I was having a discussion in the baseball forum which brought up a subject that I would like to get your opinion on.
Public opinion obviously factors in to how a line is set. But I honestly believe that this does not play near the role it use to simply because the guys that are setting the lines (Pinnacle, Olympic, CRIS, etc) are dealing with as much (if not more) sharp action as they are square action. If they inflate these lines too much, they would get hammered.
With online betting and the ability to have movers, beards, etc. compared to when it was easier to monitor sharp plays, it seems to me their perceived bets would be more important than the public's which didn't use to be the case.
The offshore industry has taken a lot of the value in dogs away (even though I still believe it is better in the long run than playing favorites).
Would you agree or disagree?
Public opinion obviously factors in to how a line is set. But I honestly believe that this does not play near the role it use to simply because the guys that are setting the lines (Pinnacle, Olympic, CRIS, etc) are dealing with as much (if not more) sharp action as they are square action. If they inflate these lines too much, they would get hammered.
With online betting and the ability to have movers, beards, etc. compared to when it was easier to monitor sharp plays, it seems to me their perceived bets would be more important than the public's which didn't use to be the case.
The offshore industry has taken a lot of the value in dogs away (even though I still believe it is better in the long run than playing favorites).
Would you agree or disagree?