Sentences with phrase «while oddsmakers»

The ranked Yellow Jackets are 4 - point favorites in this contest, while the oddsmakers have the total at 52.5.

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Furthermore, our results indicate that Villanova is the fourth best team remaining while oddsmakers rank them as the sixth best team.

This is largely due to the assumption that every player will remain healthy all season, while oddsmakers are typically better about accounting for risk.

On the flip side, Brennan has Saint Mary's (CA) sneaking into the Top 25 in his rankings while oddsmakers thoroughly disagree.

While oddsmakers don't overreact, it is clear that bettors do.

USA Today projects the Canucks with a league - low 65 points and 28 wins, while oddsmakers list their points at 74.5 and wins at 33.5.

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Oddsmakers have moved Baylor from +900 to +2000, and we can only speculate that they anticipated Perry Jones (who lead the team in rebounds while ranking second in scoring) would return to school rather than declaring for the NBA draft.

Many bettors believe that oddsmakers overvalue the significance of playing on consecutive nights, while others claim that back - to - back games are only detrimental to a team if they're playing on the road due to the impact of travel.

Ken Pom believes that oddsmakers are overrating several household names (i.e. Arizona, Duke, and UCLA) while underrating several mid-majors (i.e. St. Mary's, Wichita State and Creighton)

While the AL race is essentially down to two players, the National League has three reasonable candidates remaining according to the oddsmakers.

Golden State added the biggest prize in free agency, Kevin Durant, and while that will likely cause Curry's numbers to fall, oddsmakers don't think voters will glance over the» 15 - ’16 MVP when selecting their All - NBA guards.

While the the bet percentage isn't as lopsided (57 % of bets on PHI versus 43 % of bets on WAS), it is clear that sharp money has been coming in on Philadelphia and oddsmakers have adjusted accordingly.

While some fans don't believe the injury will hold the Rams back that much, oddsmakers have their take on how big of an impact he can be.

While this doesn't seem overly drastic in terms of lopsided betting, oddsmakers reported that the sheer volume (total number of bets and dollars wagered) handed them massive Cavs liability.

While Germany are still -182 to advance, the 3 - way moneyline is tight which suggests oddsmakers really respect Italy now, and extra time is very possible.

While bettors may be familiar with the major moves made by Boston, some may be curious about why oddsmakers are expecting significant growth from those other two rosters.

Thomas, by the way, shares 25 - 1 odds of prevailing at Augusta with reigning U.S. Open victor Brooks Koepka, while 2015 Masters winner Jordan Spieth is the oddsmaker's favorite, at 7 - 1, to win a second green jacket.

While it's accurate to describe the Giants as both the sharp and public side in this matchup, there's likely buyback lying it wait should oddsmakers adjust this number to 3.

While there are some differences between McShay and Kiper, you can see that McShay's 2013 NFL mock draft predictions actually line up identically with these oddsmakers projections.

Essentially, oddsmakers believe that there is a 38.36 % chance that the Colts will go under their projected win total, while our figure is significantly higher at 59.37 %.

Mayweather opened as a -275 favorite at the Westgate sportsbook with Pacquiao listed at +235 while BetOnline, a prominent offshore oddsmaker, opened Mayweather as an even larger favorite at -330.

While it's always noted that playoff series» are a grind, the importance of the first game can not be overstated to both oddsmakers and bettors alike.

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.

While most bettors will be focusing on either the spread, moneyline or total, there are no shortage of prop bets being offered by oddsmakers.

Similarly, while the gap between Iowa State and Utah is very small in the eyes of Silver (15 % vs 14 %) and our Bracket Simulator (12.6 % vs. 10.0 %), the oddsmakers view Iowa State as having a clear advantage over Utah (18.2 % vs 12.1 %).

Arizona then throttled St. Louis while Minnesota got crushed at home to Seattle and this may have swayed oddsmakers to push the spread up to -7.5 where they opened.

While the team of ESPN experts project a 32 - 50 record for Utah, oddsmakers have set Utah's win total at just 25, and the reasoning is simple — youth and inexperience.

While bettors can actually find spreads that are a full point better than +3, no prominent offshore oddsmakers are still offering a total of 194.

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.

While this may be frustrating for the books, it's beneficial to us because we get to see exactly how oddsmakers value key college football quarterbacks.

While recreational players can't throw their money at Jared Goff fast enough, professionals have spent the week pounding the hook which not only helps balance the books for oddsmakers, but also fires a warning shot that sharp money is ready to pounce should sportsbooks give into one - sided Rams action and adjust to 4.

While mainstream sports media leans on these rankings as a projected measure of strength, betting odds provide a better window into how oddsmakers view these teams and how the betting market values them heading into the 2017 - 18 season.

While there is certainly potential in this group, it's easy to see why oddsmakers don't have high expectations for Coach Corbin's team.

The Sports Insights team developed this analysis after noticing and tracking what's called «the Square Play» while working at as oddsmakers at various sportsbooks.

The oddsmakers have Houston pegged as a 3.5 - point fave in this game, while the posted total has been steady at 64 points.

While Bookmaker.eu is holding strong at -2 (where they opened), oddsmakers at Pinnacle have moved their number from Celtics -1 up to -2.5.

While professional bettors are patiently waiting for oddsmakers to open the rest of today's college slate, they've turned their attention to one NBA matchup that has already taken multiple waves of sharp action.