You have to be mad to bet the line in basketball and completely insane to take the -

Teams/Players couldn't care less if they win by 5 or 50 despite you sitting at home throwing things at the TV and screaming for them to shoot the 3 to cover the -10.5 line!

If you watch the NBL, coaches are always pulling their guns off the court when they're 20 up in the last quarter...just watch that lead get whittled away to 9 and you've done your ass...