In other words, sportsbooks almost always adjust their lines based on the action of their sharpest bettors, and they won't move the number based on public money unless there's a marquee matchup with one - sided public betting and
limited sharp action on the other side.
During the regular season, sportsbooks almost always adjust their lines based on the action of their sharpest bettors, and they won't move the number based on public money unless there's a marquee matchup with one - sided public betting and
limited sharp action on the other side.
Not exact matches
Since Pinnacle accepts higher
limits, they attract more professional
action and therefore have
sharper lines.
Since those books accept higher
limits, they attract more professional
action and therefore have
sharper lines and moves.
Sharp sportsbooks accept professional
action and take the highest
limits, so they will not typically shade their lines off the market.
Steve Stone of Oasis started taking early
Sharp action on Cleveland, «We opened at 3 and wrote a lot of Jacksonville tickets, then late Tuesday we had a couple of
Sharp players take Cleveland +3 for the
limit.»
There's a chance we could see some
sharp action later in the week when there are higher
limits, so continue to monitor these lines.
With
limits low,
sharp action isn't as prevalent as it will be in days leading up to Week 1.
Sports Insights» Bet Signals triggered a Steam Move at Pinnacle, a sportsbook that accepts high -
limit professional
action, revealing that
sharp money is responsible for the early line movement in this game.
As we are attempting to attract balanced
action, the
sharps can sometimes even get two maximum
limit bets on their chosen team before our line moves enough to discourage them.