Early bettors are all over the Colts
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 28, 2010 2:03 PM ET
On paper, the Colts and Saints have similar resumes.
The teams were the last two undefeated teams, they both advanced to the Super Bowl as No. 1 seeds, and they each won an amazing number of games in the final five minutes.
Early Super Bowl bettors don't see them being very equal. The point spread for the big game opened between 3 and 4 (usually three 1/2), but has risen to 5 1/2 or 6. That big a move is rare and indicates heavy action on the favorites.
"We've seen nothing but Colt money at this point," Jay Rood, director of the MGM Mirage's Sports Book in Las Vegas said in an interview with Bloomberg.
The public generally loves favorites and overrating the previous week's games, so the trend isn't shocking. Still, it's a big number considering the Saints' body of work. We'd think that a lot of people would take the points as the game gets closer. For entertainment purposes.
"I'm going to hold pat at 4 1/2, thinking the Saint money will come," Rood said. "Giving a team with that kind of offensive firepower even 4 1/2 is pretty generous. When you talk about six points, that's a lot."
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/28/early-bettors-are-all-over-the-colts/
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 28, 2010 2:03 PM ET
On paper, the Colts and Saints have similar resumes.
The teams were the last two undefeated teams, they both advanced to the Super Bowl as No. 1 seeds, and they each won an amazing number of games in the final five minutes.
Early Super Bowl bettors don't see them being very equal. The point spread for the big game opened between 3 and 4 (usually three 1/2), but has risen to 5 1/2 or 6. That big a move is rare and indicates heavy action on the favorites.
"We've seen nothing but Colt money at this point," Jay Rood, director of the MGM Mirage's Sports Book in Las Vegas said in an interview with Bloomberg.
The public generally loves favorites and overrating the previous week's games, so the trend isn't shocking. Still, it's a big number considering the Saints' body of work. We'd think that a lot of people would take the points as the game gets closer. For entertainment purposes.
"I'm going to hold pat at 4 1/2, thinking the Saint money will come," Rood said. "Giving a team with that kind of offensive firepower even 4 1/2 is pretty generous. When you talk about six points, that's a lot."
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/28/early-bettors-are-all-over-the-colts/
