With public money hammering San Francisco and the announcement that Petty would be starting on Sunday, oddsmakers were forced to adjust the spread (SF -1 to -3) and total (45 to 43.5).
Not exact matches
Books are probably happy that the Steelers are a
public team, and they won't simply get
hammered with Patriots
money again.
Early
public money hammered the home favorite,
with the Blue Devils receiving 80 % of spread bets and 88 % of total dollars wagered.
As sportsbooks are
hammered with public money, they become increasingly likely to adjust their spread to encourage action on their opponent.