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Old 05-05-2009, 12:24 PM   #6
Trample the Elderly
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Re: My Friend's Insane Sports Pool

As a gambler this makes no sense. Most bets are made on the point spread from the outcome of game or match, not the points scored in a small amount of time. It sounds similar but it's really not, at least when my money is concerned. The spread favors the dealer or book maker but it isn't impossible. A spread that's in a good newspaper or from a respected Vegas book maker is usually split even.

If you want to say that a given team will make these amount of points against another team that's one thing. To guess how many points will be scored in a short amount of time, (eight minutes) is just stupid. I could see betting on a quarter or a round for some people but I wouldn't take it. No self-respecting gambler would take it and no smart bookie would offer it. Outlandish stuff exist but then again so do people who like to throw away money.
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