Actually, because of the situation I describe above, we've gone to the early lead bets, because "KVB hates to lead early" but the numbers are often off for us and the pile can get splashed before halftime.
The thing is, "KVB hates to lead early" in the contrarian plays.
If we can get some movement on SD I can pick them up pre game as dogs. Next, I'll be watching the LIVE markets closely using a whole different index to define value, but they will include pregame numbers. Going to add to the position to allow for a decent sell back LIVE and still be in a position, if possible.
It doesn't always work out ideally but if I'm paying attention I can avoid getting caught naked. It's a methodology of trading that we have been able to uncover to help stabilize profit or loss, whichever comes from it. We get the value of the early SD lead, if any, and you get the 1st five when they splash before halfitme.
Starting to think my no vig Contrarian Market Adjusted line is what is being treated as the sharp number in the market. And that's why I'm on the number, for the most part, in that Fund and can't get the overlay.
Effectively, going back to my first post about the market, we get inherent value reasons to buy the Dodgers but clearly to get that for SD we are being sidelined.
I've talked about the purpose of the line to be to attract, detract, and to even sideline groups of bettors.
Forgive my long posts, but I'm trying to let the Forum into my office, to get a view how we use numbers, experience, and adjusted numbers based on that experience to formulate our view of the market.
Could the market be sidelining those guys looking for just a slightly better number on purpose?
We are watching closely, not only with multiple different types of services, but computer scripts logging in from different locales studying the offered real time lines.
All this shit over an MLB game.
No wonder I'm getting grey hairs...
One more thing, if somehow this line adjusts downward, and it's SD that appears to be getting the action, that would be, effectively, an RLM situation and while that is not always a predictor, it would likely bode well for SD in this spot.