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Smitty

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kc is favored by 3. question for the panel... is that the line assuming mahomes plays? or does that line assume mahomes is out? or is that line going to move one way or the other whenever an announcement is made declaring him the starter or out of the game? any thoughts?

i'm playing kc either way. well, more specifically, i'm playing against buffalo.

i don't think kc loses much with henne. i know, i know, i'm insane. but that is just my cross to bear. also, i have a long history of winning money by betting the backup qb in his first start.

so if this line assumes mahomes is playing, then i should wait to bet it, because it will drop if he's out and it won't move much off of 3 if he's playing.

for perspective, kc was laying 5.5 at buffalo the first matchup. obviously home field wasn't worth much this year. but it's ridiculous/suspicious that kc is laying less at home than they were on the road. the more i think about that, the more i think kc -3 is the line assuming henne is playing.

a couple quick thoughts on why i'm betting kc:

the way to beat kc is by grinding out long drives with the running game. buffalo didn't even TRY to run the ball against a baltimore team that wasn't very good against the run this year. throwing the ball plays to the strength of the kc defense.

tied to that point... even if buffalo has the lead in the 4th quarter, the lack of a running game means they will struggle to put the game away.

i know his numbers are a lot better this year, but i simply don't trust josh allen in a big game.

soooo... how's everybody been?
 

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I lean KC myself but the group i follow bet Buff +3 ML+140 and under 54 and as you can see they all moved..They are winner for the playoffs but they also had N Orls and over also...I'm a little lost on this opening line also, very puzzling...
 

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I expected between 4.5 and 7

My booked opened at 1.5 ml was-120 Sunday after the chiefs game and quickly moved to as high as 3.5 ml -175

Both have to go up if/when they announce mahomes is playing.
 

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played a little on the under myself. don't really love it though.

can't wait to see what the side and total do when the starter is announced. mahomes apparently got most of the reps today. if he clears the protocol and is announced as the starter, and the line doesn't move off 3... i will know right then that nba kid is on the right side and i'm losing a big wager.

as an odd "hedge", i played allen over 26.5 completions and kelce under 94.5 yards.

and if you love stories leading into the SB... it feels like destiny that the bills are going to have to face TB12. so i threw a few bucks on tampa beating buffalo in the SB at +900.
 

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Buffalo Bills = 26.88
Kansas City Chiefs = 26.82

ya want to tack on the homefield 3

ya got your line


Tampa Bay Buccaneers = 26.80
Green Bay Packers = 26.20

ya want to tack on the homefield 3
ya got that line too

with all 4 starting QB's considered
 
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thank you for the #s, OS.

a couple questions that you may or may not know the answer to.

1) is home field really worth 3 points this year?

2) assuming 3 points for home field, has the difference between these teams really shrunk by 8.5 points since 10/19? (kc was favored by 5.5 at buffalo, theoretically meaning that kc was 8.5 points better on a neutral field. now the teams are even.) it's possible, but that seems like a big swing, since both teams went 9-1 the rest of the way.
 

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thank you for the #s, OS.

a couple questions that you may or may not know the answer to.

1) is home field really worth 3 points this year?

2) assuming 3 points for home field, has the difference between these teams really shrunk by 8.5 points since 10/19? (kc was favored by 5.5 at buffalo, theoretically meaning that kc was 8.5 points better on a neutral field. now the teams are even.) it's possible, but that seems like a big swing, since both teams went 9-1 the rest of the way.


prior to them letting fans into the games I would say no..

w/Green Bay and KC with fans this Sunday I would say yes.
 

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It's -3.5 in many places after mahomes was cleared. the only -3's I see are juiced -120+
 

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one team executes cunning game plan, other one shits in their pants : one sided match = U

played TB/GB U54? -150

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Buf/KC U57 -150

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