Siding with the Sportsbooks

Little help here guys, Out of all the ways there is to figure out which side of the bet the sportsbooks are taking, what are the most accurate ways you know to determine this............thnx in advance.....local

sportsbook spy has % of bets on each side....problem is does not show  money ........could have 100 bets of $100 and 25 bets of 1000 on other side so  nbr of bets is heavy on one but money is heavy on opposite side.........read many who say to look for high % on side but line moving opposite way........like 70% on team A but line moves from say 150 fav down to 135 fav by game time......line is moving opp of bet %, u would think the line would be moving higher but its not so under this theory play the dog in this example

thnx delivery...I do understand sportsbook spy sportsinsights wagerline and all the concensus sites looking for some tell tale sign or better indicator, or combo of  both

Good luck, but I doubt you'll reach any conclusions that will help you quit your day job. I've spent many hours crunching numbers based on public plays about 100 different ways with nothing totally standing out against the test of time.

This is exactly what I'm asking about Jack Bauer.  when the books come in with unequal action on a game many times they new it would be unequal action and have a vested interest in the minority side. My question would be how would you detect this? What would give you and indication this would be happening?????

I base my picks for baseball exclusively on line movement. You have to know the betting percentages. Sportsinights provides this and covers offers it too with the same feed.  Reverse line movement is a general indication of "wiseguy" money.  I prefer to fade the public on all of my picks because I believe they are more wrong than right.

The books can't avoid the games, they have to post a number on everyone.  And yes, even though the goal "supposedly" is to balance the action, most of the time they don't. 

Many times they will post soft lines to trap the public.  This issue has been debated but the books gamble too.  The only way you can figure this out is to know the betting percentages and monitor line movements up until gametime.  Sbrlines is a good place to see line histories on the major sportsbooks for free.

My pick today was the Nationals (even though they lost).  They started as +125 dogs but by game time they were even money or even -105-110 at some places yet 70% of the bets were on the other side.  Perhaps a well respected betting syndicate or group of wiseguys liked the Nationals and could explain the line move.

But how do you know that these guys are sharps? If the books respect them, than so do I.  Regardless of what you do, you have to find a way to make it work for you if this is your choice.  It took me awhile to figure it out.  I only bet one play a day for baseball and sometimes i flat bet, sometimes i'll use some sort of calculated chase.

Money management is more important than the picks themselves. But like Jack Bauer said, you can't blindly follow it.  When I see a reverse line move, I handicap the game myself and try to figure out if the public missed something.  I can go on and on, but that's it for now.

Good Luck.

Thanx stacked for the info