It's interesting to note that
public bettors typically love taking favorites, but that's not always the case.
Not exact matches
Minnesota hasn't received more than 69 % of spread bets since hiring Zimmer, which is amazing considering they have played against many teams that are
typically avoided by
public bettors including Miami, Oakland, Tampa Bay and Tennessee.
Oddsmakers can accurately anticipate the behavior of
public bettors and will
typically shade their opening lines accordingly.
NFL
bettors who take advantage of sportsbook shading should be able to find even more value employing this strategy at
public books as they
typically shade even further off the market consensus.
With the postseason underway, we
typically see a large change in
public betting with
bettors far more likely to take underdogs than they are during the regular season.
The whole concept of betting against the
public is based on the idea that «square» or uninformed
public bettors create artificial line value by pounding one side —
typically the favorite or the over.
The
public typically will bet overs which creates value for sharper
bettors who tend to lean towards the under.
Since oddsmakers can easily anticipate this one - sided action on the Cubs, they
typically respond by shading their opening lines and forcing
public bettors to take a bad number.
Typically I would encourage
bettors to fade the
public, especially in these heavily bet playoff games, but
bettors need to pursue other contrarian strategies since both teams are receiving roughly half of
public support.
Although the Yankees are
typically a very
public team, the fact that they have dropped from +400 to +450 indicates that
public bettors may no longer be smitten with the «Evil Empire.»
Although Miami's name recognition seems to be driving
public betting, we have explained in the past that
bettors typically overvalue ranked teams and undervalue well - rested teams.
It also gives square
bettors more time to place their bets, which
typically leads to an influx of
public money and additional value betting against the
public.
These are
typically two of the most trendy teams for
bettors, but we wanted to know how
public betting in the Tobacco Road Rivalry compared to every other game.
Since square
bettors typically overreact to recent events, one of the easiest ways to take advantage of
public perception is by taking teams following a loss or fading teams following a win.
During the regular season we
typically see a majority of
public bettors taking the favorite, but that trend is
typically turned on its head during the playoffs.
Bettors should know there's roughly three times more money bet on the spread as opposed to the total, which is why we don't
typically advocate betting against the
public on the total.
Although Duke is
typically a
public darling, the majority of
bettors have been steering clear of the Blue Devils in today's matchup.
Although a majority of
public bettors will
typically pound the favorite, we have also noticed that these «squares» are prone to overreacting to recent results.
There's no «right» way to arrive at a price yet oddsmakers
typically have their hands forced to an extent by the market Rather than going rouge, hanging a line at -2.5 for a football game when other books sit -3 says enough about taking a strong position instead of just using pick and then being shocked when every
public bettor and professional buries PK.