If you want to count in the shenanigans that occur as a result of shorting (naked or legal), those are a series
of side bets that do not change the total number of shares / bonds outstanding.
Most of the CDS market is just a series
of side bets, with little or no true hedging going on.
This game is currently the most lopsided - bet game of the week, with just 14 %
of the side bets and just 12 % of the teasers and parlays taking the Cleveland Browns.
The details turned out to be that no «bundles» had been wagered, no «load
of side bets» picked up by Eddie Stanky.
Unfortunately some sportswriters reported that Eddie Stanky, the St. Louis manager, had «picked up a load
of side bets» and that «the Dodger lads went for a bundle.»
The spread, or line, is a type
of side bet that equalizes the chance of winning a wager.
Not exact matches
A few other reviewers have said the same, so I'm
betting LG will return to
side buttons with the next iteration
of its flagship Android phone.
However, they hedge their
bets ever so slightly, whether that means cultivating their networks and looking for additional opportunities, even when things seem to be going great — or even launching a full - blown
side business or second (or third) source
of income.
Turner: On the equity
side, you said earlier in the year that the stock market had maybe gotten ahead
of itself in terms
of betting on the success
of various administration policies that might give the economy a boost.
(This year's event could even see some
side bets on whether there will be another envelope snafu at the end
of the night, though the Academy and PricewaterhouseCoopers have taken some precautions against that possibility.)
It's not the first time a late, broken play has changed the outcome
of bets and fantasy matchups across the country — earlier in the season the Chiefs had a similar play on «Monday Night Football» against the Redskins, leaving bettors elated or furious depending on which
side of the game they were on.
As long as we're not hit with a free possession by a team scoring right before halftime, this feels like the right
side of this
bet.
Here, Buffett was definitely on the correct
side of the
bet.
People face potentially unlimited losses with CFDs if they are on the wrong
side of a
bet on a price movement and cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile.
«The candidates on both
sides of the aisle are talking about this more, and you can
bet it'll be a campaign issue later on,» he says.
Others have taken the other
side of the
bet, and overnight Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB, says that he thinks there is a «very low chance»
of an OPEC oil - output cut tomorrow.
Looking at the data, I would
bet the short
side for it specifically — it's fallen about 4.5 % over the last year and thus far shows no signs
of pepping up much.
In the
bet, Buffett picked a Vanguard fund that tracks the S&P 500, while Protégé Partners, a firm that puts clients» money into funds made up
of hedge funds, took the other
side of the
bet with five
of its funds.
While Mr. Bernanke's «60 Minutes» interview was being broadcast, the government was releasing the counterparties on the winning
side of the Wall Street casino in
bets that A.I.G. lost.
Loeb took the other
side of the
bet, announcing publicly that he had bought 8.9 million shares, at a cost
of around $ 300 million, potentially putting Ackman in what's called a «short squeeze.»
Look, if these two groups
of speculators, managed money traders on one
side and speculators we call commercials on the other
side wanted to wager massive
bets and kept their
betting to themselves, then no problem — they can have at it.
Nobody seems to want to take the other
side of that
bet — that this administration's policies won't boost stocks.
Next, we will look at the other
side of the popular market analysis techniques commonly employed by spread
betting traders when they are looking to forecast future price moves and place trades that are based on those forecasts.
But for Uber, such cars are not a
side bet but a way to be more fully in control
of its business by eliminating the need for drivers who expect to be paid.
In the meantime, both quarterbacks, both special teams, both offensive and defensive lines, and both coaches are taking the other
side of your
bet.
Chinese officials were still
betting on Trump's readiness to make a deal in the end, but said the two
sides are so far apart that there is no chance
of a compromise any time soon.
«I'm not any further ahead or behind where I would have been,» he says, thanks to a
side strategy
of buying put options, a complicated tool that lets investors
bet on falling stock prices.
Also as pastor, I
bet I hear more
of the different
sides of this than Christine does.
I
bet they just pitched him off the
side of the boat.
In the bowl
of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment,
bet together butter and sugar at medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the
sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
Brunson also accepted a
side bet of $ 20,000 to his $ 1,000 that he would win it all again, but he wasn't doing so well as the first evening
of the Series wore on.
The 7/1 (8.0) on offer to join us is a little short for this type
of bet personally, and his proneness to injury is hardly expected to improve with our
side...
The logic behind fading to get the points makes a ton
of sense as it adds up in the long run, but I don't see it if you're simply
betting one
side despite no line movement just because everyone is on the other
side.
While this type
of lop -
sided NBA Finals
betting certainly fits into our
betting against the public philosophy, it was another postseason trend that could pay dividends to NBA bettors.
We still haven't seen sharp money take a
side, but this free line value is a hallmark
of the contrarian
betting strategy.
If the general public (based on
Betting Percentage) is on one
side of the game, but the point spread moves in the opposite direction, it is often an indicator that «big money» (and most likely «smart money») is taking a position in the direction
of the line movement (and opposite to the Public).
One
of the difficulties with following steam is that wiseguys know that bettors are willing to chase the steam, so they will intentionally
bet one
side of a game just so they can buy back the other
side at a better number.
In the most lop -
sided bet game today, St. Bonaventure is receiving just 24 %
of spread wagers.
Oddsmakers are able to anticipate which games will take one -
sided public
betting, so they typically shade their opening lines to account for the predictable flood
of public money.
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 market: As
of Sunday morning, the Jets were one
of the favorite Week 14 public
sides (67 %).
They understand the factors driving public
betting and shade their lines accordingly to force square bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular
side of a game.
This incredibly one -
sided betting has pushed the line to 14.5 - points at a majority
of the market - setting sportsbooks including Cris and Pinnacle.
Generally speaking, you'd have somewhere between a -2 % and -3 % ROI if you were to blindly
bet all
of the
sides and totals.
Those are almost exclusively marquee rivalry games with extreme levels
of one -
sided public
betting.
In fact, they only received 24 %
of spread
bets in their Week 2 matchup against the Packers which was the second least popular
side of the young season.
This would cloud the data when we said 77 %
of Bet Labs users are on this
side because many
of those systems would actually say to fade that team.
Sports Insights MLB
Betting Systems have yet to trigger a move on either
side of this game, indicating the line - movement is likely attributed to the influx
of public money on St. Louis.
Oddly enough, the total has actually dropped from 137 to 135 despite a lop -
sided betting percentage with 61 %
of the public taking the over and reports that it will not rain this evening.
As another old enemy, Michael Owen, said about the match in his Premier League
betting preview: «Tony Pulis has lost only one
of his last six Premier League home games with Arsenal and I expect to see his
side bounce back after a couple
of disappointing performances in recent weeks,»