Once and for all we can now put to rest the false idea that the sports books have a clue about elections.

[CHOPTALK]

All that money they were giving away and I got none of it.

The sports books have been comically wrong about elections over and over again.

Yet some people give them god like status.

Bush/Kerry
Bush/Gore
Brixit
Clinton/Trump

 

[CHOPTALK]

What have they been right about other then the very obvious

 

[5teamparlay]

Great post,

Didn't get my free money either

 

[Illini]

They aren't predictors. They just like making money, and they made a helluva lot on this election. The market made the line, not the books.

 

[Illini]

It's just like the Joe Namath Superbowl guarantee. They didn't necessarily think the Jets were gonna lose by 17 points, but that's the line that got people to take some Jets action.

 

[CHOPTALK]

They aren't predictors. They just like making money, and they made a helluva lot on this election. The market made the line, not the books.

The books lost big money this election

 

[Illini]

The books lost big money this election

They.lost.big.money.to.me,but.I.think.they.came.out.okay.

 

[Willie99]

in four years people will be citing the election odds like they're gospel, we tend to have short memories, hence we tend to NOT learn from history

 

[Willie99]

this is not going to be the same as the Briexit, this is "different"

the proof is in the line

the markets know

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

The books lost big money this election

Stick to fantasy football...Books made a killing....