"To bet this game" means to place a wager or make a prediction about the outcome of a particular game, usually involving money.
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This is the most
heavily bet game of the week, but public money hasn't affected the spread like many bettors would expect.
In other words, college basketball bettors can't blindly bet against the public — they need to target the most heavily
bet games of the day.
This creates additional value for contrarian strategies in heavily
bet games with one - sided public betting.
We constantly advocate the value of betting against the public, and that's especially true in heavily
bet games where public money has a greater impact on the line.
If you consistently
bet games as soon as they open, be sure to consider sharp, market - setting sportsbooks.
It's a small sample of course and we wouldn't recommend
blindly betting games that match this trend but it is food for thought.
In most cases, the person in that situation
bet the game early, and the line happened to move in their favor afterwards.
As you can see, there's limited value on contrarian favorites in heavily
bet games until we examine teams receiving less than 30 % of spread bets.
Of all the bets available I'd take the under 2.5 goals but unlike the books we don't need to
bet every game do we!
As you might expect, heavily
bet games create better opportunities to go contrarian due to the sheer volume of public bets.
Comparing these two tables, it becomes quickly apparent that public bettors are far more likely to back visitors in heavily
bet games whereas they overwhelmingly take home teams in games with minimal action.
This is the most
bet game of the weekend and books will likely take a ton of action on the underdogs at such a nice price.
However, they will adjust their numbers based on public money in heavily
bet games with one - sided public betting — particularly if there's limited involvement from sharp bettors.
That's particularly true in heavily
bet games where public money has a greater impact on line movement.
According to our number of bets statistic, this matchup is currently the most
heavily bet game of the week as well.
The ideal range differs from sport to sport, however, for NFL betting we have frequently discussed the 80/20 rule which encourages bettors to take the most
lopsided bet games on the schedule.
When we focus on even more lopsided
bet games at the 25 % threshold, our number of past system matches is cut in half but our overall earnings skyrocket by more than 70 units.
You can also
bet the game simply on the spread, or goal line, which is also graded on 90 minutes of play:
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betting games which allows you to bet on the results (both exact scores and outcomes) of sporting events.
In the most lop - sided
bet game today, St. Bonaventure is receiving just 24 % of spread wagers.
It's only in the most heavily
bet games featuring extremely lopsided public betting that you can find value going against the grain.
As of yet they have not achieved this feat but if you want to
bet this game then all the value is with the home side on this handicap line.
The Contrarian Plays represent the most lop -
sided bet games of the day and are the backbone of our betting against the public philosophy.
According to our BetLabs software, since 2005 dogs have a winning record of 2810 - 2774 (50.3 %)
although betting every game would results in a loss...
While the game itself should make for entertaining television, it's difficult to find value in such an
evenly bet game as the host Giants are currently receiving 56 % of spread bets as a 4 - point favorite.
As of now, this is on pace to be the most heavily
bet game tonight across all sports.
Most
bet games by ticket count: Wisconsin / Villanova 41,590 (31 % on Wisconsin covered) Oklahoma State / Michigan 41,015 (34 % on Okla St covered) Wichita State / Kentucky 40,785 (38 % on Wichita pushed)
However, the value continued to exist in the most heavily
bet games since those lines were more likely to be shaded based on public perception / public betting.
With Carroll coming back and playing more minutes and Payet looking somewhere close to his best
if betting this game I'd take a chance on the home team Hammers giving up three quarters of a goal.
If you're a keen football fan and fancy a little free punt, check out the new Pick 6 Football
Betting Game from FanBet.
In this week's edition, we once again analyzed three of the most heavily
bet games including conference rivalry games in the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC.
Top 25 teams in heavily
bet games against unranked opponents to start the season are 51 - 29 (63.8 %) ATS, +19.5 units since 2005.
Thanks to partnerships with some of the top online sportsbooks, Sports Insights is able to post the three most
unevenly bet games in terms of the amount of money wagered on one team.
After a difficult week in the previous week, the betting Public bounced back with a 6 - 4 record in lopsided -
bet games last weekend.