Sentences with phrase «of public bettors»

These line moves in primetime games are often the results of public bettors overreacting to a piece of information (injury / suspension).

Wiseguys love this time of year because March Madness brings an influx of public bettors, leading to high ticket counts and increased contrarian value.

This is very fresh in the minds of public bettors who are happy to back the Bonnies against the Florida Gators, who have lost four of their past seven games.

Although the majority of public bettors usually take the favorite, the Seahawks are currently receiving just 69 % of spread bets and 81 % of total dollars wagered.

Although a majority of public bettors will typically pound the favorite, we have also noticed that these «squares» are prone to overreacting to recent results.

We know that it's usually sharp money responsible for moving a line, but for a massive match like this, an influx of public bettors at +250 can really change the odds.

The large majority of public bettors are taking Watford at a big price of +250, so fade the trendy underdog and take Crystal Palace +130 to win at home.

The majority of public bettors (57 %) are taking big underdog Seattle to win straight up, but their odds have drifted from +355 to +411 since opening.

Over that same period, the majority of public bettors have taken the over in 75.8 % of regular season games.

Since the start of the 2003 season, the majority of public bettors have taken the over in 86.6 % of all regular season games.

In games played with these extremely windy conditions, the majority of public bettors have taken the under on just 121 occasions.

Although a slight majority of public bettors are taking Chicago this evening, this 3.5 - point line move seems largely due to the availability of Pau Gasol.

For example, the majority of public bettors would likely fade (bet against) the Pelicans if Anthony Davis were ruled out.

Nearly 60 % of public bettors are loading up on Burnley at a price of +134 but we've actually seen the line move away from them.

It's extremely rare for the majority of public bettors to back the underdog — especially at this level.

There have been eight games this season in which a majority of public bettors have been on the under — in those games the over has gone 5 - 3.

During the regular season we typically see a majority of public bettors taking the favorite, but that trend is typically turned on its head during the playoffs.

In fact, past research found that a majority of public bettors have backed the favorite in more than 80 % of all NFL regular season games since the start of the 2003 season.

With the influx of public bettors around the market, it's generally a good idea to fade these «trendy» picks.

In those 7,809 games, there have been fewer than 50 % of public bettors on the over just 1,001 times — roughly 12.8 % of all games.

With a majority of public bettors taking the favorite, Stanford has moved from -4 to -4.5.

Sharps were also quick to jump on the Jets Under 5.5, agreeing with the vast majority of public bettors.

With a majority of public bettors taking LSU, the Tigers have moved from +7 to +6.5.

Despite this high number of inactive offensive players, 69 % of public bettors are taking the over in this matchup.

Since 2003, the majority of public bettors have taken the under in just 11.8 % of regular season games and 7.2 % of playoff games which makes this an incredibly rare occurrence.

This information indicates that even though a majority of public bettors like New Orleans, large wagers from sharp bettors have been taking Washington.

In fact, a majority of public bettors have taken the favorite in nearly 83 % of the games in our database.

This has been the backbone of our betting against the public philosophy, as these figures have allowed us to determine which teams are being hammered by the majority of public bettors, and identify the optimal threshold for fading the public across all six major US sports.

It's very rare that a majority of public bettors will take the underdog during the regular season, but there are significant changes to betting habits during the postseason.

However, the majority of public bettors are still fading the «Canes, as they're getting just 44 % of tickets.

By utilizing our public betting trends from seven contributing sportsbooks, we are able to see which teams are being pounded by a majority of public bettors.

If 80 % of public bettors are taking Team A -LRB--7), sportsbooks will likely adjust Team B to +7.5 to +8 to encourage more action.

It's extremely rare to find the majority of public bettors backing the underdog, but that's exactly what's happening in this matchup.

Chicago opened as -130 favorites at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook and, as usual, the majority of public bettors have been taking the Cubbies.

Not surprisingly, three of the games in which Kentucky received fewer than 50 % of spread bets came against North Carolina, Florida and Louisville, other ranked - teams and perennial favorites of public bettors as well.

The «under» has actually gone 141 -121-4 so far, breaking the hearts of public bettors near and far.

Despite the majority of public bettors taking the over, early sharp action on the under caused the Game 2 total to drop from 220.5 to 220 at Pinnacle.

According to my research, a majority of public bettors have taken the under in just 10.7 % of playoff games over the past eleven years.

This system is similar to the last one, as we're using the ranking system to take advantage of public bettors.

This weekend will be a great test of public bettors on the underdogs vs. sharper bettors on the favorites, similar to Mayweather vs. McGregor.

Since 2003, a majority of public bettors have taken the over in 86.64 % of all regular season games.

Since we already knew that a majority of public bettors routinely take ranked teams against ranked opposition, I believed that we could exploit this tendency by focusing on heavily bet games where shading would be more prevalent.

Ohio State opened as 3 - point favorites but, in a rare twist, the majority of public bettors have been backing the underdog.

My research found that the majority of public bettors (more than 50 % of spread tickets) have taken the underdog in 16.1 % of regular season games, while the majority of public bettors have taken the underdog in 19.2 % of bowl games.

Similar to the AFC North, I expect there to be a ton of public bettors hammering the Cowboys at +140.

Sportsbooks won't move their lines just because a lot of public bettors are on one team unless it is very lopsided.

At the time of publication, there had been 108 interleague games played and a majority of public bettors had taken the AL team in more than two - thirds of these games.

That's good news for all of the public bettors hammering Golden State this evening.

Home teams are particularly undervalued when they're being avoided by the majority of public bettors.

Overs: 38 - 25 (just 4 - 8 since Round of 32 when betting tickets for O / U really increase) Majority of public bettors has been on the Over in 60 of 64 games