We know that the public overwhelmingly
prefers betting favorites and this matchup provides a prime example of that.
Not exact matches
Looking at games with drastic one - sided public
betting, it becomes abundantly clear that public bettors
prefer taking
favorites.
For example, we know that many bettors
prefer to
bet on
favorites.
Our past research has indicated that underdogs have been historically undervalued as the
betting public tends to overwhelmingly
prefer favorites and overs.
Though the public
prefers betting on big
favorites, a modest 57 percent of
bets are on the Rams, with the usual 76 percent putting their money down on the over.