Sentences with phrase «public bettors backing»

It's extremely rare to find the majority of public bettors backing the underdog, but that's exactly what's happening in this matchup.

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Sophisticated and public bettors backed the Bills, who, along with the St. Louis Rams and Indianapolis Colts, attracted six - figure wagers at the MGM.

Not exact matches

We will continue to monitor these lines and trends, and it will be interesting to see whether public bettors start consistently backing the Vikings.

Despite the public's tendency to back the favorite, the majority of bettors believe Nashville will overcome the odds and even the series at one game apiece.

Betting market: Public bettors have quickly forgotten about Philadelphia's loss in Seattle and are right back on the Eagles» bandwagon, with the majority of spread tickets and spread bucks taking Philly.

Over the past two weeks, we have examined the concept of fading the trendy underdog and backing favorites that are being widely ignored by public bettors.

Most public bettors still tend to back favorites, and when mixed with the unpredictability of the bowl season, unpopular underdogs tend to cover more often than not.

Not surprisingly, public bettors are eager to back the red - hot Musketeers after consecutive upset victories over Maryland (closed +126 on the moneyline), Florida State (+270) and Arizona (+310).

For that reason, bettors need to identify heavily bet games with extreme levels of public betting when backing contrarian favorites.

A slight majority of public bettors were willing to take the Celtics (closed +10.5) back on November 3.

According to our Sharp Action Report (available to Sportsbook Insider Advantage subscribers), the public may be coming in hard on the Eagles, but sharp bettors have consistently bought back the value with the Cowboys, making it most popular bet among professionals so far this week.

In the rare instances that public bettors are willing to back the underdog, there's been tremendous value going against the grain and taking the favorite.

It's still early in the week and the public betting trends can still change dramatically before tip - off, but we're already seeing the majority of spread bettors backing the underdog in three Sweet 16 games.

Public bettors actually backed the Gators with the majority of tickets, but couldn't come through.

Despite that success, public bettors have been backing the AL at a fairly consist clip.

With public bettors now able to cash in on Notre Dame if they win by two touchdowns, I don't expect many squares leaning towards Wake Forest unless the line moves back to 14 or higher.

This season has seen historically high levels of public support for AL teams during interleague play, and contrarian bettors can exploit this tendency by backing NL ball clubs.

Ohio State opened as 3 - point favorites but, in a rare twist, the majority of public bettors have been backing the underdog.

Public bettors will likely bring this line back down to 3 but sharps will probably take advantage of anything below.

The line opened same as last week, LSU +6.5, and the Tigers initially dropped to +6 at some books before public bettors pounded Auburn back up to -7.

As I explained in the Game 4 preview, élite playoff teams have provided tremendous value when they're public bettors are backing their opponent.

This reveals that though Cincinnati is getting slightly less than 50 % of public support, sharper bettors are actually backing the Reds.

Comparing these two tables, it becomes quickly apparent that public bettors are far more likely to back visitors in heavily bet games whereas they overwhelmingly take home teams in games with minimal action.

The table below displays how visiting teams have performed when they are not being backed by public bettors.

Considering the past struggles of these public darlings, bettors may want to consider going against the grain and backing the Memphis Grizzlies in tonight's must - win game.

Despite that massive swing, public bettors have been backing the road «dog.

Betting market: After losing faith throughout the middle portion of the season, public bettors are once again backing America's Team.

Public bettors seem to be done backing the Seminoles this year as they're getting just 33 % of spread tickets as a road underdog.

We'd expect the public to continue to take Wichita St but for sharp bettors to come back on Vanderbilt if the line rises.

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.

Bettors can view the latest odds and public betting trends on our free College Football odds page, so make sure to check back throughout bowl season.

Back the home team at -140 here and fade the public bettors taking a big road underdog.

With the line movement correlating directly with our public betting percentages, it would appear that public money was responsible for the initial 1.5 - point line move on the spread; however, sharp bettors were happy to take this artificially inflated line and bet Ole Miss back to +4.5.

In fact, past research found that a majority of public bettors have backed the favorite in more than 80 % of all NFL regular season games since the start of the 2003 season.

After seeing the line dip back to 5.5, public bettors continued to pound Carolina and the line once again moved from -5.5 to -6 on Saturday, January 30th at 2:29 PM eastern.

It's extremely rare for the majority of public bettors to back the underdog — especially at this level.

This post will remain «live» through kickoff of the College Football Playoff Championship Game on January 12th between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks and 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 relevant betting analysis, so please check back often.

While the betting public historically does not perform well ATS (against the spread) in the NFL, this season has been historically bad for bettors consistently backing popular teams.

The public backed Tampa against Chicago (65 % of spread tickets) and their following game vs. Minnesota (76 %), but bettors haven't shown the Bucs much love since, as they've closed with the majority of tickets in just one other game this season (56 % vs. Arizona in Week 6).

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.

Public bettors jumped on the rare opportunity to back LeBron James as an underdog, with 55 % of spread tickets and 71 % of spread dollars taking the Cavs.

Public bettors cashed two of their three favorite plays Monday night, one of which was so stress - free that they're coming back for seconds this evening.

Public bettors often back top - ranked teams following this type of loss using a «bounce back» theory.

Public bettors are going right back to the well after losing last night's Red Sox - Rays game.

This is very fresh in the minds of public bettors who are happy to back the Bonnies against the Florida Gators, who have lost four of their past seven games.

With a large handle being driven primarly by public bettors, sharps have found multiple opportunites to take advantage of recreational action by buying back the opposite sides of those matchups.

While public bettors appear to be taking the morning off, wiseguys are right back at it pounding soft numbers.

Public Pinstripes: Bettors have been backing the Bronx Bombers all year, but have come away disappointed so far.

Why the public loves Cleveland: The Cavs have been horrible (21 -44-1) against the spread this season, but that hasn't stopped bettors from backing them on a near nightly basis because of this player named LeBron James.