What do you guys think of this strategy. You sacrifice having the most up to date info. You scope out the lines very early, as early as they come out. The public often way overbets the favorite. So, you are looking for a good deal on a favorite (but not a ridiculously obvious favorite like the Warriors where the books already know the public will be all over them) before the public pushes the line out of whack. Of course, an equally strong strategy would be to bet against the favorite after the public has pushed the line out of whack. As far as betting before you have every possible piece of info - to me that's a zero sum thing. Because something like a coach deciding not to have a player suit up because of a questionable injury could go either for you or against you. There's no reason it necessarily will go against you.