Usa Olympics Thread - Topic

schafer*

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#11

Jul 27 2021 05:00pm

Quote (Terps @ 27 Jul 2021 13:54)

Sportsbooks are there to profit

Ftfy

Quote (Trust100Percent @ 27 Jul 2021 13:07)

The betting favorites win every time I C

Never said this. They exist to make money. They are not always right, but they wouldn't exist if they were wrong more than half the time.

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Jul 27 2021 07:26pm

Quote (schafer* @ Jul 27 2021 07:00pm)

Ftfy

Never said this. They exist to make money. They are not always right, but they wouldn't exist if they were wrong more than half the time.

How exactly is a sportsbook listing odds related to them being right or wrong?

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Jul 27 2021 08:03pm

Quote (ppkpkppk @ 27 Jul 2021 18:26)

How exactly is a sportsbook listing odds related to them being right or wrong?

I assume generally that the odds will reflect the outcome. Of course there will be upsets, but last book I saw still had usa favored with Iran and others leaving early. If I had to bet I'd say the 1000-1 teams are KO first and the US isn't.

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Jul 27 2021 08:10pm

Quote (ppkpkppk @ Jul 27 2021 09:26pm)

How exactly is a sportsbook listing odds related to them being right or wrong?

oh wow, welcome back

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Jul 27 2021 09:18pm

Quote (Dominicano @ Jul 27 2021 11:16am)

Thread for the games & discussion.

Man this team, I love that the US is still up on the medal count!

We definitely should have sent a 3v3 team for the Mens tbh.

mens failed to qualify for 3v3.
women qualified.

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Jul 27 2021 10:22pm

USA favored by 40? :lol: