Jump to content


Vegas sets Huskers Over/Under at 5.5 wins


Recommended Posts

Found this in Mandel's Mailbag.

 

Quote

 

Hey Stewart: I assume you saw the Vegas over/unders for season win totals. I know you aren’t a gambling man, but did any of those stand out to you? Anyone too high or too low in your view?

Mark W.

Oh, I’m a gambling man now, baby. I might not be able to cover games on Saturdays anymore because I’ll be too busy refreshing halftime lines.

(To be clear, I’m joking. I’m a professional. I would never bet on an event I’m covering even if it’s legal. Also to be clear, I’m not winking at you right now.)

In looking over the list, there were several times I saw a number that struck me as unduly high or low, but then I looked up the team’s schedule, and yeah, I could see that. They included Nebraska (over 5.5), Rutgers (over 4), Arizona (over 7), Stanford (over 8.5), Mississippi State (under 8) and Washington State (under 7.5).

https://theathletic.com/364579/2018/05/23/mandels-mailbag-what-stands-out-among-vegas-college-football-win-total-over-unders/

 

 

 

 

Vegas Link: https://www.betdsi.eu/sportsbook-betting/college-football-odds/college-football-props/

  • Plus1 2
Link to comment


3 hours ago, teachercd said:

1.  These guys all bet on the games.  It doesn't make a writer "unprofessional" to gamble on a game, they have no impact on the outcome.

 

2.  I like all his picks.

If you are a media person who could have access to "inside information", you would be stupid to not and try and use that to your advantage.  I don't know how much that inside info really helps those guys with their betting, but like you say, it's not unprofessional.

Link to comment

Sorry if already posted, here is ESPN’s FPI projections:

 

nebraskasched.png

 

Seems somewhat fair at 6-6, but I wouldn’t agree with most of the percentages. Specifically Northwestern: that seems like more of a toss-up than anything. Purdue and Colorado games likely determine if we go bowling, have to like our chances there.

 

My main concern for this year is our depth, which sounds shaky and possibly worse than I expected. Depth issues means I have no confidence in the last 5 games or so, excluding Illinois. Iowa on the road is a manageable game unless we are dealing with some injuries by that point.

  • Plus1 3
Link to comment

34 minutes ago, Making Chimichangas said:

 

I think we'll get the over as well.  I'm going with 8 wins.

 

 

I was leaning towards 8 but our OL seems scary thin and was bad last year. Next season seems to be set up well though.

But I won't be surprised with Frost if we win more than.

  • Plus1 2
Link to comment
3 hours ago, Dilly Dilly said:

'Memba last year when we were all outraged by this type of prediction?  Ok, ok, so i wasn't outraged, but it was puzzling to me how we could Vegas saying our win total would be so low, and yet somehow scouts were drooling over our first round draft pick QB.  It didn't really compute.  Sometimes you just have to be shown.

I momember (??) 2002, same thing.  I was shocked the media didn't think Nebraska would be very good that year and was ready to fire off a series of "Oh YEAH?" type emails, then the season came and went, half the coaching staff retired or was canned, and I learned a valuable lesson in objectivity :facepalm:  But I feel pretty good about the long-term prospects under Frost, to be sure.

  • Plus1 1
Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

Visit the Sports Illustrated Husker site



×
×
  • Create New...