Originally Posted by
regularguy
Essentially, I see a "square" play as one that is attracting the overwhelming majority of bettors -- but perhaps not the most money.
Here's how someone by the name of squeekycleen more eloquently put it on another site though:
Square plays are obvious plays that "can't lose". They are the plays that your butt buddy at the watercooler is touting. They are the plays stupid drunk guys fawn over at the bars. They are the plays you come up with after watching ESPN and GameDay for your inside info. When someone says "Dude, the Lakers are only laying 2 to the Pistons, holy shit dude, they have Kobe, this is a ****ing LOCKKKKKKK", you can rest assured they are a Joe Public square hunting down square plays. Square plays, in the long run, are hazardous to your health. When the majority of action heads to one side (in terms of number of wagers, not total dollar value wagered), you have the makings of a square play. If gambling was so easy that when everybody who picked something won, we would all be millionaires. I try to search out square plays and fade them. This takes some practice, and you have to know how to look for them, but it is not very hard.
I usually spend a little time every day at thespread.com (the betting charts).
Please note though, that it's been a pretty bad hoops season for me, so please take this all with a grain of salt.
And, illusion, sorry to muck up your thread with all this chatter.