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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus
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There was an HBO show like 10 years ago about how oddsmakers set their lines. There's an unbelievable amount of number crunching involved is all I was saying. They also adjust based on the bets coming in. Seattle was getting more initial bets but it all eventually settled and Broncos were steadily considered the favorites for basically the entire two weeks leading up to the SB.
It's way different for horse races and boxing and stuff, where there's a lot less number crunching and mostly just opinions and precedence being the only logic for the odds.