Odds

[sjb75]

Current odds are showing ND as a favorite by 3.0 to 4.5 points

Garbage.

 

[tbonesays]

Current odds are showing ND as a favorite by 3.0 to 4.5 points

The minus sign means favored by.

 

[sjb75]

The minus sign means favored by.

You nailed it.

 

[Patrirish]

Texas A&M is a 2.5 point favorite

Not according to VegasInsider which lists several lines.
Other lines go the opposite way.

How do the people who rank the teams have a higher ranking team beating a lower ranking team ?

It shows that the people who rank the teams don’t know what they’re doing.

If you take ND as a 3 point dog and TAM as a 3 point dog, how can you lose ?
If either team wins by 1 or 2 points you win both bets and if one team covers by 3 points you win one bet and tie the other bet. And if one team wins by more than 3 points you win one bet and lose the other bet costing you the vig on one bet.

Seems like a lock, meaning that something is wrong

TXAM @ ND ODDS​

• Full Game
• 1H
• Spread
• Total
• Moneyline

Final	Open	›	›	›	›
765 Texas A&M	+3.5 -102	+3.5 -110	+4.5 -115	+4 -110	+4 -110
766 Notre Dame	-3.5 -120	-3.5 -110	-4.5 -105	-4 -110	-4 -110

 

[sjb75]

The minus sign means favored by.

The dude is a bit off.

 

[Patrirish]

The minus sign means favored by.

No kidding, after my first bet on ND football which started in 1956, ND vs Oklahoma, I wish I had known that ! Thanks for enlightening me !

 

[christophero]

I'm not a better but that plus minus thing always confused me.

 

[FightingIrish44]

I'm not a better but that plus minus thing always confused me.

A minus means they are favored and giving points. -3.5 means win by 4 or more to cover the spread and win. +3.5 means win or lose by 3 or less in order to cover.

For moneyline. -170 means wager 170 to win 100. Moneyline is straight up picking who wins. No point spread. +170 would mean wager 100 to win 170.

 

[Desikat59]

A minus means they are favored and giving points. -3.5 means win by 4 or more to cover the spread and win. +3.5 means win or lose by 3 or less in order to cover.

For moneyline. -170 means wager 170 to win 100. Moneyline is straight up picking who wins. No point spread. +170 would mean wager 100 to win 170.

 

[Desikat59]

I got ND +3 at the Sportsbook at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Bet $100!