Using the public betting percentages from our contributing sportsbooks, I analyzed nearly 30,000 games from our historical database to break down the sweet spot
for contrarian betting.
His 8.6 % ownership rate is slightly above the optimal threshold
for contrarian betting, but I love this matchup against an awful Giants secondary.
It was also a nice week
for contrarian betting...
It was also a nice week
for contrarian betting with teams receiving less than 50 % of spread bets posting a 9 - 5 ATS record.
where we highlight the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
Before the start of every season, we post a series of Betting Against the Public articles where we highlight the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
Prior to the start of every season, we publish a series of betting against the public reports which detail the sweet spot
for contrarian betting.
After making some minor tweaks, we found an incredibly lucrative sweet spot
for contrarian betting.
Before every season, the team at Sports Insights publishes a series of Betting Against the Public articles which highlight the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
Before the start of every season, Sports Insights posts a series of articles that highlight the ideal threshold
for contrarian betting.
It was also a profitable week
for contrarian betting with teams receiving less than 40 % of spread bets going 7 - 4 ATS.
Before every season, we publish a series of Betting Against the Public articles which highlight the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
As you can see, underdogs receiving less than 30 % of moneyline bets have gone 2,489 - 3,470 with +124.78 units won which makes it the most profitable range
for contrarian betting.
Editors Note: This article was initially published on August 21, 2015: Before every season, the team at Sports Insights publishes a series of Betting Against the Public articles which highlight the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
It was also a terrible week
for contrarian betting with teams receiving less than 50 % of spread bets posting a 3 - 10 ATS record.
It was also a nice week
for contrarian betting as teams receiving less than 50 % of spread bets went 9 - 5 ATS this week.
Our recent betting against the public report details the sweet spot
for contrarian betting, but there are many factors that should be considered before placing a wager.
Blindly betting against the public isn't necessarily an effective strategy, which is why our annual betting against the public support considers additional trends when determining the sweet spot
for contrarian betting.
To find out, we immediately sought help from our Bet Labs software to determine whether there was an edge to betting against the public on MLB totals, and if so, where was the sweet spot
for this contrarian betting strategy.
Before the start of every season, we publish a series of Betting Against the Public articles which utilize our public betting trends to highlight the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
It was also an awful week
for contrarian betting with teams receiving less than 60 % of spread bets going 4 - 10 ATS.
Our research revealed that the most profitable spot
for contrarian betting was when teams are receiving less than 35 % of spread bets at our seven contributing sportsbooks.
Before the start of every season we publish a series of Betting Against the Public articles which utilizes our public betting trends to highlight the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
Before every season, the team at Sports Insights publishes a series of Betting Against the Public articles which highlights the sweet spots
for contrarian betting.
This year's NHL Betting Against the Public article details the profitable points
for contrarian betting between 2005 and 2011, and teams receiving less than 40 % of moneyline bets had won 75.8 units, or a 1.6 % return on investment.
-LSB-...] scorned companies are ignored like value stocks, which creates the opportunity
for contrarian bet.
Admired companies are bid up like glamour stocks, and scorned companies are ignored like value stocks, which creates the opportunity
for contrarian bet.
Not exact matches
Add to that our 80/20
betting system, and this quickly becomes a fascinating game
for contrarian bettors.
For anybody who's not familiar with our philosophy, we stress a
contrarian approach to sports
betting.
We were also able to create a very basic
contrarian betting system
for Sunday Night action.
In fact when we add our
contrarian filter to the mix and look at home teams receiving less than 40 % of public
bets, this system becomes even more advantageous with a 96 - 68 record — good
for 23.28 units earned and a 14.2 % return on investment (ROI).
That includes the breakdown of our public
betting trends at all seven contributing sportsbooks, improved line graphs
for all of our available sportsbooks, full injury reports, enhanced weather reports, detailed referee / umpire data,
bet signals (including steam moves, reverse line movement,
contrarian plays and best
bets), and current lineups.
With consistent year - to - year results, a significant sample size and a clear cut
contrarian hypothesis, this system has the characteristics that we look
for in a winning
betting system.
Due to increased public attention, bowl games provide opportunities
for contrarian bettors to find extra value when
betting against the public.
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betting lines, odds, and information on the sports marketplace and «
contrarian value» in the sports investing world.
In order
for contrarian favorites to have value, there needs to be a high volume of
bets and extremely one - sided public
betting.
More importantly, fading the Bruins has been very profitable
for those following a
contrarian betting system.
We'll take our weekly scan of the sports
betting boards and see what games our team of analysts will be eyeing
for potential
contrarian values this weekend.
Last year was a banner year
for Sports Insights»
contrarian betting strategy using college football
betting trends in the college football marketplace — with our 2010 College Football Square Plays winning 63.6 % of its plays.
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for up - to - the - second
betting lines, odds, and information on the sports marketplace and «
contrarian value» in the sports investing world.
For example, West Virginia -LRB--3) was only getting 41 % of
bets (great
contrarian value) vs Notre Dame, but they also had reverse line movement (despite majority of bettors taking the Irish, the Mountaineers moved from -2 to -3).
For that reason, bettors need to identify heavily
bet games with extreme levels of public
betting when backing
contrarian favorites.
West Virginia fit everything we look
for:
contrarian, heavily
bet game and reverse line movement.
On Thursday night, Boise State -LRB--15.5) won but failed to cover against New Mexico (35 % of
bets), a nice way
for contrarian...
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Contrarian bettors made up
for a slightly subpar Week 2, as teams getting less than 50 % of
bets went 11 - 5 ATS.
This season our MLB
Contrarian Plays (formerly known as Square Plays) have gone 82 - 92
for +17.4 units while our red - hot MLB Best
Bets have earned +125.69 units since the 2008 season.
Contrarian AL teams don't have the type of consistency that I look
for when building data - driven
betting systems.
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Bets (61 - 45 ATS
for +10.4 units won this season) and our
Contrarian plays (35 - 24
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