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Message: [QUOTE="Blakeon18, post: 4243098, member: 35"] And one: this is getting waaay over my head...not hard to do. I'm not a betting person but I do read occasionally the betting column in the NY Post. Their 'expert' has lots of info and strategies. One is about 'Joes' and 'Sharks'. Joes are regular type fans and tend to bet lower amounts. 'Sharks' are bigtime gamblers who do lots of research and tend to bet much larger amounts. Example: men's tourney...round one. Vermont [13 seed] plays Arkansas [4 seed] in Buffalo. Arkansas is favored by a few points...say 5. The Post 'expert' says that most bets are coming in are on Vermont...but they tend to be small bets....from Joes. He says that while there are fewer bets on Arkansas they are larger ones...coming from Sharks. More money is on Arkansas...not more bets....but more money. Result: the odds went down some...maybe to 4 points for Arkansas...trying to urge more Vermont bets whether small or not....to even out the amount bet on each team. Uhhh...glad I do not bet. BTW: rooting for Vermont! They are from New England....and if UConn wins Rd 1, they would face the winner of Vermont/Arkansas on Saturday...I figure it would be harder to take down the Razorbacks. [/QUOTE]