Vegas Odds - Week 1 vs. TB

[R0CKnR0LLA]

I'm gonna put some big money on this if I can find Carolina getting 3 but best I can find right now is +2.

[ludwig]

idk we might lose , i cant see our line stoping their defense . we dont have steve smith no more idk how we are going to win with out smitty? bench cam! im telling yall da is the next delhomme , trade scam for smitty back and rayrice and we will have the best team 

[Catweisers]

Carolina and over Panthers 35 Plank Walkers 10

[Happy Panther]

The line moved significantly after Cam's injury from -2.5 to +1. 

[Carolina Cajun]

I honestly worry about the bucs this year, they will be MUCH improved.  Martin is a good versatile back, Evans and Vincent are decent outside options, and their line is solid.  The only question is their QB.  I think he will put up some more points than we'd like, BUUUT he's gonna turn the ball over. On offense, KB has something of a coming out party for 80-100 yards and a spectacular TD.  Stewwie gets rolling for 100 yards and a TD and Olsen gets in the endzone himself.  Panthers win this 24-20

[UpstatePanther]

Ron vs. Lovie, I'm going with a 5 to 3 panthers win in overtime.

 

you made me LOL

[Porn Shop Clerk]

we're gonna have our hands full with that D-line

[Verge]

idk we might lose , i cant see our line stoping their defense . we dont have steve smith no more idk how we are going to win with out smitty? bench cam! im telling yall da is the next delhomme , trade scam for smitty back and rayrice and we will have the best team 

 

I feel like this may be too obvious 

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

I'd take the bet too, but I have a feeling Tampa wins this one. Hoping the new coaching schemes and new players will throw them off a bit this early in the season though.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Honestly, the only thing holding TB back from being a fringe Super Bowl contender is a franchise QB. If they could find themselves a decent guy to run that offense? The NFC South will be a very fun division with 4 legitimate squad for many years to come... In other words, until Breesus retires.

[caatfan]

Honestly, the only thing holding TB back from being a fringe Super Bowl contender is a franchise QB.

And a much better defense than they showed last year.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

And a much better defense than they showed last year.

Coaching will fix that, because the defense is a monster on paper.

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[TonyN]

Lines do not move because of who the sports books think is going to win.

 

The sports books could care less who wins.

 

An opening line is set at the point where the book believes an equal amount of money will be bet on both sides by the public.

 

If an equal amount of money is bet on both sides in a point spread contest, the book will win 4.5% of the total handle every time, regardless of which team wins.

 

This is because all point spread bets are at -110 in terms of the money line.

 

The odds on the Panthers game have shifted from Car-2,5 to as much as Car + 2.5

 

This shows that tons of money from bettors at large have been flowing Tampa's way.

 

The books have had to move the line 5 points in order to try and generate bets on Carolina.

 

A 5 point swing is huge in an NFL game and the books hate it---it a potential middling bloodbath.

[Happy Panther]

The money is going to Tampa. You can get -3 now...