nick777 wrote:
I’m really starting to think you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about…punters back favourites, underdogs are poorly supported, wtf…no s#%t buddy, when more people bet one team to win over another, that makes them the favourite, therefore more support is on them…what point were you possibly trying to make there
That is not what makes favorites and underdogs what they are. Favorites and underdogs are created by pulic perception of the talent between two teams.
What Gooner was trying to say is that the casual bettor often backs the favorite, and because there are a lot more casual bettors than there are handicappers, underdogs are often bet on less (poorly supported). So when Favorites covered at an unbelievable clip last year, many books that catered to the casual bettor took it on the chin.