Friday, January 4, 2008

NFL Football Sunday January 6th

Just got word that the money is coming in pretty strong on San Diego for Sunday's AFC Wild Card game with Tennessee. The Chargers are favored by 9, but that may change. I would take San Diego minus the 9, or maybe 9.5, but wouldn't want to go any higher for fear of landing on that key number of 10.

I think that key numbers are crucial in football betting. Any time a team is favored by 7,10,13.14 etc. it poses a problem when deciding whether to make a play. The bookies know this and tend to play their hand a little when they make a team- say 7.5 favorite. That tells me that they really like that favorite more than that, but are looking to keep the line over 7 to attract action on the underdog without raising it too much. Same with 10.5, 13.5. 14.5..etc.

Just a little info to maybe think about the next time you see that type of line on a game.

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