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December

The St. Louis Rams and the Value of Late Season Home Dogs

12/29/2011

Recently in our series of Bet Sharp articles, we re-examined a 2003 article by Richard Borghesi entitled Price Predictability: Insights from the NFL Point Spread. Borghesi's paper revealed that home underdogs are extremely undervalued in...

December

NFL Opening Line Report – Wild Card Weekend

12/26/2011

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By PJ Walsh

Every Monday, we take a look at the opening lines for next week's NFL games: Team Betting % Open Current Notes Bengals 56% 3.0 3.0 No line movement thus far for this Saturday afternoon showdown (4:30 PM ET). As a result, the betting public remains...

December

Monday Night Football Betting Trends: Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints

12/26/2011

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By PJ Walsh

The New Orleans Saints opened as a 6.5-point favorite at the market-setting Cris sportsbook and, according to Sports Insights’ NFL Betting Trends, is currently receiving 67% of all spread bets. Despite this lop-sided betting percentage, Cris...

December

Thursday Night Football Betting Trends: Texans vs. Colts

12/22/2011

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By PJ Walsh

The Houston Texans opened as 6.5 point favorites at the market-setting Cris sportbook and, according to Sports Insights’ NFL Betting Trends, is currently receiving 83% of all spread bets. Despite this one-sided betting, the line remains...

December

Peyton Who? Colts 3-0 ATS with Dan Orlovsky

12/20/2011

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By PJ Walsh

With Kerry Collins and Curtis Painter under center for the first 11 weeks of the season, Indianapolis went winless and posted a dismal 2-9 record against the spread (ATS). After their Week 12 loss to the...

December

NFL Opening Line Report – Week 16

12/19/2011

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By PJ Walsh

Every Monday, we take a look at the opening lines for next week's NFL games: Team Betting % Open Current Notes Texans 75% -6.5 -6.0 Lone Thursday night matchup puts AFC South in national spotlight. With the sportsbooks adjusting their lines to take a big...