When you have made your round cake of bread, get your bread knife and rub flour on
the not sharp side.
Not exact matches
After white nationalists clashed with protesters in Charlottesville this weekend, Trump did
not initially condemn white supremacists or racists by name, prompting
sharp criticism from all
sides.
While, at times, he talked as a Greek in setting flesh and spirit in
sharp opposition, he always was thinking as a Jew; he was contrasting,
not material flesh and immaterial spirit, but the natural man uninspired by the divine Spirit, on one
side, and the spiritual man transformed by God's grace, on the other.
I put Ron Paul to the
side because, even if the Republicans do someday nominate a gold standard supporter who wants
sharp defense cuts, but it won't be this year, won't be someone who thinks he wants to zero out nuclear weapons production, and military nuclear propulsion production, transportation, and testing, and it won't be a ex-publisher of racist newsletters who can't fully come clean.
It is hard to say what political
side Biden is on, there was a time I thought he was a pretty
sharp guy but that was before I saw and read more about him, it's a shame his mouth isn't connected to his brain.
I did this by scooping it out with a
sharp tipped spoon from the top, but you could also make a slit lengthwise along the
side of each onion to make it easier (though then you'll have to push your onions back together so the filling doesn't fall out).
I don't use a huge knife like in this video, but I do use a darn
sharp one, or else the membranes will collapse when you're trying to slice on either
side of them.
Holding a
sharp knife parallel to the work surface and beginning on a long
side, butterfly turkey by cutting horizontally almost in half (
not all the way through), then opening it like a book.
Insert a boning knife if you have one or a
sharp steak knife into the end of the chop and gently slice a pocket being careful
not to poke out the
sides.
We still haven't seen
sharp money take a
side, but this free line value is a hallmark of the contrarian betting strategy.
Oddsmakers do
not attempt to balance their book by attracting 50 percent of the action on each
side but rather shade their opening lines to capitalize on public perception and then allow their
sharpest bettors to shape the line.
Every sport book today is computerized, Back in my day money always moved the line if a player was respected, and if the squares tossed enough money on a game most books would move the line a little, However the big books would just sit and even take layoffs from the small stores, They knew even if the squares got hot in the end the juice would eat em up.Gone are the days when Billy Walters and his crew would move the line 3 and 4 points, I'm talking
sides not totals, Forget about what they did to the horseshoe with totals in the NBA, Back then you could catch small non computerized stores with bad lines to begin with, imagine a three point move and the small store or corner bookie is off on the line a few points to begin with, I could catch some game with 6 and seven point advantages, with computers today if you can catch a half or one point advantage your lucky.Even if you know the group moving the line most of these store move the lines on air, when I say air they just watch the screen from D.B. And move the line before they even get hit, Hell even the big stores have the
sharps on small limits per call.
He's obviously
not as
sharp as when he had youth on
side but hands down he is one of the prems finest.
I would say on the creative
side we were
not sharp enough.
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.
One such game has caught the eyes of
sharps and squares alike, though I'm sure you'll be shocked to learn that they're
not on the same
side.
Sharp money hasn't taken a
side in this matchup, but one -
sided public betting appears to have created some contrarian value on the Boilermakers.
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.
As always, if you like either
side, feel free to take it, but there hasn't been many
sharp money indications to make us feel strongly about either team.
«The
sharps aren't involved in every matchup every night, so when they aren't, we'll adjust the numbers if we've got too great of public exposure on one
side.
Since sportsbooks will only adjust their lines based on public money in games where
sharp money isn't involved, I wanted to examine the same contrarian strategies when no Pinnacle steam moves had been triggered on the public
side.
It's also worth noting that oddsmakers respect the opinion of their
sharpest bettors, and won't adjust based on public money if those
sharps have taken a
side.
With balanced public betting, limited line movement and no betting systems triggered, it doesn't look like
sharp money has taken a
side on tonight's spread.
Between the split pubic betting trends and the limited line movement,
sharp money doesn't seem to have picked a
side in this game; however, the more interesting line movement has been in regards to the total.
In fact, many bettors that I have spoken with believe that one -
sided money percentages are an excellent indicator of
sharp money, but that's simply
not the case.
Betting against the public is a profitable strategy, but bettors need to ensure that
sharps and squares aren't on the same
side.
Betting market:
Not only are the ticket percentages in this game relatively even (see chart below), but
sharp money come down on both
sides earlier in the week, with Steam Moves triggered at Alabama -3 and Clemson +3.
Instead of trying to decipher which
side is stronger, sometimes laying off and
not placing a bet is the real
sharp move.
Selectivity is a virtue, and it's important to know that there isn't necessarily a
sharp side in every game.
That's especially true if it's a heavily bet game (i.e. Spurs vs. Warriors), or if there's
not enough buyback from
sharp bettors on the other
side.
Sportsbooks aren't looking to attract equal action on each
side, they're looking to capitalize on the predictable tendencies of casual bettors and allow their
sharpest bettors to shape the line.
Left
side will be awkward though but maybe that could have a starting player come in soon...
Not forgetting Gibbs, I do like him when fit and match
sharp but that happens like a leap year, 1 day in every 4 years XD
We still haven't seen
sharp money pick a
side on the total, so it will be interesting to monitor this total throughout the week — especially when the limits are increased closer to kick off.
This doesn't necessarily mean that
sharp money has taken a
side, but we would have preferred to see a higher dollar figure on Ole Miss to confirm our
sharp money indicators.
This would seem to indicate that there's slight contrarian value on Tampa Bay, but
sharp money has
not taken a
side.
It doesn't appear that there is an overwhelming amount of
sharp support on either
side, though, as the line remains where it opened at 6.5 at Bookmaker.
If you're
not crunching numbers on your supercomputer at home, you might find yourself wondering what
sides and totals
sharp bettors are taking for these big games.
Assuming
sharp bettors aren't heavily involved; this public money will create artificial line value for contrarian bettors willing to take the unpopular
side of a game.
There are circumstances where we have a Duke vs. UNC matchup and the
sharps aren't involved, we will adjust there for public money if we have liability on one
side.»
Don't worry, you don't have to bet on Duke if you don't want to, but Mark Gallant breaks down which
side of this matchup has become a favorite of
sharp bettors.
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.
When
sharp bettors aren't involved, sportsbooks will adjust their numbers if there's a significant exposure on one
side.
While recreational players can't throw their money at Jared Goff fast enough, professionals have spent the week pounding the hook which
not only helps balance the books for oddsmakers, but also fires a warning shot that
sharp money is ready to pounce should sportsbooks give into one -
sided Rams action and adjust to 4.
That means you're
not going to find and value unless you're targeting games with extreme levels of one -
sided public betting and limited
sharp involvement.
They are okay if the public loads up on one
side as long as
sharps don't join in because they are able to predict who bettors will like for each game, and set the lines accordingly.
If there wasn't a need to have one
sided action to balance the future book shading prices too much would invite an undesirable deluge of one
sided sharp action from the professionals.
With all of these lines trending toward the contrarian
side, don't be surprised to see a couple show up in tonight's
Sharp Action Report.
He looked
sharp against a notoriously defensive West Brom
side and both Giroud and Alexis Sanchez were unlucky
not to be on the scoresheet earlier in the game.
The
sharps however are
not in agreement and we've seen
sharp money show for both
sides.
Hopefully I haven't jinxed myself by highlighting this season's 66.66 % win percentage where
sharp action has shown for one
side on our featured games, but take a look below to see if you agree with the early line movement.