It's extremely rare to find large favorites being ignored by public
bettors during the regular season, but we speculated that it would be similarly profitable.
Not exact matches
During the regular season these bettors are prone to overwhelmingly taking favorites and home teams, but they are far more likely to take road teams and underdogs during the pla
During the
regular season these
bettors are prone to overwhelmingly taking favorites and home teams, but they are far more likely to take road teams and underdogs
during the pla
during the playoffs.
During the
regular season, sportsbooks almost always adjust their lines based on the action of their sharpest
bettors, and they won't move the number based on public money unless there's a marquee matchup with one - sided public betting and limited sharp action on the other side.
It isn't often that public and sharper
bettors are both on an underdog like this
during the
regular season, but trendy dogs do seem to pop up more often in the NCAA Tournament.
Although casual
bettors overwhelmingly take favorites
during the
regular season, they're far more apt to take underdogs
during the postseason.
Although
bettors overvalue home - court advantage
during the
regular season, they actually undervalue it
during the postseason.
Playoff
bettors become increasingly willing to take the points and hope for a competitive game and, as a result, these types of large favorites have historically provided more value
during the postseason than they have
during the
regular season.
Last
season the Warriors went 45 - 36 ATS (55.6 %)
during the
regular season, which made them the third-most profitable team for
bettors.
With the postseason underway, we typically see a large change in public betting with
bettors far more likely to take underdogs than they are
during the
regular season.
Trend to know: USC went 3 -9-1 ATS
during the
regular season, losing $ 616 for a $ 100
bettor (sixth - least profitable FBS team in 2017).
The playoffs will start on Wednesday, just three days after the conclusion of the
regular season, and many
bettors are wondering how they can bet sharp
during the postseason.
It's very rare that a majority of public
bettors will take the underdog
during the
regular season, but there are significant changes to betting habits
during the postseason.
During the
regular season we'll typically see the majority of square
bettors hammering the favorite, but sportsbooks take enough action from sharp
bettors to mitigate their risk.
During the regular season we typically see a majority of public bettors taking the favorite, but that trend is typically turned on its head during the pla
During the
regular season we typically see a majority of public
bettors taking the favorite, but that trend is typically turned on its head
during the pla
during the playoffs.
The public's behavior
during the postseason runs in direct contrast to the
regular season where
bettors tend to overwhelmingly favor betting on home teams and favorites.
When a team has struggled to stay within the spread
during the
regular season,
bettors are hesitant to plop down their money on them in their bowl game.