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I think I might want some this action.

BEAT IOWA!!!! KEEP FLOYD AT HOME!!!!!
 

HOLY *&^!#*&^!#*&^!#*&^!# IM CALLING MY BOOKIE RIGHT NOW
 





I thought Iowa was going to be favored by about 3. I think it'll be closer to 3 around gametime, the line of 6 seems to be partially to generate bets.
 

Not so fast...

Last 5 at Iowa City all Iowa victories: 42-24, 40-22, 52-28, 21-16, 12-0
 

This will easily be the toughest game of the year so far despite the records. -6 sounds about right.
 

i just laid $100 with the latest spread with Minnesota +7.
 



^^^ No. No. No! Dr. Don, you pick per day record...and you do this to the Gophers?
 

Stan The Caddy said:
^^^ No. No. No! Dr. Don, you pick per day record...and you do this to the Gophers?
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hey, I won yesterday with UNLV, who not only beat the spread, they won the game.

Plus i won $200 yesterday on the Gophers at +3.

I figure Gophers at +7 tonight is good, as the money flows, i think the spread will dwindle.
 

113 Minnesota Golden Gophers
+7 -120
114 Iowa Hawkeyes -7 +100


The line is quickly up to 7 and I think it'll stay in that range...Considering the Gophers are still flying under the radar (Apart from the BTN). They still got no respect in the AP poll and came in about 37th in the USA Today.

I'm considering a wager now, versus waiting for that -120 to go down to -110.
 




popeyoung5 said:
That's easy money. 7 is amazing.
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There is no such thing as easy money as far as gambling is concerned. Clearly the odds makers are not as confident in a Gopher Victory as the fans on this board are likely to be. We are riding high after the 4-0 start, and their 2-2 start, but that doesn't mean we should feel like the team is just going to roll down to Iowa and stomp a team that has traditionally beaten us pretty soundly in their house.

The opportunity is there for a Gopher victory but it won't be easy by any stretch of the imagination.
 


Dr.Don said:
BookMaker already has moved line to Minnesota +6.5
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Went down to 6.0 now...I stubburnly waited when it was 7.0 because of the -120....Shoulda taken it.

I have a feeling the Gophers are either gonna win outright in a close game or lose big. I think there's a chance we really struggle in our first tough road environment. I think taking ML on the money line when it comes out will be the smarter play if I'm right.
 

Iowa should be favored. They are at home, it is a rivalry game, and throw out the non-conference. It will be a tough game.

Go Gophers !!!!!!!!
 

Iowa this year has failed to cover and has lost 2 games outright.
 

Evidently the money is flowing quite evenly, as of right now it is still at Minnesota +6.5, and has been there all day.

I got my bet in at Minnesota +7 before things changed.
 

MNVCGUY said:
We are riding high after the 4-0 start, and their 2-2 start, but that doesn't mean THE GOPHER FOOTBALL TEAM should feel like THEY ARE just going to roll down to Iowa and stomp a team that has traditionally beaten THEM pretty soundly in their house.
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line has changed due to betting...now at Minnesota +7.5
 

We reallyb don't know........

......how the Hwakeyes will react. They are definitely in a must win situation, and the oddsmakers know it.

We will see Iowa's best game, and that should tell us if the Gophers are any good.
 

Line spread has been pretty consistent at Gophers +6 to Gophers +7.5 at various parlors in Vegas.

I got in at Gophers +7 for $100.
 

Now it's back to -7. "Defense against the Run", "Back-up QB" and "Unimpressive Victories" seem to be the themes. Run Defense? Teams have run on the gophers, that's true, but all four of those teams were Passing teams first and foremost. The game plan was to shut that down. Who knows? Iowa usually runs, even if they go threw runners like paper towels. Maybe they read where Kill has talked about how the Gophers "size on the line" might make it tougher for them down the road.

"Back-up QB"? His completion rate should be better but he's done pretty damn well for a back-up. "Selling-out against the Pass" isn't something that comes easy for any college defense does it?

"Unimpressive wins"? UNLV? True. UNH? Score doesn't show that. Take away VERY late TDs and both the Western Michigan and Syracuse scores would look better. Can't do that though, but 7 points? Hope they're wrong.

http://reviewjournal.sportsdirectinc.com/odds/allsports.aspx#COLLEGEFOOTBALL
 

I think Iowa -7 is a crazy line. I know Vegas knows better than me, but if this were at home you would be hard pressed to convince me that we would be under dogs at all. Realistically, I would be surprised if this isn't a less than a 1 score game. I would be even more surprised if we lost by more than 1 score. I think I'm expecting a close game or a gophers win by two scores. I do not see Iowa running away with this.


But I've been wrong before.
 

I don't spend a lot of time looking at betting lines but I am a little surprised this one has stayed at nearly a full touchdown since it started. I'm not shocked that Iowa is favored but I would have thought the line would be more in the neighborhood of 3 points given the fact they have already lost twice at home and have not looked very good all year. Must be getting fairly even action on both sides otherwise the line would have moved more.
 

MNVCGUY said:
I don't spend a lot of time looking at betting lines but I am a little surprised this one has stayed at nearly a full touchdown since it started. I'm not shocked that Iowa is favored but I would have thought the line would be more in the neighborhood of 3 points given the fact they have already lost twice at home and have not looked very good all year. Must be getting fairly even action on both sides otherwise the line would have moved more.
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A lot of sharp money on Iowa. If you want to lay some money on this game, best bet is to lay it on Iowa.
 

Plinnius said:
A lot of sharp money on Iowa. If you want to lay some money on this game, best bet is to lay it on Iowa.
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So you are saying that with those odds, you think Iowa will win by more than 7?
 



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