This was a classic textbook example of how hard (impossible) this game is to beat.
Line opens at VT -4, which is making an undefeated team a 4 point home dog. Vegas is begging you to take the dog, as it looks like the right side.
Then gets bet down to 3, as most sucker, like yours truly have already bitten on the 4 points.
NCSU dominates and leads most of the way, then it becomes clear who the better team is, as VT comes back.
Then as a tease to us dog plyaers, VT scores with 1:30 to go, and goes up 4, and we dog players are hoping for a push at this point, which the gambling gods temporarily grant, as VT goes for two, which is silly really, but as they fail, we thank the gods for the miracle push ( which had looked like a win, but we gladly accept, at this point.
In desperation, NCSU tosses int, which puts VT close to the goal. Instead of taking a knee, VT punches it in, ruining even the miracle push.
Many lessons to be learned here, but if you take just one from this, let it be this:
VEGAS IS SMARTER THAN YOU. VEGAS IS SMARTER THAN ME. VEGAS IS SMARTER THAN EVERYONE, + THEY GET 10 % edge JUST IN CASE!
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