LAS VEGAS — Oddsmakers' opinions of the NFL might be the most pure and honest of anyone around. When they're wrong, they can't just throw a jersey in a trash can for social media views and move on. If oddsmakers are wrong, it can cost their bosses millions of dollars. Or billions, in the case of a Super Bowl.
When you see a point spread for any NFL game, and in particular the Super Bowl, it's not set in a casual manner. It can't be. There's too much money at stake.
"It’s 100 percent to set the right line," said Lamarr Mitchell, the director of trading at MGM Resorts and BetMGM.