I would not believe totally what the books actually said about this weekend or any weekend, except when they report a great or vet good weekend. Reason being, (just my opinion they tend to put a good slant or playdown a bad weekend).
Plus there was diversity in the line: To just give one small example: WSEX had the Minn. money line at -$550 when I looked. Carib had the game $-400 money line. So there may have been different reactions at different books. Remember small players like me only have a couple of account and not dozens to play!
Plus there was diversity in the line: To just give one small example: WSEX had the Minn. money line at -$550 when I looked. Carib had the game $-400 money line. So there may have been different reactions at different books. Remember small players like me only have a couple of account and not dozens to play!
Is it assumed that the small players (or squares) mainly play the favorites? I don't know, but for me --I make my own little numbers and I play almost as many dogs as favorites.
Or is it assumed that the Sharpes (big players) take favorites more than dogs?
I never thought you could make broad assumptions on things like this. Could be way off here.
Or is it assumed that the Sharpes (big players) take favorites more than dogs?
I never thought you could make broad assumptions on things like this. Could be way off here.
JJgold......quote "if you lost betting this weekend you should retire"
lol.......translation the public had a good weekend.....
Jls626..............guess i am just plain stupid....
dont agree with you about books should edge off action and sit on the vig and "keep a game or two they like"
if you follow that advice you will be busted before the season is over......
cant speak for large shops but any shop booking a few hundred or less players didnt fare too well.....
lol.......translation the public had a good weekend.....
Jls626..............guess i am just plain stupid....
dont agree with you about books should edge off action and sit on the vig and "keep a game or two they like"
if you follow that advice you will be busted before the season is over......
cant speak for large shops but any shop booking a few hundred or less players didnt fare too well.....
oldmantime,
I've often asked myself the same question and I think the proper approach is to just not get too concerned about it. Sometimes it's for one reason and sometimes another and without inside information we'll never know. We should just be happy that our effective juice is low when the odds differ and base our opinion on the game on other factors IMO.
I've often asked myself the same question and I think the proper approach is to just not get too concerned about it. Sometimes it's for one reason and sometimes another and without inside information we'll never know. We should just be happy that our effective juice is low when the odds differ and base our opinion on the game on other factors IMO.
Dimeplayersonly,
Books got their ass's kicked this weekend if they didn't edge off and sit on some vigs! Why do you think there are vigs? I'm sure you have been around long enough sitting on vigs are automatic winners, why not do it?? There are enough books out there to do it! Just a thought, maybe i'm wrong!
Oldmantime,
Sharps have a line on each game they go by! Do you think if there are 15 games that EVERY line is a solid one! Trust me there are at least 2 lines way off every week according to past statistics! Figuring out which ones they are are the tough part! You really have to analyze each game with a microscope to figure it out!
Books got their ass's kicked this weekend if they didn't edge off and sit on some vigs! Why do you think there are vigs? I'm sure you have been around long enough sitting on vigs are automatic winners, why not do it?? There are enough books out there to do it! Just a thought, maybe i'm wrong!
Oldmantime,
Sharps have a line on each game they go by! Do you think if there are 15 games that EVERY line is a solid one! Trust me there are at least 2 lines way off every week according to past statistics! Figuring out which ones they are are the tough part! You really have to analyze each game with a microscope to figure it out!
