Although sportsbooks know this information and build it into line, these «square» bettors often create artificial value by
heavily betting the favorite and forcing sportsbooks to shade their lines to encourage action on the other side (typically the underdog).
Not exact matches
In this week's most
heavily bet game, New England opened as 10 - point
favorites at the market - setting Bookmaker sportsbook.
In this week's most
heavily bet game, Alabama opened as 7 - point
favorites and the
betting has been extremely one sided all week.
For that reason, bettors need to identify
heavily bet games with extreme levels of public
betting when backing contrarian
favorites.
In this week's most
heavily bet game, I love the value on Auburn as a contrarian
favorite.
As you can see, there's limited value on contrarian
favorites in
heavily bet games until we examine teams receiving less than 30 % of spread
bets.
In the most
heavily bet game of the day, according to Sports Insights» total
bets data, Louisville opened as a 3.5 - point
favorite at Pinnacle.
The past two weeks have been a public delight, as big
favorites and
heavily bet teams have covered like crazy.
In one of this weekend's most
heavily bet games, Tennessee opened as 8 - point home
favorites against Florida.
In one of Sunday's most
heavily bet games, the Arizona Cardinals opened as 4 - point road
favorites at Pinnacle.
Despite this
heavily lopsided
betting, the line has actually moved against the
betting percentages with the Cardinals now listed as just -177
favorites.
In one of this weekend's most
heavily bet games, I love the value on LSU as a small contrarian
favorite.
The Longhorns opened as a 23 - point
favorite at CRIS and, according to Sports Insights»
Betting Trends data, this game is already one of the most
heavily bet games of the week.
Despite this
heavily one - sided
betting, the line has dropped significantly with the Angels now listed as just -133
favorites.
This is one of Saturday's most
heavily bet games, which means they fit the aforementioned criteria for contrarian
favorites.
In this weekend's most
heavily bet college football game, Utah opened as 12 - point
favorites against Oregon at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook.
This strategy involves taking
favorites that are being ignored by a majority of bettors — especially in the most
heavily bet games where public money is more likely to artificially inflate the spread.
In one of this week's most
heavily bet games, I love the value on TCU as a contrarian
favorite.
In Saturday's most
heavily bet game, Utah (9 - 3, 6 - 3 Pac - 12) opened as a 3 - point
favorite over Brigham Young (9 - 3) at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook.
In this week's most
heavily bet game, the Patriots opened as a 13.5 - point
favorite at CRIS and have received 78 % of spread
bets at our contributing sportsbooks.
In Saturday's most
heavily bet game, Mississippi State opened as a 23 - point
favorite and are currently receiving 75 % of spread
bets.
Although underdogs are typically undervalued in low - scoring games, we like Michigan as a contrarian
favorite in this week's most
heavily bet game.
In this week's most
heavily bet game, the Patriots opened as 4.5 - point
favorites at the market - setting CRIS sportsbook and have received 53 % of early spread
betting.
The other Final Four spot will be filled by the winner of Kansas and North - Carolina — this game has been
heavily bet and with Kansas remaining a 2 - point
favorite, the percentage of
bets on each side is fairly even.
In Saturday's most
heavily bet game, Baylor opened as a 5 - point home
favorite at Pinnacle.
In one of tonight's most
heavily bet games, Virginia (21 - 9 SU, 17 - 11 ATS) opened as 10 - point
favorites against Pittsburgh (16 - 16 SU, 12 - 17 ATS) at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook.
In this week's most
heavily bet game, Denver opened as 3 - point
favorites at Pinnacle and early money has been all over the road
favorite.
In one of the most
heavily bet games of the day, Baylor opened as an 11 - point
favorite and money has pushed this line down to -8 at CRIS.
In Sunday's most
heavily bet game, the Patriots opened as 8 - point
favorites at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook.
Last week was difficult for the sportsbooks — and it got worse on Monday Night when the 7 - point
favorites, and
heavily -
bet Giants — beat the Rams 28 - 16.