New Posts For Thread: Calling regular North American puntershttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-puntersWhy do so many odds on shots lose overnight??? :0...whether it be baseball, basketball, american football, I've now lost track of how many of these I back overnight in commanding positions then wake up to a loss.Has anyone else noticed this alarmingOnionss ...gives the best logical arguement. Many thanks.https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502226#423502226Onionss ...gives the best logical arguement. Many thanks.Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:31:00 -0600I think it is much easier for shorter odds to get beaten in NA sports than most other (With the exclusion of such things as Tennis etc) as there is just two outcomes.So if a odds on favourite spre-game is behind the odds don't change too much as thehttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502078#423502078I think it is much easier for shorter odds to get beaten in NA sports than most other (With the exclusion of such things as Tennis etc) as there is just two outcomes.So if a odds on favourite spre-game is behind the odds don't change too much as theTue, 01 Dec 2009 17:09:34 -0600in-running most people who are tuning in for a bit of fun want to be on the leader - so the price is nearly always too lowwith regards to the virginia game - they are just kids anything can happenbacking short odds on a non seeded team with a small lhttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502074#423502074in-running most people who are tuning in for a bit of fun want to be on the leader - so the price is nearly always too lowwith regards to the virginia game - they are just kids anything can happenbacking short odds on a non seeded team with a small lTue, 01 Dec 2009 17:07:31 -0600yeh its just ppl not appreciating odds. 1/3 sounds like a certainty but it means it should lose 1 in 4 times. not exactly the certainty it appears.https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502070#423502070yeh its just ppl not appreciating odds. 1/3 sounds like a certainty but it means it should lose 1 in 4 times. not exactly the certainty it appears.Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:01:35 -0600It may be overnight to you in foreign parts but that would mean the event is happening during the evening , can't think of an obvious excuse for you tbh.https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502066#423502066It may be overnight to you in foreign parts but that would mean the event is happening during the evening , can't think of an obvious excuse for you tbh.Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:57 -0600It`s called gambling.https://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502062#423502062It`s called gambling.Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:56:35 -0600Its not really an alarming trend, maybe you see a lot more 1.25-1.5 shots in american sports - and a lot of them lose, but only to the tune of about 1 in 4 1.25 shots lose. The odds come from Vegas, they don't make mistakes (hardly ever) when pricinghttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502058#423502058Its not really an alarming trend, maybe you see a lot more 1.25-1.5 shots in american sports - and a lot of them lose, but only to the tune of about 1 in 4 1.25 shots lose. The odds come from Vegas, they don't make mistakes (hardly ever) when pricingTue, 01 Dec 2009 04:22:02 -0600Why do so many odds on shots lose overnight??? :0...whether it be baseball, basketball, american football, I've now lost track of how many of these I back overnight in commanding positions then wake up to a loss.Has anyone else noticed this alarminghttps://community.betfair.com/north_american/go/thread/view/94138/23637570/calling-regular-north-american-punters?post_id=423502054#423502054Why do so many odds on shots lose overnight??? :0...whether it be baseball, basketball, american football, I've now lost track of how many of these I back overnight in commanding positions then wake up to a loss.Has anyone else noticed this alarmingTue, 01 Dec 2009 04:16:42 -0600