The Bulls just might win the NBA title

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Kasz216 said:

amp316 said:

I don't want to get ahead of myself and know that it was only one game, but I'm wondering if the oddsmakers are reconsidering their decision of favoring the Heat in this series after that thrashing at the hands of the Bulls.  My favorite play was when Lebron tried to beat Taj Gibson one on one and got rejected.

No.  Oddsmakers don't make the odds based on who they think is going to win.  They make the odds based on who other people think is going to win.

All the "common" money was with the heat.

In a sense you are right.  The oddsmakers make their lines to where they think that they will get the most two-way action, meaning the same amount of people will vote on the favorites and the underdogs according to the line.  I just have a hard time believing that people would bet on the Heat and give points when the games's in Chicago and the Heat haven't beaten them all year.  Maybe this is the way that people are betting but it doesn't make sense.  The Heat are favored again despite getting beaten by 20 points.  Are people really that unknowledgable?

Anyhow,  basically all I was doing was complaining that my favorite basketball team isn't getting enough respect.  It's a Chicago thing and I wouldn't expect anyone not from there to understand.