First, you can get a measure of which side is sharp by watching the way
the opening betting line surges at Pinnacle Sports, where the early line moves are predominantly caused by sharp players.
The news of a Bitcoin split has, of course, prompted sportsbooks like Bodog to
open a betting line for the digital currency's price after August 1, while early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver issued a $ 1 million challenge that Bitcoin Cash will not be «short - lived.»
The news of a potential bitcoin split has, of course, prompted sportsbooks like Bodog to
open a betting line for the digital currency's price after the August 1 deadline.
Not exact matches
All the players on the pitch are bunch of p ***** s. I
bet if they had been in
line waiting for the new iPhone 7 and 5 minutes before
opening I would arrive and cut in
line first, not one of them pansies would say a thing.
The
opening lines are out for this week's upcoming NFL action, and what does the early
betting action say?
The
line opened at Bears +3, but the constant
betting on the hot Green Bay Packers has moved the
line to Bears +3.5.
By contrasting the
opening and current
lines with the public
betting trends from our seven contributing offshore sportsbooks, we are able to determine how public
betting has affected the
line.
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.
Let's examine the
opening lines to find out how public
betting is affecting the
lines.
This game
opened at Packers -4, and despite the large majority of the tickets being on Green Bay (see chart below), big
bets from professional players have moved this
line down to juiced - up -3 in most places.
According to our NBA Playoff
betting trends, the
line remains unchanged since
opening despite 66 % of spread
bets taking the visiting Spurs.
San Francisco
opened as a 6 - point favorite, but with 95 % of spread
bets taking the road favorite, the
line has moved to -7.
As you can see, the majority of
bets (> 60 %) have been on Auburn since the game
opened, but the
line move on Florida State has balanced them out.
The
opening lines are out for this week's upcoming NFL action, and what does the early
betting...
However, these results include many games where sportsbooks have zero incentive to shade the
opening line or adjust the spread based on public
betting.
If you primarily
bet on underdogs, then
open an account with a sportsbook that consistently shades their
lines towards favorites.
Team
Betting % Current
Open Notes Baltimore Ravens 35 % +7.5 +6.5 After watching New England pound Denver in the AFC Divisional Round, the public is pounding the Patriots this week, pushing the
line through the key number of 7 to 7.5.
There has been some reverse
line movement at Pinnacle, where the
line opened at Auburn -5.5 and ticking down to Auburn -5 (even with the majority of
bets taking Auburn).
CRIS
opened the
line at Wisc -5.5 and has moved the
line down to Wisc -4.5, even with a large majority of
bets taking Wisconsin.
The chart below shows the changes in spread
betting percentages and
line movement since this game
opened at Pinnacle.
The Broncos
opened up the
betting lines as 5.5 - point favorites and are projected to defeat the Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday.
There are already tight
betting lines on Spears making an appearance, which lends credence to the idea that Las Vegas is at least
open to the possibility — and it would be the fun nostalgia bomb the show current is lacking.
The screenshot below displays how the
line and public
betting trends have moved since
opening on Sunday morning.
This public
betting has moved the Jets from -2.5 to -3 at CRIS, while William Hill hasn't adjusted their
lines since
opening NYJ -3.
More specifically, in games where one team received 20 % or less of spread
bets, the underdog in that matchup closed with a better
line (compared to the
opening line) 55.4 % of the time.
Sportsbooks know which teams will receive the majority of public
bets before posting the opener, so they shade their
opening lines to capitalize on public perception.
Whenever we reference records / units won, it refers to the data from our
Bet Labs software which utilizes the
opening and closing
lines at Pinnacle.
Almost every
bet (90 %) is taking Oklahoma, but the
opening line has dropped from Missouri +3.5 down to +3 at Pinnacle.
With three quarters of the
bets and two thirds of the money, the Nationals
line has gone up by ten cents at Bookmaker since
opening.
After
opening with the lowly Browns as 1.5 point favorites at home, the sportsbooks have adjusted their
lines to present the
betting public with a pick - em scenario.
The Longhorns
opened as a 4 - point favorite and Sports Insights»
Betting Systems triggered a Steam Move less than two hours later, pushing the
line down to -3.5.
5Dimes
opened this
line at Michigan -19.5 on Sunday morning and that wasn't high enough, as it was quickly
bet over the key number of 21.
Are there any
opening lines that you like enough to actually
bet in May?
We have taken a look at the
opening lines, as well as the early market percentages from our
betting trends data, and have found a few games with some interesting early movement.
Most oddsmakers are able to anticipate which games will take one - sided public
betting, so they will shade their
opening lines to account for the predictable flood of public money.
The
opening lines are out for this coming week's college football games, and what does the early
betting action say?
The
line opened at Tenn +2 but the steady
betting pressure on Indy has moved the
line up to Tenn +3.
The Sports Insights database includes the
opening and closing
lines (and «
line movement,» for various sportsbooks) as well as final scores — and perhaps most importantly, Sports Insights» NBA
Betting Trends data.
The public has been backing Alabama since the
line opened on Sunday, and currently 89 % of the public is taking them in spread
bets, from 72 % at
open.
Philadelphia
opened up as a 3 point favorite, and with 80 % of the public taking them in spread
bets, the
line has moved up to -3.5.
Every Monday, we take a look at the
opening lines for next week's NFL games: Team
Betting % Current
Open Notes Bills 90 % -3 -3 After a comeback win against the Patriots, the public is likely to jump all over the Bills as small...
The
line chart below, included in our Sportsbook Insider Pro
bet activity dashboard, summarizes how this
line has moved since
opening at Pinnacle, including when Golden State steam hit the market.
Spread
bets on Oregon are at 91 %, which has pushed the
line up a point from the -10.5
open.
The Titans
opened as a 6.5 - point home favorite and are garnering 72 % of spread
bets, yet the
line has dropped to -5, indicating there are big
bets backing the Steelers in this week's early action.
Below are the
opening odds for each game on the 3 - way
line via CRIS, but keep track of the latest odds and
betting percentages around the market at our Free World Cup page:
Interestingly, the
opening line of Saints -7 has ticked lower to Saints -6.5 — even with a huge percentage of
bets taking the Saints.
While most
lines opened at either -3.5 or -4, public
betting quickly pushed many of the sportsbooks to drop their
line to -2.5.
After
opening as +101 underodgs at Pinnacle, the
line has moved with the
betting percentages, pushing the Rays to -118 favorites.
The Texas Rangers were going off at +1800 to win the World Series on
Opening Day on the baseball
betting lines at the sportsbooks, but the non-believers have been put on notice with the Rangers holding an AL - best 54 - 36 record coming out of the break.
Below are the
opening 3 - way
lines and odds to win it all, but be sure to track all the latest
line moves and
betting percentages around the market at our free World Cup odds page.