Sentences with phrase «bet against the point»

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders recently gained a lot of attention when he pointed out one very important point about the future of America: don't bet against U.S. innovation.

New York Times columnist and «World is Flat» author Thomas Friedman, makes the point in his that while China is certainly exhibiting signs of over-inflated markets, he wouldn't want to bet against it too soon.

Gross pointed to the long - term success of the Total Return Fund, while acknowledging the tough year the fund saw in 2011, when it experienced significant net outflows after he bet against the bond market.

Before the season we wrote our annual College Basketball and Betting Against the Public article, which found that road underdogs of 10 - 20 points had won at a 54.6 % clip since 2008.

The best - value bets can often be found by going against these teams because the oddsmakers adjust the line to reflect the expected weight of public money; so that the underdog is often quested at better odds or receives a larger point spread than is warranted.

This year's NHL Betting Against the Public article details the profitable points for contrarian betting between 2005 and 2011, and teams receiving less than 40 % of moneyline bets had won 75.8 units, or a 1.6 % return on inveBetting Against the Public article details the profitable points for contrarian betting between 2005 and 2011, and teams receiving less than 40 % of moneyline bets had won 75.8 units, or a 1.6 % return on invebetting between 2005 and 2011, and teams receiving less than 40 % of moneyline bets had won 75.8 units, or a 1.6 % return on investment.

It's also worth pointing out that the public rarely bets against Jim Harbaugh.

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.

Two days later in Lin's first start, the Knicks received just 52 % of public bets as 3 - point favorites against the Jazz.

Tuesday's St. Petersburg Bowl was the first game of this bowl season to fit the system and saw Marshall, a 5 - point underdog against Florida International, close with 30 % of all spread bets.

As a result, just over six out of ten spread bets are riding the wave and taking the points in hopes of Philadelphia keeping it within a field goal in Dallas against the Jekyll and Hyde «Boys.

It is difficult to bet against the U.S.'s Lepchenko at this point, isn't it?

It's a fool's errand to bet against Bruce Arians at this point, but I think his magic has run out now that he has to resort to Ryan Lindley.

Despite the Patriots nearly imploding last week at home against the winless Colts, nearly nine out of ten spread bets are sticking with New England to cover in DC, especially after the sportsbooks adjusted their lines to take a pivotal 1.5 points away from the home dog «Skins.

With both teams coming off 3 - point losses to division rivals, the betting public is giving the slight edge to the visiting Broncos who put up 63 big points last week against Toledo only to lose by a field goal in the final minute.

However, with the Jets coming off a 37 - 16 shellacking at home against the hated Pats, the betting public is fading the Tebow hype and sticking with Rex Ryan's bunch to bounce back and escape Mile High with at least a five point victory in the lone Thursday night game in the NFL.

The Pats opened as a 17 point favorite against their divisional opponent, but have since moved to a mere -16.5 despite 70 % of bets.

Even with the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a pivotal half - point away from road dog New York, the betting public remains heavily in favor of the G - Men covering on the road against the Jeckyll and Hyde Cowboys.

Nevertheless, the public remains in favor of Kellen Moore and Co. bouncing back in a big way, with just over seven out of ten spread bets in favor of Boise posting a 19 point victory or more on the road against the Mountain West rival Aztecs.

The Table below shows the results for «Betting Against the Public» and selecting Visiting Dogs getting at least 1 point, 3 points, 5 points and 7 points.

The Mountaineers have only one loss on the season, a 6 - point defeat against undefeated LSU in Baton Rouge, so it's not a surprise to see the betting public heavily favoring West Virginia.

As a result, nearly six out of ten spread bets remain committed to Eli and the G - Men picking up at least a four - point victory at the Meadowlands against the 10 - 6 Falcons.

It'd take a brave person to bet against him breaking Chilton's record next time out in Austin, and based on his career up to this point so far, you'd think he has a good chance of breaking Nick Heidfeld's record for the most consecutive finishes ever - 33.

Even so, nearly nine out of ten bets are sticking with them to bounce back and cover the spread against Ohio State, especially after the sportsbooks took a valuable half point away from the home dog Buckeyes.

Despite FIU losing three of their last four games, the public remains heavy on the 4 - 3 Golden Panthers, with slightly more than 8 out of 10 bets confident that FIU can win by at least 7 points at home against a 2 - 4 Troy team with one of the worst statistical defenses in the nation.

In one of this weekend's most heavily bet games, Tennessee opened as 8 - point home favorites against Florida.

Stoke are rough and would have been told to stop Ozil, same with Sanchez, I bet he was ready but no point putting him against a team that love taking out players.

Back in 2008, the line movement was actually quite similar when the previously undefeated Patriots received just 39 % of spread bets as 14 - point favorites against the New York Giants.

Although betting against the public produced a winning record for second half bettors, it was still well below the 52.38 % break - even point.

-- The Miami Heat, who suffered a 107 - 96 loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, are currently receiving 77 % of spread bets as a 2.5 - point favorite tonight against the Indiana Pacers.

Based on our contrarian strategy, we believed that it would be profitable to bet against the public and take teams — specifically those getting points — that are winning at halftime.

NBA - The Miami Heat, who suffered a 107 - 96 loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, are currently receiving 77 % of spread bets as a 2.5 - point favorite tonight against the Indiana Pacers.

The following night they received just 52 % of spread bets as 3 - point favorites against the Jazz.

Last week in this space I examined the public betting trends for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals and determined that the Warriors were offering tremendous value as 7.5 - point favorites against the Thunder.

The NBA, MLB, and PGA Tour also support proposed legislation in Indiana that would include a one percent «integrity fee,» which would go to the leagues being bet on and ostensibly spent to ensure proper oversight against issues like point shaving or match fixing.

The highest seed in action on Thursday is the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines, who are 2.5 - point betting favorites against the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies.

At the time of publication, Kentucky is receiving 60 % of spread bets as a 19 - point favorite for Thursday's game against Georgia, so be sure to keep an eye on the betting trends and spread for this game for a possible contrarian betting opportunity.

It appears that sharp bettors are betting against that trend at this point.

Based on these trends it's tough to point towards any value betting against the public.

As a result of the sportsbooks giving road dog New York an additional point, the betting public is giving the slight edge to Rex and the Jets either winning straight up or losing by two or less in Philly against Vick and the Eagles.

-- For early Super Bowl betting, the NFC is currently a 3 - point favorite against the AFC with a total of 51.5.

Back on February 4th, the Knicks were receiving 55 % of spread bets as 6.5 - point favorites against the Nets.

Despite the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take an important half - point away from the road dog Bucs, nearly seven out of ten spread bets are sticking with Tampa Bay to win by four or more against the maddeningly inconsistent Titans.

By last Friday, if there was a common cause left in town, it was the Knicks; after all, with Willis Reed hurt, there was no point spread and no one to bet against.

The Pacers are currently 4 - point underdogs against the Magic, but check out our NBA Betting Trends page for consensus odds and public betting trends from our seven contributing sportBetting Trends page for consensus odds and public betting trends from our seven contributing sportbetting trends from our seven contributing sportsbooks.

Even after the two - point line move, Wake Forest currently fits the criteria for our 2014, 2015 and 2016 College Football Betting Against the Public system.

We will «bet against the public» and go along with the smart, big money by taking the Colts, plus the points.

With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a half - point away from road dog Denver, the betting public is just slightly in favor of San Diego winning by seven points at home against Tim Tebow and the Broncos.

Betting on Home Dogs Against the Public (at the 30 % level) resulted in just a 42 % winning percentage at various point spreads in 2008.

As a result, three out of four spread bets remain committed to Philip Rivers and the underachieving Chargers winning by at least four points against MJD and the 3 - 8 Jags.