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By Jeff Fogle | The Sun Herald
Now just one game away from the Super Bowl, the New Orleans Saints will likely close as favorites of -3 or -3.5. vs. the Los Angeles Rams Sunday in the NFC Championship game (FOX, 2:05 p.m.).
The Saints take the majority of global betting money when the line is -3. The Rams take the majority at +3.5. Many stores were experimenting with varying levels of vigorish late in the week to manage their risk. Rather than using 11/10, or -110 in money line terms, shops have posted Saints -3 (-115), Saints -3 (-120), or even Saints -3 (-125). Stores with the hook (Vegas slang for a half-point) have Rams +3.5 (-115), Rams +3.5 (-120), or Rams +3.5 (-125).
That’s likely to continue to kickoff because three is such an important number in pro football. A meaningful percentage of evenly matched playoff battles will land exactly on that number. An exact result of Saints by three would be a disaster for books who hopped between -3 and -3.5. A game landing exactly on the three would mean bets on the Saints at -3 would push (money refunded), while bets on the Rams at +3.5 would cash. ...
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By Jeff Fogle | The Sun Herald
Now just one game away from the Super Bowl, the New Orleans Saints will likely close as favorites of -3 or -3.5. vs. the Los Angeles Rams Sunday in the NFC Championship game (FOX, 2:05 p.m.).
The Saints take the majority of global betting money when the line is -3. The Rams take the majority at +3.5. Many stores were experimenting with varying levels of vigorish late in the week to manage their risk. Rather than using 11/10, or -110 in money line terms, shops have posted Saints -3 (-115), Saints -3 (-120), or even Saints -3 (-125). Stores with the hook (Vegas slang for a half-point) have Rams +3.5 (-115), Rams +3.5 (-120), or Rams +3.5 (-125).
That’s likely to continue to kickoff because three is such an important number in pro football. A meaningful percentage of evenly matched playoff battles will land exactly on that number. An exact result of Saints by three would be a disaster for books who hopped between -3 and -3.5. A game landing exactly on the three would mean bets on the Saints at -3 would push (money refunded), while bets on the Rams at +3.5 would cash. ...
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