Sports Betting Lines

    Personally, I do not bet, one reason being I am a NCAA and of course I am not of age, yet I still look at the betting lines. Many of my older friends, my parents, and their friends all love to bet. I can imagine the thrill. I always look at the betting lines just to see what they are and somehow they are always absurdly close to the actual game.

     For example the super bowl last night. The total combined score line was 74.5. Meaning that the total score for both teams either needed to be below, or over that line if you were to bet on it. The super bowls score was 38 - 35. The total point amount? 73. That is insanley close to the line. Another example, is Chris Stapletons national anthem time. Yes the national anthem time. You can bet on virtually anything nowadays. But back to the time of the National Anthem. The line for the anthem was set at 125 seconds, Chris Stapleton sang for 121 seconds. Both are very close.

     These types of examples happen every week, every game. It gets many people thinking, are these games scripted? The lines posted and the actual results of games are always so close to one another. There is never an easy bet. Of course Las Vegas (the location where bet lines are formed), does have experienced workers who just know the game but it never hurts to think about other possibilities.