Betting info on bama game

I’m not playing but I almost pulled trigger on dog.

Updated Alabama-Illinois betting at #BetMGM

AlabamaMBB

open -7.5, now -8.5

66% of bets, 76% of money is on Alabama

Total open 167.5, now 168.5

57% of bets, 50% of money is on Under

IlliniMBB

open +230, now +300

34% of bets, 7% of money is on Illinois

dk

72bets/92 dollars

this line is steamy. When I make my bets I always ask the cashier “what’s popular”. I didn’t even have to ask, she just said “finally someone I know not playing bama”.

do what you want with info. Have a good one.

weeds

Started at 4/ actually..

Illinois will keep it between 4 and 7...

Public will win tons

My 2 cents

I agree it was 4 but I’m just cutting and pasting the pr/data guy at betmgm. I’m not going to edit his numbers. 

But yes you are right. Came 4 shot to 6 in hours, steamed to 8. No buyback from what I could see (and the reason I didn’t put money on it) literally not one contrarian with good money to slow it down. 

So what do you take out of that?  Teach us.

I didn’t take it because nobody slowed the line down.  You figure that 4 to 6 was sharp because came in first hours. That 6-8 is mix of public and pro money (because it was a laddered rise)

usually the book wants to side on sharp but sharp colluded with public (it happens). 

so now the book is basically just hoping for a close game to take all action (this also happens) 

if this was mid year I would have played but being beginning of the season “public cookies” from the book are frequent occurrence…they don’t start beating you up until thanksgiving 

I said public will win...

I took illini meaning public will lose tons as majority on Bama

Could be a track meet

You might need to correct me but doesn’t the book want Alabama to lose so the “smart” bet is Illinois since Joe Six Pack, etc. are all on ‘Bama?

@camby700

 Yep, okay.  Just wanted to make sure I’m correct in my thought process.

@stevex01

 Of course they want bama to lose.  But this like Philly eagles last Thursday, bengals Sunday night, and Kansas against byu has pros and public on the same side.

No respected money on Illinois to slow it down. If Illinois covers books will be very happy with that outcome. Usually on big games the book/sharp are on same side.