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Even bettors lighten up for holidays
LAS VEGAS - The week before Christmas is traditionally one of the slowest times of the year in Las Vegas, and that trend continued on Monday at the Stardust lottery, where the opening football lines are posted for the week.
Only seven bettors signed up to take the first crack at the opening numbers that went up at 8:15 a.m., and then they only bet enough to move the lines on five NFL games this weekend. In fact, there were twice as many line moves (10) in that day's basketball and hockey action before the Stardust opened the windows to the general public.
Three college basketball games and one hockey game were bet before the first NFL line move on the Seahawks, bet from +4 1/2 to +3 1/2 against the Chargers. As noted in the accompanying chart, the wise guys have won with the Seahawks each of the past two weeks, backing them in their outright upset of the Falcons two weeks ago and then betting them from an underdog to favoritism last week vs. the Rams.
The other four NFL line moves were on home teams as the professional bettors drove up the price on the favored Raiders, Redskins, and Broncos, while siding with the Lions as a home dog vs. the Vikings.
Even bettors lighten up for holidays
LAS VEGAS - The week before Christmas is traditionally one of the slowest times of the year in Las Vegas, and that trend continued on Monday at the Stardust lottery, where the opening football lines are posted for the week.
Only seven bettors signed up to take the first crack at the opening numbers that went up at 8:15 a.m., and then they only bet enough to move the lines on five NFL games this weekend. In fact, there were twice as many line moves (10) in that day's basketball and hockey action before the Stardust opened the windows to the general public.
Three college basketball games and one hockey game were bet before the first NFL line move on the Seahawks, bet from +4 1/2 to +3 1/2 against the Chargers. As noted in the accompanying chart, the wise guys have won with the Seahawks each of the past two weeks, backing them in their outright upset of the Falcons two weeks ago and then betting them from an underdog to favoritism last week vs. the Rams.
The other four NFL line moves were on home teams as the professional bettors drove up the price on the favored Raiders, Redskins, and Broncos, while siding with the Lions as a home dog vs. the Vikings.