[jjgold]

I would like to know

[firedawg]

No clue
Nobody wins

[cincinnatikid513]

i often wondered do sharp bettors just play totals

[Booya711]

Nobody around these parts

[vinnykal2323]

i often wondered do sharp bettors just play totals

That's correct

[pavyracer]

I would like to know

I will use it in a sentence:

jjgold is not a sharp bettor because after waging $250,000 in his spreadsheet and hitting 50% of his plays he is down -$50,000.

[b1slickguy]

A skinhead against racial prejudice who bets, typically regularly or habitually.

[Sam Odom]

A poster who makes 10 to 12 posts a year

[SamsNCharge99]

i bought a new knife set, they were super sharp

[slickfazzer1]

I've been away from SBR for years... are there still alot of Pro Gamblers that post here?

[jjgold]

wow

Slick PM Drew to get your real name back

[slickfazzer1]

wow

Slick PM Drew to get your real name back

Yes, I shall.

[SBR Drew]

wow

Slick PM Drew to get your real name back

[danshan11]

I would love to hear some opinions on this as well because I think my definition is way different than most here

[t-wizzle]

It’s like porn. You know it when you see it.

[Brutus84]

Sharp bettors look at 2h lines. The 2h line tells you 9 times out of 10 who is winning the game.

[kidcudi92]

Kidcudi92

[pilebuck13]

Nobody betting into -110 lmao

[19th Hole]

Finding Sharp Bets. It is considered to be sharp money when “a wager initiates a line change… regardless of the amount bet.” There are several respected bettors, particularly in Las Vegas, who can move betting lines all by themselves. However, there is a lot more to finding sharp bets than just seeing when lines move.~~~

98% of gamblers lose over the long haul. Those who end up winning in the end are referred to as the sharp bettors. Learn what sets them apart ..
~~~

The major difference between a sharp bettor and a so-called square is the amount of time and effort they put into their pursuit.
~~~

There are certain hackneyed terms that are used so often that they seemingly lose all meaning. For sports bettors, “sharp money” is one of these terms and it is frequently used when breaking down line movement. When discussing sharp money, we are typically focusing on large wagers made by single individuals or betting syndicates.
~~~

But mingling unnoticed amongst the Packers jerseys, Broncos caps and Alabama T-shirts though, are a sportsbook’s greatest adversary—the sharp bettor.
These bettors bet big and bet smart. They don’t win every bet but they do put themselves in the best possible situation to win. They don’t take a flyer because a buddy back home told them that Ole Miss “is going to kill Florida.” They study, they analyze and they bet at the right time.
~~~

Those who usually end up losing in the end are generally referred to as the “public,” or the “square bettors.” Those deep into pro betting who usually end up winning in the end are generally referred to as the “sharp bettors” or “wiseguys.”
How to Spot Public Sides

When an unranked team in college football is favored at home over a ranked team. When a 3-8 NFL team is favored at home over a 7-4 team. When a bad baseball team playing .400 ball is favored against a team playing .600 ball. When two teams both averaging over 30 points per game have a total of just 46.5.
You don’t need a PhD to understand what the books are doing here. Sports betting websites aren’t in business to take money from the unsuspecting public. They’re in business to try to make it so an equal amount of money is bet on both sides of the game.
So know full well when you see the Patriots lined at just -2 on the road against Buffalo, that the mass majority of people are going to think that New England is a steal.
How Sharp Bettors Think

That’s where your intuition needs to kick in about public betting. All of the sharp bettors know that the public is going to be backing the Patriots in the above example. So do the sportsbooks and sports handicappers. And though it does happen sometimes, sharps and squares are rarely playing the same side of any given game, particularly one with a spread that looks a bit fishy in the first place.
The other common public bet is the over. It happens time and time again, especially in big, prime time spots across all sports.
It’s human instinct to like to see points, runs and goals. No one likes to root for the clock to run out in a game without anything happening. So instinctively, the first gut that many public bettors have is, “Can this game get over the total?” Generally speaking, once a bettor asks himself or herself that question, they tend to talk themselves into the answer of, “Yes.”
Is the Sharp Money Against the Public?

History suggests that betting against the public in both college football and in the NFL will yield winning results in the long run. If you go back nearly a decade in the NFL, games in which 75 percent of the betting public was on one side of a game lost around 53 percent of the time. The numbers can be even more staggering in college football.
All good bettors know that winning 53 or 54 percent of the time can make you a mint in this business. That’s one of the best betting tips out there.
Sportsbooks have thrived off of public bettors making mistakes for decades upon decades. Align yourself with the books against the public, and you can put yourself in the minority of winners in the sports betting market.






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[GunShard]

It's harder to find sharps than squares.
But there's many types of squares and the square that bets their entire bankroll on a single bet is the worst kind of gambler.

[jjgold]

Some excellent answers actually some are funny but they’re accurate I think

[Foxx]

It's harder to find sharps than squares.
But there's many types of squares and the square that bets their entire bankroll on a single bet is the worst kind of gambler.

I would think that if you were not a sharp bettor, they would call you a circle, not a square.

[mdunlap3]

Someone who bets numbers not teams.

[danshan11]

Someone who bets numbers not teams.

I think most people think they do and really dont even understand what that actually means. 99% of what we learn about betting comes from touts and peoples opinions.
never bet faves, system plays, trending, public side, line moved, stuff like that is hard for me to understand

[Golden fleece]

Someone who bets numbers not teams.

True but its the teams that outperform the market. Not the bettor

[KVB]

Finding Sharp Bets. It is considered to be sharp money when “a wager initiates a line change… regardless of the amount bet.” There are several respected bettors, particularly in Las Vegas, who can move betting lines all by themselves. However, there is a lot more to finding sharp bets than just seeing when lines move.~~~

98% of gamblers lose over the long haul. Those who end up winning in the end are referred to as the sharp bettors. Learn what sets them apart ..
~~~

The major difference between a sharp bettor and a so-called square is the amount of time and effort they put into their pursuit.
~~~

There are certain hackneyed terms that are used so often that they seemingly lose all meaning. For sports bettors, “sharp money” is one of these terms and it is frequently used when breaking down line movement. When discussing sharp money, we are typically focusing on large wagers made by single individuals or betting syndicates.
~~~

But mingling unnoticed amongst the Packers jerseys, Broncos caps and Alabama T-shirts though, are a sportsbook’s greatest adversary—the sharp bettor.
These bettors bet big and bet smart. They don’t win every bet but they do put themselves in the best possible situation to win. They don’t take a flyer because a buddy back home told them that Ole Miss “is going to kill Florida.” They study, they analyze and they bet at the right time.
~~~

Those who usually end up losing in the end are generally referred to as the “public,” or the “square bettors.” Those deep into pro betting who usually end up winning in the end are generally referred to as the “sharp bettors” or “wiseguys.”
How to Spot Public Sides

When an unranked team in college football is favored at home over a ranked team. When a 3-8 NFL team is favored at home over a 7-4 team. When a bad baseball team playing .400 ball is favored against a team playing .600 ball. When two teams both averaging over 30 points per game have a total of just 46.5.
You don’t need a PhD to understand what the books are doing here. Sports betting websites aren’t in business to take money from the unsuspecting public. They’re in business to try to make it so an equal amount of money is bet on both sides of the game.
So know full well when you see the Patriots lined at just -2 on the road against Buffalo, that the mass majority of people are going to think that New England is a steal.
How Sharp Bettors Think

That’s where your intuition needs to kick in about public betting. All of the sharp bettors know that the public is going to be backing the Patriots in the above example. So do the sportsbooks and sports handicappers. And though it does happen sometimes, sharps and squares are rarely playing the same side of any given game, particularly one with a spread that looks a bit fishy in the first place.
The other common public bet is the over. It happens time and time again, especially in big, prime time spots across all sports.
It’s human instinct to like to see points, runs and goals. No one likes to root for the clock to run out in a game without anything happening. So instinctively, the first gut that many public bettors have is, “Can this game get over the total?” Generally speaking, once a bettor asks himself or herself that question, they tend to talk themselves into the answer of, “Yes.”
Is the Sharp Money Against the Public?

History suggests that betting against the public in both college football and in the NFL will yield winning results in the long run. If you go back nearly a decade in the NFL, games in which 75 percent of the betting public was on one side of a game lost around 53 percent of the time. The numbers can be even more staggering in college football.
All good bettors know that winning 53 or 54 percent of the time can make you a mint in this business. That’s one of the best betting tips out there.
Sportsbooks have thrived off of public bettors making mistakes for decades upon decades. Align yourself with the books against the public, and you can put yourself in the minority of winners in the sports betting market.






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lol.

I feel like I could have written that my self and probably have over many posts over the years.

The next step is learn whether or not the "public" or the "sharp" money is the one leading the market, to eventually get picked up by the other one.

That's how most lines will settle.

[VegasStacker34]

Find the guys making bets on Mondays. They aren't sitting in the book on a Sunday betting a game at -7.5 when they could have laid -6.5 on Monday.

[clockwise1965]

Good question. No clue and certainly not I.

[Shute]

Sharps
Pick their spot
Don’t chase
Bank roll management
Usually low volume

Sharps are on the sideline and know when to pounce

[SlickFazzer]

Bet good numbers, don't chase, understand 55%-57% is all you are going to do long term at best, accept the profit you will see from that equation based on bet size and volume.

Repeat.

[Shute]

Sharps usually wait until last minutes before start to place wager

[5mike5]

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[SlickFazzer]

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[pavyracer]

You don't need to be a "sharp" bettor to make money. All you need is pick winners to make money.

I liked Colts, Seahawks, Chargers and Eagles last week (I even posted it here so don't start hating).

I bet them both on spread and ML on the openers.

Do I care if the line moved or closed against me? No fukking No!

Why? I went 7-1 and picked winners. It doesn't matter if a sharp bettor picked better lines than me but picked losers and went 5-3.

I kicked his ass! So focus on picking the winning team/bet first and don't worry if you didn't get the best line.

[Sam Odom]

#PoundWinners