This week we will examine line movement from three of the most interesting games, while
comparing public betting trends from our seven contributing books and the Las Vegas based William Hill sportsbook.
By
comparing the public betting trends from our contributing sportsbooks and from the Las Vegas based William Hill sportsbook (@WilliamHillUS on twitter), we're able to identify sharp money and explain why factors have caused early line movement.
Not exact matches
This level of
public betting and line movement indicates that the Bengals are offering contrarian value, but we wanted to analyze how these offshore
trends compared to Las Vegas
trends.
While
comparing line movement with
public betting trends can be useful in determining which teams are being pounded by sharp money,
betting a game simply because of line movement is an easy way to blow through your bankroll.
By
comparing the opening and current lines at market - setting sportsbooks with
public betting trends from our contributing sportsbooks, we are able to determine what has been responsible for early line movement.