10-21-2013, 03:55 PM
(10-21-2013, 03:24 PM)Yvonne link Wrote:[quote author=Farm93 link=topic=8655.msg72016#msg72016 date=1382393979]
[quote author=CowboyIndian link=topic=8655.msg71970#msg71970 date=1382377638]
[quote author=Farm93 link=topic=8655.msg71961#msg71961 date=1382375028]
Stanford has not looked great away from Stanford Stadium.
@ Seattle: Stanford 55 - Wazzu 17
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That was Wazzu and not at their stadium. OSU, at their actual home stadium, will be tougher. Stanford did not look great at Utah or at Army. Not saying it can't happen, just saying that from a Vegas perspective it is not clear that Stanford 2013 can win big in a true road game against a decent opponent.
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Dude, your explanation doesn't prove your first claim.
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Sure it does. The original contention was that the line seems small. My response was that Stanford has not played great away from Stanford Stadium. A win over Washington State in Seattle does not prove much to Vegas types, or me for that matter.
But add it in if you want. Stanford has played 3 games away from Stanford Stadium. In two of those games Stanford looked pretty bad actually. In one, Stanford played like a mere top 30 team beating one of the worst teams in CFB. Add those things together and Stanford has not looked great (collectively) away from Stanford. Worse, in the one game that Stanford looked OK (definitely not great), Stanford was playing a bad team in a neutral venue.
Therefore, Stanford as a 6 point favorite against a good team at their real venue is fair.