My first gamethread. I'm a bit weepy. Wish I was at Nippert - place is going to be going off on national television tonight for the big win!

Date: Thursday, August 29th 2019
Time: 7:00pm EDT; 4:00 Pacific
Location: The Venerable Nippert Stadium, Cincinnatuh, Ohio
Teams: UC 0-0 (0-0); UCLA 0-0 (0-0)
Television: ESPN
Radio: Link
All Time Record: UC 1 - UCLA 0
Last Meeting: UC 26 - UCLA 17; 9/1/2018; Rose Bowl
All-Time Wins: UC 614 (52nd), UCLA 605 (58th)
Notable Alumni: UC - Oscar Robertson, Sandy Koufax, William Howard Taft (large president), Joseph Strauss (Chief Engineer of Golden Gate Bridge), Matt Berninger (The National); UCLA - Bill Walton, Urkel

Here for BC#1

Kind of neat that Memphis and UC were able to pull off home and homes with UCLA.

Tigers gave them a scare in Cali prior year to beating them at home last year.

Go Bearcats!

(08-29-2019 12:36 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Here for BC#1

RIP. Look forward to the memorial this evening. It's gonna get emotional in that place.

Lines are hovering around -2.5 and -3. I know UCLA is supposed to be improved but this seems a bit surprising considering UC is already pretty good, has a solid home field advantage, and the travel factor for UCLA.

UCLA hasn't won a game west of Utah since the 2014 season.

Reverse Line Movement says take UCLA +2.5. Luckily, it isn't always right.

Correct me if I'm wrong because I'm not a big gambler, but aren't the betting lines there pretty much to manipulate the bets and not necessarily to predict the winner???

If everyone started betting on one team, that line would move pretty quick to get people betting on the other team, right?

Hence, I just say that according to MY line UCLA sucks and UC is going to win.

We'll be heading down at 4:30. The Bengals also have their final preseason game at home tonight.

Traffic will be a mess. We hope to get there early enough to beat it. I live about 45 minutes away.

(08-29-2019 01:57 PM)Def Berkkat Wrote:  Correct me if I'm wrong because I'm not a big gambler, but aren't the betting lines there pretty much to manipulate the bets and not necessarily to predict the winner???

If everyone started betting on one team, that line would move pretty quick to get people betting on the other team, right?

Hence, I just say that according to MY line UCLA sucks and UC is going to win.

Pretty much. The books want equal wagering on both sides.

(08-29-2019 12:36 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Here for BC#1

What ever happened to bc#1...?

(08-29-2019 04:24 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-29-2019 12:36 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Here for BC#1

What ever happened to bc#1...?

Fighting a paternity test and the judge took away his internet privileges

(08-29-2019 12:32 PM)geef Wrote:  My first gamethread. I'm a bit weepy. Wish I was at Nippert - place is going to be going off on national television tonight for the big win!

Date: Thursday, August 29th 2019
Time: 7:00pm EDT; 4:00 Pacific
Location: The Venerable Nippert Stadium, Cincinnatuh, Ohio
Teams: UC 0-0 (0-0); UCLA 0-0 (0-0)
Television: ESPN
Radio: Link
All Time Record: UC 1 - UCLA 0
Last Meeting: UC 26 - UCLA 17; 9/1/2018; Rose Bowl
All-Time Wins: UC 614 (52nd), UCLA 605 (58th)
Notable Alumni: UC - Oscar Robertson, Sandy Koufax, William Howard Taft (large president), Joseph Strauss (Chief Engineer of Golden Gate Bridge), Matt Berninger (The National); UCLA - Bill Walton, Urkel

You done good kid.

KILL THEM UC LETS GOOOOOO

Easy win Cincy. Start us off right!

Where are y’alls fans?

(08-29-2019 03:12 PM)Memphis Yankee Wrote:  

(08-29-2019 01:57 PM)Def Berkkat Wrote:  Correct me if I'm wrong because I'm not a big gambler, but aren't the betting lines there pretty much to manipulate the bets and not necessarily to predict the winner???

If everyone started betting on one team, that line would move pretty quick to get people betting on the other team, right?

Hence, I just say that according to MY line UCLA sucks and UC is going to win.

Pretty much. The books want equal wagering on both sides.

Correct. On average they make the most money when the betting is equal. The spread just manipulates the betting direction. For example, Oddsshark has the spread at 2.5, but their score prediction is UCLA 13.8 - UC 33.2
https://www.oddsshark.com/ncaaf/ucla-cin...19-1113832

If they're only giving 2.5, there must have been heavy betting on UCLA with a score prediction like that.

(08-29-2019 06:09 PM)HydePirate Wrote:  Where are y’alls fans?

Announcers keep pumping the great crowd, but there are all kinds of empty seats. So strange.

(08-29-2019 06:11 PM)72Tiger Wrote:  

(08-29-2019 06:09 PM)HydePirate Wrote:  Where are y’alls fans?

Announcers keep pumping the great crowd, but there are all kinds of empty seats. So strange.

Nippert is a historically difficult stadium for crowds to get into. It is not unusual to have a crowd that filters in during the 1st quarter...

Couple that with a Thursday evening game (people have to come from work) and traffic...it is what it is.

Cincy fumble recovery, awesome! I love college football!