We're 2 weeks into the Bowl season and why... are you guys still buying points?

Get with the PG (thats program), my fellow degenerate brethrens.

Either bet the fave to win in blow-out fashion or take the underdog to win straight-up. Whatever side you take, just bet it with the confidence of knowing those will be the results.

I know its not my money but i'm a little perturbed when you guys waste an extra .15 cents for the hook or points you don't even need. And i'm seeing this is the case for what i assume are veteran sportsbettors.

 Shake.

Fairweatherfan - True. So i guess thats why i've only had 4 plays thus far for the college foots post season.

3-1 by the way.

Fairweatherfan - Hehe. Nothing wrong with playing either spread. I had to play Wisconsin +3.5 because the line is what it is. Same deal for faves that i'm confident with. Same deal with the NBA playoffs this year -- just had to take whatever the lines the books gave 'ya even though the spread didn't matter most of the time.

Again, not my money but... avoiding the hook with Miami -3.5 isn't the only case i can make thus far.

It seems... that... buying points is as bad as second-guessing yourself. Why not take Wisconsin if you're uncomfortable with Miami -3.5?

Jim_Tressel -

And i'm not saying i've never bought points either. In fact, for some games with a small spreads, i've been guilty of just taking the fave on the Moneyline. Even though its been mostly in the NBA.

Its more of a gray area for most of us, i think, when it comes to our different styles of wagering. But if you took a look at the NBA playoffs spreads and assess the results... and do the same for this years NCAA football Bowl games... y'all know what i'm getting at.

But what i find really funny is when guys release their GAME OF THE YEAR but they also advise their "tailers" to buy points.

My GAME OF THE YEAR, fellas. Take Cal State Bakersfield -3.5 to the bank! But i also recommend you guys buy it down to -3.

Umm... yeah.

Kane-

You're point couldn't be stronger than this season where 7 underdogs have already won straight up.  Although I agree with the others (and even to your admittance) that buying points is necessary sometimes, you're hitting on a solid idea here where non-conference, end-of-the-season games create difficult scenarios to handicap, especially if their schedules have been very different throughout the course of the season.  GL brother

I never buy points Kane....but I've lost a lot of game by 1/2 and 1 point in my day...

maybe it just seems that way...either way I will never pay for points.

I'm sure the books enjoyed the extra cash some bettors paid to get Miami at -3.

But its more gray than a straight line. I'm not adverse to buying points or just playing the Moneyline when there is only one game on the board like MNF or something like that and you expect a tight game. No right or wrong, fellas. And, yes, i've been burned by the hook before. In a year where you end up making thousands of wagers, you just have to swallow some of those tough losses. And when you wager just a small percentage of your bankroll you can actually laugh at some of those tough losses. It happens.

Heck, i might just go for the Huskers Moneyline tonight. Like the UNC/Pitt game, this one might be tight also. I'm really not fond of Zac Lee but i do trust this Huskers defense.