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Are opening or closing odds sharper?

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Are opening or closing odds sharper?

Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:13 pm

In theory, the closer you get to the game the sharper the odds. You get more information as time goes by, and the market has all the time to adjust.
On the other hand, opening odds in general are the work of carefull analysis from a group of specialized people (the bookies) that have far more information than the average punter. They should be as good an informed guess can be. Maybe the market (with the average punter far below in skill and knowledge than the bookies) just skews this initial line in a random direction giving softer final odds.
Pinnacle states that their closing odds are the sharpest. But is this true for all markets?

PS It could be easy to get an answer if someone had opening and closing odds, as well as actual outcome in excel format. I can work it out using the Brier score, that meassures the effectiveness of a prediction.
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Re: Are opening or closing odds sharper?

Fri May 06, 2016 12:34 pm

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Re: Are opening or closing odds sharper?

Mon May 23, 2016 8:06 pm

Closing odds have been adjusted by the betting market which makes them more accurate.
Opening lines are more of a guesstimation.
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Re: Are opening or closing odds sharper?

Sat Jul 30, 2016 2:34 pm

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Re: Are opening or closing odds sharper?

Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:07 pm

Just opened that this morning, good reading!
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