Year after year you hear about the "experts" warning against betting with the general public since most bettors lose in the long term. This is certainly a startling opinion since you would think that everyone can't be wrong in any given situation. After all, what about the old saying that "two heads are better than one"? Shouldn't that apply to a bunch of people feeling that any particular team is going to win versus the number? Well, it's an interesting concept and one that I thought would be worth investigating. So, I decided to look at last weeks results and the overall NFL season to see if I blindly bet with the public whether or not they would put me in the poor house. To slant it to strong public opinion games I kept it to the games in which 80% or more of the betting public felt that the winner was a no brainer. Let's take a look.. Last Week's Performance: Last week there were 4 games where 80% of the public felt that a team was going to win. The end result was a 1-3 ATS performance. So chalk one up to losing money last week by blindly betting with the public's opinion. Full Season's Performance: Over the course of this season the number surprisingly isn't as lopsided as last week. Overall when 80% of the public felt they had the correct side has produced a 19-20 ATS mark. Not a bankroll catastrophy, but none the less a loser. For those interested in tonight's Bears/Skins matchup currently 54% of the betting public believes that the Bears are the pick tonight. Just taking any team over 50% has produced a 91-94 ATS mark. To get the correct side on tonight's game visit Michael Alexander at Alexandersports as he is all over this one. Michael is coming off a huge Sunday that saw him go a sparkling 5-2!.
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