Sentences with phrase «underdogs during the playoffs»

Since the public is more willing to bet on underdogs during the playoffs, we believed there would be value by taking a contrarian approach and backing the favorite — especially when they were receiving limited public support.

During the regular season these bettors are prone to overwhelmingly taking favorites and home teams, but they are far more likely to take road teams and underdogs during the playoffs.

Although squares will overwhelmingly take favorites during the regular season, they're far more apt to take underdogs during the playoffs.

Not exact matches

For Team Wolter, they came into the Playoffs as Underdogs but delivered 2 big Wins during the second - season.

Last year was awful for betting underdogs and, as a result, this system produced a woeful 2 - 10 record -LRB--6.79 units) during the 2014 playoffs.

This plays into the concept of «fading the trendy underdog» which has been a highly profitable strategy during the NBA Playoffs and March Madness.

Using our Bet Labs software, we found that underdogs on the second half line have gone 6,704 - 6,407 (51.1 %) during the regular season and 494 - 416 (54.3 %) during the playoffs.

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.

Since 2003, NFL underdogs have gone 1,561 - 1,541 ATS (50.3 %) during regular season and playoff games.

Our research shows that, since the start of the 2003 season, there have only been two home underdogs of at least 4 - points during the playoffs — both of whom won straight up.

Many NBA bettors prefer to take small underdogs on the moneyline during the playoffs, and we've seen that trend continue in tonight's game.

Past research has indicated that favorites are undervalued during the NBA playoffs — a dramatic change from the regular season where underdogs have been historically undervalued.

Every year there is a double - digit underdog that shocks the College / Prep League during the Opening Night of the Playoffs.

These trends are also interesting because large underdogs have fared extremely well during the NFL playoffs.

Since 2005, underdogs have gone 337 - 741 straight up (SU) and 507-547-24 against the spread (ATS) during the NBA Playoffs.

For what it's worth, the visitor has closed as the underdog in 80.2 % of playoff games during this time period.