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Oct 7, 2022
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slatecoug
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The source you posted has Utah ranked #5. That should tell you all you need to know.
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Somebody smarter than me please explain this: how is it possible to be both
Mitty
10/6/22 1:15pm
Why should Vegas be beholden to sportswriter opinions?
Indy Coug
10/6/22 1:15pm
Vegas odds aren't just about who will win. It's about what will draw in the most
Fruff
10/6/22 1:22pm
Are you even a BYU fan?
Rat
10/6/22 6:41pm
Told you they were over rated...
Fruff
10/9/22 3:41pm
You’ve been waiting to post that one haven’t ya.
Rat
10/9/22 3:49pm
lol. yep.
Fruff
10/9/22 3:51pm
So the coaches and media are giving BYU too much credit? Interesting if so.
Mitty
10/6/22 1:22pm
Vegas has very very smart people doing their odds and do not rely on dumb polls.
ManicBlue
10/6/22 1:17pm
And yet all those very, very smart Vegas people are doing is trying to get the
basman
10/6/22 1:22pm
Sure but they are for the most part very close on the outcome too.
ManicBlue
10/6/22 1:26pm
Bingo
archie
10/6/22 11:53pm
I wonder why the poll people don't use the smarter Vegas people to do their jobs
Mitty
10/6/22 1:23pm
IMO, there are a LOT of people smarter than the media people voting in the polls that could do it better.
ManicBlue
10/6/22 1:27pm
Vegas is also doing it with a specific purpose in mind, make money.
TheLoneCougar
10/6/22 6:58pm
The thing to keep in mind is that Vegas doesn't care who wins. They also don't
cougarfan84
10/6/22 8:54pm
IIRC, Vegas lost approx 500 MILLION on the BYU LSU game in 2017
ALUF 1990
10/7/22 9:20am
That sounds way way way high.
Cougarbib
10/7/22 9:25am
Bet volume isn't anywhere near that high on regular season
MyTwoCents
10/7/22 9:57am
You are wrong. We crossed the 50 one time that game
indocoug
10/7/22 10:10am
Lol, no. They didn't lose 500 million on a BYU game. They probably didn't even
byubyu
10/7/22 10:29am
Poll voter rankings are beauty pageant corrupt trash.which is why
CarolinaCoug
10/6/22 1:19pm
Probably because the rankings (aside from the first couple weeks) are largely
Hooda88
10/6/22 1:19pm
Advanced analytics has Notre Dame rated #14 and BYU #42. Thats more likely
CarolinaCoug
10/6/22 1:23pm
The source you posted has Utah ranked #5. That should tell you all you need to know.
slatecoug
10/7/22 12:58am
Agreed. FEI is obviously the most accurate ranking system.
ALUF 1990
10/7/22 9:08am
BTW, your advanced analytics also have Iowa ranked ahead of Iowa St. and Texas A&M ahead of App St.
slatecoug
10/7/22 1:04am
Matchups. Hype. Current momentum and injury status. Silliness. Bias. Many
Cougarbib
10/6/22 1:23pm
College rankings are based primarily on wins and losses. LV cares about matchups
Boring
10/6/22 1:24pm
Nevada is Pacific Time Zone, no?
hxmCougar2000
10/6/22 1:26pm
It has been every time I have visited.
Real G Man
10/6/22 3:56pm
Not all of it.
byubyu
10/7/22 3:22am
Vegas lines are variable and move over time to help create less loss for the casino.
(Private)
10/6/22 1:31pm
Vegas is no respecter of Rankings
Gunga Galunga
10/6/22 1:31pm
Rankings are a macro view. Vegas knows individual games are about matchups.
seacougar
10/6/22 3:17pm
It’s simple dude. Folks voting in rankings are not the folks making the odds.
canofpicante
10/6/22 4:11pm
Its 100% about how people will bet. Has nothing to do with what team is better.
boctabulous
10/6/22 5:21pm
BYU has bad adv analytics and Notre Dame has better adv analytics?
Dr T-bone
10/6/22 6:21pm
Vegas is Not Predicting the Outcome
DrewGundy
10/6/22 6:23pm
Because...ND is better than BYU...unless BYU plays better Saturday
cougforever
10/6/22 6:26pm
Ummm... One word. T_A_L_E_N_T
canndyman
10/6/22 7:13pm
Rankings are to a degree earned by performance. At the beginning of the
RobDog
10/6/22 8:39pm
They've seen Tuiakis D vs the run these past 2 games vs bad teams.
Coug Dude
10/6/22 11:11pm
There have been a ton of fixable issues on O, D, and St as well as playcalling
Cougarbib
10/7/22 1:02am
Well, it is a Notre Dame home game.
AZcougLawyer
10/7/22 12:28am
Vegas is right more times than polls
zerome4sooners
10/7/22 5:10am
Rankings based on 1st game to now, bet is based on how they are trending now.
ImuaKahuku
10/7/22 5:37am
Easy. Betters disagree with the rankings
Acorn
10/7/22 6:58am
Polls are backwards looking, Vegas is forward looking
krindorr
10/7/22 7:41am
Life is more nuanced. ND moral victory vs The Ohio State University week 1
Cougarbib
10/7/22 8:05am
Vegas odds are not set to predict the winner
davidmj10
10/7/22 9:56am
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