Early Odds

[clonomaniac]

Cyclones are a 2 1/2-point underdog to Minnesota. How's that possible?

 

[Cyclonepride]

Good question, but I would imagine that some are looking at the head to heads versus Iowa, and see that we were 3-35, and they were 0-12?

 

[bawbie]

You think we should be favored? why?

 

[benjay]

This is an outrage! Obviously we should be favored.

wait.. what? are you guys nuts?

 

[Chizit]

This game is very evenly matched IMO. Should be a good game.

 

[benjay]

This game is very evenly matched IMO. Should be a good game.

It's a winnable game, but I believe they are rightly favored.

 

[HILLCYD]

I would say we are underdogs because we aren't very good......YET.

 

[Chizit]

Will we have everyone back besides Parker? Or am I missing somebody? It's been a long time-- actually the Kent State game since we were healthy.

 

[Clones85']

Will we have everyone back besides Parker? Or am I missing somebody? It's been a long time-- actually the Kent State game since we were healthy.

Parker and Money

We shouldn't be favored in this game

 

[Tre4ISU]

I don't think they should be favored buy I understand why they are.

 

[jtdoyle1]

But we are the home team???

 

[Clonefan32]

Does anyone know if Minn. stud reciever (Decker I think his name is?) will be back? I know he got hurt a month or so ago, can't remember what type of injury though.

 

[The_Architect]

Does anyone know if Minn. stud reciever (Decker I think his name is?) will be back? I know he got hurt a month or so ago, can't remember what type of injury though.

Nope, he's out.

 

[chuckd4735]

But we are the home team???

How does that make a difference? Do we have a competitive advantage since we have darker colored jerseys on and they have on white?

 

[GoShow97]

Cyclones are a 2 1/2-point underdog to Minnesota. How's that possible?

More peeps putting money on Minn than on ISU :wink:

 

[MadCy]

How does that make a difference? Do we have a competitive advantage since we have darker colored jerseys on and they have on white?

I assumed he was joking.

 

[everyyard]

Cyclones are a 2 1/2-point underdog to Minnesota. How's that possible?

even if you think ISU will win, this is a classic case of not understanding what odds are. Odds are to split the gambling down the center. The points will move up until kick-off to accomplish this. What this tells me is more people are willing to put cash on Minnesota at this time, or that the odds makers feel at this time more people will put money on Minnesota. Want to change it? Then go put 10 million on Iowa State to win.

 

[agronclone]

even if you think ISU will win, this is a classic case of not understanding what odds are. Odds are to split the gambling down the center. The points will move up until kick-off to accomplish this. What this tells me is more people are willing to put cash on Minnesota at this time, or that the odds makers feel at this time more people will put money on Minnesota. Want to change it? Then go put 10 million on Iowa State to win.

exactly. if you looked at the odds the week before the texas-nebraska game the odds in vegas were heavily favoring nebraska until a day or two before the actual game. then people started putting their money on texas.

 

[PGreen ISU '92]

Let's face it. We are not scoring a lot of points. Having said that, I'm really hoping the offense will improve with the extra bowl practices and I'm optimistic we have the ability to put a beat down on the Gophers.

 

[cdekovic]

It's all about balancing the betting dollars. If you think we should be favored, you should be all over this line and bet the farm...:wink: