Since Roman times we have used the phrase panem et circenses — bread and circuses — to describe
how public games and other mass spectacles can divert attention.
Not exact matches
The
game is the most recent example of
how Russians tried to sway
public opinion in the US during the 2016 election.
Arguing about
how to fix Twitter has been a popular parlor
game in tech and media circles pretty much since the company went
public in 2013 and promptly started missing its growth targets.
That people would not only play a
game while driving, but openly acknowledge it on social media, shows
how inadequate
public awareness campaigns around the problem have been.
Our members can analyze
how the line has moved, who the betting
public likes,
how much interest there is on a certain
game (number of bets), and the different lines at various sportsbooks.
As a result, we are keeping a close eye on tonight's
game and could include Arizona State as a Best Bet or Square Play, depending on
how our College Football Betting System Picks react to line movement and changes in the
Public Betting Trends throughout the day.
As a result, we are keeping a close eye on tonight's
game and could include Louisiana Tech as a Best Bet or Square Play, depending on
how our College Football Betting System Picks react to line movement and changes in the
Public Betting Trends throughout the day.
Using this data, I looked at
how every
game compared to the daily average and filtered out any
game with minimal
public support.
In October, I highlighted
how Tebow - Mania had driven
public bettors to take the Broncos in their Week 7
game against the Dolphins.
To see
how the line moves for their week one
game, follow our free odds page to get full line histories,
public betting percentages, and more.
Similar to our 80/20 NFL Betting Against the
Public System, our contrarian approach is applied to college football and shows you
how to boost your bankroll betting bowl
games.
We'll look at
how sportsbooks make lines for
games, study
how they might shade lines to increase profit margins, and see
how public «betting percentages» can help identify value.
The line history graph below, which is available to all Live Odds and All - Pro Combo members, shows
how the
public Betting Percentages have affected line movement for this
game at Pinnacle.
This line closed at a high of 46 points at some books, demonstrating
how the
public, who tend to show a proclivity for high scoring
games, can increase an O / U line.
He tried a bit of a lunge on the brakes into turn one but unfortunately for him, his teammate was doing the same, and with nowhere to go DeFrancesco bounced across the grass and slammed into the innocent Petru Florescu, who will now have a good idea of
how it is to compete in a
public lobby of any racing
game.
The team getting the majority of spread tickets went just 1 - 4 ATS in those
games, further proving
how crucial it is to look at ticket #'s when fading the
public.
MLB — Today is the last day of MLB
games before the All - Star break but we've analyzed
how well Betting Against the
Public has performed thus far on the season.
I'm really curious to see
how the
public and sharps bet this
game throughout Friday, and wouldn't be surprised to see odds increase on USA up to -200.
Using this data, I compared
how the ticket count for every
game related to the daily average and filtered out all
games with minimal
public support.
Using this data, we can see
how betting against the
public has done in
games with at least the average number of bets that day.
Using our historical database, I wanted to examine
how betting against the
public has performed in smaller
games (fewer bets than the daily average) as compared to heavily bet
games (more bet than the daily average).
It may seem like
public money is responsible for moving the line, but it's almost unheard of for
public money to cause a five - point line movement — especially considering
how few bets we have tracked on this
game.
In fact, the most lopsided of our contributing sportsbooks is Sports Interaction, which has received 57 % of spread bets on the Steelers, another indicator of just
how split the
public is in this
game.
We have repeatedly explained
how our betting against the
public strategies are more profitable in heavily bet
games, which is part of the reason we loved the value on Alabama last week.
It's why we offer the individual percentages at each of the 7 books so you can see
how the
game is being bet at
public books like SIA and Sportsbook.com as well as sharp books like 5Dimes and CRIS throughout the entire week.
The
public is currently split with 54 % of early tickets taking Oklahoma with no line movement from the sharp books, so I'm extremely curious
how this
game plays out through the week.
It's not entirely shocking to see this type of line movement in
games with extreme levels of one - sided
public betting, but bettors may be surprised to know just
how much the line is moving.
The table below displays
how betting against the
public has performed in prime time
games (defined as any
game played at 7PM eastern or later)
-- The College Football season is right around the corner, so before you place any bets make sure to read our 2014 College Football Betting Against the
Public Report and our system analyzing
how good rushing teams are undervalued in low scoring
games.
Keep in mind that this poll (or any other) means little to nothing when setting a spread for a
game, but it provides a great indicator of
public perception and
how bettors will respond to these teams in the market.
With this variety of both sharp and square books, our
public betting trends offer a representative sample of
how every
game is being bet.
These are typically two of the most trendy teams for bettors, but we wanted to know
how public betting in the Tobacco Road Rivalry compared to every other
game.
Last week in this space, we examined three of Saturday's most heavily bet
games and re-iterated
how the value of betting against the
public is amplified in marquee
games.
In this week's edition, we chose to examine three of these heavily bet
games and determine
how the influx of
public money has affected the line.
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public to something besides an Astros»
game where it doesn't matter
how ridiculous your apparel is.
The archived
game summaries, which are available to Sportsbook Insider subscribers, displays
how public betting has impacted the line in previous matchups.
If it where just possible to take these statistics, and sit down face to face with PGMOB, the FA and some media hacks, on a
public forum, and ask them to explain them, along with the coincidence of
how things changed following
game 50 and Riley's subsequent appointment, I think that would make for a very interesting debate, especially if video evidence was allowed.
«I hope you enjoy the
game more than some of you did against Tottenham,» was
how the Manchester United manager addressed his
public, continuing the needless bickering with the club's supporters he began after the narrow league victory on Saturday.
Every once in awhile, we are really surprised at
how the
public bets a
game and this is one of those instances.
In addition to providing standard features such as opening lines, current lines, team match ups, weather and injury reports; Sports Insights is able to shows the
public, through an exclusive agreement with Oasis Casino,
how an individual
game is being bet.
The group, pulled together by my agency,
Public First, and the UCL - based Institute for Strategy, Security & Resilience, took part in a war
game to consider
how a series of events might play out across Europe.
Wells included the e-mails — titled «Yankees
Game Tomorrow — GDAP INVITE» («GDAP» referring to Paterson)-- in a ten - page letter in which he challenges the
Public Integrity Commission's claim that Paterson lied about
how he got his hands on the tickets, as well as who paid for them.
During this
game, subjects secretly chose
how many of their private tokens to place into a
public pot, with each participant keeping the tokens they did not contribute.
A
public health advocate determined
how much exercise is required to burn off various typical big
game foods.
With the
games set to begin Aug. 5 in Rio, IU experts in economics,
public health, media studies, cybersecurity,
public and environmental affairs, and business are available to discuss issues including Zika and other health concerns,
how coverage of the
games might frame discussion on other topics, and Brazil's ability to pull off a worldwide event and its long - term future.
Edward Burns Explains
How Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and «
Game of Thrones» Influenced His (Great) First TV Series, «
Public Morals»
As a disclaimer, we had our review copy well before launch, so there were no issues online, and as the
game goes
public we will keep our eye on
how things play and if we run into serious issues we'll update this review as needed.
Politics is a numbers
game, and you need politicians to actually change
how the
public square interacts with the policies we hold close.
As a founding teacher at the NYC
public school with a unique
game - like learning model (currently in its fifth year), I have worked through many iterations of this
game and
how it affects students» mathematical experience over the years.
While we don't formally evaluate MathMobs, outside observers — including colleagues from other disciplines — often remark on
how impressive it is to create a safe space in which middle schoolers are comfortable playing math
games in
public for fun.