To help mitigate some of their liability, sportsbooks will shade their lines and force casual bettors to take bad numbers when taking the popular side of a game. (sportsinsights.com)
They understand the factors driving public betting and shade their lines accordingly to force square bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game. (sportsinsights.com)
Everybody is looking for that big one - time payout, so they're willing to take bad numbers on unlikely outcomes. (sportsinsights.com)