And, While The Idiocy Goes On, Vegas Rakes It In

Very odd first two weeks, as Rome appears to burn -- and I'm not talking Jim Rome, though I would not be shocked if his exchange with Charles Barkley yesterday didn't raise a few hackles.

I'd been looking for some degree of a pattern in the screwiness, as:

• Scoring is down several points a game, with Week 2 hovering around 41 1/2 a game.
• It did look like a few more penalties were called this week, but, with the exception of San Francisco's 7, the Points of Emphasis were still silent.
• Home teams only 9-6 this week.
• And 7 of the 15 games, almost half, were decided by the end of the third quarter.  A normal full 16-game week might have 4-5.

So what the Hell is going on, other than that the NFL is too busy spinning plates to allow abusive motherfuckers to continue to play and watch?

Well, a tweet that reader NFLRanking retweeted might have your answer.

THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS.

Vegas is CLEANING UP on people this season so far.

How?

NFL teams receiving 40% or less of bets are now 15-6 against the spread this season.
— SportsInsights.com (@SportsInsights) September 15, 2014