[SBR_John]

We need some books to step in here. I think the players might of done OK Sat. That UCLA game wiped out the moster teaser crowd but overall the teaser and parlay guys probably did ok.

[Mason]

Word on the street is the players won. Some big moves like FAU came in for the sharps and Florida (Even though Tenny got some sharp action), Michigan and USC were all big money public games.

[jjgold]

Players won but not as much as first week.

[THE SHRINK]

I have been informed that a couple of recreational sports books lost about 2% of volume to their players...

[SBR_John]

Thanks for the info Shrink. It did seem like all the big games went to the fav. Thats 2 weeks in a row the books have lost on a Sat. I dont think they lost any last year.

[bigboydan]

Good to see you Ken. I hope all is well with you sir.

LT actually made a post a few weeks about on the Favorite to dog ratio on the first couple of weeks of the season. I can't recall the title of the thread at the moment, but I'm sure somebody knows which thread I'm referring too though.

[remmy358]

players rarely ever beat books, let's geat real. if that happened they'd be out of business. id say that 9/10 days a books win. its probably more like 19/20

[EJandV]

remmy , I think the books make their money off the casinos , people who make easy money on ez single wagers and parlays give a serious % back in rigged card games . Straight up .

[remmy358]

remmy , I think the books make their money off the casinos , people who make easy money on ez single wagers and parlays give a serious % back in rigged card games . Straight up .

yeah that's true, a lot of people blow $ in the casino's, which are basically rigged and have intelligence, but in sports alone they make a killing because of juice.

i think it's absolutely hiliarious how people sit here and really debate who won, the books or players.

[imgv94]

I have been informed that a couple of recreational sports books lost about 2% of volume to their players...

Good to see you around Ken.

[Santo]

Books often lose 'on paper' on a given day on a per bet basis, but win in the end on a per account basis because people martingale or other bad money management.

[Mason]

"in sports alone they make a killing because of juice"

Minus initial investments, payroll, taxes, office space, monthly bills, marketing budgets, bonuses, 30% affiliate commisions (Estimated) kicked back out of losses, processing fees, laydowns from processors, chargebacks, software liscencing fees, etc. etc.

Obviously having a Sportsbook can be profitable, but it's not exactly free money either. Just a bit of perspective.