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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer
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too much handicapping from the ML maker and not enough attention to the betting public  .
He should KNOW that the public wants to bet Nobiz hand-over-fist in the Mile, yet he starts Nobiz at 8-1 while placing Jeremy at 5-1 ??
there odds should be reversed for the morning line!
It isn't his job to be an "expert" handicapper - his job is to set a morning line.
Sure it will even out, but the game is hard enough without the Linesmaker trying to go beyond the betting-public's opinion and into his own handicapping..
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Ya so far I don't like some of the linesmaker's odds at all. . .