entertainment puposes only. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted November 14, 2003 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,895 Content Count: 66,072 Reputation: 2,429 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted November 14, 2003 hope ok puts 100 on baylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeG Posted November 14, 2003 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,984 Content Count: 19,737 Reputation: 3,277 Days Won: 138 Joined: 07/17/2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 It's a risky bet for one reason alone. OU took so much crap over beating another decent team 77-0 last week that thye might call off the dogs as early as the first half. The problem is-- even their walkons can probably beat the crap out of doggie doo Baylor. When you see a line set at 52.5 points, there must be some kind of reason for it. I mean-- why not make it 60 points? The bookies know something and that might be underhanded. Since the BCS gives little credence to the whole margin of victory situation that the polls used to actually give rats testicles about, there is little reason for OU to whip their ass worse than 42-0. No one will suddenly question whether or not they have leveled off. The whole situation is quite comical. It couldn't happen to a better team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted November 14, 2003 Group: Member Topic Count: 999 Content Count: 19,229 Reputation: 7 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/14/2002 Share Posted November 14, 2003 There is no bad blood between Baylor and OUA&M beat OU last year, so even if Stoops wasn't "making a statement", i'm sure he wasn't worried about embarrassing them with his backups.With Baylor, the towel boy might get some PT at QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarySJ Posted November 14, 2003 Group: Member Topic Count: 141 Content Count: 2,661 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/14/2000 Author Share Posted November 14, 2003 When you see a line set at 52.5 points, there must be some kind of reason for it. I mean-- why not make it 60 points? The bookies know something and that might be underhanded.The line is merely an indication of what will get equal numbers of people to bet on both sides. Apparently, 52 was the optimum number. If it were 60, more people would bet on Baylor than Oklahoma, and the casino risks losing money if Baylor covers. With the same number of people betting on both teams, the house makes money regardless of who wins, via the 10% fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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