Why do Bookmakers Win ? Why Can't we Do what They Do ? Calculate the Games and come up with Their numbers ?

[PatsFan1283]

Isn't their websites where you can take other peoples bets? You know.....as opposed to making the bets yourself. Kinda like being the bookie. You make an agrreement to take someones wager or not.

I think you are thinking of a peer to peer site like Matchbook but that closed to US players in 2011.

Considering that model of sports betting cuts out the sportsbooks and the government pretty significantly, I wouldn't expect to see it be available in the US anytime soon.

 

[Foghorn]

Most of the time Spreads are so close to the outcome ....

What's their formula ? Why can't it be done by an outsider ? a Gambler ? ( even though some say they have )

The guys making the lines are Smart/Sharp ... but there has to be Guys out there that are just as Smart

If you can write some Ivy-League sharp algorithms you can come up with a betting line that's sharper than theirs.