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Vegas Odds: Utah vs. Florida - Surprising Projection

Sun, Jan 4 2009 5:15 PM
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Florida would be favored by 14-points over Utah!

Las Vegas, Nevada (January 4, 2009) - Utah's domination over Alabama has people wondering how good the Utes really are. To get that answer, RJ Bell of Pregame.com has polled numerous Las Vegas and offshore sports betting professionals.

Utah would be approximately a 14-point underdog against Florida on a neutral field, and a 12-point underdog against Oklahoma.

RJ Bell of Pregame.com said: "Alabama was a 10-point underdog versus Florida, while the Crimson Tide were 10-point favorites over Utah. Even with a generous adjustment for the Utes impressive Sugar Bowl performance, Florida would be favored in the two touchdown range."

Another team talked about as perhaps #1 is USC. Yet, the Trojans would be 5-point underdogs vs. Florida and 3-point underdogs vs. Oklahoma.

A little known fact is that Las Vegas is no longer the center of the sports betting world. Many of the sharpest professionals bet offshore. Las Vegas oddsmakers follow offshore action closely, but for political reasons they are often uncomfortable disclosing this fact. Pregame.com takes into account experts worldwide, providing the clearest estimate of the true sports betting market.

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About RJ Bell of Pregame.com
RJ Bell, president of http://Pregame.com, has been featured on CBS News with Katie Couric, ABC News with Charles Gibson, Nightline, Sportscenter, Outside the Lines (ESPN), First Take (ESPN2), ESPN.com, ESPN National Radio, Yahoo, AOL.com, CNN.com and in Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, LA Times, Newsweek.com, Bloomberg, Maxim, and Forbes.

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Comments
  • Mon, Jan 5 2009 9:51 AM

    Reporting picked up by USA Today:

    content.usatoday.com/.../1

  • Mon, Jan 5 2009 12:24 PM

    Good blog entry RJ. Fro listening to a lot of media reports the past few days people seem to forget that Alabama had nothing to play for and Utah wanted to prove something. If that game were a "semi-final" and the winner would be playing the winner of Oklahoma/Florida, I think Bama would have won the game outright... -14 or -12 would be generous in my opinion...

  • Mon, Jan 5 2009 12:28 PM

    Utah still undefeated and has legitimate claim to #1 spot.

  • Tue, Jan 6 2009 11:58 AM

    reporting picked up by Salon.com:

    www.salon.com/.../index.html

  • Wed, Jan 7 2009 8:54 PM

    Reporting picked up by Mike & Mike:

    at 5 minute mark of this audio clip:

    insider.espn.go.com/.../player

  • Wed, Jan 7 2009 9:15 PM

    I think I would take SC against either team.

  • Wed, Jan 7 2009 9:18 PM

    Yeah I would like to know the lines of Utah vs. USC, Utah vs. Oklahoma and Utah vs. Texas as well.  Everybody seems to think the Trojans are the real #1 team in the country...

  • Wed, Jan 7 2009 9:34 PM

    The common opponent angel.

    Mississippi-

    Beat Florida and Texas Tech.

    2 top 5 teams.

    Utah

    Beat highly Ranked

    BYU and Alabama.

    USC

    beat OSU and PSU.

    It leaves us no clear cut winner.

    I will take Oklahoma and Bradford

    anywhere against anyone.

    IMO

  • Wed, Jan 7 2009 9:38 PM

    Oklahoma's D scares me.  Not sure they can stop Florida enough to keep it close.

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