I know the Vegas odds discussion has been beaten to death but...

[NDinNJ]

I found an interesting article on how the line originates, for NFL games. I'm guessing this also transcends across other sports including college football. It appears lines are still ultimately determined by humans.

NFL Betting Lines Explained: 2024 Guide to Spreads, Odds & Totals

Learn everything you need to know about NFL betting lines, including how sportsbooks set them and what to do when lines move.

www.sbo.net

 

[Chitown11]

I found an interesting article on how the line originates, for NFL games. I'm guessing this also transcends across other sports including college football. It appears lines are still ultimately determined by humans.

NFL Betting Lines Explained: 2024 Guide to Spreads, Odds & Totals

Learn everything you need to know about NFL betting lines, including how sportsbooks set them and what to do when lines move.

www.sbo.net

This is BS. Patty has told us numerous times how they work. In pattycakes we trust!

 

[Fightingirish595]

I found an interesting article on how the line originates, for NFL games. I'm guessing this also transcends across other sports including college football. It appears lines are still ultimately determined by humans.

NFL Betting Lines Explained: 2024 Guide to Spreads, Odds & Totals

Learn everything you need to know about NFL betting lines, including how sportsbooks set them and what to do when lines move.

www.sbo.net

Basically what I said in the other thread

 

[Patrirish]

This is BS. Patty has told us numerous times how they work. In pattycakes we trust!

Its not B.S., it’s generic, notice how they never told you the protocol/formula for how they actually calculate the opening line.

Calculating the opening line has nothing to do with reading the minds of the betting public

You remain totally clueless !

 

[Patrirish]

Basically what I said in the other thread

Not quite.

Today, computers determine the opening line which is a projection of the predicted score

 

[Fightingirish595]

Not quite.

Today, computers determine the opening line which is a projection of the predicted score

Computers aka models

 

[Patrirish]

Computers aka models

Algorithms ! 👍

Not intuition or mind reading !