Sentences with phrase «of sharp money moves»

However, betting it now means buying the bad end of sharp money moves, minimizing and potentially eliminating the previously existing line value.

In today's AAC final between Cincinnati and SMU, we have a great case of sharp money moving the line.

Not exact matches

However, Ohio State has moved from -13.5 to -17 around the market despite just 33 % of tickets, a clear indication that sharper money is taking the Buckeyes.

For the record, it is still early and very few bets have come down on this game, however, two Steam Moves (BetUS and CRIS) have already been triggered, indicating sharp money already likes one side of this matchup.

Betting lines move for many reasons; injury updates, weather, etc., but «betting line movement» that goes against the «betting percentages» is an excellent indicator of Smart Money, also referred to as Sharp Money.

If a line moves in one direction, but the Public is on the other side, it implies that «bigger» — and normally «smarter» or «sharper» — money is on the side of the line move.

As you can see, steady OKC money pushed the line up to 3 before our Bet Signals triggered a Steam Move on Houston, indicating that sharp money entered the market to buyback the value of Rockets +3.

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.

Also, when the spread moves in the opposite direction of the public betting percentage it's known as reverse line movement which is an excellent indicator of sharp money.

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.

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.

The Lightning are currently getting only 36 % of moneyline bets for the opener but have moved from -116 to -130 at Pinnacle, indicating some sharp money on Tampa Bay to grab a series lead.

We did track sharp money on Golden State in the opener, where they got less than 50 % of spread bets but moved from -7 to -7.5.

Texas at USC: Sharper money appears to be all over USC in this one, opening -14 at some of the sharp books like Bookmaker and already moving up to -17.

As noted in an earlier article, the Pinnacle MLB steam move has been incredibly profitable for bettors and it's one of the best identifiers of sharp money.

For example if 90 % of the public is betting on Miami -3 to win, but the line moves to Miami -2, you'll know Sharp Money came in on the other side.

Was the line move due to sharp money, public money, or a mix of both?

I should start by noting that the line can move for a variety of reasons including injuries, weather and officials, but most of the time oddsmakers shade their opening lines to account for public money on the favorite and then allow sharp money from their most respected clients to shape the line.

New Mexico has moved 5.5 points since opening despite getting just 40 % of tickets, so clearly sharp money taking the Lobos on the road.

The Beavers have gone just 1 - 5 ATS this season but sharp money appears to be on them this weekend — they've moved from +12.5 to +10 despite getting just 25 % of spread tickets.

If the line moves against those public betting percentages, it's known as reverse line movement which is an excellent indicator of sharp money.

Right now 62 % of spread bets are taking the Tar Heels, and it looks like public tickets were the reason for the line move rather than sharp money.

When the line moves in the opposite direction of our public betting data, it's known as reverse line movement — a strong indicator that sharp money likes Bo Ryan's Badgers.

For anybody unfamiliar, steam moves are the result of a sudden overload of money placed at multiple sportsbooks and, in most cases, occur due to betting groups, syndicates and / or respected sharp players with the resources to get down heavily at multiple locations, all at once.

Betting market: This game is very interesting, not only because it's one of the few Week 17 contests that involves two teams with something to play for, but because the line has moved from Falcons -3 up to -4, despite no sharp money to speak of.

Despite receiving just 41 % of spread bets, Dallas has actually moved from +6.5 to +6 indicating that there may be some sharp money on the road dog.

Tennessee has only covered in 2 of the last 8 games vs. Alabama and an early move from -14 to -16.5 is almost entirely due to sharp money, but there may be value on the Volunteers if they reach +17.

That 6.5 - point line move indicates that sharp money is on the under, which is confirmed by several of our bet signals including a steam move triggered on Under 66.

One of the best ways to identify sharp money is by looking for reverse line movement, which is when the spread moves in the opposite direction of our public betting trends.

Although the majority of bettors were taking Wake Forest, this sharp money caused Kansas State to move from +1 to -2 within minutes.

However, most of the sharp market like CRIS and 5Dimes has moved Villanova to -2.5, meaning the smart money has clearly come in on the Wildcats so far.

Money percentages that contradict our ticket percentages are another excellent indicator of sharp money, and it also helps explain how the line could move two - points despite the majority of bettors taking Florida SMoney percentages that contradict our ticket percentages are another excellent indicator of sharp money, and it also helps explain how the line could move two - points despite the majority of bettors taking Florida Smoney, and it also helps explain how the line could move two - points despite the majority of bettors taking Florida State.

Even though most of the money was taking Wake Forest, sportsbooks moved against the money due to sharp action.

In other words, this line has moved largely based on public perception — not because of sharp money.

Their analysis includes a break down of historical betting trends, dissecting the major line moves, and pinpointing the best sharp money indicators.

The line graph below shows a perfect illustration of initial sharp money on Boise before an influx of public money to move the line back down:

There have been no bet signals triggered on Seattle which means this half - point move is solely due to public money and not any sort of sharp money.

Right now 76 % of tickets are taking the Buckeyes, but the market is unwilling to move to -3 right now, an indication that books are expecting sharp money when he hits Oklahoma +3.

The only way to know if sharp money is involved in moving the line (not all line moves are sharp incidentally, you have to seek each game out individually) is to match the % of public wages relative to the line move.

Our goal is to ensure that our readers and subscribers are able to follow this sharp money, and there are a number of tricks used to identify what is responsible for line moves across the sports betting marketplace.

Even though sharp money has clearly taken the under in this game, most of that value has already been sucked out with that 4 - point line move.

This has moved the line on Real Madrid from +158 to +149, but bettors should be careful to note that this is a mix of public and sharp money, rather than sharp money alone.

Although there are a number of steam moves and sharp money indicators triggered on California, most of them came when the spread was significantly lower.

Only 25 % of total bets were on the Over so that was sharp money moving the total, but bettors late on the steam were not able to cash in.

When the line moves against our public betting trends it's referred to as reverse line movement — an excellent indicator of sharp money.

It should be noted that most of our sharp money indicators took Tennessee from +4 to +3, while most of the sports betting marketplace has already moved to Titans +2.

This reverse line movement indicates that sharp money is taking the Titans, but perhaps more notable is the fact that the line moved past the key number of 10.

Swansea are getting nearly 70 % of moneyline tickets to win at home but the line has barely moved in their favor, so we've clearly seen some sharp money hit the draw here.

This post will remain «live» through kickoff of the College Football Playoff Championship Game on January 12th between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks and will be constantly updated to reflect major line moves, public betting trends, sharp money indicators (action from professional bettors and / or syndicates), injury news and relevant betting analysis, so please check back often.

We saw a prime example of that last year when public money caused the Panthers to move from -3.5 to -4.5 in Super Bowl 50 despite several sharp money indicators on the Broncos.