Archive for July, 2008

A follow up to follow line movements

July 29th, 2008 -- Posted in Sports Betting | No Comments »
One aspect of sports betting that many newcomers look past is following line movements.  This can be important for several reasons.  First of all, if you are aware of the lines and where they move throughout the week/day you will have a much better understanding of how vegas and the “public” feels about this game.  Let’s say a line starts at -3.  Over the next couple days it creeps to -3.5, -4, then -4.5… This most likely means that most of the public money is coming in on the favorite which is moving the line higher.  But let’s say an hour before gametime, the line takes a huge dive from -4.5 back to -3 immediately.  What this tells you is that some sharp players are putting BIG money on the underdog.  Why is this important?  Because betting with the public is like flirting with death.  The public always loses to vegas and to the sportsbooks.  Take our advice here, if you see sharp money coming in shortly before the game - follow the sharps and make that bet.  It’s usually not a very “attractive” bet because it’s against the public.  But it’s the smarter bet more often than not.
So how do you follow line movements?  Here are a few websites or tools that help you follow the lines throughout the day.

The art of watching line movements

July 4th, 2008 -- Posted in Sports Betting | No Comments »

Sports bettors, both veterans and novices, would benefit greatly by taking the time to study line moves each day but depending solely on line moves is of great risk in a sport betting. There are many reasons for the change in line and it depends upon the game that is being betted on. Line moves happens on every day on every sports and some times move a game both ways. So wagering on sport is a matter of endeavor for many people and the line moves they make on the game are interesting and profitable. Line movement is an art; the skill of the better to closely watch it every day counts the victory. Professional sports wagering players will bet every sport and any game. They are least concerned with the profile of the team whether big or small. What they are concerned is the way in which the line moves are going which of course will ultimately be profitable. Sports betting are some times all about the numbers and other times it can be more of a feel. Sports wagering players who play on numbers will not be too concerned about line moves but those who identify where the money is coming from will hopefully get on that side of the game. So watching the line movement you can possibly make profit in the future.

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