It's also intriguing to see that two of the most «square» books we monitor (Sports Interaction and Sportsbook.com) have tracked more than 75 % of public bets on Atlanta,
while public betting has been more evenly split at the sharper books (5Dimes and BetDSI).
While public betting has favored Cleveland over the past week, the Cavs line has consistently bounced between +6 and +5.5.
While public betting at our offshore sportsbooks has been fairly even, William Hill has taken most of their action on the Jets with 71 % of tickets and 75 % of total dollars wagered taking New York.
Not exact matches
Giuliani and Trump are
betting that the
public won't care, and Congress won't impeach for these potential violations,
while Cohen remains in the fold.
We saw in 2008 how weak links in the mega banking chain spilled out across Wall Street because of the invisible linkages to other banks and financial firms unknown to the
public — like the fact that the big insurer, AIG, was the backer for tens of billions of dollars of credit default swaps
while having no money to pay off the
bets it had accepted from the biggest Wall Street firms.
While it's probably acceptable that
public schools should go out of their way to blacklist MAJOR religious holy days from exams or deadlines (some kind of authoritative national list would be required, but I'll
bet even with community involvement it won't please everyone, sheesh) I don't buy having our
public school system bend over backwards for religion.
While this type of lop - sided NBA Finals
betting certainly fits into our
betting against the
public philosophy, it was another postseason trend that could pay dividends to NBA bettors.
Sacramento also fits into a key filter of ours mentioned in this season's
Betting Against the
Public article, getting 10 + points on the road
while receiving less than 35 % of
bets.
While we wait for this story to develop, make sure to track the latest odds and
public betting trends on our free college football odds page.
While this alone is not a winning system, it does exemplify the value of
betting against the
public.
With the
betting public all over LSU, the line has moved to -3.5 at 5Dimes and Pinnacle,
while CRIS and Olympic are holding at -3 -LRB--115).
While we wait for more information to arise, make sure to track the latest odds and
public betting trends on our free college football odds page.
This
public betting has moved the Jets from -2.5 to -3 at CRIS,
while William Hill hasn't adjusted their lines since opening NYJ -3.
While the Bills have given their fans something to cheer for, they've been a nightmare for the
betting public so far this season.
While the
betting percentages were close, it's safe to say the slight majority of the
betting public took the Chiefs, especially since these numbers reflect weeks of wagering action.
Akron has lost all ten of their games this season
while being outscored 388 - 151, so it's not surprising to see the
betting public willing to take Miami and give the points.
Florida State, Alabama and Michigan all have the
public backing them by more than 70 % in spread
bets,
while Miami (FL) is getting a respectable 62 %.
The first was determining whether
betting against the
public was profitable
while the other was testing previously discussed the Zig - Zag theory.
With the unveiling of the BettingSTAR app, Facebook is making a strong statement that,
while betting on sports is still not yet legal, the
public stigma against gambling seems to be fading away.
While most lines opened at either -3.5 or -4,
public betting quickly pushed many of the sportsbooks to drop their line to -2.5.
While we wait for this story to develop, make sure to track the latest odds and
public betting trends on our free NFL odds page.
While betting against the
public represents a consistently profitable strategy, it's only one component of employing a contrarian strategy.
While I don't doubt his talent, I feel that going against the
public and their perception of his dominance and
betting under 16.5 is the way to go.
While everyone loves a good underdog story, our reason for
betting against the
public has nothing to do with cheering for the little guy... and everything to do with value.
Keeping consistent with our contrarian strategies, we've found that
betting against the
public once again proves valuable
while using our
Bet Labs software.
Before the start of every season we reveal the optimal
betting percentage threshold when
betting against the
public while trying to exploit the newest filters that have been added to our
Bet Labs software.
In regards to the total, the under has gone 31 - 25 over the past decade
while betting against the
public has been similarly profitable.
Gonzaga ranks first in adjusted defensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions)
while South Carolina ranks second, which helps explain this one - sided
public betting.
While those results are impressive on their own, NHL
betting against the
public has been even more profitable when focusing strictly on visiting teams.
It's interesting to note that square sportsbooks (like SIA and BetUs) have seen incredibly one - sided
public betting on Cleveland
while sharper books (like 5Dimes and BetDSI) have been far more evenly split.
Another interesting aspect is the Total and the % of
bets that are coming in on either side —
while public bettors have a tendency to take favorites and overs, this game sees just 22 % of
bets on the over at a number of 138.
While pro leagues take a tough, anti-sports
betting stance in the legal world, some leagues, like the NBA, take a completely different approach when discussing the issue in
public.
It's also worth noting that square sportsbooks (like BetUs, Sportsbook.com and SIA) have seen extreme levels of
public support on the Packers
while sharper books (like 5Dimes and GT
Bets) have been far more balance.
While Bovada, in general, shaded most often, Sports Interaction saw the most drastic increase in shading, culminating with a whopping 52.4 % of NFL games shaded off the market consensus when
public betting is greater than 79 % on one team.
While it's crucial to determine which side the
public is taking, the number of
bets on the game is equally important.
Kansas (81.6 PPG) and Oklahoma (80.4 PPG) are receiving the most
public support among the top seeds,
while Virginia (70.4 PPG) is only receiving 59 % of spread
bets.
While underdogs struggled,
betting against the
public proved to be a successful strategy.
While reverse line movement can easily be identified by comparing the current line, opening line and
public betting percentages, not all sharp money indicators are so apparent.
While comparing line movement with
public betting trends can be useful in determining which teams are being pounded by sharp money,
betting a game simply because of line movement is an easy way to blow through your bankroll.
This week we will examine line movement from three of the most interesting games,
while comparing
public betting trends from our seven contributing books and the Las Vegas based William Hill sportsbook.
Personally I think there's tremendous value on Clemson right now
while they're below -3, and I would expect this line to rise despite
public betting on Louisville.
While the
betting public historically does not perform well ATS (against the spread) in the NFL, this season has been historically bad for bettors consistently backing popular teams.
Personally, I like reviewing the line charts inside the game dashboard that show line movement,
public betting percentages
while including icons for different signals that have been triggered.
Despite this one - sided
public betting, the Mets have actually dropped from -161 to -147
while the Giants moved from +145 to +133.
Public betting trends have Baltimore taking in 54 percent of the votes, 53 to win outright,
while 60 percent favor the over.
However
while the
public prefers overs, a substantial 79 percent are
betting on the under.
While the
betting public strongly favors Cleveland by a 15:1 margin, some of the early sharps are playing Pittsburgh.
Your best
bet in a
public setting is to grit your teeth and smile
while you take your child away from the scene.
The
public reaction,
while not directly controllable, was always likely to follow from those decisions (and, small consolation, I'm sitting on a nice
betting profit from having realised that).
But I
bet you that, when all those people are deciding which name to put a cross by on 2 May, ultimately they'll be asking themselves the same question: «
While cuts are being made to
public spending, who can I rely on to spend the money that is available on the right things?»