While I am not a betting man, I have found that sports bettors often have the best instincts about football teams.  After all, they are putting their money behind their opinions.

The rest of us just root on are teams and talk sports. Those guys make a living at forecasting.

Now, the bookies are looking for the prefect number to balance the money from both sides, not always trying to predict the final score. 

For those who do not follow this closely, most Vegas casinos get their initial line from the Las Vegas Sports Consultants. 

While the sportbooks may alter a line slightly, they generally follow this line until one of three things happens.

First, if their own books get unbalanced ...

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