This game fits into our betting against the public philosophy, but there have been a number of
other sharp money indicators as well.
Not exact matches
Having access to what the
Sharp Bettors (or Smart
Money) consider value gives SportsInsights.com members unique access to information no
other site provides.
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.
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
sharp money is looking the
other way however, forcing the line on Oakland from -3.5 to -4.
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.
As you can see, not only are the Redskins getting buried by professionals, the public, on the
other hand, can't get their
money down on the Cowboys fast enough setting up a textbook showdown between
sharps and squares.
The
other way bettors can easily identify
sharp money is by looking for reverse line movement, which is when a line moves against our public betting percentages.
With limited exposure to the sport, I was curious to see whether some of the same
sharp money indicators that we utilize in
other sports were equally profitable for WNBA betting.
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That loan steam move isn't the best
sharp money indicator, but there are
other factors which point towards value on the Warriors.
The Clippers are being hammered by
sharp money and fit the ideal threshold for our betting against the public criteria, but there's yet another reason to like LA's
other team this evening.
In
other words,
sharp money on Auburn is responsible for this three - point line move.
In
other words, even the
sharpest offshore sportsbooks will adjust their opening lines if they anticipate one - sided public
money — usually on the favorite.
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 reverse - line movement is an excellent indicator that
sharp money likes Boston College, but there are
other trends which confirm this value.
In
other words, this line has moved largely based on public perception — not because of
sharp money.
Although this 2.5 - point reverse line move would seem to imply that
sharp money is taking Buffalo, there are
other factors to consider.
Outside of these two
sharp money indicators, it's also important to know about
other high - level trends.
Typically this reverse line movement is a strong indicator of
sharp money, but there are
other factors at work.
We are also able to utilize a number of tools available to Sportsbook Insider customers to help identify
sharp money and
other historically profitable betting trends.
On the
other hand,
sharp money has made an appearance playing the total in both of these key matchups.
It 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 any
other relevant betting analysis so please check back often.
While this reverse line movement may look like
sharp money, there are
other factors at play.
In
other words, 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.
Sharp money coming in on opposite sides of a game happens frequently in a lot of sports however it's rare the biggest betting groups in the world oppose each
other in the NFL.
Books are more than happy to calculated gambles putting themselves on the side of
sharp money allowing liability to mount on the
other side.
This value of
sharp money feeds into the concept of «reverse line movement;» knowing where professionals are moving numbers despite overwhelming public sentiment the
other way.
From the Edge community to the Make
Money Program -
Sharp Insurance is so much more than just insurance and nothing like any
other insurance company.