athlete37;530223 wrote:wow, that let them score strategy is the difference between me being 30 dollars in the hole and 26 dollars richer after betting Sparty -5.5

That is the reason bets should always be on odds rather than point spreads. The goal of the game is not to cover, but to win!

You can bet on just the winner also, the odds reflect it.

I thought betting MSU -5.5 to win almost what I put down was much better than betting them to win on the money line for a third of what I put down. MSU has covered every week since Notre Dame, which has padded my wallet a little