However, many of our customers and followers have recently asked whether or not betting against the public has been historically
profitable during the postseason as well.
This revelation was fascinating for two reasons: not only did their handle
increase during the postseason, but sharp bettors are less prone to wager on games that are nationally televised.
The Kings, meanwhile, are looking to prove they are more than just a wild card
team during this postseason run, and maybe even regain the glory of 2014 and 2012.
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.
During the regular season there has been historical value betting underdogs and visitors, but that trend completely
changes during the postseason.
It's very rare that you're able to find favorites that are being ignored by the betting public, but it's significantly more
prevalent during the postseason.
This is particularly interesting because it's the most profitable month during the regular season, however, in the past we've discussed why contrarian betting is particularly
lucrative during the postseason.
It's interesting to see the public once again pounding the underdog, as this type of action is highly irregular during the regular season but fairly
common 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.
It's also important to note that the value of betting against the public is directly correlated with the number of bets placed, and the volume increases
substantially during the postseason.
This falls in line with our past research which indicates that although underdogs are undervalued during the regular season, favorites tend to be more
profitable during the postseason.
Roughly six weeks ago we published an article which explained how there was tremendous value betting against low - scoring
underdogs during the postseason.
Knowing that large underdogs in low scoring games are typically undervalued during the regular season, we wanted to know whether this trend
continued during the postseason.
That seemingly insignificant advantage is
magnified during the postseason when teams put their nose to the grindstone and begin playing lock - down defense.
Were Alomar to serve his sentence during baseball's holy days — at a season's climax and
during postseason games — any player would think twice before repeating Alomar's reprehensible outburst.
Pierce had his moments in those other stops, particularly in Washington, where he helped guide the young Wizards while raining down clutch
shots during the postseason.
Not only did we determine that it's profitable to bet neutral court unders during the regular season, but
also during the postseason (which includes conference tournaments, the NIT and the NCAA tournament).
The 31 - year - old Udrih is still a capable rotational player who can eat up minutes behind Ty Lawson and provide the kind of veteran presence young teams
need during the postseason.
One of the Packers» few weaknesses this season has been the running game, but they have had far more success on that
front during the postseason.
Last week's loss to the Vikings dropped them into second place in the race for home - field
advantage during the postseason, but at 11 - 2 they remain in excellent shape to secure one of the NFC's top two seeds and a coveted bye to escape the first week of playoff action.
We'd also encourage bettors to follow this system during Bowl Season since this strategy has actually posted a higher
ROI during the postseason.
For those who are unfamiliar, the Zig - Zag theory is very basic —
during the postseason simply bet on whichever team lost the previous game.
The 24 - year old tallied pitched 35 2/3 innings during the regular season and 14 2/3
innings during the postseason, which equates to 50 1/3 innings combined.
There are currently four games that fit one of the above systems so as always, check out our new and improved NHL Betting Trends to see which way the public is leaning and which teams to
fade during the postseason.
It's also interesting to note that this system has been profitable
during the postseason as well with a 22 - 15 record (+6.17 units) which brings the overall record to 328 - 237 ATS (+76.27 units).
Yet during the postseason, the rate at which these home favorites receive less than 40 % of spread bets rises to 17 % (97/562).
Although most bettors won't (and probably shouldn't) lay these massive favorites on the moneyline, bettors would have actually earned +5.99 units by fading moneyline underdogs of +800 or
greater during the postseason.