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    physed
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    What is sharp action vs public

    I assume public bets the favorites and sharps are are on the under dogs. Are books more afraid of public or sharp action. I've been betting for over 30 years and never knew.

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    Quote Originally Posted by physed View Post
    I assume public bets the favorites and sharps are are on the under dogs.
    more often than not, yes, but definitely not always

    sharp action is action that is expected to win long-term, public action is expected to lose long-term, it's ultimately a subjective judgement

    Quote Originally Posted by physed View Post
    Are books more afraid of public or sharp action. I've been betting for over 30 years and never knew.
    rec books are afraid of sharp action. The few smart pro books aren't because they can monetize the sharp action they get

    rec books still have to be careful about overwhelmingly one-sided public action though, from a risk perspective, especially on things like NFL teasers

    as we all know, +EV positions can still be bad if your position is inappropriately big

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    Hey Loshak can u please change ur avatar? Losing my ass is disturbing enough. Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheCentaur View Post
    Hey Loshak can u please change ur avatar? Losing my ass is disturbing enough. Thanks
    sure no problem pal will try to find something good

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