Good morning avid The Brink readership.  Yesterday we were witness to an avalanche of learning opportunities from the NFL opener.  A very comfortable game for the high chalk ML bettors turned into a nail bitter in the late moments.  Reminding us why some teams just dont quit, the Steelers taught us about backdoor covers, the hook, teasers, and optimal price all with two seconds left in the game.  To break this all down, let us get to the Friday Edition of Americas Bookie’s The Brink.

Pushed to the Brink

First of all, the most common number associated with this game was +7.  Depending on which company you got your wager with, Thursday saw most of the movement go the Patriots way even to the point of getting to – 7 1/2.  This did not last long as value seekers on Pitt snapped it back to +7 but this micro movement was your key last night.  For some reason, Pittsburgh decided to go for individual stats with less than ten seconds.  Antonio Brown got that vital touchdown from Ben for the Steelers with two seconds left.  This made the game 28-21 and where the headaches began.

Bet Types

The backdoor saved the sportsbooks last night.  A majority of the money before the -7 was all on New England but had Pittsburgh not scored that last touchdown then offshore and Vegas would be lamenting the first game.  As it is, they made out with a lot of vital pushes that only allowed the hook wagers to come in.  However, the two team teasers on the Steelers all came through due to that last score.  So what did we learn last night?

Two items were of importance.  First is that if you had your sports investment account topped off with a current reload that you could make moves that were prudent yesterday.  Secondly is that if you were going to bet Pittsburgh last night then it absolutely paid off to price hunt.  Most could glean that any movement off of -7 would go to – 7 1/2 instead of 6 1/2.  Those that were savvy got the number and cash instead of the push.  Factor price monitoring in to your Saturday and Sunday pre game consultations and profit can cascade down on you like it did last night for the Pittsburgh backdoor cover.  Good fortune today and we will have your college cover of the day for Saturday free pick tomorrow.  Do not forget that this evening we have Utah State +12.