VTSkins897
12-14-2004, 08:15 PM
yeah i don't think we've earned a huge spread over them. i'd say about 6/7 counting their "home field." but yeah i still agree we'll up 'em by 14-17.
place all your betts!
hah............................................... .... pathetic...
The Line on that game was Redskins +9.
I dont care, being 3.5 point favorites? Thats free money. Against any other team in the league, I'd consider if fishy, but the NINERS??? Common, I would think that line would be 6/7
+8.5 was the game time line.
sportscurmudgeon
12-15-2004, 11:09 AM
BrudLee is right. That "three point swing" for the home team is not etched in stone and in fact it owes most of its "popularity" to the late but not overly lamented Jimmy the Greek Snyder. Talk about a poser... but that's a different story.
I assure you that the oddsmakers know that the public knows that every team has a different home field advantage. Just think about it for a minute. You are playing at SF against this sorry-assed team and their home field is worth 3 points. Or you could be playing the Pats in New England in late December when it is 5 below zero and you are a dome team - and that home field is worth the same e points?
Remember, the oddsmakers want to adjust the line to what YOU believe the home field advantage may be because they want the same money bet on either side of the ledger.
So, the betting public in the US had the Cardinals 7 points better than the 49ers and now they have the Redskins only 3.5 better. If the players in the Skins' locker room do not take that as an insult, they shouldn't be able to look the bank teller in the eye when they cash this game check!
That is what the football fans of America think of this team. That is outrageous!
A 'W' is all I care about and all the team should really care about too.
If a point spread gives the team a little extra motivation that's great, but how much attention do they really pay to the spreads? I'm sure a few players might watch that kind of thing, but as a whole does the team even think about things like that come Sunday, or Saturday in this case.
Gmanc711
12-15-2004, 11:40 AM
The 49ers dont even get fans to come to their games. Werent they complaining about that like a week ago? I'm putting seroius considerations on betting this game, and I'm not a big gambler.
irish
12-15-2004, 11:50 AM
I am amazed that people actually think the redskins will win this game by 14 - 17 points when the redskins cant even score that many points. I think redskins fans need to face the facts that the team is not that good and have done nothing to make anyone not a skins fans to think they are good. The line is good and the skins will barely cover it.
Redskins_P
12-15-2004, 12:27 PM
I am amazed that people actually think the redskins will win this game by 14 - 17 points when the redskins cant even score that many points. I think redskins fans need to face the facts that the team is not that good and have done nothing to make anyone not a skins fans to think they are good. The line is good and the skins will barely cover it.
:doh:
Nobody here thinks that we're that good, but come on we're playing the shittiest team in the NFL. We have the No. 2 defense in the league, and our offense is starting to show some kind of life. I guarantee we beat them by more 14. Look at what we did to the Giants!
I really doubt we'll barely cover. We will beat these guys just like we beat the Giants. Running the ball, and burning the clock.
You actually think the 49ers will score against our D?
Redskins_P
12-15-2004, 12:29 PM
The 49ers dont even get fans to come to their games. Werent they complaining about that like a week ago? I'm putting seroius considerations on betting this game, and I'm not a big gambler.
You know what, I have never gambled in my life and I'm also seriously considering taking this game. You have to believe that with our defense and our running game there is no way these guys can even score on us.
We should be able to roll the 49ers like we did the Giants.
If we can't put up at least 20 points and hold them to less than 10 then something is seriously wrong.
irish
12-15-2004, 02:47 PM
Redskins P if you give me 14 points I'll take the 49ers in a heartbeat.
If the niners are the shittiest than what are the Cardinals who lost to them twice? And what has been so great about the skins running game? They looked great against the crummy Giants (who are really the worst in the NFL) but against stronger teams the skins running game is average.
I am sure the niners will score against the redskins and I'm pretty certain the skins will win, but by 14, I doubt it. The skins will win by a TD.