With
this influx of public money hitting the market, oddsmakers react by shading their opening lines to the «public side» in anticipation that recreational bettors will overwhelmingly, and sometimes blindly, bet the favorites in most matchups.
These bettors generally pound high - scoring teams, so oddsmakers will shade their lines to account for this inevitable
influx of public money.
As we mentioned earlier, oddsmakers are very skilled at anticipating bettors» behavior and shading their opening lines to account for
the influx of public money on one side.
Square bettors will tend to gravitate towards big name schools like Florida, so oddsmakers like Sportsbook.com will shade their lines to account for the inevitable
influx of public money.
Oddsmakers steadily increasing their Pro Bowl totals, and I would expect that this total will continue to climb as the inevitable
influx of public money takes the over.
Secondly,
the influx of public money causes sportsbooks to adjust their numbers (assuming sharp bettors aren't involved).
Many bettors will place a wager on any game they intend on watching, and
this influx of public money creates a unique opportunity for contrarian bettors.
That influx of public money (along with some questionable roster moves) has been largely responsible for the recent line movement.
Oddsmakers will frequently shade their odds to account for the inevitable
influx of public money, so we shouldn't read too much into these deviations.
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.
There are enough large bets on UTEP that oddsmakers have been able to balance their books and mitigate
the influx of public money.
There have been no bet signals triggered on Houston which indicates that
this influx of public money is solely responsible for the line movement.
That said, it's not all sportsbooks that are unwilling to shade their line to adjust for
this influx of public money on Florida State.
It also gives square bettors more time to place their bets, which typically leads to
an influx of public money and additional value betting against the public.
In other words, the Indians probably should be small favorites, but oddsmakers needed to shade their lines to account for the inevitable
influx of public money.
Even if sportsbooks shade their lines to Cleveland +300 in order to account for
an influx of public money, that second bet would still pay out $ 795.
Sportsbooks often shade their lines to account for public perception, so if one team wins in impressive fashion, the line may be shaded to account for
an influx of public money.
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.
The line graph below shows a perfect illustration of initial sharp money on Boise before
an influx of public money to move the line back down:
Given the magnitude of tonight's game and
the influx of public money, sportsbooks will take a massive loss if Cleveland pulls off the upset.
Sports Insights» College Basketball Betting Systems have not triggered any plays on this game, indicating the line movement was caused by
an influx of public money on Baylor.
Their propensity to hammer favorites and back the league's hottest teams means oddsmakers can accurately anticipate this inevitable
influx of public money.
Oddsmakers understand this tendency, and will often shade their opening lines to anticipate the inevitable
influx of public money on the favorite.
In addition to charging prohibitive juice, sportsbooks will often shade their lines to account for the inevitable
influx of public money on large underdogs.
The massive
influx of public money causes the betting marketplace to act irrationally and sometimes you'll always get an extra 1 - 2 points on a bet.
Oddsmakers understand this bias and shade their lines to account for the inevitable
influx of public money.
This influx of public money on New England has helped to quickly move the line to 4.5, but we will continue to monitor this line movement as the week progresses.
This influx of public money has caused the Bears to move from +7.5 to +7.
Sports Insights» Betting Systems have triggered one Steam Move on this game, which, combined with
the influx of public money, has pushed the line to -16.
With
the influx of public money (as opposed to sharp action) producing an inflated line, we're happy to grab the extra two points of value created by the lopsided betting.
The influx of public money creates artificially inflated lines, which can be exploited by opportunistic bettors.
There has clearly been
an influx of public money on the Patriots, which has been responsible for the move from -7 to -10.
Casual fans love to bet favorites and overs, so oddsmakers will typically shade their opening line to account for the inevitable
influx of public money on large favorites and popular square teams (a la the Cowboys, Packers, Patriots).
Oddsmakers understand this tendency and shade their lines to account for the inevitable
influx of public money on the chalk.
This influx of public money has caused the line to move from UK -1 to -2.5.
It will be interesting to see whether oddsmakers adjust the spread when there's an official announcement made about Leonard's status, or whether
this influx of public money on the over causes the total to rise again.
Casual bettors love betting favorites and overs, so sportsbooks will shade their opening lines to account for the inevitable
influx of public money.
This influx of public money creates value for bettors looking to fade the public.
With many people traveling Wednesday, don't be surprised to see
an influx of public money come down on this game from early tomorrow morning right up until kickoff.
This heavy
influx of public money has moved the line significantly with New York now listed as a 1.5 - point favorite.
The massive
influx of Public money causes the betting marketplace to act irrationally.
This leads to
an influx of public money, which typically leads to an artificially inflated line.
Sports Insights MLB Betting Systems have yet to trigger a move on either side of this game, indicating the line - movement is likely attributed to
the influx of public money on St. Louis.
This influx of public money has caused the Wolverines to move from -1 to -2.5 across the sports betting marketplace.
In this example, there's been
an influx of public money on Utah, but large bets from well - respected clients have taken Colorado.
Not exact matches
The
influx of capital has helped startups stay private longer with
money that in past eras would have been raised on the
public markets.
For value - minded sports investors, this massive
influx of «
Public»
money means opportunity.
Both CRIS and Pinnacle opened Atlanta as a 1 - point favorite in this game, but have moved the line to -2.5 to offset the
influx of early
public money.
With an
influx of casual bettors entering the market,
public money has a more significant impact on line movement, which often creates artificially inflates lines that can be exploited by contrarian bettors.
This
influx of bets and
public money on one side ends up creating value on the other side; the line may move and sharps will come in to grab it, or the line won't move and sportsbooks will end up with more liability on the
public side.