We'd expect the majority of tickets to take USA since they're -185 favorites, but they're getting just half of
early betting tickets.
The VERY
early betting tickets were pretty split but the line was increasing towards UNC.
Not exact matches
The total sits at 45, with the majority of the
tickets and the money
betting the under in the
early going.
However, the market quickly reacted and
bet Notre Dame (75 % of
early tickets) to -2.5 where they'll currently at.
The public has been very heavy on Tennessee in
early betting, getting over 70 % of
tickets.
Currently about 60 % of
early tickets and 70 % of money are on Bama, indicating that it's not just public bettors
betting the Crimson Tide.
This game is getting nearly twice the
ticket action as any other game on the slate, and 85 % of
early bets are on Auburn.
No other game on the slate is getting even half of the
early ticket action as this one, and 85 % of
early bets are on Auburn.
According to our public
betting trends, Wisconsin has received 68 % of
early spread
tickets and 75 % of spread dollars.
Once again, this game is the most -
bet game of the entire Saturday slate with over 6,000
betting tickets already, and 87 % of the
early action has been on Auburn to cover.
Early public
betting has been extremely one - sided, with the Spurs receiving 81 % of spread
tickets and 83 % of spread dollars.
According to our public
betting trends, 94 % of
early tickets had been placed on the over, which has caused the total to increase from 7.5 to 8.
Betting market: Not only are the
ticket percentages in this game relatively even (see chart below), but sharp money come down on both sides
earlier in the week, with Steam Moves triggered at Alabama -3 and Clemson +3.
Betting market: While the spread
tickets are pretty much even, the majority of the money was on the Bears
early, which moved the line moved from an opener of Chicago +7 to +5 by Friday morning.
Early public
betting has been almost perfectly balanced, with Detroit receiving 56 % of spread
tickets and 47 % of spread dollars.
Unfortunately this pick isn't strictly
betting against the public, as Middlesbrough are actually getting just over half of
early moneyline
tickets.
Spread
tickets had favored Arkansas in the
early going, but now 60 % of
bets are taking Kentucky.
That pattern has been evident in
early betting, with 62 % of moneyline
tickets and 69 % of moneyline dollars taking Indiana.
With nearly three - quarters of spread
tickets taking the Celtics in this heavily
bet game, it's easy to assume that public money is responsible for this
early line movement, however, it's actually sharp money moving the number.
Early public
betting has been evenly split, with 50 % of spread
tickets taking each side.
Even with the historically high total,
early bettors have been happy to jump on the «over», as 82 % of O / U
tickets and 88 % of O / U dollars are
betting on more than 54 points scored.
Interestingly, after more than 70 % of
tickets took Bama last week, the
early betting majority is FADING Bama this week, with more than 50 % of
early tickets on Mississippi State.
In
early betting, a majority of
tickets are on the Boilermakers but the line continues to climb.