For Those Craving Media Respect: Week 16 Picks Are Leaning Toward Falcons

[juraitwaluzka]

(12-23-2010 09:01 PM)kibitzer Wrote:  I'm a stingy bastige w/the +1s, but I love that video, and had never seen it! Rep UP!

[papachaz]

(12-23-2010 01:25 PM)Radical Wrote:  I wish "experts" were hired/fired based on how accurate, well thought out, and researched their information was. If that was so, people like Michael Lombardi would be picking scraps from a garbage can.

and he'd get those wrong too

[karst41]

We started out the week as 3 point favorites.
(Home Field Advantage)

Today we sit as 2.5 point favorites.
Why is that?

Injury Report?
Roddy running his mouth?

Motivatin ones opponent results in a Motivated Opponent.
As if the Aints did not already have enough motivation.

[The Falcon Jedi]

(12-24-2010 11:54 AM)karst41 Wrote:  We started out the week as 3 point favorites.
(Home Field Advantage)

Today we sit as 2.5 point favorites.
Why is that?

Injury Report?
Roddy running his mouth?

Motivatin ones opponent results in a Motivated Opponent.
As if the Aints did not already have enough motivation.

Because more bets get placed for the underdog team as the week goes on. You normally want to bet on the underdog because it pays out more money if they win.