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While there is certainly potential in this group, it's easy to see why oddsmakers don't have high expectations for Coach Corbin's team.

The Sports Insights team developed this analysis after noticing and tracking what's called «the Square Play» while working at as oddsmakers at various sportsbooks.

Lastly, we were aware that home court advantage has been massively overvalued by oddsmakers so we decided to filter out home teams and focus solely on visitors.

We should note that this is not the most trustworthy offshore sportsbook as there have been a number of reports about delayed payouts, but the numbers still give us an indication of oddsmaker expectations for the Week 1 games.

Nonetheless, oddsmakers clearly believe the Cowboys are a legitimate Super Bowl contender and Elliott is a viable MVP candidate.

However, it presents some difficulties for oddsmakers with the quick

-- The NFL Draft starts at 8 p.m. ET tonight and we've posted a handful of interesting prop bets that indicate how oddsmakers expect the draft to play out.

Before the start of the NFL season, I spoke with oddsmakers from several different sportsbooks to determine which players had the greatest impact on the spread.

In games in which neither team has much incentive to win, it's always interesting to see how oddsmakers adjust their lines.

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.

With Brett Favre banged up, the Packers are 1 — 3 for the first time since»93 and 0 — 2 at home, making Vegas oddsmakers look like American idiots.

Casual bettors love fading the Browns and the preseason lookahead line for this game was Bengals -7.5, so I wouldn't be surprised to see oddsmakers shade the opening line to Bengals -4 or -4.5.

Earlier this week, the square offshore oddsmakers at BetOnline became the first prominent sportsbook to post odds for the Defensive Rookie of the Year.

What do oddsmakers think about Colin Kaepernick's return?

Boston had been the most consistent team all year and earned the respect from oddsmakers by being deemed the clear - cut +350 favorite heading into the playoffs.

Furthermore, our results indicate that Villanova is the fourth best team remaining while oddsmakers rank them as the sixth best team.

Assuming public bettors continue hammering the Warriors and the over, it will be interesting to see whether oddsmakers adjust their numbers.

The short line can partly be attributed to the lookahead line over the summer, which was Baylor -10, so oddsmakers still believe Baylor is a better team than Oklahoma State.

At the time of publication, uncertainty regarding the injury statuses of Joe Flacco and Andrew Luck and Jay Cutler's triumphant return have forced oddsmakers at market - setting sportsbooks like CRIS and Pinnacle to take their Week 1 games off the board.

Similarly, many people expect Andrew Luck and the Colts to take a major step towards title contention next season, but oddsmakers seem divided.

There has been similar public betting at the William Hill sportsbook — a prominent oddsmaker in Las Vegas.

Given the familiarity of these two teams, I'd be surprised if oddsmakers gave bettors the option to take the Panthers plus a touchdown.

We will continue to monitor this movement throughout the season but, for bettors looking for value in the futures market, re-examining these pre-season odds can provide insight as to who oddsmakers viewed as the league's elite teams before the season began and where there may be potential value.

Clearly oddsmakers still view Wade as an impact player, but I wanted to determine the true value of the 2006 NBA Finals MVP.

If oddsmakers open the Raptors as a 3 - point second half favorites, bettors could take the Heat (+3) to create a middling opportunity between Toronto -6 and Toronto -18.

USA Today projects the Canucks with a league - low 65 points and 28 wins, while oddsmakers list their points at 74.5 and wins at 33.5.

Perhaps that explains why oddsmakers expect them to take 6» 10» forward Marquese Chriss.

Although this level of public money would typically cause oddsmakers to adjust their lines to encourage action on the Redskins, the line remains Philadelphia -3.

While oddsmakers don't overreact, it is clear that bettors do.

I wanted to determine whether oddsmakers still believe that Rose is a valuable player so I spoke with Scott Cooley, an Odds Consultant for Bookmaker.eu.

Before the start of the season, we surveyed several prominent oddsmakers from Bookmaker.eu, CG Technology, Westgate Superbook and William Hill.

Kanter should provide a nice complement to Serge Ibaka in the front court, and clearly oddsmakers agree.

UM was favored by five scores, though many oddsmakers didn't even bother posting the game.

Although oddsmakers no longer believe it's likely that Golden State will set the single season record for wins, the Warriors are still a heavy favorite to win the Western Conference -LRB--175) and the NBA Championship -LRB--135).

It is easier for a game to go under its total if oddsmakers set a high line.

Teams like the Yankees, Red Sox and Dodgers have been historically overpriced, meaning oddsmakers shade lines because they are popular teams.

Since oddsmakers typically value home - court advantage at roughly 2.5 - points, it was safe to assume that Louisville would be 1 - point favorites on neutral court.

This isn't the whole story, though, as we have to see if oddsmakers have been doing their job and keeping up with the trends.

Are oddsmakers overlooking potential sleepers like Malik Monk or Harry Giles?

Because oddsmakers understand the teams and situations that will attract public money, they react by shading lines to force these bettors to take worse numbers.

The Dwight Howard trade hasn't even been made official yet, but it's already shaken up the NBA landscape, and Friday the Vegas oddsmakers took notice.

Unbeaten oddsmakers favorite Justify will start seventh from the rail while second - choice Mendelssohn, trained by Irishman Aidan O'Brien, took 14th in Tuesday's post position draw for Saturday's 144th Kentucky Derby.

Although the signing is not yet official, this massive move shows what oddsmakers think about Manning's ability to stay healthy next season.

These lines likely assume the game is being played under the current rules (which don't allow for hand checking), but these lines show just how much oddsmakers respect the Warriors.

If they can get a win against the Croats and Spain defeats Italy, the Irish prospects will increase immensely however slim most oddsmakers believe their actual chances really are.