The optimal level for
betting road dogs would appear to be at the 25 % level where we see a 4.2 % return on investment and a representative sample size with 131 historical game matches.
As always we're going to fade the public, take the value created by square bettors and
bet the road dog in this NFC South matchup.
Although
betting every road dog during the preseason is barely profitable (290 - 278 ATS, +0.96 units), this simple addition causes our return on investment (ROI) to more than quadruple from 3.9 % to 17.1 %.
Not exact matches
Nevermind my last post, I meant to ask whether CHICAGO would qualify as a play for this system... I believe BKN qualifies for another one of your systems (
road dog with < 35 % of ATS
bets, total under 200, in - conference game)
With the sportbooks taking a pivotal half - point away from
road dog Miami, the
betting public is giving the slight edge to Tom Brady and the Pats picking up at least an 11 - point win at Gillette Stadium.
The system detailed in the article focused on
road dogs of 6.5 or less that received less than 40 % of spread
bets.
With this system in the back of our minds, we wanted to see whether it would be wise to
bet other small
road dogs on the moneyline instead of the spread — specifically in the NBA.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a valuable point away from home
dog Indy, the
betting public is overwhelmingly in favor of Matt Ryan and Co. winning by at least 8 points on the
road.
Despite the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to give
road dog Jacksonville an additional half - point, the
betting public remains slightly in favor of the home favorite Titans covering by just under double digits.
However, with Cam Newton's Panthers taking a step back last week in a 27 - point loss at home to the Titans, the
betting public is siding with the Lions to bounce back and cover the spread at home, especially after the sportsbooks adjusted their lines to take a big half point away from
road dog Carolina.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a pivotal half - point away from
road dog Kansas City, the
betting public is giving the slight edge to the 7 - 5 Jets winning by ten points or more in front of their home crowd.
However, early money poured in on the
road dog with the Giants receiving 84 % of spread
bets.
Although the sportsbooks have taken away a pivotal point from
road dog Oakland, the
betting public remains slightly in favor of the new - look Raiders finally meshing on the
road and keeping it close at Qualcomm.
However, with the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a pivotal half point away from
road dog Penn State, nearly seven out of ten spread
bets are taking the 6 - 4 Buckeyes to win by at least 7 points in front of their home crowd and keep the Nittany Lions winless under interim Head Coach Tom Bradley.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a half - point away from
road dog Chicago, nearly nine out of ten spread
bets are going with the 7 - 5 Broncos to win by at least four points at Mile High.
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.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to give the
road dog Bills an additional half - point, the
betting public is pounding Buffalo to bounce back and either win straight up or lose by two or less in the AFC East showdown.
However, despite the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a valuable half - point away from the
road dog Seahawks, the
betting public is sticking with Seattle (who looked impressive in a 22 - 17 win over the Ravens last week) to either win straight up or lose by two or less at Edward Jones Dome.
While this basic system could be
bet with confidence, there are two additional factors that I've long believed can be beneficial for NBA
road dogs:
This Big East showdown between 3 - 4 teams presents great value for the
betting marketplace, with the public seemingly split down the middle as to who to take, even with the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to give
road dog UCONN an additional point.
Despite receiving just 41 % of spread
bets, Dallas has actually moved from +6.5 to +6 indicating that there may be some sharp money on the
road dog.
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.
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.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a big half - point away from
road dog Carolina, the
betting public is fading the Cam Newton hype and going with the 10 - 3 Texans to win by at least seven points at home.
As a result of the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a pivotal half - point away from the
road dog «Skins, the
betting public is giving the slight edge to Seattle winning by at least five points at home.
It also revealed that the sweet spot for contrarian
road dogs receiving no more than 30 % of spread
bets.
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.
According to our friends at
Bet Labs,
road «
dogs have gone 309 - 240 ATS (56.3 %) in those games.
And even with the sportsbooks giving home
dog Tampa Bay an additional half - point, the
betting public is overwhelmingly in favor of the Boys covering on the
road.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a pivotal half - point away from
road dog Washington, the
betting public remains heavily in favor of the G - Men winning this NFC East showdown by eight points or more.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a big point away from home
dog Houston, more than six out of ten spread
bets are picking the Falcons to cover on the
road, especially with the news that rookie T.J. Yates is likely to take over at QB for the injured Matt Leinart.
Despite the sportsbooks taking a big 1.5 points away from
road dog Arkansas, nearly six out of ten spread
bets are taking the points and banking on the # 3 Razorbacks keeping it relatively close against # 1 LSU.
In one of the most lopsided
bet games of the week, the public continues to pound Tony Romo and Co. on the
road, especially after the sportsbooks took an additional 1.5 points away from home
dog Arizona.
For that reason, our past NHL
Betting Against the Public systems have focused on
road «
dogs receiving less than 35 % of moneyline
bets.
Since 2005
road dogs of 10.5 + points that are receiving less than 40 % of spread
bets have gone 2,038 - 1,886 ATS for +54.59 units.
Betting market: The Rams opened as 1.5 - point
road favorites but bettors jumped at the chance to play the Seahawks and the 12th Man as
dogs, flipping Seattle to -2.5 by Friday morning.
The table below displays how
road dogs receiving less than 35 % of public
bets have performed as we gradually shrink our moneyline range.
Despite the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to give
road dog Miami an additional two points, more than six out of ten spread
bets are sticking with home favorite Ohio to secure a double - digit victory.
With the line remaining unchanged for this AFC North grudge match, more than three out of four spread
bets are going with the
road dog Bengals to keep it within a TD against a Steelers squad that barely defeated the moribund Chiefs last week on SNF.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to give an additional point to the
road dog Tigers, slightly more than seven out of ten spread
bets are taking the points and banking on Auburn to keep it close at Sanford Stadium.
Week 2
Betting Trends:
Road 47 - 21 ATS, +23.21 units
Dogs 43 - 27 ATS, +13.13 units Teams getting < 30 % of
bets went just 9 - 13 ATS.
Instead of focusing on these large
road «
dogs, we wanted to continue highlighting contrarian value by examining our
betting against the public strategy and teams fitting our most profitable late season trends.
Even with the sportsbooks giving
road dog Texas an additional half - point, nearly eight out of ten spread
bets remain committed to Robert Griffin III and # 17 Baylor picking up at least a three - point win in front of their home crowd.
In one of the most lopsided
bet games of the week, nearly nine out of ten spread
bets are going with the 7 - 4 Cowboys to cover on the
road, especially after the sportsbooks adjusted their lines to take a valuable half - point away from the home
dog Rams.
So far the majority of
bets are coming in on
road dogs LSU but Alabama has gone a solid 16 - 12 ATS over the last 10 years when getting less than half of spread
bets.
And despite the sportsbooks adjusting their lines in a dramatic way to give home
dog USF an additional 2.5 points, more than eight out of ten spread
bets remain committed to the 23rd ranked Mountaineers winning by at least two points on the
road.
In yet another hugely lopsided
bet game, more than eight out of ten spread wagers are going with the 7 - 4 Aztecs to cover at home, even though the sportsbooks adjusted their lines to give
road dog Fresno an additional half - point.
With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a half - point away from
road dog Michigan State, slightly more than six out of ten spread
bets are going with # 15 Wisconsin to win by double - digits and secure the Big Ten championship trophy.
As a result of the sportsbooks taking a pivotal point away from
road dog Iowa State, the vast majority of the
betting public is pounding the 11th ranked Wildcats to win by at least 11 - points at Bill Synder Stadium.
This begs the question: «Is it more profitable to
bet small
road «
dogs on the money line?»