Sentences with phrase «betting the favorite on»

The current FedExCup points leader is a +700 betting favorite on the odds to win the Players Championship this week at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.

While still profitable to bet these favorites on the puckline, it's still not as good as betting them on the moneyline.

If you hold a future book ducat on the BCS underdog, then a profit can be assured by betting the favorite on the money line.

Not exact matches

But Buffett has always been willing to bet big on his favorite investment ideas because he's confident in his analysis of it.

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She focuses on healthier versions of classic favorites (I can always use a lower calorie recipe, LOL) and you can bet that they are family - approved and delicious!

My favorite way to enjoy this salsa is with Hint of Lime tortilla chips (either Tostitos or Old Dutch), but I bet it would taste great on nachos (add after baking the nachos so the chips don't get mushy) or alongside your favorite Mexican dish.

I bet this would taste delicious on top of toasted Ezekiel bread (my favorite!)

That sounds absolutely lovely, I bet the slight almond flavor tasted fantastic on top I like just the sugar sparkly look without icing a lot too, that's my favorite way to eat them.

Since the public is more willing to bet on underdogs during the playoffs, we believed there would be value by taking a contrarian approach and backing the favorite — especially when they were receiving limited public support.

Although that number looks impressive, betting every heavy favorite would have resulted in a loss of 8.83 units and a -9 % return on investment.

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The Celtics opened as two - point favorites at Pinnacle, but despite relatively even betting on both sides, the Heat are now 1.5 point favorites.

In order to maximize profits, sportsbooks tend to adjust their lines in order to exploit the Public's tendency to bet on favorites and winners.

If you primarily bet on underdogs, then open an account with a sportsbook that consistently shades their lines towards favorites.

During the regular season the public loves betting on favorites and overs, but that trend does not always hold up during bowl season.

Betting every NFL favorite on the moneyline this season would have resulted in a loss of -19.67 units.

The Broncos opened up the betting lines as 5.5 - point favorites and are projected to defeat the Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday.

Yes, Fantex has taken everything fair and legitimate that you love about short - term speculative investing and turned it into a marketplace where you can bet on the career earnings of your favorite professional athletes.

Perhaps my favorite prop bet entering this year's Super Bowl is «How many time will Jack Harbaugh be shown on TV?»

There aren't many, but you can bet on the exact matchup in regard to which two teams will end up playing the game — Seattle vs. Denver is the favorite at 13/10 odds.

Sports Insights» Betting Systems triggered two Steam Moves on this game Friday, but have been quiet since as the Heat have settled in as 4.5 - point favorites across the sports marketplace.

Since 2004, favorites of 8 or more points receiving 50 % or less of spread bets have gone 39 - 28 (58.2 %) ATS with +9.71 units earned and a +14.5 % return on investment (ROI).

As of Super Bowl Sunday, OddsShark has the Patriots listed as three - point favorites, with the over / under set at 58 on Sunday morning, but moved to 56 1/2 after heavy betting.

For instance, you might be able to bet on the favorite in the NFL such as the New Orleans Saints at -10 at -110 odds, or the favorite in an NBA game such as the Boston Celtics -3 at -105 odds.

They also love betting home teams, favorites and overs, which always creates added value on dogs, visitors and unders.

However, the most profitable day to bet on MLB favorites is slowly approaching.

Although sharper bettors may often place larger bets on the dogs, it will be beneficial in the long run for dogs to hit at a higher rate in order to combat the overwhelming public support on favorites.

For example, we know that many bettors prefer to bet on favorites.

As I have previously stated, the public loves betting favorites and overs, which is why most of our contrarian strategies will focus on underdogs and unders.

Because you were always laying a minus number, betting on favorites burned a huge hole in the pockets of square bettors.

Since the sportsbooks know that most people will want to bet on the favorite, they might shift the probability distribution, or pricing, of the event so that this favorite might win only 65.7 % of the time.

Will you put some money down on any longshots or play it safe and bet the favorites... or play it real safe and not bet anything.

Similar to the Utah - Air Force match - up, this game also has some heavy betting activity on the visiting favorite.

Money poured in on the road favorite as 66 % of spread bets were placed on the Broncos, moving the line to -3 by kickoff.

In the past we have explained that there's value betting on contrarian favorites or, as it's also known, fading the trendy underdog.

In this week's most heavily bet game, I love the value on Auburn as a contrarian favorite.

They're the unanimous favorite to have the most wins and repeat this season, but does that mean you should be frequently betting on them throughout the season?

As you can see, there's limited value on contrarian favorites in heavily bet games until we examine teams receiving less than 30 % of spread bets.

As I've stated repeatedly, the public loves betting favorites and overs, which is why most contrarian strategies focus on underdogs and unders.

In the meantime, if you see your favorite local athlete at the horse track with a limping dog on a leash, he's not there to bet the trifecta, he's looking for the vet.

Betting «no» on any of the favorites?

Betting market: After Bookmaker.eu opened Atlanta as 2 - point home favorites, money quickly jumped on New Orleans and moved them up to 2 - point favorites as recently as Wednesday morning.

Betting market: The Cowboys opened as 4.5 - point favorites and got up to -5 at Pinnacle on Sunday morning.

The underdog Golden State Warriors need a road win to survive a Game 6 against the betting favorite Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

Heading into the final round of the Masters on Sunday, Justin Rose is the betting favorite to win his first green jacket.

With the Packers being a country - wide favorite and the Bengals starting the year off on such a bad note, it's not surprising that Green Bay is getting close to 80 % of the early spread bets.

That's no different this weekend where Notre Dame / USC is receiving the highest ticket count (currently around 5,000 bet slips), and it's also seeing heavy action on the home favorites to cover (66 % on Irish).

Although sportsbooks know this information and build it into line, these «square» bettors often create artificial value by heavily betting the favorite and forcing sportsbooks to shade their lines to encourage action on the other side (typically the underdog).

It is this «public bias» (betting on favorites) that we look to measure.