Rule Of Tree · Aug 25, 2017
Stanford vs. Rice: Odds, betting lines, and computer predictions
The sports books opened Stanford vs. Rice with the Cardinal favored by 38 points and has since moved to Stanford by 30 1⁄2. The change in the line reflects that early betters have laid more of their money down on the Rice Owls to cover the spread. That’s a huge amount of movement on a betting line! 7 1⁄2 points!
Vegas lines and odds aren't meant to be predictive. They are made to entice betting in equal portions on each side of the spread. However, combining the line and the over/under usually ends up close to some computer models. After all, Vegas is very good at this and it is a lot of fun.