Bob_Loblaw
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How does that article prove I was wrong? It said Hills was day to day and should be ready to play against Minnesota.
Do you want to argue that Maryland was better without Hills? Good luck with that.
You were arguing that Maryland was favored because people expected Hills to start. That was 100% wrong.
It was always day-to-day, and Vegas takes those things into their calculation when setting a line (it's kind of what they do). Additionally, even when Vegas KNEW Hills was out, the Gophers were still underdogs by every single major sports book (from anywhere from +2.5 to +3.5). The line definitely moved when Hills was just day-to-day, but regardless of Hills' health, Maryland was still favored.
Again, your hypothesis was wrong and dumb.
I was never arguing that Maryland wasn't better with Hills. It's just an absolute moot point. They simply would have been favored by even more if he had played. They were the favorites regardless of his health.