1.   And betting lines are not prognostications.

2.   And people rushed to get into the betting lines.

3.   At the same time, the betting line has its quirks.

4.   Before the season, the betting line on Russell was he had to go far in the playoffs to keep his job.

5.   Before the day is done, they will create the official betting line for Super Bowl XXXIV.

6.   About a thousand people, mostly men, are seated in a large amphitheater in front of a giant electronic board where the betting lines are posted.

7.   But the spread still is the basic football bet, and the betting line always is a topic of conversation at the Super Bowl.

8.   By now Las Vegas sports books must have several betting lines posted on this subject.

9.   Dixon said that because gambling is legal in Nevada, most newspapers publish betting lines for college games.

10.   Eyes flick to the tote board, where a betting line might change, increasing or diminishing by half a point.