Loyola Chicago/Tulsa Odds

[Bill Lowery]

Loyola opens as a 1.5 point favorite.

 

[I.I.]

I'm surprised it wasn't more than that as bad as we played against ORU.

 

[loca2874]

Loyola opens as a 1.5 point favorite.

Welp guess we got to win or lose by 1

 

[TU_BLA]

I'm surprised it wasn't more than that as bad as we played against ORU.

1.5 road favorite means the oddsmakers really think they are 4-5 pts better than the home team. There's always about a 2.5- 3 pt build in for the home team. A home team being favored by 3 means the oddsmakers think the teams are about even but they also know most home teams get to shoot 7-10 more FTs , or in the case of the ORU game, 16.

The same is in effect for football. A -3 pt spread for the home team should be viewed as a pick 'em really.

 

[TU_BLA]

Welp guess we got to win or lose by 1

Take TU plus the 1.5. TU 75 Loyola 68. Close game, 2 pt edge in the final minute gets pushed out by FTs as Hounds try to catch up.

 

[dougheffking]

I'm surprised it wasn't more than that as bad as we played against ORU.

This is very dramatic. ORU won the game at the FT line in the second half. We had more Fgs and still lost. Playing there is complete nonsense in my opinion.

 

[Gmoney4WW]

1.5 road favorite means the oddsmakers really think they are 4-5 pts better than the home team. There's always about a 2.5- 3 pt build in for the home team. A home team being favored by 3 means the oddsmakers think the teams are about even but they also know most home teams get to shoot 7-10 more FTs , or in the case of the ORU game, 16.

The same is in effect for football. A -3 pt spread for the home team should be viewed as a pick 'em really.

I don't think we have been getting that home advantage on free throws for the last game or two!