Sentences with phrase «most public bettors»

Most public bettors will look at this line and immediately take West Brom based on their appealing underdog odds, but desperation and pride come into play.

Everton / West Brom is a great example this week where most public bettors see a line of Everton +160 and get sucked in.

NC State vs. Louisville: Most public bettors thought the opener of Louisville -1 was too low, and they're now up to -3.5 / -4 around the market.

Most public bettors still tend to back favorites, and when mixed with the unpredictability of the bowl season, unpopular underdogs tend to cover more often than not.

Not exact matches

This simple strategy encourages bettors to identify the most popular teams and bet against them; thereby capitalizing on lines that have been shaded to exploit public perception.

Since Georgia Tech is receiving overwhelming public support and are ranked 20th in the most recent AP poll, Duke could be offering value to bettors this weekend.

Perhaps the most interesting trend is that 55 % of public bettors are taking the over, yet 92 % of total dollars wagered are on the under.

This is the most heavily bet game of the week, but public money hasn't affected the spread like many bettors would expect.

According to our Sharp Action Report (available to Sportsbook Insider Advantage subscribers), the public may be coming in hard on the Eagles, but sharp bettors have consistently bought back the value with the Cowboys, making it most popular bet among professionals so far this week.

In other words, college basketball bettors can't blindly bet against the public — they need to target the most heavily bet games of the day.

The Warriors are the most public team in the league, so it's not surprising to see bettors taking them to cover.

Most oddsmakers know which games will take one - sided public betting, so they will shade their opening lines to account for dull bettors racing to the window like drunkards (or myself) racing to the bar at last call.

Oddsmakers shade their opening lines to capitalize on public perception and then allow their most well - respected bettors to shape the line throughout the day.

Since a majority of public bets will take the favorite in most games, bettors looking to take the underdog can simply wait until the line has been artificially inflated and place their wager at a more favorable number.

This simple strategy encourages bettors to identify the most popular teams and bet against them; thereby capitalizing on artificially inflated lines created by public perception.

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.

This is one of the most bet games of the week and public bettors could inflate the line on Bama, but only about 60 % of tickets are taking the Crimson Tide right now, so books set a good number where they'd attract some Aggies bets.

Although we constantly talk about the value of betting against the public, one of the most popular strategies for bettors is the 80 - 20 betting system.

-- Michigan State - Oregon was by far the most bet game of the day with public bettors on MSU (2.5:1 ticket count according to David Purdum) but sharper money on Oregon.

Public bettors are probably kicking themselves now because they've been the most profitable team in the entire league, going 7 - 1 for +8.49 units on the moneyline and breaking expansion team records along the way.

Last week was solid for public bettors as the most lopsided bet teams went 4 - 2.

This indicates that most sportsbooks have likely been taking big money from sharp bettors on Pittsburgh to counter the influx of public / square money on Indianapolis.

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.

It's also worth noting that the Red Sox are consistently one of the most popular teams amongst casual bettors, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the moneyline shaded to account for public money — especially in Sale's first few starts of the season.

It's worth noting that public bettors overwhelmingly like taking favorites, which explains why most of our contrarian strategies focusing on underdogs.

Based on our proprietary betting trends data, the following sides are the most popular among public NFL bettors:

His most recent performance has really turned away public bettors, as the Steelers are only getting 21 % of bets so far.

Since most of the teams at the top of the standings have been there all season long, public bettors feel good about putting some cash down on them and sportsbooks are juicing up the lines big time.

Contrarian bettors can realize added value by exploiting moneylines that have been artificially inflated based on public betting, however, most sportsbooks don't take enough public money on totals to justify any line movement.

That said, it's clear bettors should be following the sharp action and betting against the public in the days most heavily bet games.

Primetime games receive the most public action and casual bettors like wagering on favorites.

Most teams won't get public support because they have burned bettors.

Using our proprietary betting and money percentage data, we've broken down three of today's most popular plays among public bettors.

Using the proprietary betting data available at The Action Network, we've identified tonight's three most popular wagers among public bettors.

It was not profitable to bet against the public (< 50 % of bets) in all games: 25 -32-2 (43.9 %) ATS but fading casual bettors in the most popular games on Saturday went 3 - 0 ATS.

The Mets (10 - 1, +8.38 units) have been the most profitable team for bettors this season, so of course the public is riding them once again.

Why the public will love Oklahoma City: With their starpower, the Thunder, like the Celtics, attract public bettors on most nights.

Betting against the public (< 50 % of bets) in all games went just 29 - 30 (49.2 %) ATS but focusing on the most popular matchups contrarian bettors went 4 - 1 ATS with only Oklahoma cashing.

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.