Unfortunately our sample size is too small to extract much from the top trends during the Final Four; however, we do have a number of
sharp money indicators for Saturday's games.
Not exact matches
Betting lines move
for many reasons; injury updates, weather, etc., but «betting line movement» that goes against the «betting percentages» is an excellent
indicator of Smart
Money, also referred to as
Sharp Money.
This is an example of reverse line movement, a strong
indicator that
sharp money is responsible
for the waning total.
There's a common misconception that large wagers are an
indicator of
sharp money and although that's frequently true, it's not a universal truth — especially
for marquee games like the Super Bowl or National Championship.
That
sharp money has been enough
for books to take notice and drop the spread to 6, though they've now juiced up the Dallas side, perhaps an
indicator that we could see this line move back to 6.5 before game time.
With limited exposure to the sport, I was curious to see whether some of the same
sharp money indicators that we utilize in other sports were equally profitable
for WNBA betting.
Our goal is to inform bettors what's responsible
for moving the line and whether any games are offering value based on
sharp money indicators or historically profitable betting trends.
These alerts, which track the optimal threshold
for reverse line movement, have also been a great
indicator of
sharp money.
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By examining these top trends and
sharp money indicators, we have been able to pinpoint the top value plays
for contrarian bettors.
In order
for betting against the public to be profitable, there can't be any
sharp money indicators on their opponent.
Since all of our
sharp money indicators point towards value on Alabama -9.5, it's important to shop
for the best line.
While tracking steam moves (available to our Sportsbook Insider Pro subscribers) is an excellent
sharp money indicator, there are easier ways
for casual bettors to determine whether wise guys or betting syndicates are hammering any teams.
What's particularly interesting is that there have been no
sharp money indicators triggered on Carolina, which means that public
money is solely responsible
for this line move.
Typically this reverse line movement is an excellent
indicator of
sharp money on Denver, but our newly added
money percentages should give bettors a pause
for concern.
We typically recommend laying off whenever we have contradicting
sharp money indicators, so bettors may want to look elsewhere
for value this weekend.
Once again it would appear that public
money is responsible
for the 6 - point line move, but there have been no
sharp money indicators on this game.
Although there have been very few
sharp money indicators on tonight's game, the Cavs are a current game match
for one of our more profitable betting systems.
For those who are curious, we haven't seen many
sharp money indicators although there were a handful of reverse line movement alerts triggered on Dallas +10.