According to USA Today article, Oklahoma spread is 5th highest.
Their top 4:
4th: Miami -55 McNeese ST (2000) Final: Miami 61-14 (surprised a line on same with McNeese St.
3rd: Florida -56 la-monroe (2001) Final: Fla 55-6
2nd: Nebraska -58 akron (1997) Final: Neb. 59-14
1st: Houston -59 smu (1989) Final: Houston 95-21.
Their top 4:
4th: Miami -55 McNeese ST (2000) Final: Miami 61-14 (surprised a line on same with McNeese St.
3rd: Florida -56 la-monroe (2001) Final: Fla 55-6
2nd: Nebraska -58 akron (1997) Final: Neb. 59-14
1st: Houston -59 smu (1989) Final: Houston 95-21.
When I was booking back in the early 90`s Notre Dame was favored by like 54 against Navy...And we had a guy that worked wih us who put a dime down on Navy (a dime was unheard of for me back then) and damn if Navy didn`t barely cover and we lost...I think it was 1991....I would like to look back at that score...
Sound, your posts makes perfect cents! and I mean big CENTS! Baylor has at times scores points this year, and maybe they can get lucky enough to score once or twice on this Oklahoma Machine. Railbird, let's not forget that the "squares" win a few also. And let's also not forget that any "real" professional gambler would never lay that #, so who are you to make the conclusion that the squares are on Baylor. Believe me, if you speak to every Large professional gambler like Baxter, Tiger, etc. etc. NONE of them would lay 53, so in essence there really isn't a square side here as there is no established "wise guy" side. thanks for your time railbird as I am sure that you are unable to dispute the latter.
Anytime the line is this high, I would take the dog or just not bother with the game.
The only time I've bet a line this high was the Florida-LA,Monroe game mentioned from 2001. I took the 56- points with Monroe. An early turnover from Florida let Monroe get 6 quick points. And Florida had a big game coming up the next week so even the mighty Steve Spurrier didn't waste time running the points up in the 4th quarter.
Keep in mind that for Oklahoma to cover a 52- point number, they really have to play nearly perfect football for 60 minutes. No turnovers, no back door touchdowns allowed in the second half, no special team miscues. And coming off a 77-0 win last week, I am sure the point spread is a little inflated.
Yes, Baylor is an awful team and is every year. Yes, there's a great chance they can lose 56-0 in this game or even worse. But taking Oklahoma hardly seems worth it.
Personally, I think the number is right on the money. 50-50 chance of a 49 point win and 50-50 chance of 56 point win. I don't see any value either way. With so many other games on the board, I think this is a good one to just not bother with.
The only time I've bet a line this high was the Florida-LA,Monroe game mentioned from 2001. I took the 56- points with Monroe. An early turnover from Florida let Monroe get 6 quick points. And Florida had a big game coming up the next week so even the mighty Steve Spurrier didn't waste time running the points up in the 4th quarter.
Keep in mind that for Oklahoma to cover a 52- point number, they really have to play nearly perfect football for 60 minutes. No turnovers, no back door touchdowns allowed in the second half, no special team miscues. And coming off a 77-0 win last week, I am sure the point spread is a little inflated.
Yes, Baylor is an awful team and is every year. Yes, there's a great chance they can lose 56-0 in this game or even worse. But taking Oklahoma hardly seems worth it.
Personally, I think the number is right on the money. 50-50 chance of a 49 point win and 50-50 chance of 56 point win. I don't see any value either way. With so many other games on the board, I think this is a good one to just not bother with.
