Sports Marketwatch - Playoffs Edition
NFL
Week 19 - NFL Playoffs
1/11/2008 11:01 AM EST
by Daniel Fabrizio
SportsInsights.com
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to this week's edition of the Sports Marketwatch, where Daniel Fabrizio,
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with the line managers at some of the sports betting industry’s largest
sportsbooks about which games the public is chasing and the Sharps are pounding.
Dan takes a look at what’s in store for this week in the NFL.
Sports Marketwatch – NFL
Week 19 – NFL Playoffs
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The NFL Playoffs are a totally different animal than
the NFL Regular season. The amount of “Public” square bets skyrockets. The
culmination of this trend is the Super Bowl, the most wagered sporting event of
the year. Everyone, and their mother, wagers on the Super Bowl. From the casual
“box-office-pool” – to the professional sports bettor – to the Superbowl
commercials: everyone has some interest in the Superbowl.
For
value-minded sports investors, this massive influx of “Public” money means
opportunity. During the NFL Playoffs, odds makers heavily weigh Public opinion
when deciding on a game’s betting line. They’ll shade a line 2-3 pts knowing
that the Public will be heavily on one side. “Public Money” dwarfs the amount of
“Sharp Money” buying back the shaded lines.
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Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay
Packers
The NFL playoffs create a lot of betting interest – and
the public is solidly on the Seattle Seahawks. Almost two out every three bets
is coming in on a Seattle team that trounced Washington and ended the season
strongly. On the other hand, Green Bay has been “flying under the radar” for
much of the season. The public doesn’t seem to respect the Packers and this
gives us value.
The line opened at Green Bay -8 (-9 at + vig at
Pinnacle) but has already reached Green Bay -7 at some sportsbooks. That is a
huge 1 to 2 point value near the “key number” of 7.
Green Bay has not
yet earned the public’s respect, but they have beaten many quality opponents
this season and look like a solid value. Take Green Bay and be on the side of
the long-term winners: the sports books.
Green Bay Packers
-7
New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys
The
Giants are collecting 70% of the bets placed on this game, based mainly on their
strong performances over the past few weeks. Last week, Eli Manning looked solid
in the Giants’ 24-14 over a good Tampa Bay squad. This followed a huge showing
versus the Patriots, even in defeat. That game, which was a heavily-watched
nationally-televised media event, earned the Giants many believers.
On
the other hand, the Dallas Cowboy juggernaut seems to have slowed down near the
end of the season. There are a lot of Cowboy question marks, including Romo’s
thumb and TO’s ankle. We feel, however, that the Giants have question marks of
their own: particularly Eli Manning’s historic inconsistency. Based on this
information, our readers know that we see this as a good contrarian play: buying
Dallas at a “low” and selling the Giants at a “high.”
Our oddsmaker
contacts at the sportsbooks agree. The line opened at Dallas -7.5 and has
stubbornly stayed at that level. The linesmakers tell us that heavy public
betting on the Giants is balancing “sharp money” on the Cowboys. With the
increased betting interest during the NFL playoffs, however, we may see public
money pushing the line down to Dallas -7 across the board. We already see Dallas
-7 at the Greek.
Dallas Cowboys -7
Playoff Recap
Green Bay Packers -7 (Bet at Olympic +7-115)
Dallas Cowboys -7 (Bet at Sports Interaction -7)
It should be another exciting NFL Weekend. Keep Sports Marketwatch picks
handy and your browser pointed to SportsInsights.comm for the
latest real-time updates, using our exclusive Sports Investing tools.
I’ll be back next Friday with the new edition of the Sports Marketwatch.
Enjoy the games!
Daniel Fabrizio
President
SportsInsights.com