Rockets are Underdogs in Game 7

This is betting. Recent game margins matter. Odds and money taken from bettors who took the series winner market matter even more.

 

I believe in the dude coming from the future. :grin:

 

2nd in the west. Just had a crazy comeback to win on the road. We have the runner up MVP and we are the underdogs. I see how it is

 

No excuses and yet you just made an excuse?

 

Hope being underdogs allows us to FOCUS!

 

It isn't a coin flip with set odds. The previous games between the two teams give us a good deal of evidence as to who is likely to win.

 

I had a Dallas security guard tell me this (Jordan would've kept Houston from winning any trophies etc) the other day while we were standing and watching Game 3. I cringed and said man, thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard, and walked away.

 

Very different time.

Very different team.

Very different series.

 

I bet most of those were the lower seeded team coming to Game 7 on the road. Not sure, but I bet more often than not they were.

 

So you are willing to give me odds if I were to put a bet? 10 to 1?

I'd put 100 dollars down. Can you cover a thousand?

 

Very very different. That Rockets team had no depth, very little playoff experience, and frankly had been outplayed the entire series. They had to eek out those 3 previous wins at home.

 

Rockets have been underdogs since the beginning of the season

I like it

 

6 of those 8 teams had HC.

But I'm curious how many of those 3-1 series actually went to game 7? Bc Dallas was down 3-1 and that series will count into those 228.

 

or maybe not since they were down 3-0, but still i assume most of those series were close out game 5 or 6.

 

The way I see it is it took 4 games to figure out TJones wasn't working against Blake. That was the difference maker. Not only did starting Smith and putting Dwight on him at times help slow Blake down. It also put a lot of pressure on Paul. Plus with Ariza and Brewer switching on everything it made ever shot difficult for the Clippers. That is a real change and showed who the better team is. If the oddsmakers could see what the Rockets is real and the true difference in game 5 and 6's outcome they would adjust the line.

 

I honestly might put a lot of money on the Clippers to cover and win... I'm way too emotionally invested in the Rockets and will need something as collateral to fall back on in case they lose.

Is that messed up? lol

 

So you are saying that the Clippers haven't played normally in 3 games this series?

 

I've known some people that do that and still don tfeel happy afterwards when the team loses

oh well, I guess you will be a bit richer

 

Vegas sets the line so they can get equal money for both teams, since they make money on the vig. Since California is a bigger market, more people will bet for the Clippers so Vegas has to move the line in towards the clippers to get more people to bet on the rockets.