February
27Many articles have been written on the ideal threshold for contrarian betting. It’s been demonstrated that betting against the public will produce a winning record, Because oddsmakers do not attempt to balance their book by attracting 50 percent of the action on each side but rather shade their opening lines to capitalize on public perception and then allow their sharpest bettors to shape the line. By utilizing public betting trends from several sportsbooks, we are able to do a midseason betting analysis and see which teams are being pounded by a majority of public bettors. This simple strategy encourages bettors […]