With the influx of
public bettors around the market, it's generally a good idea to fade these «trendy» picks.
Not exact matches
We saw that «betting against the
public» — especially
around the 25 % level — can give sports
bettors a slight edge against the sportsbooks.
Public bettors also loved the Under, and the total was listed at 60 to 61.5
around the market throughout the week.
NC State vs. Louisville: Most
public bettors thought the opener of Louisville -1 was too low, and they're now up to -3.5 / -4
around the market.
This proved to be too short as both
public and sharp
bettors have bet Bama up to -24 where they're currently at
around the market.
Public bettors have been scared off to bet on them, and they're getting just 22 % of tickets
around the market.
This gives
bettors a good indication of where sharps are betting, and it also helps distinguish sharp vs.
public action when these lines are available
around the entire market during the season.
They «struggled» in the first half of the year against the spread despite going 35 - 6, but turned it
around in the second half as oddsmakers and
public bettors realized that they were men, not machines, and lowered their expectations.
The number of
public «square»
bettors should drastically increase as it gets closer to game time, meaning the line may move back into the contrarian
bettor's favor as the line hovers
around that key number of 14.
With today being a travel day for several teams
around the league, start times are all over the place, giving
public bettors nonstop action into the wee hours of the