Hypothetical gambling question...

[The Giant]

Wofford is playing a college basketball game at Duke.

The line inexplicably opens at pick.

An hour later it's Wofford -2.

Who are you betting on?

[Smoke]

Duke ml

[RudyRuetigger]

Unc +4

[Wrongside]

Duke, Lol. Only cause this team is so disciplined (and talented) and went on a bunch of trips together and stuff.

[jjgold]

Duke although poorly coached

[Slipknot26]

Nobody , going to find out starters before placing my wager .
Maybe a suspension or STD

[pavyracer]

Wofford is playing a college basketball game at Duke.

The line inexplicably opens at pick.

An hour later it's Wofford -2.

Who are you betting on?

I would call the hospitals in Raleigh-Durham area to find out where the Duke bus crashed.

[MinnesotaFats]

Generally i fade the public based on line movements and increase my wagers along the way.

Its profitable over a week. Generally the initial line is accurate sans injuries. Hit 50-55% but with increased wagers you can make $$

I view it as coin toss bets w a slight edge based on linesmaker knowledge vs public

[TheMoneyShot]

I think you have to use another example as "hypothetical".

Because taking Duke is a no brainer against anyone.... regardless of line movement.... especially near pick em

[BuckyOne]

If your hypothetical question was a post time scenario-I would hypothetically take Duke. At openers I am going to need to know the reason for the move.

[JayLA]

If it were wofford +2, wofford. But in this case, Duke ml.

[Venom72]

I would call the hospitals in Raleigh-Durham area to find out where the Duke bus crashed.

Lmao

[Al Masters]

None,bookmakers are throwing a bad line out.

Bet it and lose.. then you will lose
Bet it and win...they will tell you that
it was a bad line you get a refund.

Bookmaker is freeing rolling you.. you the sucker.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

I would take Wofford because if Duke looks too good to be true...

[19th Hole]

Who is Duke, Alex?

[danshan11]

your question is a really good one, if a line opens at pick and moves 2 points what does that do to a couple things

bettor psych, most people think its a sharp move and bet it with them and keep pushing it up against the real sharps pushing back to 2 if 2 is the magic number per se
reality its probably too late to do anything so tailing it will put you back at a coin flip with juice
I do not think it is any more indicative of the actual result in any way
like if you could catch all the games that move a certain size jump and bet them we would win more or beat the line. I think at the end the line is still sharp.

[danshan11]

i think one way you can really see this is pretty much most major market games, they breathe go up 1 or 2 and come back down 1 or 2 and settle somewhere, I think it is kinda like stocks, they test the walls both ways and if there is enough pressure they push through

start at pick and if a few bets come in on A they move to -1 see if they got any support at -1 if they do it stays there if its heavy pressure they push to -2 and now if it stops getting action at -2 they fade it back toward -1 and back and forth