We combine our public betting percentages with line movement to determine
where the sharp money is falling.
Since sportsbooks will only adjust their lines based on public money in games
where sharp money isn't involved, I wanted to examine the same contrarian strategies when no Pinnacle steam moves had been triggered on the public side.
We could see it continue to bounce around in the 4 - 5 region or, depending on
where that sharp money goes, see it head towards the three or six range.
That is
where sharp money indicators like reverse line movement can be extremely helpful.
We recently introduced a new sharp action report for all Sportsbook Insider subscribers and, although there are several games
where sharp money has hammered the total, this is the only spread
where sharp money has taken a side.
Not exact matches
Ticket and
Money % breakdown: We track the ticket and money breakdown at offshore sportsbooks so you know where the public and sharps are going for every single game, as shown a
Money % breakdown: We track the ticket and
money breakdown at offshore sportsbooks so you know where the public and sharps are going for every single game, as shown a
money breakdown at offshore sportsbooks so you know
where the public and
sharps are going for every single game, as shown above.
We always stress the importance of knowing
where the square and
sharp money is and Betting against the Public during the college football bowl season has performed well every year without any big swings or valleys in the results.
We did track
sharp money on Golden State in the opener,
where they got less than 50 % of spread bets but moved from -7 to -7.5.
Oddsmakers quite literally put their
money where their mouth is, and any error in handicapping a game can be exploited by
sharp bettors for significant losses.
Clearly
sharp money has boosted the UGA line up to -3, but that's
where we could see some buyback on Oklahoma.
• We also highlight Smart
Money methods as a way of tracking
where sharps might be investing.
Our best
sharp money indicator came from the betting trends at the Las Vegas based William Hill sportsbook,
where a majority of bettors were taking the Saints but more
money had been bet on the «Skins.
Your insight was right on in watching
where the «
sharps «laid their
money last week..
Clearly
sharp money is behind the move, but that's
where we could see some buyback on Oklahoma.
When it comes to wagering on any sport, bettors always want to know
where the
sharp or smart
money is going.
This is shaping up to be very similar to last week's Virginia Tech / Miami game
where early line movement was all over VT, but late
sharp money pounded Miami to move the line from «Canes +2.5 to -3 by close.
As strong advocates of betting against the public this begs the questions:
Where is
sharp money falling on this game?
Since opening at -108 we've definitely seen some
sharp money taking Toronto FC (29 % of bets), moving the line up to -127 before settling at -120
where it currently sits.
However, more than 60 % of public tickets is on the Huskies at home so this is another case
where books will take
sharp money on the underdog and public
money on the favorite, just like Penn State / Indiana.
There are circumstances
where we have a Duke vs. UNC matchup and the
sharps aren't involved, we will adjust there for public
money if we have liability on one side.»
Following a move by
sharp money, the number was pushed down to 3
where the majority of the
money seems to be coming in on UCLA.
This value of
sharp money feeds into the concept of «reverse line movement;» knowing
where professionals are moving numbers despite overwhelming public sentiment the other way.
Smart players can still exploit the line movements caused by
sharp and public
money during the post season by recognizing who plays
where.
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