Anyone have an idea/guess/or actually know....

BIGSHOTMAXXX · Dec 3, 2005

...what the money line was for the USA to beat Russia in the 1980 Olympics.....I just finished watching "Miracle", for the 10th time, and recall hearing the announcer in the game saying the U.S team was a huge underdog. The gambler in me instantly thought, "How much of an underdog were they"........lol.

I have no idea no idea but considering that Russia had not lost a game in years and the U.S. team was a bunch of college kids...i would put the underdog line somewhere around +1000.......any thoughts, ideas, or even better, FACTS?

wmublows · Dec 3, 2005

Thats a great question. I would like to know myself.

Brock Landers · Dec 3, 2005

At that point in time, i would absolutely doubt that Vegas or anyone else, put up lines on Olympic sports...

BIGSHOTMAXXX · Dec 3, 2005

was thinking the same thing....but then i thought, why not ask!!

Brock Landers said:
At that point in time, i would absolutely doubt that Vegas or anyone else, put up lines on Olympic sports...

Fishhead · Dec 3, 2005

SOMEWHERE there was a line on this.

GREAT question and one many here would love to know.

SrMateo · Dec 3, 2005

Russisa opened at -1100 and was bet up to -2300 or so. I grabbed a peice of USA +1800 for a dime. Boy that party lasted about a couple of days.

BIGSHOTMAXXX · Dec 3, 2005

wow!!!!!!! i am sure there are other stories like this.....

Sr Mateo said:
Russisa opened at -1100 and was bet up to -2300 or so. I grabbed a peice of USA +1800 for a dime. Boy that party lasted about a couple of days.

TANG · Dec 3, 2005

give me a break there was no line

randyrohm · Dec 3, 2005

Bigshot, he is bullshittin you. I imagine if you could have found a line it would have been in Europe and higher than that. What were the odds on that corn-fed wrestler from out west who beat the heavywieght Russian legend? I'd say there were odds on that and they to were high.

SportSavant · Dec 3, 2005

what would you guys have set the line at before the tourney started?

I would suggest USA should have been around 22/1 or something like that....

BIGSHOTMAXXX · Dec 3, 2005

i guess thats what kind of info i am looking for, seems the consensus is that there wasnt a line, but what do you think the line was, for the game itself and for the U.S. to win before the tourney?

SportSavant said:
what would you guys have set the line at before the tourney started?

I would suggest USA should have been around 22/1 or something like that....