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Old 03-12-2017, 05:28 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by New Era View Post
Yet teams tend to beat teams below them in the standings, and lose to teams above them in the standings, with great regularity. A whole betting industry is predicated on this axiom. Failure to acknowledge that is, how did you put it, so dumb.
The betting industry is predicated on odds, which are ultimately affected by how much money is bet and where it's placed. Standings will affect initial odds, but they're hardly the basis for the gambling industry.
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