Tuesday 25 September 2012

Finding the public teams and betting against them

By George Smith


Everyone have, no doubt, tried a hand at sports betting, sometime or other in our lives. Nowadays, more people are interested at Betting on sports, then the other traditional gambling games, and in most of the countries, betting has been giving a legal status. Clear and concise laws have been formulated as far as gambling is concerned. One of the best advices in the sports gambling world is to learn to bet against the public. This is easier said than done. The public in sports gambling is your average bettor from off the street that is betting on the more popular team to cover the spread. For instance, the Dallas Cowboys and the LA Lakers are mostly considered public teams. Bettors enjoy Gambling on them because they tend to have big names, have large fan bases, are on TV a lot, and just in general get a lot of exposure.

Another popular public bet is the Over in any over or under bet. Sports bettors like to cheer for points and the majority of bettors will bet on what they desire to happen. So one key to making cash at sports gambling is to bet against the public. In the beginning, this will feel strange because you are one of the general public. You sometimes will be Gambling on teams and situations that your heart says you shouldn't bet on. One key to gambling against the public is to know whom the public is indeed Betting on.

First of all, make a list of all the teams and situations that you know are public teams. These teams automatically receive more points than need be because the bookies are accounting for the public bets. In the second place, find tools or bookies web that give you percentage or wager data. This info will let you know how many bettors are Gambling on certain teams in sports gambling. Let us take a look at a perfect example. Assume the Dallas Cowboys are playing against Jacksonville Jaguars, at Jacksonville. The two teams are very similar teams and with the Jaguars playing at home then they might very easily be a favorite. But everyone loves the Cowboys.

The lines come out and the Cowboys are favored at -3. The general public is going to bet hard on the Cowboys and in an instant, 70% of the bets are in on the Cowboys. Now is where you need to start watching what is happening with this line. If for example, the line doesn't move or even moves towards the Jaguars, you can assume the Jaguars are a good bet. On the contrary, if 70% are on the Cowboys and the line moves to -5 or something, then this may just be a good game to stay away from.

Matching up the public % with the lines moves is an art that you should learn if you are serious about sports betting. We will discuss these types of examples even more when we talk about smart and sharp money in future articles. For now, just remember that gambling against the public in NFL, NBA and MLB is typically a money making situation. Get past the uncomfortable feeling and start betting against these public teams to build your bankroll gradually in sports gambling. If you're a fan of a sporting event and believe that you can predict well, you can earn some quick bucks by betting against the public teams in sports gambling.




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