At the time of publication, uncertainty regarding the injury statuses of Joe Flacco and Andrew Luck and Jay Cutler's triumphant return have
forced oddsmakers at market - setting sportsbooks like CRIS and Pinnacle to take their Week 1 games off the board.
One - sided action on Alabama has
forced oddsmakers to adjust the line a few times, moving the Crimson Tide from 22 - point to 24 - point favorites.
The combination of Philadelphia's nationally - televised beatdown of Dallas and LA's punishment of Buffalo has
forced oddsmakers to make a hefty adjustment to this line.
This, combined with the lopsided betting action, has
forced oddsmakers to move this line from an opener of Seattle +3.5 through the key number of 3 and down to +2.5.
The combination of one - sided action (see chart below) and a massive handle has
forced oddsmakers to move this line from Jacksonville -3.5, through the key number of 3 and down to -2.5.
Since those announcements, the Sooners have continued to receive the majority of spread bets and spread dollars,
forcing oddsmakers to adjust their number yet again — finally landing on Oklahoma -18 at the time of publication.
The overall volume is still low, but I'm curious to see whether this one - sided public betting will
force oddsmakers to adjust their spread in this game.
The answer is probably not but the amount of money that's come rushing in on Woods this year
forces the oddsmakers hands.
We know that standalone, nationally - televised NFL games heavily influence the public's perception of these teams and
force oddsmakers to adjust accordingly.
It's a short work week, so we're getting right to it with big Monday Night Football line movement, the largest NFL favorite of the season and Cowboys ineptitude
forcing oddsmakers to adjust Thanksgiving Day numbers.
Philly money keeps coming down,
forcing oddsmakers to adjust to the key number of 4 for the first time since the Super Bowl 52 line opened.
Not exact matches
If more bets are being placed on a game, it's more likely that
oddsmakers will be
forced to adjust their lines based on an influx of square money.
As public money continued to pour in on the Celtics and Rajon Rondo (thumb) was officially ruled out,
oddsmakers were
forced to adjust their lines once again.
With sharps and squares hammering the Celtics,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their line by 3.5 - points, moving from Chicago -1 to Boston -2.5.
With the market steadily pounding the road team,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Celtics -2.5.
With the market steadily pounding Michigan since the line opened on Sunday evening,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Michigan -2.5.
However,
oddsmakers were
forced to adjust the line from Jazz -1 to +1.5 after the announcement that Gobert would be sidelined for Game 3.
With the market steadily pounding Tulsa,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Tulsa -22.5.
With the market steadily pounding Michigan throughout the week,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Michigan -21.5.
With the market steadily pounding Alabama all week,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Alabama -8.5.
Since
oddsmakers can accurately anticipate one - sided action from casual bettors, they react by shading lines to
force these bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game.
With the market steadily pounding Michigan all week,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Michigan -27.5.
With the market steadily pounding Cleveland since the line opened,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Cleveland -4.
Oddsmakers can accurately anticipate the behavior of these bettors and shade their opening lines to
force square bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game.
With the market steadily pounding Alabama,
oddsmakers were
forced to adjust their number multiple times, moving the spread from Alabama -13.5 to -16.5 less than 24 hours after opening.
With the market steadily pounding the chalk,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Alabama -24.
With the market steadily pounding Golden State since the line opened,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Warriors -12.
What's particularly interesting about this bet type is that
oddsmakers have limited time to set second half lines, and often times they're being
forced to set several second half lines simultaneously.
In turn,
oddsmakers react by shading lines,
forcing bettors who like these teams to take them at bad numbers.
Therefore, it's actually smarter to bet Washington to win the National Championship as opposed to rolling over a moneyline wager — especially when you consider that
oddsmakers would likely be
forced to shade the line in the National Championship game if Washington upsets Alabama.
This season as scoring continues to increase and overs continue to hit,
oddsmakers have been
forced to gradually increase their totals.
With public money hammering San Francisco and the announcement that Petty would be starting on Sunday,
oddsmakers were
forced to adjust the spread (SF -1 to -3) and total (45 to 43.5).
With the market steadily pounding Wake Forest since the line opened on Sunday evening,
oddsmakers were
forced to adjust their number from a pick»em to Wake Forest -1.
Since
oddsmakers can easily anticipate this one - sided action on the Cubs, they typically respond by shading their opening lines and
forcing public bettors to take a bad number.
With the market steadily pounding the Bengals all week,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times.
As you can see from the results graph below,
oddsmakers appear to have adjusted for this trend which
forces us to re-examine our strategies and adjust to a changing marketplace.
Even though it's still early,
oddsmakers at Bookmaker.eu have been
forced to adjust their opener of Eagles -3 up to -5.5.
With the market steadily pounding the chalk,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Spurs -5.
With the market steadily pounding the Warriors since the line opened late on Wednesday night,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number several times before settling on Golden State -6.
If there's not enough public money taken on the favorite,
oddsmakers won't be
forced to artificially inflate the underdog line.
With the market steadily pounding Miami all week,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Dolphins -1.5.
With the market steadily pounding Colorado all week,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Colorado -13.
If there isn't an influx of public money coming down on the favorite,
oddsmakers won't be
forced to adjust their lines to encourage action on the underdog.
Since
oddsmakers can easily predict this behavior, sportsbooks react by shading their lines and
forcing public bettors to lay extra points when betting on favorites and overs.
With the market steadily pounding Philly all week,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number from Eagles -2 to -2.5.
Oddsmakers can accurately anticipate one - sided action from public bettors, and they react by shading lines to
force «square» bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game.
With Carson Wentz officially out for the season due to a torn ACL,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust Philly's futures odds as well as the drop off from Wentz to backup Nick Foles.
With the market steadily pounding Penn State all summer,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Penn State -21.5.
With the market steadily pounding Louisville since the line opened yesterday evening,
oddsmakers have been
forced to adjust their number multiple times, eventually landing at the current line of Louisville -3.
Squares overwhelmingly bet the favorite, and
oddsmakers adjust by shading their lines and
forcing casual bettors to take bad numbers when they play the popular side of a game.