I have to agree that Seattle giving three was a terrible line. Seattle had trouble with the GB defense. NE totally shut down an explosive Colts offense.
Vegas can swing the spread the other way to draw a balance on the books. If they caught it on time they will be ok. just saying meng.
Good point ElCubano. The article made it sound like the spread was moved by massive betting. All it would take is a phone call. I actually thought the Pats should be favored.
this is sort of a math / market making question... as bookies do that... won't there be potential scores that create big loses or big wins in their book do they have ways to lay off that risk like derivatives and options?
Not always. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-vegasnfl102709 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/nov/05/sunday-slaughter-sports-books-suffer-worst-ever-nf/
yes the spread moved on massive betting on seahawks -3. That means the spread setter fucked up but the line can continue to move to balance the book. How much money took out the -3 is the question.