The Warriors are the
most public team in the league, so it's not surprising to see bettors taking them to cover.
The Warriors will be one of the most
public teams in the history of sports betting, and there will likely be plenty of opportunities to bet against them next season.
Two weeks ago we highlighted the value of betting against
popular public teams and those trends have continued to benefit contrarian bettors.
It's safe to assume the Warriors will be the league's
most public team this season as well.
Typically, when a
very public team like North Carolina is such a large underdog, the public is quick to pounce.
In general, bettors tend to find better prices on
public teams like the Cowboys and Patriots at sharper sportsbooks.
That's hardly surprising considering the Spurs were the
second-most public team in the league during the regular season, receiving at least 51 % of spread tickets in 76 of 82 games.
This is fairly common since casual bettors love getting plus money during the playoffs — especially on a
traditionally public team like the Seahawks.
Though the Pats are the most
public team of the week, the line has actually gone towards the Bills and Nathan Peterman Tyrod Taylor.
The
Go Public team of forty professional film crews and ten student film crews covered every school in the district on May 8th, 2012.
That said, Notre Dame is a very
public team which means no matter what their futures price, there are many bettors who will still take the Irish.
Increasingly,
public team prayer and public - address entreaties to the Divine Goalie or the Head Coach in the Sky are in evidence.
The books know that the Wildcats are a popular
public team so they can list them as a top contender, which elicits lots of action, despite the fact that they are unlikely to win it all.
Bettors fading these
trendy public teams have already earned a very nice profit through eight weeks of NFL action.
Plus: Legal Sports Report says leagues are partly responsible for DFS legal mess; Las Vegas sportsbook says there hasn't been much action on
typical public teams on regular season win totals.
To this point, teams receiving more than 50 % of bets are 28 - 21, but since the public
Betting against the public has been one of the cornerstones of our company philosophy and I believed that going against
very public teams would yield an even higher return.
In fact, Alabama has been the third most
public team in our database — trailing only Boise State and Oregon.
New England has been the
most public team in our database, receiving a majority of spread bets in 82.1 % of their games.
«Indy's been a
HUGE public team all year and we see no reason why this should change.»
The Spurs were the
second-most public team in the league during the regular season, trailing only the Golden State Warriors.
It was filmed by two middle school students, the youngest crew members in the
Go Public team.
On the other hand,
public teams like New England, New Orleans, and Dallas all covered the spread.
Notre Dame is also a very
public team but bettors are starting to steer clear of them this season.
Not surprisingly, bettors are once again hammering the league's most
public team.
For example, let's pretend an unpopular team (like the Sacramento Kings) is playing
a public team (like the Golden State Warriors).
It's interesting to note that Alabama has already received less than 55 % of spread bets in four games this season, which is fairly surprising considering they're usually one of the nation's most
public teams.
Duke is consistently one of the most
public teams in the nation, so sportsbooks often shade Duke futures to help minimize some of their risk.
The public teams are Indy, Carolina, NE, and Cincinnati.
Books are probably happy that the Steelers are
a public team, and they won't simply get hammered with Patriots money again.
It's a well - known fact that Notre Dame is one of the nation's most
public teams, having received a majority of spread bets in nearly two - thirds of their games.
Notre Dame is consistently one of the nation's most
public teams, having received a majority of spread bets in nearly two - thirds of their games.
Don't get me wrong, they are still a very
public team, but this season, they're living more in the 50 - 70 % range than the 70 - 90 % range.
The public teams this week are Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and New England.
Favorites, home teams, big favorites,
public teams, and ranked teams all play like garbage against the spread against conference opponents.
Although the public typically gravitates towards betting favorites, Florida is one of the nation's most
public teams and bettors have been lining up to take the Gators plus the points.
For any bettors who are willing to wait another ten months for a payout, be cautious about taking the most
public teams.
«We are often willing to take a position against
the public teams,» confirmed Cooley.
«Despite the Knicks being largely inept, they are
a public team and get championship action every year so we would make a very small adjustment there.
Betting market: In early betting, professionals and
the public teamed up to push the line from Lions -3.5 to -5.
«We are more likely to shade spreads in games involving a high - profile,
public team,» said Scott Cooley, an Odds Consultant for Bookmaker.eu.
Let's take a hypothetical matchup between a very
public team (Duke) and a team that's usually avoided by public bettors (Boston College).
«We are more likely to shade spreads in games involving a high - profile,
public team,» according to Cooley.
«We are more likely to shade spreads in games involving a high - profile,
public team,» stated Cooley.