Betting question: how does someone say “Vegas cleaned up”

when the dumbass public all herds over to a line regardless of its movement

Obviously not

Why don’t you explain it to be your high ness

While a logical assumption, it’s incorrect. Vegas frequently sets lines that get heavily one-sided action, typically hoping to prey on public misconceptions.

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He doesnt. Thats why he is asking the question dickhead

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frick you a-hole I wasn't being a dick. I said serious question because I don't want to offend someone explaining what -110 means to someone that has a basic knowledge of gambling. There was nothing wrong with my question based on the information in the OP.

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While a logical assumption, it’s incorrect. Vegas frequently sets lines that get heavily one-sided action, typically hoping to prey on public misconceptions.

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Miami -3 is a classic example.

They liked LSU in the game. They set the Miami line low because people will see the #8 team only needing to cover 3 points. The stupid public loves favorites. Something like 80% of the money was on Miami at one point.

LSU wins.

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They liked LSU in the game. They set the Miami line low because people will see the #8 team only needing to cover 3 points. The stupid public loves favorites. Something like 80% of the money was on Miami at one point.

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This is wrong. The lines are set by and provided to the sports books by third party bookmakers.

Vegas casinos aren’t interested in outsmarting the public. The goal is to get money on each side as close to 50/50 as possible and collect the vigorish. This is the service provided to the sportsbooks by the bookmakers- set a line that will get 50/50 money.

A casinos favorite gambler is a slot player, as slots provide a guaranteed take for the casino, with no chance of loss. For the same reason, the sports books are content with the vig.

That said, there are times when the money can end up 80/20, and when you hear the term “Vegas cleaned up on a game” it means the side with 20% of the money won.

I tend to think it’s both depending on the game.

Vegas wants 50/50 on some games while others they want 80/20.

I do think Miami vs LSU was a great example of them wanting 80% of the money on Miami. This is why they NEVER moved the line; not once.

Although I can’t find the article that said 80% of money was on Miami.

Consider this: if 10 games is 80/20, and Vegas is right 5/10 times, they still make their 10% :)

^ this is why it’s “both” not either/or.

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Much more complicated than that.

One book may tip its lines in favor of one side in order to sell to another book that has significant liability on a side. Bookmakers/books are working together a fair amount when it comes to limiting liability.

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Which is exactly why they do not want all the money on one side. It’s similar to reinsurance; they want to offload/decrease risk and exposure. Small books will actually offload bets to other books if there’s too much action one way.

Further using the LSU/Miami example, if “Vegas” knew LSU was going to win, so did the sharps. Small public bets on Miami are balanced out by big sharp bets the other way. I believe the line teetered between 3 and 3.5. It takes a lot of money to move a spread off a key number, with 3 and 7 being the two most important numbers.

There were no shenanigans going on with Miami and LSU. Oddsmakers simply made the top 10 team a small favorite. Lines are typically much farther off (inaccurate) earlier in the season and tighten up as the season goes on and the oddsmakers get a better grasp on the team.

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It opened at -1.5 and got all the way to -3.5 at some places.

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i didn't track the game from the opening line, but if this is true, it completely debunks the theory that "they" were begging for money on miami and wanted to clean up knowing LSU would cover.