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Bettors Lost Their Collective Asses Betting Against Our Fins

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Gamblers who thought they were outsmarting the house by betting on the Bears last week because of Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill‘s shoulder injury got a rude awakening from Brock Osweiler on Sunday.

Osweiler’s big game led the Dolphins to an overtime victory over the Bears, meaning people who bet big on Chicago lost. And there were a lot of those people: MGM sports book director Jeff Stoneback told ESPN that multiple six-figure bets were placed on the Bears.

“There wasn’t much money on the Dolphins at all,” Stoneback said.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/10/15/bettors-lost-big-on-the-bears/
 
I had the Steelers and Bears. Both games came down to last play. Basically the Steelers paid for the Dolphin win.
 
Delsolar16 said:
This is such a strange season for bettors. I've never seen the NFL so unpredictable.
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Predictable except for one franchise...You know who Im talking about...
20 seasons of domination , ancient QB under center , started season with WR corp in shambles (miraculously got a gifted WR from Cleveland ) & a weak defense but yet here they are winning as usual and going to AFC championship game/SB once again.

The more things change....the more they stay the same huh?
 
Gee I’m sure the gambling world, where literally millions are being put down on outcomes and point spreads, in no way shape or form intersects with the sport, which is completely independent and free of influence or bias. :rolleyes:
 
oasis said:
Gee I’m sure the gambling world, where literally millions are being put down on outcomes and point spreads, in no way shape or form intersects with the sport, which is completely independent and free of influence or bias. :rolleyes:
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You are correct. There is no interaction whatsoever. That's why the sportsbook managers hang out deep in the offices during games and sweat out every major decision for the house, literally throwing tantrums, before straightening their tie and emerging into the crowd as if none of it even happened.

Manipulation in football is the most absurd premise of all, with 22 players out there and scores in multiple of 3 and 7. I can just imagine putting down huge amounts on some supposedly controlled game, and then a reserve who isn't in on the act picks up a fumble and races 70 yards. Whoops.

BTW, millions is a joke. People would be shocked at the comparatively low amounts bet on these games from joint to joint.
 
Yes I’m sure NFL football somehow defies the laws of human nature. Where there is money and risk, there will be people who make attempts to capitalize and increase their odds - whether it’s people with money on the line or whether it’s others who can help the people with money on the line. I realize you have spent much time well-embedded in this industry, and also agree that it is not the best sport to attempt manipulation for sake of gambling. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

Corrupt refs have been well-documented in other pro sports, but somehow they don’t exist in the NFL? Corrupt players too. All it takes is one player to do his part - say not catch a TD or not get any sacks - to receive the payment he was promised for doing so. Teams have been well-documented cheating, but somehow it’s only for the sake of winning?! Certainly not a soul affiliated with the league puts aside his scruples for money! Never!

It’s amazing to me how people can simultaneously accept that an industry is 99% about the money yet believe it is also free from corruption. In order to enjoy the sport we have to push this fact to the back of our minds - and we happily do that, because the entertainment value exceeds the value of truly understanding what we’re looking at.

And yes, I am very fun at parties.
 
The BIGGER the $$$$ in play the more intrinsically "corrupt" (or at least compromised).

Classic recent example -- NASCAR.

Back in the mid - late 80's into the mid late 90's (before total domination by the corporate sponsors

and the sell out to go "national" for national corps) the racing was excellent -- and always a tad edgy.

Enter the BIG $$$$$ and huge TV contacts -- and you're already ruined it...

The N F L is simply too BIG in terms of $$$$$$$$$ for it's own good.
 
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