as with all overs public bias does move the line further up, but sometimes, not always, and in some cases with defensive teams such as detroit the public might even bias the line towards the under.
Not a sharp hoops bettor myself in any way, just a fairly good one when i take the time, but i d say that sharps dont have any particular preference on the overs or unders, and play less totals than sides.
Not a sharp hoops bettor myself in any way, just a fairly good one when i take the time, but i d say that sharps dont have any particular preference on the overs or unders, and play less totals than sides.
Sorry Ham, I have to disagree with that philosophy.Your right about the overtime issue, but there's risk in everything. Sometimes there are strong unders that come along, much like the one including Dallas and Sac~town the other night, where many of us down in the NBA forum liked the under.
Not sure Ham why they would prefer more unders than overs, you make a valid point about the OT. Have you looked into this past years o/u results to see if you can find anywhere how balanced the o/u's were, as in which one finished higher %~wise.
in the past ive tried to factor in the o.t. element when betting totals....i would assume a game with a line of 3 or less had a better chance of going into o.t. than say a -9...
but IMO o.t. shouldnt be a factor in your decision on whether to bet ov/un.....
but i will say this........."sharps" tend to have a field day betting nba totals, especially early in the season...
but IMO o.t. shouldnt be a factor in your decision on whether to bet ov/un.....
but i will say this........."sharps" tend to have a field day betting nba totals, especially early in the season...
Free throws are such a factor at the end of not only NBA games , but also NCAA. Usually,if a team does not have a comfortable lead at the end of a game and the points are on an average basis, your under is definitely in jeopardy of going over every single time.
