Sentences with phrase «favorite during the playoffs»

Although the public still typically takes the favorite during the playoffs, there are still a large number of public dogs.

Not exact matches

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.

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 plaDuring 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 pladuring the playoffs.

Using our Bet Labs software, we found that favorites receiving less than 40 % of moneyline bets have gone 35 - 14 with +14.96 units won during the NHL Playoffs.

Knowing that both home teams and favorites are being undervalued during the playoffs, we opted to combine these two filters within Bet Labs.

During that same timeframe, there have only been 10 double - digit playoff favorites in the rest of the league combined.

For starters, favorites have gone 47 - 32 ATS (59.5 %) during the 2016 NBA Playoffs and 507 - 474 ATS (51.7 %) since 2005.

Of course after seeing these two flip - flopped trends, we were curious how home favorites had performed during the NBA playoffs.

During the 2016 NBA Playoffs, home favorites have covered the spread at a 65.4 % clip.

Since 2005, double - digit NBA favorites have gone 1,146 - 1,253 ATS (47.8 %) during the regular season and 48 - 36 ATS (57.1 %) during the playoffs.

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.

-- Earlier today we posted an article that explained why home favorites are undervalued during low - scoring playoff games.

Based on this data, the optimal range for betting against the public during the NHL Playoffs comes at the 40 % threshold where favorites have gone 35 - 14 (71.4 %) with +14.96 units won.

Those same contrarian favorites that have been profitable during the playoffs have gone 226 - 175 ATS (56.4 %) during the regular season.

Although squares will overwhelmingly take favorites during the regular season, they're far more apt to take underdogs during the playoffs.

The table below displays how public betting impacts the performance of favorites during the NHL Playoffs.

Using our Bet Labs software, we found that favorites receiving no more than 40 % of spread bets have gone 83 - 56 ATS (59.7 %) during the NBA playoffs.

Past research has indicated that favorites are undervalued during the NBA playoffs — a dramatic change from the regular season where underdogs have been historically undervalued.

With Griffin now fully healed from the ACL and LCL injuries he suffered during the 2012 playoffs, he will look to rebound and was listed as the favorite to win the 2014 NFL Comeback Player of the Year when BetOnline first posted this prop:

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 plaDuring 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 pladuring the playoffs.

Interestingly, favorites receiving less than 50 % of moneyline bets have gone 48 - 25 with an 18.7 % ROI during the MLB playoffs.

Although we are posting them during the football playoffs, they would be perfect for any game day gathering, basketball, NASCAR, hockey or your favorite sport.

From a between - innings stretch to collect recyclables to discount tickets for transit riders to green giveaways, Major League Baseball clubs put an eco-friendly twist on many ballpark traditions for Earth Day — activities that will continue throughout the month and even, in some cases, all the way to the playoff chase.Instead of a bobblehead figure of their favorite player or a team - logoed «rally towel,» fans entering the stadiums of the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants, and the Texas Rangers on special days during the season receive reusable shopping bags, metal water bottles, or baseball caps made entirely from recycled plastic.