kip devile 9/2 vs. showing up 6/1

Originally Posted by Gander

Morning lines are no more than one person's opinion of what the odds will be when the race goes off. If you asked 5 guys to set the morning line for this race, you'd probably get 5 different prices on Kip Deville and Showing Up, ranging from 9/2 to 8/1 on Kip, and 5/2 to 6/1 on Showing Up.

Not sure why anyone even looks at them. They are definetly no barometer to gauge a race's odds.

Agreed, but the guy who made the line appears to be making it on his opinion, not on what it will be at post. No rational person can think Showing Up will go off at 6-1.