Sentences with phrase «point spread games»

He didn't mention if that record was in money line games or in point spread games.

Not exact matches

The Golden Eagles couldn't contain UNT's spread and got outmuscled by Florida State but otherwise allowed just 21.2 points per game and 4.8 yards per play.

In the past, we have found that elite quarterbacks are worth roughly between 6 to 7 points to the spread, which was demonstrated last season following Ben Roethlisberger's knee injury and Tom Brady's four - game suspension.

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).

Coinciding with the official release of the 2014 NFL schedule, the LVH Superbook has opened point spread and totals (over / unders) for all Week 1 games.

In that game Ohio State opened as 3 - point favorites but, despite receiving 69 % of spread wagers, the line shifted significantly and the Buckeyes finished as 1.5 - point dogs.

Today's NBA marketplace shows many lopsided - bet games and many large point spreads.

Tuesday's St. Petersburg Bowl was the first game of this bowl season to fit the system and saw Marshall, a 5 - point underdog against Florida International, close with 30 % of all spread bets.

Since these games go under the majority of the time, favorites don't score as many points and have a tougher time covering large spreads.

Customers can now bet on full game point spreads adjusted to reflect the current score or wager on the outcome of the current drive.

Ahead of Saturday's Michigan — Michigan State game, CBS» Dennis Dodd doesn't just believe MSU will cover the 24.5 - point spread, but will also beat the No. 2 Wolverines.

Normally I would go contrarian here and say that I would have expected this spread to be 10 points, but I can't see Seattle winning this game by less than a touchdown.

Since New Orleans opened as a 3 - point «dog and we can estimate that Brees is worth roughly 6 or 7 points to the spread, this would seem to indicate that Sportsbook.com was hedging their bets in an attempt to attract action on the game.

But most Super Bowl betting outlets, including Bovada, are also offering alternative point spreads for the Big Game, giving bettors the chance to chase a price while giving a few points on the spread.

On the other side of this Super Bowl 47 proposition bettors who think the Ravens won't even need the 3.5 points on the spread, and might win this game outright, can bet Baltimore giving 3.5 points getting a price of +250; at -7.5 points getting +500; at -10.5 points getting +700; and giving -13.5 points getting a fat +900.

-- In other NFL news, we've posted NFL point spreads for every game next season and posted win projections for all 32 teams.

Assuming the Eagles play their first playoff game at home, here are Cooley's projected point spreads against potential NFC opponents:

But bettors who think the Niners might win this game by considerably more than that spread can play San Fran at -7.5 points getting +170 on their money; at -10.5 points getting +250; at -13.5 getting +325; at -14.5 getting +375; at -17.5 getting +550; and in serious blow - out mode the 49ers could be played at -20.5 points getting a price of +650.

Although it may look like public money has caused this one - point move, the total receives roughly three times less action than the spread for the typical NBA game.

Sure, you could gamble on boring things like the point spread or the game MVP — bets that can be based on stuff like «stats» and «logical reasoning» — but it's way more fun to risk large sums of money on the wholly unpredictable: the number of times the announcers say «12th Man,» the color of the postgame Gatorade shower, whether Michael Crabtree mentions Richard Sherman on Twitter.

The table below displays the against the spread (ATS) results of late season NFL games for home underdogs at two different point - spread levels since the start of the 2003 season.

This game, even with the huge two - touchdown point spread, is attracting a lot of betting interest.

Missed extra points can have massive ramifications for spread bettors since it usually pushes the game off a key number.

Pittsburgh opened Thursday's game as a 13 - point favorite at CRIS and is currently garnering 75 % of spread bets and 81 % of moneyline wagers.

As it turns out, 177 of 1070 games (16.54 %) with that closing spread range were decided by exactly three points.

Westgate had this game at Raiders -6.5 prior to Eli's benching, and moved it to -7 following the announcement, meaning, yes, Eli's value to the spread right now is a mere half - point.

This is a huge advantage for bettors because it means that they don't have to worry about covering a point - spread, they just have to win the game straight up.

The best play - callers in the league can be worth up to 7.5 points to the spread and if God forbid they miss a game, their teams can go from favorite to underdog in a heartbeat.

Against the Spread (ATS)-- Refers to taking points (aka the spread) as opposed to taking a game straigSpread (ATS)-- Refers to taking points (aka the spread) as opposed to taking a game straigspread) as opposed to taking a game straight up.

Each week during the NFL season, lottery players will try to beat the point spread on some or all of that week's games.

Denver has failed to cover the spread by a total of a 127.5 points — or 15.9 points per game.

Houston was still in great shape heading into Game 3, and public bettors were still fully on board as the Rockets closed with 67 % of spread tickets as 5.5 point favorites.

Thursday night's game is already attracting a lot of betting activity — and the action is lopsided, with a large point spread growing because the Public loves the Steelers at home.

A two - year study on NBA point spreads concluded that games fall within.5 points of the spread 5.5 % of the time, which is why shopping for the best line is crucial to the smart sports investor.

Teaser — A special bet in which you are able to adjust the point spread or total for a game.

However, six out of ten spread bets are going with St. Louis to either win straight up or lose by less than two, especially after the listless Browns have failed to score more than 12 points in each of their last three games.

In our simple «centered» example, the moneylines and point spreads are centered exactly on the expected probabilities of the games» outcomes.

It's also worth pointing out that, since 2005, Gonzaga has gone 6 - 6 ATS when they're receiving less than 50 % of spread tickets and 5 - 12 ATS in all other NCAA Tournament games.

In eight of the past nine years, the winner of the big game has covered the point spread anyway, so there is a very good chance that will happen again here regardless of the closing number.

Buffalo is 0 - 3 against the spread as an underdog this season, losing each of those games by 20 points or more, according to Odds Shark.

It also helps the players and the fans to settle into the game and allows the confidence to spread, which is why Arsene Wenger has been making such a big point of it to his team after the first half of the season saw us fail to make our possession count and saw us often having to come from behind.

This came just days after CG Technology released point spreads for every game between Weeks 1 and 16, which Bet Labs Sports, our sister website that analyzes historical data to create winning betting systems, leveraged to develop their own win total valuations.

While the game itself should make for entertaining television, it's difficult to find value in such an evenly bet game as the host Giants are currently receiving 56 % of spread bets as a 4 - point favorite.

5Dimes released Week 1 lines very early on, and then CG Technologies posted point - spreads for every week 1 game.

To him it never has been, even if it might've been comparable to a spread at certain points in certain games.

Depending on the sport, and preference of betting the point spread or moneyline, the total percentage of bankroll which should be invested on each individual game can vary.

Underdogs perform better in low - scoring games because it makes each point on the spread more valuable

In yesterday's college football action, no games fit this model, but the most lopsided - bet game of the day (and one of the heaviest - bet games), a bet on UL - Lafayette — would have covered the point - spread.

Since a +10 dog starts the game covering by 10 points, it's harder for the favorite to overcome and the spread in games where both teams are expected to score a combined 45 points or less.

The Broncos have won each of their games by an average of 34.4 points this season, convincing the betting public they are capable of covering an almost five touchdown spread.