My logic on this may be stupid and for sure don't want to load up on a preseason game but no starters always makes me like that team more. Guys play for a spot and have a better chance of finding a groove, although scrubs it's harder to do so. But I'd rather see the third string guy playing his heart out to make a team and get a full half of it as opposed to divided reps among guys going through the motions. Give me a game with 2 qbs-1 each half- as opposed to a starter getting reps to hand the ball off and just braeak a sweat for the first quarter. It's preseason, coaches don't even care- just nice to see football.
Awesome ... maybe Blaine Gabbert will have another stellar debut like he did in 2014 for the 49ers , 3 of 11 for 20 yards and 1 interception.
As you can see, almost two thirds of the money is on the under. This has caused the total to drop from 37 to 35 at Bookmaker and from 35.5 to 34.5 at Pinnacle, two of the largest and sharpest offshore books.
You may have noticed in that screenshot that spread bets are almost split down the middle, but money has gone in the Cowboys’ favor. The books understandably didn’t have too much of an opinion on this game and opened it as a PK. With dollars flowing in on the Cowboys, the line has moved to DAL -1 around the market.
Nick Bogdanovich, director of trading for William Hill US in Las Vegas ...
“There’s very little betting interest in this game at all,” Bogdanovich said of action at the more than 100 William Hill locations around Nevada. “We opened pick and 37 (for the total), and we’re at Dallas -2 and 35. A little bit of money on the Cowboys, a little bit of money on the under.”
Bogdanovich said money isn’t really moving the numbers as much as keeping William Hill in line with what other books are offering.
“It’s pretty much air moves. That’s the way it’ll be all preseason,” he said. “We’re definitely not interested in having a big decision on an exhibition game. That’s why they call it exhibition – it’s not real.”
“There’s very little betting interest in this game at all,” Bogdanovich said of action at the more than 100 William Hill locations around Nevada. “We opened pick and 37 (for the total), and we’re at Dallas -2 and 35. A little bit of money on the Cowboys, a little bit of money on the under.”
Bogdanovich said money isn’t really moving the numbers as much as keeping William Hill in line with what other books are offering.
“It’s pretty much air moves. That’s the way it’ll be all preseason,” he said. “We’re definitely not interested in having a big decision on an exhibition game. That’s why they call it exhibition – it’s not real.”
Scott Cooley, odds consultant for offshore sportsbook Bookmaker.eu ...
Bookmaker.eu opened the Cardinals -1, but by this morning had made a 3-point shift to Cowboys -2, while the total dropped from 37 to 34.5.
“Sharp action has been on America’s Team, as we have about 70 percent of the money handle on Dallas,” Cooley said. “The total has also been hit pretty hard by the pros, as they always seem to look toward the under in this first game and the first week of preseason.”
Bookmaker.eu opened the Cardinals -1, but by this morning had made a 3-point shift to Cowboys -2, while the total dropped from 37 to 34.5.
“Sharp action has been on America’s Team, as we have about 70 percent of the money handle on Dallas,” Cooley said. “The total has also been hit pretty hard by the pros, as they always seem to look toward the under in this first game and the first week of preseason.”
