Shocks open as 1.5 dawgs to the Vols

[ABC]

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/odds/las-vegas/?s=444

[KC Shox]

Good.

[shocker22]

If I was a betting man I would take this line in a heartbeat.

[SubGod22]

I'd bet my entire life savings on us.

[ShockTalk]

I'd bet my entire life savings on us.

I know what you did there.

[pinstripers]

I would bet SubGod's life savings on us.

[martymoose]

I would bet SubGod's life savings on us.

I think I'm going a little higher...maybe $50 or $100.

[JaminShock]

I think I'm going a little higher...maybe $50 or $100.

I would bet my life savings AND Sub's, and we wouldn't sniff those numbers.

[moshock]

I'm not a gambler so this might be a dumb question. Who sets the line ?

[martymoose]

I'm not a gambler so this might be a dumb question. Who sets the line ?

There was a show on TV recently that showed one group of guys who's responsible for most betting lines for a lot of the Vegas casinos. Basically the experts who get paid to, that's who...

[moshock]

There was a show on TV recently that showed one group of guys who's responsible for most betting lines for a lot of the Vegas casinos. Basically the experts who get paid to, that's who...

Thanks MM - this one sounds like someone pulled it out of his arse

[Anthroshock]

We'll see where the line is set tomorrow here in Vegas. If it is anywhere near that -1.5, I'll drop a c-note.

[rialaigh]

The only thing that scares me about this is statistically...vegas is DAMN good at predicting sports lines...I don't mean super accurate, but more accurate than anyone else


either way I take the shocks by 6 so I think its a good bet

[mattdalt]

Statistically, Vegas is very good at setting the line where they can get the most amount bet on both sides. Vegas is not in the business of predicting games :)

[another shocker]

i'm just worried that tennesse is due to shoot it out of their a*ss. home game for them vs ranked team after a trying season (so far). shockers will have to claw their way to a victory is how i see it.