Biggest Spread Of All Time Baffling Bettors

betting_630x420“I don’t know that the public knows what to do with it, or if anybody really knows what to do with it,” says Johnny Avello, director of race and sports at the Wynn Las Vegas. The spread at the Wynn currently sits at 27 points, the highest Avello can recall. He set it at 27.5 on Sunday afternoon. The first bet was a large one in favor of the Jaguars that brought the number down to where it is. This, Avello says, tends to be the pattern with large spreads. Sophisticated bettors, known as “sharps,” take the underdogs and the points.

Read more at businessweek.com

Do you want the Points or Peyton?

* * *

Other Posts You Might Like From Around the Internet: