This isn't trying to start trouble. It's a sincere question.
You like to mention that you get 'inside information' from your friends that play sports at college in the the pros. I think that word, "inside info" turns people off intially, but I understand how you are using it.
However, my question is this. What makes these people qualified to make a prediction against the spread?
I have countless number of friends playing at the pro level and quite honestly they would be the last ones I'd turn to when asking handicapping questions. I think of them as analogous to the good coach who wasn't a good player, and how most elite players don't make good coaches.
Most of the professional athletes I know don't follow the other teams in their sport that closely, and their opinions are jaded because of their close personal ties to other people in the sport.
In amateur sports, how often do can you remember how you thought your best friend should have been playing more than he did? Not because objectively he deserved the spot, but because he was your friend, you automatically assume that he deserved it. Athetes do the same thing when their friend is pitching or QBing a team.
In my opinion, the only inside information athletes can offer is if someones hurt or the morale on the team is low. And those things are immoral to do and are part of what makes the gambling world look bad to outsiders. I don't think that pro athletes have a good objective opinion on anything that would help gambling matters.
Obviously, you have had a different experience with this as you seem to rely on them greatly to provide you with insight not found elsewhere. Just wondered how you felt they helped you and if you really believe that they're knowledgable in what they say, any more so than the regular person on the street who follows sports.
You like to mention that you get 'inside information' from your friends that play sports at college in the the pros. I think that word, "inside info" turns people off intially, but I understand how you are using it.
However, my question is this. What makes these people qualified to make a prediction against the spread?
I have countless number of friends playing at the pro level and quite honestly they would be the last ones I'd turn to when asking handicapping questions. I think of them as analogous to the good coach who wasn't a good player, and how most elite players don't make good coaches.
Most of the professional athletes I know don't follow the other teams in their sport that closely, and their opinions are jaded because of their close personal ties to other people in the sport.
In amateur sports, how often do can you remember how you thought your best friend should have been playing more than he did? Not because objectively he deserved the spot, but because he was your friend, you automatically assume that he deserved it. Athetes do the same thing when their friend is pitching or QBing a team.
In my opinion, the only inside information athletes can offer is if someones hurt or the morale on the team is low. And those things are immoral to do and are part of what makes the gambling world look bad to outsiders. I don't think that pro athletes have a good objective opinion on anything that would help gambling matters.
Obviously, you have had a different experience with this as you seem to rely on them greatly to provide you with insight not found elsewhere. Just wondered how you felt they helped you and if you really believe that they're knowledgable in what they say, any more so than the regular person on the street who follows sports.
