I hope people don't mind reviving old threads.
For example, how would you know if bettors like ORL to crush ATL in game 4 (as they did)? How much chalk does ORL have to give up to attract ATL bettors? I use this example, b/c I read elsewhere that 95% of the bettors (not money, which I imagine no house will ever release) were on ORL. Considering that
sportsbooks offer pointspreads on virtually every sport, aren't there plenty of opportunities for mistakes? Where people bet 70% of the MONEY (not people) on one side and the house can be bloodied if they lose?
How do bookies counter such risks?
Or do bookies ultimately take positions many times, but because the public is "stupid", the bookies usually win more than 50% of the time?