One reason is that most people
bet the favorites early and underdogs late.
It's not necessarily a steadfast rule that you should
bet favorites early and underdogs late, but clearly there is some validity to this widely held belief.
Tip 4:
Bet Favorites Early, Underdogs Late Any seasoned sports betting professional knows that the public loves to wager on favorites.
There's a reason the Americans were
the betting favorites early in the week.
Not exact matches
The Japanese Yen and gold are both trading lower after yesterday's safe haven rally, as the imminent threat of the widening of the Syrian conflict eased, but we wouldn't rule out another quick change in sentiment, even as
early as today, and the precious metal remains one of our
favorite bets in the current environment.
You can
bet Rickie will be among the
favorites when the
betting lines come out
early next week.
Tulsa opened as 19.5 - point
favorites at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook, and
early public
betting has been extremely one - sided.
In
early betting, President Obama opened as a huge
favorite over Governor Mitt Romney, with William Hill listing the incumbent as a -700
favorite.
The
early betting line ahead of next Saturday's The Game, Ohio State is a 2.5 - point
favorite over Michigan, according to Pinnacle...
The New England Patriots are the
early 3 - point
betting favorites over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51, per Jeff Sherman of Westgate Las Vegas Superbook.
The Titans opened as a 6.5 - point home
favorite and are garnering 72 % of spread
bets, yet the line has dropped to -5, indicating there are big
bets backing the Steelers in this week's
early action.
With the Packers being a country - wide
favorite and the Bengals starting the year off on such a bad note, it's not surprising that Green Bay is getting close to 80 % of the
early spread
bets.
In
early betting action, the public doesn't mind giving that many points, with both heavy home
favorites gathering more than two - thirds of the
bets.
It's interesting to note that for several weeks all major sportsbooks took this prop
bet off the board, but
early on Thursday (7/10) morning 5Dimes posted their odds with the Knicks listed as major
favorites to re-sign Carmelo.
The Warriors opened as 9 - point road
favorites for tonight's matchup at the market - setting Bookmaker.eu, and
early public
betting has been extremely one - sided.
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The Cowboys opened as three - point
favorites and are getting almost 80 % of the spread
bets early on.
Germany has opened as the
favorite to win the final at Pinnacle and bettors have jumped on them quickly, with 82 % of
early bets on the German moneyline.
Betting market: Jacksonville opened as 5.5 - point
favorites and the line dropped down to -4 behind some
early sharp action on San Fran.
Green Bay opened as 6.5 - point
favorites and have moved to -7 behind 80 % of the
early spread
bets.
Early public money hammered the home
favorite, with the Blue Devils receiving 80 % of spread
bets and 88 % of total dollars wagered.
-- For
early Super Bowl
betting, the NFC is currently a 3 - point
favorite against the AFC with a total of 51.5.
Although not as true as it was years ago, it's still advantageous to
bet on
favorites early and underdogs late.
Following their impressive victory, the Heat opened as 5 - point
favorites and have received 76 % of
early spread
bets.
The Warriors opened as 12.5 - point
favorites and received 77 % of
early spread
bets, which caused the line to tick up to -13.5 across the sports
betting marketplace.
Mississippi opened as a 4 - point home
favorite against Texas A&M but have received just 33 % of
early spread
bets.
With two teams seemingly going in opposite directions, the Steelers opened as 2.5 - point
favorites at CRIS and have received 87 % of
early spread
bets.
In this marquee ACC matchup, 6th - ranked Clemson opened as a 5.5 - point
favorite at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook and have received 72 % of
early spread
bets.
We'd expect the majority of tickets to take USA since they're -185
favorites, but they're getting just half of
early betting tickets.
The Broncos opened as 5.5 - point
favorites at Pinnacle and have received 69 % of
early spread
bets.
Clearly, casual bettors don't place much stock in these
early results, with the majority of spread
bets hammering the road
favorite.
The Panthers opened as 6.5 - point
favorites and have received 62 % of
early spread
bets.
In this week's Monday night game, the Cardinals opened as 7 - point home
favorites and have received 67 % of
early spread
bets.
With Jones expected to start, Ohio State opened as a 20.5 - point
favorite against Rutgers and received 75 % of
early spread
bets.
Despite their lower seeding, Arizona opened as a 1 - point
favorite at the market - setting CRIS sportsbook and, according to our public
betting trends, are receiving 31 % of
early spread
bets.
Michigan State opened as a 3 - point
favorite at Pinnacle and have received 73 % of
early spread
bets.
In this AFC West showdown, the Chiefs opened as 3 - point road
favorites at CRIS and have received 60 % of
early spread
bets.
Florida opened as a 1 - point
favorite at CRIS and have received 76 % of
early spread
bets.
In this week's most heavily
bet game, the Patriots opened as 4.5 - point
favorites at the market - setting CRIS sportsbook and have received 53 % of
early spread
betting.
Baylor opened as a 38 - point
favorite at CRIS and have received 71 % of
early spread
bets.
Northwestern at Michigan: Bettors still aren't sold on Michigan, as they're getting just 23 % of
early spread
bets as 8 - point
favorites.
Michigan opened as a 14.5 point
favorite at CRIS and Pinnacle, and in the
early going, 84 % of spread
bets are taking the Wolverines.
In this Pac - 12 rivalry, Oregon opened as a 3.5 - point home
favorite at Pinnacle and have received 68 % of
early spread
bets.
Arkansas opened as 22 - point
favorites and have received 84 % of
early spread
bets.
In this week's most heavily
bet game, Denver opened as 3 - point
favorites at Pinnacle and
early money has been all over the road
favorite.
FSU was getting just 22 % of spread
bets early in the week and are now at 43 %, still not a lot of support for a home
favorite.
Walker and the Mariners are receiving 63 % of
early moneyline
bets as a -110 road
favorite.
Nearly 2/3 of
early bets are on small home
favorites Clemson but if the line reaches -3 there may be some value on Notre Dame.
If you are going to wager on this
early MLB game,
bet the home
favorite.
Betting fans looking to side with the Minnesota Wild in this one found them
earlier as -117
favorites on the NHL moneyline at Bet365.