GAMBLING

I'm not a gambler.  Never have been and never want to be.  BUT, I find it fascinating.

Here's the line on the Bengals vs Jaguars game.  The Bengals opened as a 5.5 point favorite.  The opening was before everyone saw how shitty they Bengals looked against the Browns and how good the Jaguars looked in smashing the Panthers.  By Tuesday, the line had dropped to the Bengals -3.5 points. Usually, the home team is thought to have a 3 point advantage.  That being said, the people putting their money where their mouth is seem to think our boys are only a 1/2 point better than Jacksonville.  How sad!

If you don't know who's going to win, you could bet on the total points both teams would score.  That line is currently set at 49.5 points.  That would be the score of each team added together.  You would bet that the score would go over or under that number.  For instance, if the Bengals win 31 - 17, the total score would be 48 which is under the total.  If you bet the 'under' in that case, you would win. Last week the Bengals & Browns 17-16 game scored a total of 33 points - way under this figure.  The Jaguars & Panthers 26-10 game scored a total of 36 points; also way under the current figure.  The first week, the Bengals scored 17 and the Jags 26 which only adds to 43 points.  The under would be an interesting bet.

That's enough scribbling for one day.  I'm putting my crayons away and post this - just for fun.