Not exact matches
While this can deter some bettors from betting the favorite, it creates an excellent opportunity to bet the
underdog at an artificially
inflated price.
There's no reason to think that teams would take their foot off the petal during the playoffs, so bettors would have the opportunity to take the better team as an
underdog,
at an
inflated price.
Square bettors love to pound the favorite while sharp bettors would simply wait for bookmakers to adjust their odds before taking the
underdog at an artificially
inflated price.
With so much parity in the NFL, wiseguys and betting syndicates eagerly take
underdogs — especially
at inflated prices caused by the increase in public money from recreational bettors.
Ideally in addition to your existing bookmaker, you should be looking to hold accounts
at one or two reduced juice bookmakers such as Pinnacle Sports together with a couple of recreational books, where you'll find
inflated favorite
prices and most likely attractive odds on the
underdog.