Do bookmakers want you to win Week 1 in the NFL?

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Always wondered about this. Seems like everybody wins in the first week and gets hooked.

Then usually give it back and then some the following week.
 

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nah they don't

they aren't tossing out easy lines week 1. It just can seem like that afterwards because they have very little info to go by at that point. If you look at the lines, they don't deviate much from basic power rankings/win total order much.

As season goes on lines get tighter as more info/knowledge is gained
 

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I always wonder if we will have another year in the NFL like in 2005 where the favorites covered like 60% of the games if I'm not mistaken.

Like Pats stated, the lines are weak in week 1, its not that Vegas wants to lose in any weeks but you gotta think they need the public to win certain weeks or the gamblers wouldn't return to play if they lost every week.
 

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On the FLIP side of that thought,,,, Maybe the BEST teams got their shit togethar 1 or 2 games,,, ONLY needing to work on more important parts of their games the following weeks then they dont "cover" at those times???<<<
 

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the quicker you lose the quicker you will send more money. the answer is obviously no.
 

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I always wonder if we will have another year in the NFL like in 2005 where the favorites covered like 60% of the games if I'm not mistaken.

Like Pats stated, the lines are weak in week 1, its not that Vegas wants to lose in any weeks but you gotta think they need the public to win certain weeks or the gamblers wouldn't return to play if they lost every week.

Yea that was the year ace ace was god
 

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