Betting Fans Underwhelmed

[euph...@mindspring.com]

BY BARRY JACKSON
bjac...@miamiherald.com

The betting public’s percentage of the Dolphins apparently wasn’t impacted dramatically by Miami’s 10-6 playoff season. That’s surprising, not only because most key players return from that team, but also because the roster has been bolstered by Julius Thomas (pictured above), Lawrence Timmons and others.

Three weeks ago, the MGM Grand and 11 other Nevada casinos set the Dolphins’ over/under for wins at eight.

But according to the MGM’s sports book chief, so many people bet the Dolphins would win fewer than eight that Miami’s over/under was reduced to 7½.

And even now, more money is coming in on the under.

A bunch of teams that didn’t make the playoffs last season have higher over/unders, including Tennessee at 9½, Arizona and Denver and the Colts at 8½ and Detroit at 8.

[Dan the Man]

The lasting memory many outsiders have of MIA is that play-off loss to PIT. Hopefully, our guys will surprise the doubters.

[J Lunis]

I get the concern about that Pitt game, but the D was playing with 5-6
2nd (or 3rd) string players, Kiko's hand in a cast, and RTan and Pouncey
injured on O.