Some discussion on the board, in this direction. Can be maddening. I'll offer a few thoughts:
* NHL and MLB are MOSTLY moneyline sports. In that regard, you feel like YOUR motivation is aligned w/ the team's motivation. Betting the -1.5 market is a different animal. Baseball teams CONCEDING a run for an out, empty-net goals. Ugh.
* The physicality of football somehow makes me more tolerable of late covers. Have to earn your points. The pick-sixes against u can be tough.
* Worst for me certainly is basketball, in particular Coll Basketball. So meaningless at the end. Blowouts that hover around -17.5. Cover or not, purely at the discretion of the Gods of Gambling. Does a coach call off the dogs? Does a walk-on drain a 25-footer?
* NHL and MLB are MOSTLY moneyline sports. In that regard, you feel like YOUR motivation is aligned w/ the team's motivation. Betting the -1.5 market is a different animal. Baseball teams CONCEDING a run for an out, empty-net goals. Ugh.
* The physicality of football somehow makes me more tolerable of late covers. Have to earn your points. The pick-sixes against u can be tough.
* Worst for me certainly is basketball, in particular Coll Basketball. So meaningless at the end. Blowouts that hover around -17.5. Cover or not, purely at the discretion of the Gods of Gambling. Does a coach call off the dogs? Does a walk-on drain a 25-footer?