As a general rule, if a huge majority of the public loves a game, the line may prove too good to be true. In this case the Ravens actually received about 67% of the total amount bet on the game, which gives a clearer indicator of why a book might move a point spread than the percentage of the number of bets.Īctual wager amounts are not available to the general public, however, you can glean some useful information off of the raw betting percentage numbers simply to gain some perspective on how soft the public views a line. The Ravens may only have received 45% of the bets, but let's say the amount of those wagers equals $1,000. In the example given, 55% of the number of bets may be on the Pats, but the amount wagered may be $500. What this doesn't tell us, however, is the total amount wagered on each game. For example, if 100 bets have been placed on the New England Patriots/Baltimore Ravens game and 55 of those bets were placed on the Patriots, the Spread % for the Patriots would be 55%. This data represents the percentage of the total number of wagers placed on each side (or total) of the games. Follow on Twitter.This page gives the betting percentages on every upcoming NFL game. “The next two days are when the bulk of the action comes in,” he said.Ĭontact Jim Barnes at or 70. The sharps have weighed in on the Super Bowl since the line opened nearly two weeks ago, but the public is just starting to be heard, Esposito said. “But it’s going to take a lot to move it off 4,” he said.Įsposito said 54 percent of tickets are on the over, and he could see the total going back up to 49 or 49½ because the public will think that a Bengals victory is correlated with a higher-scoring game. He won the Heisman, he was the first pick in the draft, and now they think he’s going to win the title.”īased on the early action, Esposito said he thinks the Super Bowl line is more likely to come down to 3½ than go back to 4½. “The casual fan is enamored with (quarterback) Joe Burrow, Joe Kid.
“They’re definitely getting a lot of love right now,” he said. The South Point was also using a 10-cent split, with -105 odds on Rams -4 or Bengals +4.Įsposito said 60 percent of spread tickets at Station Casinos were on the Bengals, and so were 68 percent of money-line tickets. (A 20-cent split is the standard at sportsbooks, with each side usually offered at -110 odds.) The Westgate SuperBook had the best line on the Rams at -4 at -102 odds after going to a 10-cent split on spread bets. Treasure Island was at Rams -3½ but at -130 odds. The line had been Rams -4½ at most books for the previous week, but Wynn Las Vegas was the only holdout still at Rams -4½ on Friday. The Super Bowl line has resolidified, with the Los Angeles Rams now 4-point favorites over the Bengals at almost every Las Vegas sportsbook Friday afternoon. You put them in there, then 20 minutes later, they’re gone.”Īnd based on early indications, the public will be backing the Cincinnati Bengals for Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI in Inglewood, California. “You can’t keep the prop sheets in the rack. “You can already see it in the book this morning,” he said. The Super Bowl is approaching, and casual fans are getting their wallets out. Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito can feel it. The Cincinnati Bengals play the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl Feb.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) warms up during NFL football practice Wednesday, Feb.
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