This icon identifies a team that is favored despite having a worse record. It typically signals that the sportsbook has inside knowledge or insights about the game or the team, such as the favored team’s potential to perform better than expected or overcome previous underperformance.

This concept is known as a “line manipulation” in sports betting. It occurs when a team with a worse record is favored over a better-record team, which can be confusing to bettors at first. It often suggests that the sportsbook has information indicating the underperforming team is expected to exceed expectations in that particular game.

Several factors could explain this line move:

1. Injuries or other issues: A key player on the better-record team might be injured, or other circumstances may impact their performance.

2. Matchup specifics: The underperforming team may have a favorable matchup against the favored team in terms of strategy or player strengths.

3. Public perception: To balance betting action, sportsbooks may adjust lines if too much public money is on the “better” team, prompting bettors to take the other side.

This icon identifies a team that is favored despite having lost the previous head to head game. Icon will be RED if the team has lost the previous head to head game and YELLOW if they lost the previous two.

This icon indicates that there has been favorable movement in the betting line, suggesting that the odds are shifting in a way that may benefit the bettor.

This icon signifies that the team has a better Against The Spread (ATS) record by 28% or more, indicating a strong performance relative to the betting line.

The ticket icon represents the percentage of bettors supporting a particular team. Our approach is to oppose the public sentiment and align with the sportsbook “aka. Vegas”. When the public betting percentage on a team is low, it indicates that Vegas stands to profit more if that team wins. Conversely, if the cash bet on this team is high, the sportsbooks face substantial risk if they lose on the side with a higher number of tickets. We specifically focus on teams with 30% or fewer tickets, at which point we utilize this icon. MLB and NHL are different in that we focus on 70% or more tickets.

The money bag icon represents the amount of money wagered on a particular team. Similar to the ticket icon, we monitor instances where the amount wagered is 30% or lower. If the money wagered on a team is low, the sportsbooks face substantial risk if they lose on the side with more money. This is an important icon is the amount of money wager on the game is HIGH. MLB and NHL are different in that we focus on 70% or more money.

The sharp money icon signifies a positive differential between the number of tickets (bets) and the amount of money wagered on a team. A higher amount of money (when this icon is lit) indicates that larger bets are being placed on that team, which is a strong indicator of sharp activity.

This area is located to the far right above the splits data and lists the level of bet activity.

TOTAL BET $: HIGH

$100,000 of dollars wagered or more

TOTAL BET $: MEDIUM

$10,000 to $99,000 of dollars wagered or more

TOTAL BET $: LOW

Less Than $10,000 wagered

If the assigned refs combined average is above 50% in favor of the side, this icon will be lit.