Originally posted on 05/25/2013:

Books don't really work this way. The number one goal of a book is to have equal probabilities or outcomes on both sides of the bet, by doing so, the house margin is equal on both sides of the bet. They try to do this every time, every game, every day, every month, every year.

Contrary to popular belief, they really don't care how much money is on either side if they set their lines correctly because in the end, the lofty 4.54% house edge they enjoy makes them all the profit they really need without having to resort to wild schemes and cons. Plus, you are assuming all the books in the world are working together to make something like this happen, thrust me, they don't. Competition among them is just as fierce as any other business, as linesmen are highly prized and sought after.

With that said, Linesmen are not soothsayers, so if you can interpret the same information they have differently and set the line differently. You can find your advantage and negate their edge and actually shift the margin toward your side of the action. So, Is this what you are trying to do?