Every Monday, we take a look at the opening lines for next week’s NFL games: Team Betting % Current Open Notes 49ers 68% 1 1 A surprising start for the Bengals (1-1) who could easily be 2-0. Andy Dalton looked solid against Denver, while the 49ers fell to Dallas in overtime. Bengals 32% -1 -1…
A quick review of Sports Insights views on the sports marketplace as we prepare for another big weekend of sports action: The Sports Investing Index continues to struggle, with college football and baseball both dragging the Index lower. The Index is down -13% for the month as of September 17th. The heaviest-bet college football game…
Boise State opened as a 17.5 point favorite at Pinnacle and, according to Sports Insights’ College Football Betting Trends, is currently receiving 72% of all spread bets. That lopsided betting percentage has shifted the Pinnacle line 2.5 points to -20. In fact, after a survey of the marketplace we see that the spread varies between -19.5 (-110) at Olympic…
LSU opened as a 3-point favorite at 5Dimes and, according to Sports Insights’ College Football Betting Trends, is currently receiving 81% of spread bets. With the betting public all over LSU, the line has moved to -3.5 at 5Dimes and Pinnacle, while CRIS and Olympic are holding at -3 (-115). A scan of the sports marketplace shows sportsbooks…
Every Tuesday, we take a look at the early line movement and college football betting trends for the 15 most heavily bet games, in terms of the number of total bets. Team Betting % Current Open Notes LSU 81% -3.5 -3 The public is still buying LSU after their 2-0 start, and Mississippi State’s loss to Auburn is…
An early look at the lines for Week 2 of the NFL: Team Betting % Open Current Notes Packers 74% -10 -10.5 A surprisingly impressive showing from Cam Newton won’t prevent the Panthers from being big underdogs against the defending champs. Panthers 26% 10 10.5 Cardinals 47% 4 4.5 A solid division win for the ‘Skins over the…
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