I am in Vegas this week. We were at the Bally's sportsbook yesterday.
Yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon had 2 real crazy line movements and the public got buried!
Detroit was -1.5 a hour before kickoff and dropped to -1 30 minutes before kickoff. 5 minutes before kickoff, the Jets were favored by 1.5.
San Francisco was -5.5 on the parlay cards, line was -5. During the afternoon, the line was actually bet down to -3.5 after 30 minutes before kickoff. It closed at -4.
Atlanta was -2.5 on the parlay cards. Saturday night the line went from -3 to -4. During the early afternoon games the spread went from -4 to -5 to -6! I had to jump on that, way too much money coming in on one side. Plus, the typical public perception of Atlanta's last game and destroying Tampa helped drive up that line. I think I was the only one in the book that had Minnesota. It was very quiet when Minnesota would score.
Needless to say I took SF and Minnesota as a parlay off the board.
I have learned over the years, if the public is very heavy on one side, you have to go opposite. Fortunately for me, it paid off.
It will be interesting to see how next week's NFL lines open up with GB thrashing the Bears and the Cowboys pounds the Saints. Also throw in the meager showing of the Skins against the Giants.
Yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon had 2 real crazy line movements and the public got buried!
Detroit was -1.5 a hour before kickoff and dropped to -1 30 minutes before kickoff. 5 minutes before kickoff, the Jets were favored by 1.5.
San Francisco was -5.5 on the parlay cards, line was -5. During the afternoon, the line was actually bet down to -3.5 after 30 minutes before kickoff. It closed at -4.
Atlanta was -2.5 on the parlay cards. Saturday night the line went from -3 to -4. During the early afternoon games the spread went from -4 to -5 to -6! I had to jump on that, way too much money coming in on one side. Plus, the typical public perception of Atlanta's last game and destroying Tampa helped drive up that line. I think I was the only one in the book that had Minnesota. It was very quiet when Minnesota would score.
Needless to say I took SF and Minnesota as a parlay off the board.
I have learned over the years, if the public is very heavy on one side, you have to go opposite. Fortunately for me, it paid off.
It will be interesting to see how next week's NFL lines open up with GB thrashing the Bears and the Cowboys pounds the Saints. Also throw in the meager showing of the Skins against the Giants.
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