Question for the board

[peed_in_your_pool]

Hi all,

I had a question regarding sportsbook.com. When I look at their live odds and scores for today's LA Clipper/Portland Trailblazer game, it states that 71% of the money is on the LA Clippers yet the line dropped from LAC -2.5 to -2. If the line moves according to how much money is placed on one side, then why did the line drop?

TIA

 

[BarneyFife]

Usually it mean that the heaviest bettors were on the other side. 71% of the bettors were on LA, not 71% of the money.

Obviously, sometimes the linesmaker likes a side and moves it on his own...