SEC speed

paperwasp · 1 day

It would have been a first down had Thomas been tackled; Miami would have simply declined the offsides penalty.

As it were, there was also a turnover, so they had to then take the penalty instead, negating the play entirely, so as to retain possession.

paperwasp · 2 days

Since these are more of what's called a "futures" bet, where the scenarios look at a particular event rather than a point spread, betting magnitudes on each side can take a long time to settle out. The bookmakers try to avoid a huge number of high-reward bets early by making the money lines both negative, meaning that payouts are small until more money is placed on either scenario, when they can adjust the money line accordingly.

paperwasp · 2 days

Uh... yeah, I don't think accidentally lining up in the neutral zone is cheating, bro. The player who was flagged had nothing to do with the outcome of the actual play.

paperwasp · 2 days

Right, the negative sign is also the "favorite" outcome, whereas the positive sign is the "underdog" outcome.

Thus, in the above they are suggesting that the Niners will win less than 10 games, so you have to wager $135 just to profit $100. If you go against their odds, you can wager the opposite (that they will win more than 10 games) by only putting up $100 to profit $105.

There is a bigger profit on betting on the underdog, but it also theoretically comes with a smaller chance of winning.

Vegas strives to have roughly an even amount of bettors on each side of the odds, and by using the payouts this way it ensures that they "win" no matter who "wins."

paperwasp · 2 days

Yes, an Alabama DT was lined up in the neutral zone, so the strip came back, but had Miami scored (or even made a huge gain) it would have counted, as they would have declined the penalty. In this case they had to take the offsides so as not to lose possession.

paperwasp · 2 days

Yes, yes you did.

Here's a different angle.

Ironically, in the weeks leading up to the game, Lamar Thomas, also a track star at Miami, had bragged to the media that he was "the fastest man in football."

Both of these men, George Teague and Lamar Thomas, played for eight seasons in the NFL.

paperwasp · 3 days

I haven't read it yet, but I did order it.

If it's like his website material, it is very strategy and formation oriented and has little if any motivational-style content.

Check out these examples:

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