Sentences with phrase «since oddsmakers»

Since oddsmakers typically value home - court advantage at roughly 2.5 - points, it was safe to assume that Louisville would be 1 - point favorites on neutral court.

Since oddsmakers can easily predict this behavior, sportsbooks...

Since oddsmakers can easily predict this behavior, sportsbooks react by shading their lines and forcing public bettors to lay extra points when betting on favorites and overs.

I've also added in Tiger Woods» odds to win since oddsmakers continued to overvalue him despite little chance to win another major.

Since oddsmakers can easily anticipate this one - sided action on the Cubs, they typically respond by shading their opening lines and forcing public bettors to take a bad number.

This is particularly interesting since oddsmakers have been offering a prop bet on Jorah's greyscale for several weeks.

Since oddsmakers can accurately anticipate one - sided action from casual bettors, they react by shading lines to force these bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game.

Since oddsmakers were already aware of Gobert's injury, their opening line (Jazz -1) represented a hedge.

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Oddsmakers have been taking bets on what the child will be named since the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy was announced.

Every week we'll examine the largest moves and analyze how oddsmakers» expectations have shifted since the offseason.

With the market steadily pounding Michigan since the line opened on Sunday evening, oddsmakers have been forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Michigan -2.5.

Since those announcements, the Sooners have continued to receive the majority of spread bets and spread dollars, forcing oddsmakers to adjust their number yet again — finally landing on Oklahoma -18 at the time of publication.

That's a significant factor when comparing Newton to somebody like Luck, since Scott Tolizen doesn't exactly inspire confidence in oddsmakers.

Oddsmakers at 5Dimes set the over / under on Sanders longest reception at 26.5 yards, even though he has hauled in at least one reception of that length in 25 of 35 games since signing with Denver.

With the market steadily pounding Cleveland since the line opened, oddsmakers have been forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Cleveland -4.

However, the oddsmakers I spoke with mentioned they place a premium on shutdown cornerbacks since they have the greatest impact on the passing game.

Although many oddsmakers have been hanging World Series futures since early October, this offered our first glimpse into...

Every week we will examine the largest moves and analyze how oddsmakers» expectations have shifted since the offseason.

However, a small conference matchup will receive limited action, and oddsmakers have no incentive to adjust their lines based on one - sided public betting since there's so little liability.

There's no doubt that American League teams have had a significant advantage since the inception of interleague play, but public perception has caused oddsmakers to shade their lines to encourage action on their National League opposition.

With the market steadily pounding Golden State since the line opened, oddsmakers have been forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Warriors -12.

The biggest takeaway is that oddsmakers believe that Durant will re-sign with Thunder, which has long been speculated within the NBA community since it is in Durant's best financial interest.

With Brett Favre banged up, the Packers are 1 — 3 for the first time since»93 and 0 — 2 at home, making Vegas oddsmakers look like American idiots.

However, since public bettors almost always take the over, I'm sure oddsmakers are getting fed up.

It appears that oddsmakers believe that the Ravens» performance was more telling, with the line moving in the Steelers» direction since last week's Westgate lookahead.

The Jets futures have dropped over 100 points since the draft, and oddsmakers don't anticipate a major improvement from last season's 8 - 8 performance.

It's interesting to see that oddsmakers have the Warriors listed as the largest preseason favorite since the 1998 Chicago Bulls considering that these two dynasties share so much in common.

Although many oddsmakers have been hanging World Series futures since early October, this offered our first glimpse into the projected final standings for the upcoming season.

The current spread of Alabama -4 is the shortest Iron Bowl line since 2006, indicating that oddsmakers are expecting a very competitive game.

With the market steadily pounding Wake Forest since the line opened on Sunday evening, oddsmakers were forced to adjust their number from a pick»em to Wake Forest -1.

For the Cin / Ind game, the Bengals +3 (receiving 16 % of spread bets) have value due to our 80/20 betting system, but it looks like oddsmakers must be receiving a fairly even distribution of money since that line hasn't moved despite this one - sided betting.

With the market steadily pounding the Warriors since the line opened late on Wednesday night, oddsmakers have been forced to adjust their number several times before settling on Golden State -6.

Our public betting trends indicate that Georgia Tech has received steady public support essentially since opening, which is likely responsible for this one - point swing as oddsmakers adjust their number based on this action.

Since Mike Sullivan took over as head coach of the Penguins during the year, oddsmakers have fallen in love with Pittsburgh.

Each week we'll examine the biggest moves and analyze how oddsmakers» expectations have changed since the offseason.

Oddsmakers appear to agree with this sentiment, as Bryant dropped from +5000 to +17500 since this article was originally published while George improved slightly from +6600 to +6400.

The Patriots are still listed as 3.5 - point favorites at Pinnacle despite this lopsided public betting, however, bettors should be sure to shop for the best line since many oddsmakers are hanging New England -3.

Oddsmakers weren't quite expecting Carolina to be as dominant as they have been, which is why we're seeing such a big difference since April.

This indicates that oddsmakers view Barrett as an upgrade over Jones, and this 1 - point line is particularly significant since it involves a key number.

Griffin, McCown and Kessler all opened with 5/1 odds of earning the starting job, but oddsmakers clearly think Cleveland will look elsewhere for their quarterback next season since the field is listed as the odds - on favorite.

While reports indicate California Chrome's status is still uncretain, oddsmakers strongly believe the horse will run the Belmont and attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

With the market steadily pounding Louisville since the line opened yesterday evening, oddsmakers have been forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Louisville -3.

Woods, who is also the host of the PGA Tour event, is the oddsmakers» favorite to win the Masters, which starts next week and will be his sixth tournament in 2018 since he returned to competitive golf following his fourth back surgery almost a year ago.

Philly money keeps coming down, forcing oddsmakers to adjust to the key number of 4 for the first time since the Super Bowl 52 line opened.

The oddsmakers have Kirk Cousins and crew as a sizeable underdog in the team's first game on Thanksgiving since 2012.

Since the 2018 NCAA tournament bracket was revealed, oddsmakers have been hard at work, not only analyzing and posting lines for each individual matchup, but also opening futures odds for