I heard ESPN's Sal Palontonio comment that one of the reasons the Philadelphia Eagles were road favorites over Atlanta this week is because Philadelphia has a lot of fans, and is a big sports betting town, and Las Vegas was trying to get it bet down.
Does a teams fanbase affect the line? For instance, do the Jets and Giants get, say and extra 1/2 point from Vegas because the books fear there will be too much action on the NY teams? How about the hugely popular Cowboys? Does a small market team, like say, Indy or Jacksonville get a 1/2 point or more shaved off because they have small fan bases?
I also remember when New England won their first superbowl, Boston area bookies skipped town because they took way too much action on the underdog Patriots from local betters and went belly up.
Has anyone ever done computer research on how certain team fanbases affect the line and if so is it anything substantial?
Does a teams fanbase affect the line? For instance, do the Jets and Giants get, say and extra 1/2 point from Vegas because the books fear there will be too much action on the NY teams? How about the hugely popular Cowboys? Does a small market team, like say, Indy or Jacksonville get a 1/2 point or more shaved off because they have small fan bases?
I also remember when New England won their first superbowl, Boston area bookies skipped town because they took way too much action on the underdog Patriots from local betters and went belly up.
Has anyone ever done computer research on how certain team fanbases affect the line and if so is it anything substantial?
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