"Reverse line" refers to the opposite direction or order in which something is usually done or followed. Instead of following a specific sequence or pattern, a
reverse line involves doing things in the opposite way or going back from the usual steps.
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This is a prime example
of reverse line movement — a strong indicator that sharp money likes the underdog.
Each game is offering contrarian value; however, only two of these teams have
triggered reverse line movement.
We would also suggest that anybody looking
for reverse line movement focus on teams at this threshold.
, sharp money indicators
like reverse line movement help offer insight into which teams are offering value and whether public perception is creating artificial line value.
It's also worth noting that there have been several bet signals triggered on Auburn, including two
profitable reverse line movement alerts triggered earlier in the week.
However, we wanted to know what happened when sharp money
caused reverse line movement in these games.
We can do this by
identifying reverse line movement, which is when the line moves in the opposite direction of the betting percentages.
That eight -
cent reverse line move is an excellent indicator that sharp money likes the home favorite in tonight's matchup.
We also built this
basic reverse line movement betting system, which has produced consistently profitable returns.
While reverse line movement can easily be identified by comparing the current line, opening line and public betting percentages, not all sharp money indicators are so apparent.
Typically when talking
about reverse line movement, I'm examining teams that are receiving less than 35 % of public support.
These range from smaller edges like home teams and underdogs in games with high totals to betting against the public and
utilizing reverse line movement.
The
term reverse line movement you read about all the time means a line's moving opposite of where the majority of tickets are being printed.
This is an example
of reverse line movement, which indicates that sharp money likes the home favorite in this matchup.
The other way bettors can easily identify sharp money is by looking
for reverse line movement, which is when a line moves against our public betting percentages.
That is where sharp money indicators
like reverse line movement can be extremely helpful.
Although betting against the public hasn't been profitable, there was reason to believe that
following reverse line movement would still be effective.
It's worth noting that we have not recorded a single steam or
reverse line move on our bet signals page, which suggests that public money is responsible for these line moves.
In fact, by simply comparing the opening lines with the current lines bettors can easily
identify reverse line movement.
Our monthly subscribers can easily follow those plays, but I wanted to determine whether I could create a
basic reverse line movement system to track sharp money.
We also encourage users to look for lines that move against the public betting trends as
reverse line movement is a very strong indicator of sharp money.
As you can see from the screenshot below, there have been three profitable
Reverse Line Movement alerts triggered on this game at two different numbers.
This is also interesting because underdogs receiving less than 50 % of spread bets
with reverse line movement of at least a half - point have gone 11 - 3 ATS (+7.74 units.
Although this 2.5 -
point reverse line move would seem to imply that sharp money is taking Buffalo, there are other factors to consider.
More closely, Josh explained how to identify value
from Reverse Line Movement, Steam Moves, injuries, betting against the public and our exclusive value meter.
Historically, the CRIS steam move (214 - 170 ATS, +23.76 units) and
Pinnacle reverse line move (170 - 132, +27.61 units) have been the most profitable for bettors.
Although it does not
track reverse line movement like our earlier spread system, it shows how WNBA bettors can take advantage of lines that are artificially inflated by square bettors.
There is a Pinnacle Steam Move on Boston -145 while there's a
Buckeye Reverse Line Movement on New York +132.
We should point out that SIA is one of the most square sportsbooks and hasn't traditionally been very profitable, however, the
SBG reverse line movement alert has been one of our top performing bet signals.
And, our Members will note that early sharp action on Washington has
created reverse line movement, at CRIS.
NBA Reverse Line Movement Plays are triggered when the line moves in the opposite direction of the public betting trends.
That system, which examines heavily bet games with
significant reverse line movement, has gone 207 - 150 ATS (58.0 %) since the start of the 2005 season.
This overload of smart money caused market -
wide reverse line movement in favor of the Reds (+135 down to +122).
The first step to creating a
good reverse line movement betting system is to make sure we are betting against the public, so we selected the «spread %» filter and chose to examine those receiving 40 % or less of public bets.
That said, there have been several profitable bet signals triggered including a
CRIS reverse line move on Philadelphia +3.5.
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