CBS Experts picks ... Dal vs NE ... guess who's favored

[ZenItRam]

Dallas

 

[stealth]

wow thats semi-surprising

 

[Dhragon]

That's just versus the spread not on who will win the game.

 

[Eddie]

New England
Dallas (+4.5)

It means Dallas is getting 4.5 points on the betting line. NE is the favorite.

 

[ZenItRam]

so, closer than 4.5 points. That means the Cowboys will have a real chance to win.

 

[Real1st]

i have a good feeling about this game.... i dunno i might be insane.....

 

[Verdict]

so, closer than 4.5 points. That means the Cowboys will have a real chance to win.

If that is the case, if the Patriots were playing at HOME, they would be favored by 10.5 points since the home team is generally given 6 points for playing at home as a rule of thumb.

 

[bigE79]

i have a good feeling about this game.... i dunno i might be insane.....

im with you on this...the games i was worried about was the rams and the bills,i hate to play teams like that with nothing to lose...i just feel good about this game:starspin

 

[Doomsday101]

If that is the case, if the Patriots were playing at HOME, they would be favored by 10.5 points since the home team is generally given 6 points for playing at home as a rule of thumb.

Home field advantage is worth 3 points when handicapping a game

 

[DragonCowboy]

Home field advantage is worth 3 points when handicapping a game

hold on...


so is it saying that the patriots are 7.5 pts better than us?

because then our home field advantage gives us 3 pts (making it 4.5).

but then wouldn't their home field advantage give them 3 pts (making it 10.5 as the poster said)

OR

is it saying that going from away to home gives you 3 pts?

 

[Hoov]

hold on...


so is it saying that the patriots are 7.5 pts better than us?

because then our home field advantage gives us 3 pts (making it 4.5).

but then wouldn't their home field advantage give them 3 pts (making it 10.5 as the poster said)

OR

is it saying that going from away to home gives you 3 pts?

if the game was in NE it would be Dal + 7.5

 

[Nav22]

Home team gets 3 points. It's not a 3 point swing going from home to away, it's a 6 point swing. So the Pats would be 10.5 point favorites if it were in New England.

And if it were played on a neutral site, I suppose they'd be 7.5 point favorites.

if the game was in NE it would be Dal + 7.5

Hmm you sure? I could be wrong...

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

If that is the case, if the Patriots were playing at HOME, they would be favored by 10.5 points since the home team is generally given 6 points for playing at home as a rule of thumb.

Home team gets 3

 

[Idgit]

i have a good feeling about this game.... i dunno i might be insane.....

I do, too. But it's one of those good feelings where I just think we're going to play really well. That doesn't mean we'll win, though.

 

[Deep_South]

Wow, three of the experts picking the Cowboys have good records against the spread this year.

Two picking the Pats, not so good.

 

[Doomsday101]

hold on...


so is it saying that the patriots are 7.5 pts better than us?

because then our home field advantage gives us 3 pts (making it 4.5).

but then wouldn't their home field advantage give them 3 pts (making it 10.5 as the poster said)

OR

is it saying that going from away to home gives you 3 pts?

Odds makers tend to give the home team 3 points when setting the odds. If they have the Pats as a 7.5 favor then they feel that the Pats should be favored by 7.5 it is not a matter of adding and subtracting for home field or not so if they are 7.5 and you wager then Pats have to beat Dallas by more than 7 points. I would say the once the odds are set the people betting on the games will change the odds depending on how much money is moving in one teams direction. More people bet on Dallas the odds will start to lower. In the end do they think the Pats are a 10.5 favor? No if they felt that then the odds would be set at 10.5

 

[CrazyCowboy]

OUr boys will be ready!

GO COWBOYS!

 

[Clarkson]

Notice that the two guys who picked the Patriots have the worst records out of the bunch? Just interesting.