HBCUs and Sports Betting

[In_The_662]

I forgot that sports betting became legal in Mississippi a little over a month ago with one of the casinos here (Harlow's) having it

Valley was a 41 1/2 point underdog against North Dakota. Unless you were from Valley, no one thought that we would have "only" lost by 4 TDs. Howard and A&T also messed up a lot of betting lines lol

I saw someone on another board mention about how this could be the (unseen) windfall that our schools need. The more people that bet on games like these early in the season, the more attention that we get (including more action meaning more people watching and betting on our games)

Do you see this as a realistic way for our schools to benefit from this?

Random lines:

SWAC
Tennessee State (-18 1/2)
Northwestern (-2 1/2)
Jacksonville State (- 44 1/2)
Sam Houston State (-18 1/2)
UNA (-15 1/2)
Alcorn (+43 1/2)

MEAC
NCCU (-34 1/2)
BCU (-47 1/2)
A&T (-20)
JMU (-40 1/2)
St Francis (-18 1/2)

Random D2 line
Albany (-2 1/2)
Tuskegee

https://www.sportbet.com/news/odds/Football/College-Extra/

 

[In_The_662]

ASU @ Grambling (-12)
PV (-25) @ PB
TxSU @ Houston (-54 1/2)
AAMU @ Southern (-11 1/2)
Alcorn (-26 1/2) @ Valley

 

[Raoul]

Windfall for individuals that pay more attention to our level of football than the wise guys.

 

[In_The_662]

Valley @ JSU (-11 1/2, O/U 51 1/2)
Alcorn (-5 1/2, O/U 44 1/2) @ AAMU
Alabama State @ USA (-27 1/2, O/U 55 1/2)
Southern @ PV (-20 1/2, O/U 56 1/2)
Grambling (-14 1/2, O/U 48 1/2) @ TxSU

 

[In_The_662]

The Alcorn line has moved to -5

 

[dezjaguar]

Yea I talk to the lady at Ameristar, it sounds like you in a lose lose situation in betting on football.

 

[In_The_662]

Courtesy of VegasInsider.com

MVSU @ TxSU (-13 1/2, O/U 59)
Alcorn (-1 1/2 O/U 51.5) @ PVAMU
AAMU (-4, O/U 54.5) vs. ASU
JSU @ Southern (-14.5, O/U 36)
UAPB @ Grambling (-29, O/U 65.5)

 

[In_The_662]

Valley
ASU (-6.5, O/U 59.5)

 

[In_The_662]

Southern @ Alcorn (-3.5, O/U 53.5)