Quote Originally Posted by ThunderDan View Post
The sportsbooks in Vegas make money. They want the line as close as possible to 50/50 for the money on both teams. They commonly hold off on taking bets until they know if superstars are going to play.
Packer fans are typically the most crazy, so they often skew the betting line, so that Vegas has to compensate to get enough people betting against them. Thus the 2.5 at home with Rodger's status 'uncertain'*

I'm not sure about your claim about holding off on betting until Superstar status is determined. It seems to me stars are injured all the time in the NFL, their status is 'unknown' all week, and yet betting continues. That's just my impression - I don't follow it close enough to know for certain.



*I'm 'betting' Vegas has well-compensated moles in the various organizations giving them inside info