STEEL CITY SELECTIONS said:
with the TIMEOUT call he made with clock running, he had an agenda to cover last week.....anybodies guess what he needs to do this week...similar line/matchup....my feeling is lou. blows em out this week and he wont need to worry about any cover controversy...im passing on the game...its hard enuff to handicap all angles of a matchup, i dont need to factor in a crooked coach in into the equation...who will possibly fuk things up for u.
gluck, burgh...
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I'm sitting this one out tonight for this EXACT reason, think of all the VARIABLES we incorporate into picking a side. Take all those factors, then throw in the fact that the COACH is making last minute moves to COVER/NOT COVER whatever his agenda is, and thats why I dont bet large spreads. In fact, thats why I dont like FAVORITES period. Not saying I would bet on Rutgers, but do you thnk Rutgers coach gives a hootin-hoo-haha about the spread tonight?
People are NUTS if you dont think this goes on at ALL successful programs, especially when playing lopsided games. Just b/c Louisville's coach went about it in a NOTICEABLE way and drew attention to it, doesnt mean other programs arent sneaky enough to HIDE IT better.
there is money to be made in handicapping games, thats for sure. I didnt bet that Louisville game last week, but if I had my $$$ on PITT, and watched that 4th quarter, it would have made me withdraw every dime I had and never place another bet. A 21 point line is a "tossup" either way, being on the right side and having a "somewhat" close game where your team deserved to cover, only to lose with that BS would be TORTURE
