Can someone explain why?

I am not a sports bettor. Maybe once in awhile when watching a game with friends, I'll "book" their $10 -$20 bucks to be social, especially if I'm drinking their beer and eating their food. LOL

I do realize the line "move", but this seems to be huge. The "other" books lines did not move, or just a little, nothing like this.

WHY?


01/15 8:44am BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.0 -110
01/15 11:12am BAL-380 HOU+320 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.0 -110
01/15 11:26am BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.0 -110
01/15 12:01pm BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.5 -110
01/15 12:02pm BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.5 -110
01/15 12:06pm BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.5 -110
01/15 12:08pm BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.0 -110
01/15 12:09pm BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.5 -110
01/15 12:37pm BAL-370 HOU+310 HOU-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 37.5 -110
01/15 1:10pm BAL-310 HOU+240 BAL-6 -110 HOU+6 -110 38.5 -110
01/15 1:18pm BAL-600 HOU+400 BAL-9.5 -110 HOU+9.5 -110 44.5 -110
01/15 1:23pm BAL-800 HOU+500 BAL-10.5 -110 HOU+10.5 -110 44.5 -110
01/15 1:30pm BAL-800 HOU+500 BAL-10.5 -110 HOU+10.5 -110 45.0 -110
01/15 1:35pm BAL-1000 HOU+600 BAL-11 -110 HOU+11 -110 42.5 -110
01/15 1:45pm BAL-4000 HOU+1500 BAL-16.5 -110 HOU+16.5 -110 47.0 -110
01/15 1:50pm BAL-2000 HOU+1000 BAL-15 -110 HOU+15 -110 48.5 -110
01/15 1:51pm BAL-2000 HOU+1000 BAL-15 -110 HOU+15 -110 48.0 -110
01/15 1:57pm BAL-1200 HOU+700 BAL-13.5 -110 HOU+13.5 -110 49.5 -110

Well, the typical explanation is that someone at this book, . . . which, by the way, is the Las Vegas Hilton, . . . put a lot, . . . and by "a lot", DonDiego means shitpotsfull !, . . . of money on the Ravens starting right around 1:15pm or so.

And, it doesn't stop there, . . . there's more:

01/15 1:57pm BAL-1200 HOU+700 BAL-13.5 -110 HOU+13.5 -110 49.5 -110 49.5 -110 BAL-4.5 HOU+4.5
01/15 2:00pm BAL-1200 HOU+700 BAL-14 -110 HOU+14 -110 48.0 -110 48.0 -110 BAL-4.5 HOU+4.5
01/15 2:22pm BAL-450 HOU+325 BAL-7.5 -110 HOU+7.5 -110 52.0 -110 52.0 -110 BAL-4.5 HOU+4.5
01/15 2:28pm BAL-700 HOU+450 BAL-10 -110 HOU+10 -110 54.0 -110 54.0 -110 BAL-4.5 HOU+4.5

But something seems awfully fishy about all this.

The game was supposed to start at 1:00pm. Looking at the other more stable lines they all stopped changing no later than 1:05pm.

DonDiego suspects something is amiss with the line reporting after 1:05pm at the Las Vegas Hilton.

I believe some sportsbooks allow you to make bets after the game starts - even as late as halftime. The linemakers obviously alter the lines as the score, injuries, and matchups play themselves out.

Regardless, the line on your ticket still holds the place you bought it at. I saw the sportbook at El Cortez do this on my last trip.

It is now 4:15 PM, East coast time.

Checking the site, it shows, "Updated Sunday 4:10 EDT"

The last "line" for Hilton is 3:56 PM.

I figure that the since the line changes up until 3:56 pm, my computer is adjusting for EDT.

There was another change at 3:56 making the choice "pick -110"

I am so very confused. The LV Hilton line moved between "pick" (3:38pm) and Hou + 16.5 (1:45 pm) yet the "other books listed" lines moved very little by comparison.

Is this something "fishy", or just a monster wager changing everything like that?

What limits does the LV Hilton accept?

With a line like that, do you think the Hilton was able to balance the bets, or did they have a position?

If the reported line movements are accurate, it seems unlikely the LV Hilton lost much, if at all, on the game.

Baltimore failed to cover almost all the posted lines. There would've had to have been whole bunches of money bet on Baltimore on those few occasions when the line was minus 7 or less.