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In sports betting the term '''fade''' implies betting against something. It is most commonly used when wagering against a particular team regardless of their opponent. It is additionally used to describe betting against the [[public]] or the picks of an individual [[handicapper]].
== Fading the public ==
A common misconception is that ''fading the public'' is a profitable betting strategy. The ''public'' is a general term used to describe casual sports bettors who place emotional uninformed bets without considering a wager's market advantage. Someone who is fading the public is betting against lines that seem ''too obvious'' with the reasoning that [[oddsmaker]]s are trying to trick weaker bettors. An example of this might be a small [[point spread]] on a popular [[favorite]]. While many self-proclaimed experts will state otherwise, fading the public is in fact not a sound strategy for long term success. High limit sportsbooks have the largest market influence. These bookmaker will not set their lines in anticipation to receiving bets from the public. [[Sharp]]er sports bettors with larger [[bankroll]]s would take advantage of the incorrectly priced lines. This would expose the sportsbook to an undesirable situation where the majority of action on a given market is on the side with positive [[expected value]].
== Fading a handicapper ==
Fading a handicapper implies betting against each of their picks.
[[Handicapper]]s or [[tout]]s that are perceived as being losers might find themselves getting faded.
== Fading the public ==
A common misconception is that ''fading the public'' is a profitable betting strategy. The ''public'' is a general term used to describe casual sports bettors who place emotional uninformed bets without considering a wager's market advantage. Someone who is fading the public is betting against lines that seem ''too obvious'' with the reasoning that [[oddsmaker]]s are trying to trick weaker bettors. An example of this might be a small [[point spread]] on a popular [[favorite]]. While many self-proclaimed experts will state otherwise, fading the public is in fact not a sound strategy for long term success. High limit sportsbooks have the largest market influence. These bookmaker will not set their lines in anticipation to receiving bets from the public. [[Sharp]]er sports bettors with larger [[bankroll]]s would take advantage of the incorrectly priced lines. This would expose the sportsbook to an undesirable situation where the majority of action on a given market is on the side with positive [[expected value]].
== Fading a handicapper ==
Fading a handicapper implies betting against each of their picks.
[[Handicapper]]s or [[tout]]s that are perceived as being losers might find themselves getting faded.