Way too early Vegas Odds for next season

Submitted by The Mad Hatter on

A 3 sentence article, so no need to click the link.

Vegas has the over/under on wins at 7.5 (not too surprising), and has us as 3.5 point dogs to MSU.  The Harbaugh effect is in full force, considering they beat us by 24 last year.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2015/05/27/early-line-msu-um/28011279/

NCMtnBlue

May 29th, 2015 at 12:47 PM ^

You just had to bring up the 24 point loss?  I had actually managed to bury that away and virtually forget about it.  Thanks for reminding me.

LSAClassOf2000

May 29th, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^

What are the odds that - in the commission of this act - his facial expression will not change in an observable way? We are talking about someone whose face would quite literally shatter if he ever could be bothered to smile, of course. 

yossarians tree

May 29th, 2015 at 1:27 PM ^

I hate that the Buckeyes have it over on us. But the fact that the green people are now perennial favorites makes me want to kick my dog. And I love my dog. Dear Harbaugh, please bring us back to fucking up Sparty four out of every five years. Sincerely, Yossarian.

evenyoubrutus

May 29th, 2015 at 1:30 PM ^

I know very little about gambling so forgive me if this is a dumb question but I'm curious, do you have to be physically present IN the casino in order to place bets on items like this?

RainbowSprings

May 29th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^

but the 3.5 underdog to MSU appears somewhat optimistic at this point. We still have big ?s at QB. I know we all MGoBelieve, but from an outsiders objective perspective, the 3.5 dog prediction seems light.

DrMantisToboggan

May 29th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^

It should definitely give us some idea, but maybe not a perfectly clear picture. I see this team a lot like Michigan State's Rose Bowl team. Totally unknown offense with a stellar D.

They barely beat Western in their opener.

I think if we win an ugly game or lose close, we shouldn't read too much into an offense that looks stale. The defense will definitely have to carry us to start while Rudock figures out who can get open and who has human hands instead of stone, replacement hands. The good news is we have 3 very nice games at home after Utah.

But yeah, if we beat Utah I think we will be undefeated going into Michigan State. If we lose to Utah I don't think the sky is falling, but I don't think we get double digit wins. Like you I think 8 wins is the floor for this group and Jim's first year.

LV Sports Bettor

May 29th, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^

a Nevada resident and are in the state at the time that the wager is being placed over the internet.

I moved to Las Vegas from Michigan with my wife 8 years ago to bet on sports. Came here shortly after the US government made it almost impossible to move money using the site 'neteller'.

You can still bet sports offshore today in the U.S. but overall it's a huge pain in the ass.

To my knowledge no one has ever got in any kind of trouble for placing a bet offshore. It seems the government is much more interested in the owners of these offshore sports books (the bookies) as many of them were/are former United States citizens.