Sentences with phrase «on square bettors»

Sharper sportsbooks will not adjust their lines based on square bettors, and do not change their lines lightly.

Right now, this movement appears to be based on public money as opposed to sharp money, so there is added value on the Dolphins based on square bettors.

Not exact matches

A majority of bettors are considered to be squares — casual weekend warriors who place their wagers mainly based on instinct.

On the other hand, square books like Bovada and Sportsbook have low limits and aren't going to be taking any large bets from the world's sharpest bettors.

Square bettors are prone to betting these games for one simple reason — they plan on watching the game and they want some sort of vested interest.

In David Purdum's recent article at ESPN Chalk, he reports that large bets by square bettors taking the short trip from California have been on the Dodgers, but sportsbooks expect sharp money to come in on the Astros for both game 1 and the series.

Because you were always laying a minus number, betting on favorites burned a huge hole in the pockets of square bettors.

By capitalizing on overreactions and the predictable actions of casual bettors (sometimes known as squares), a contrarian can exploit mispriced or artificially inflated lines.

Square bettors come out of the woodwork and get down hard on these games, causing the ticket counts to skyrocket (on average, these games are getting 20 - 40K bets, similar to an NFL game).

Bovada is a very square sportsbook and they typically offer far better odds on the underdog, however, as we explained in a recent article, square bettors tend to gravitate towards underdogs during the postseason.

Without any action to get down on (besides the Home Run Derby and Midsummer Classic itself), sharp and square bettors alike are forced to...

Although sportsbooks know this information and build it into line, these «square» bettors often create artificial value by heavily betting the favorite and forcing sportsbooks to shade their lines to encourage action on the other side (typically the underdog).

If ESPN spends all week hyping LeBron James and promoting his legacy, these square bettors will likely load up on the Heat and create artificial value on their opponent.

With public bettors now able to cash in on Notre Dame if they win by two touchdowns, I don't expect many squares leaning towards Wake Forest unless the line moves back to 14 or higher.

Without any action to get down on (besides the Home Run Derby and Midsummer Classic itself), sharp and square bettors alike are forced to take a step back, reflect on their first - half performance, re-examine winning and losing strategies and prepare for the second - half of the season.

The line hasn't reached 6.5 anywhere all week and likely won't since most last minute bettors will be squares on the Chiefs.

For example, an uninformed (or square) bettor is more prone to bet on the favorite regardless of the point spread.

Past research has found that square bettors tend to place more value on high - powered offenses than stout defenses, and this false perception can easily be exploited.

Betting against the public is a profitable strategy, but bettors need to ensure that sharps and squares aren't on the same side.

There is a theory that square bettors are getting more sophisticated, but there is one thing hasn't changed over time: bettors love betting on good teams, no matter what number they are laying.

The whole concept of betting against the public is based on the idea that «square» or uninformed public bettors create artificial line value by pounding one side — typically the favorite or the over.

Sports Insights bases its Square Plays on its contacts within the industry (including sports books and «sharp» bettors), actual money bet, and other sources — to get VALUE for their members.

This makes sense as bettors are understandably more interested in laying money on a UNC / Duke rivalry game than they are when two random mid-majors square off.

When you say «Oddsmakers are more willing to move the line on a $ 5000 bet from a sharp bettor than they would for a $ 25000 bet from a square.»

With square bettors eager to bet on any football game that they can (we tracked ~ 47k bets on the 5 NBA games last night, ~ 40k on the 3 MACtion games), there are more than 60 % of bets on the over for each of the three games.

During the playoffs, the number of bets placed on every game nearly doubles, with much of the action from square bettors.

Oddsmakers are more willing to move the line on a $ 5000 bet from a sharp bettor than they would for a $ 25000 bet from a square.

In a heavily bet game, uninformed «square» bettors can actually move the line which allows sharp bettors to pounce on «Team B» at +11 instead of +10.

If too many square bettors load up on one side (typically caused by an overreaction to recent results), oddsmakers will need to even the weight by adjusting the line and encouraging action on their opponent.

This level of public support is typical after an impressive win on national television; however, it would appear that square bettors may be overvaluing the Broncos.

This indicates that most sportsbooks have likely been taking big money from sharp bettors on Pittsburgh to counter the influx of public / square money on Indianapolis.

This game currently ranks fifth in terms of number of bets placed, but square bettors often like to bet games that are on television, so that number could increase significantly (tonight's game is nationally televised).

If you're truly looking for value betting on Super Bowl futures, don't look for these trendy teams whose prices are being over-inflated by square bettors and don't overreact to free agency hype.

Typically this is a randomized process where bettors are randomly assigned their squares, although some pools (on rare occasion) will allow you to choose your own squares in a bidding process.

BetOnline, a renowned «square» sportsbook that caters to casual bettors, first posted their Week 1 College Football lines on July 1st.

With square bettors having early season success, now may be the perfect time to buy low on some of the nation's least popular teams.

This would seem to indicate that both sharp and square bettors are both on New York this weekend.

Additionally, this line movement seems to be driven completely by square bettors as there have been no betting systems triggered on this game.

It appears that square bettors are hammering «impeachment» but sharp money is actually on «resign.»

There are relatively few square bettors early in the college basketball regular season, so oddsmakers will usually adjust their lines based on sharp action.

Most bettors can be classified as squares: recreational weekend warriors who place their wagers based on instinct, rather than data and analysis.

Square bettors are prone to overreacting to recent events, and we are consistently able to find value by capitalizing on public perception.

These blue blood programs are sure to attract most of the action as square bettors like to bet on teams and head coaches they are familiar with and have a lot of tournament experience.

Despite the majority of squares backing TCU, sharp bettors are on Kansas State.