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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Eagles Odds and Ends and Odds

A guy from Bodog sent me these odds on different Eagles stuff.

For amusement purposes only, etc.


Odds to win the Super Bowl, 25-1.

Odds to win the NFC Championship, 10-1.

Odds to win the NFC East, 7-2.

Over/under on Donovan McNabb starts, 14.

Over/under on Brian Westbrook rushing yards, 1,230.

Over/under on DeSean Jackson receiving yards, 490.

Over/under on Trent Cole sacks, 11.5.

Over/under on Asante Samuel interceptions,  4.5.


Make of them what you will. Now, I'm not a big odds guy, but the over/under on wins is written like this: over 8.5 wins is -180, under 8.5 wins is +150. Which means, I believe, that the over is believed to be more likely to happen than the under.

Still, is that the right conversation point?

I mean, they're better than 8.5 wins, right?

Posted by Rich Hofmann @ 6:38 PM  Permalink | 6 comments
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Posted 08:17 PM, 08/28/2008
mdhnyc
On the O/U for 8.5 wins. For a $100 bet, if you take the over at -180 you are risking $180 to win $100 (i.e. - if the Eagles win 9 or more you win $100, if they win 8 or less you lose $180.) If you take the under you are risking $100, but could win $150 if you are correct. And yes, that means that the over is more likely to happen.
Posted 11:43 PM, 08/28/2008
Eagles_Nation
Trent Cole: 14 sacks Asante Samuel: 7 Ints Wins: 10 people just guess like 8 wins or 9. look at the eagles scheduele its pretty easy. only quality teams we play are seahawks, steelers, browns, cowboys, giants
Posted 11:55 PM, 08/28/2008
gramz
12-4 record nfc champs. you heard it from me first. just make sure you spell my name right
Posted 01:05 PM, 08/29/2008
AllDawk_AllTheTime
How does one win a game without any WR's?
Posted 02:57 PM, 08/29/2008
jibberjabber
Is this team worthy of any talk regarding Superbowl chances? Does anyone really believe that??? If we're not capable of winning a championship, then who cares? Have our expectations sunk so low now for this team that we'd be happy "just sneeking into the post season"????? With McNabb throwing over heads and at people's feet and with no one to catch the ball anyway.....opposing defenses will just tee off on Brian Westbrook -- who, by the way - is is having his talents wasted here while he is in the prime of his career......
Posted 03:16 PM, 08/29/2008
JACK V
ARE EAGLES BETTER THAN 8.5? NOT REALLY UNLESS THEY WIN MORE. CAN THEY? YES. THERE IS NO "EASY" SCHEDULE IN THE NFL. ALL IT TAKES TO WIN MORE THAN 8.5 IS A HEALTHY MCNABB AND WESTBROOK. I LIKE TO WISH BRIAN DAWKINS A HEALTHY AND HAPPY RETIREMENT.
About Rich Hofmann
Rich Hofmann arrived at the Daily News in 1980 for a job whose status was officially designated as "full-time, temporary." A senior at Penn at the time, he was hired to fill in on the copy desk during a staff illness. The notion of him covering the Eagles or being a columnist did not exist in anyone's imagination. It was supposed to be six weeks and out, but he never left. It is only one of the reasons why so many people have concerns about him as a potential house guest. Rich has blogged the postseasons of the Flyers and Eagles.

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