Sentences with phrase «shaded by oddsmakers»

Alabama is one of the most popular teams in the nation and their lines are typically shaded by oddsmakers to adjust for an influx public money.

Not exact matches

Oddsmakers do not attempt to balance their book by attracting 50 percent of the action on each side but rather shade their opening lines to capitalize on public perception and then allow their sharpest bettors to shape the line.

Since oddsmakers can accurately anticipate one - sided action from casual bettors, they react by shading lines to force these bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game.

I should start by noting that the line can move for a variety of reasons including injuries, weather and officials, but most of the time oddsmakers shade their opening lines to account for public money on the favorite and then allow sharp money from their most respected clients to shape the line.

In turn, oddsmakers react by shading lines, forcing bettors who like these teams to take them at bad numbers.

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.

Since oddsmakers can easily predict this behavior, sportsbooks react by shading their lines and forcing public bettors to lay extra points when betting on favorites and overs.

Oddsmakers can accurately anticipate one - sided action from public bettors, and they react by shading lines to force «square» bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game.

Squares overwhelmingly bet the favorite, and oddsmakers adjust by shading their lines and forcing casual bettors to take bad numbers when they play the popular side of a game.

Oddsmakers can accurately anticipate one - sided action from public bettors and react by shading lines to force these bettors to take bad numbers when playing the popular side of a game.

Because oddsmakers understand the teams and situations that will attract public money, they react by shading lines to force these bettors to take worse numbers.

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.