It's worth noting that
public bettors overwhelmingly like taking favorites, which explains why most of our contrarian strategies focusing on underdogs.
It's incredibly rare to see such a high percentage of bettors pounding the under as past research indicates that
public bettors overwhelmingly favor the over.
Public bettors overwhelmingly take favorites and overs, which makes perfect sense from a psychological standpoint.
Not exact matches
Although
public bettors are
overwhelmingly taking the Diamondbacks, the Rockies have actually dropped from +149 to +146 at Pinnacle.
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.
In early action, the
public has hammered the underdog which is quite curious given the tendency for
bettors to
overwhelmingly take the favorite.
The
public's behavior during the postseason runs in direct contrast to the regular season where
bettors tend to
overwhelmingly favor betting on home teams and favorites.
With this influx of
public money hitting the market, oddsmakers react by shading their opening lines to the «
public side» in anticipation that recreational
bettors will
overwhelmingly, and sometimes blindly, bet the favorites in most matchups.