Line Movements ?? Do you follow them..

maxdemo · Jan 17, 2006

Just wonder if you follow line movements..
For Example:

I print my lines for the games I want usually around 12pm...when i call to place a wager before game time the line will move...do you find value in following the line movements...

EX:
Pitt @ Ind this last Sunday

1st Quarter (Saturday 6pm)
+' Pitt +1.20
-' Ind -1.35
and it moved to:

1st Quarter (Sunday 11:50 AM)
+' Pitt +1.45
-' Ind -1.75

I took Pitt and have found myself not following the line movement and doing pretty good with that...Just wondering what others do

jwunderdog · Jan 17, 2006

In heavy "public" games(playoffs,superbowl), I find little value in looking at line moves. When Marist is playing Arkansas ST and there is a decent line move, I take notice.

hellah10 · Jan 17, 2006

exactly what underdog said....line movement in a big game doenst mean much. They might move the line to get more action on the other side...but when Indiana goes from 1.5 to 2.5 against Illinois or NC-Char goes from +6 to +5...I notice that and take advantage of it

cdg333 · Jan 17, 2006

isn't indiana/illi a big public game? it has 2 top teams on a small schedule on national tv. the charlotte game is also on tv.

hellah10 · Jan 17, 2006

yea...and naturally...the public is on illinois...

public dogs lose more then anything i have ever seen

hellah10 · Jan 17, 2006

NC-Char down to 4.5 at BetJam/5Dimes/Cascade

maxdemo · Jan 17, 2006

hellah10 said:
yea...and naturally...the public is on illinois...

public dogs lose more then anything i have ever seen

I seem to see the opposite...That public dogs win more...JMO

SPunlimited · Jan 17, 2006

I dont really follow lines too much the way I look at it is once the line moves theres less value in taking that team its really only good if you can get the original line after it moved

maxdemo · Jan 17, 2006

I have some weird betting habits...
I print my lines in the moring...And will place the wager 5-10 minutes before tipoff and almost all the lines move..And I usually will fade the movement..sometimes I lose, but have noticed that i win alot more

JoeFalls · Jan 17, 2006

the 25 cent linemove on that first half wager was nothing to sneeze at and it is defintely something that a bettor should notice. it's significant, especially if one has few outs and still wants to gamble.