Right. Well, I meant in theory the SEC is watching.

I'm laughing at Dan's answer to a caller. "Gambling doesn't matter, people don't bet until they hear the starting lineup of the game." That was such a stupid answer. Bernstein said it like he knew what he was talking about.

1. It's safe to assume the regular starters of an NBA team are starting unless you hear of an injury.

2. People do bet early if...THEY HAVE INSIDE INFO THAT 3 BIG TIME STARTERS, THAT ARE HEALTHY, DIDN'T MAKE THE TRIP TO MIAMI. People who had this info were waiting for the sports book to open before it got out. Or they bet the night before. Like I said, some books have the next days game up at the end of the night. I think most books in Vegas open at 8 or 9am on a weekday. Maybe a little later.

That line opened at Heat -6, and moved up to 11.5 once the news broke.

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Ok. Then it backfired on anybody who hit it hard early. Like I said, Vegas would still notify the FBI if they saw big action on that early line. Because that would mean they know players had "inside information" on it. That's a problem for Vegas. If it's a problem for Vegas, it's a problem for David Stern's NBA.

I echo Beardown's sentiment that Bernsie knows nothing about gambling, and he often sounds foolish when he speaks about it.

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Where will they find time to open their mail?

It took me a minute to see that. I saw the shark looking thing in the corner and thought this was another misguided SHARK gif.

Of course, what the insiders did was create themselves a 5 point middle with this line shift. They broke even minus the juice, obviously. But it was close to hitting.

Could have took the Heat early in the day on the money line. That's a winner. Could have bet the Heat early as part of a teaser. Lots of ways to beat Vegas with this type of info. That's why it's a big deal.