Reverse line movement is when a betting line moves AGAINST the side getting most of the bets - the crowd piles on one team, yet the books move the number the other way. Many bettors read it as a sharp-money footprint: fewer tickets on the side the number favors. The ticket split alone cannot confirm that. Injury news, price discovery between books and a book managing its own risk can produce the same move, so treat RLM as a pattern to study, not proof of who bet. Confirmed live examples from today's market are logged below. Updated October 4 at 12:20 AM ET.
Window: last 72 hours · Latest confirmed move: Oct 3, 11:50 PM ET · Detector last scanned the market: Oct 3, 11:50 PM ET. Feed fresh, last scan Oct 3, 11:50 PM ET · 86 game-markets monitored (MLB 8, NBA 2, NHL 14, WNBA 2, NFL 28, CFB 32). 39 moves on games already played are not shown.
📈 Detected line moves last 72h · grouped by game and market, most recent first · logged the moment the detector confirms them
Line = consensus line across the US books we track. Price in parentheses = best available price on the side the line moved toward: the from price at the first sighting (RLM) or the previous poll (steam), the to price at the Detected time. The two prices can come from different books. Times are ET. Money share appears only when the splits feed supplied it with the ticket share in the same poll; otherwise it reads unavailable.
| Detected | Game time | Type | Sport | Game | Market | Line (best price) | Toward |
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| Oct 3, 9:31 PM ET | Sat, 10/3, 11:00 PM ET | RLM | CFB | Cincinnati @ Arizona | Total | 56 → 55.5 (+104) | Under (23% of tickets, 77% on the other side · money share 3% vs 97%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Packers @ Buccaneers · Total · NFL · 2 distinct moves · first Oct 3, 8:21 PM ET · last Oct 3, 8:26 PM ET |
| Oct 3, 8:26 PM ET | Sun, 10/4, 1:00 PM ET | RLM | NFL | Packers @ Buccaneers | Total | 45.5 → 39 (-110) | Under (31% of tickets, 69% on the other side · money share 41% vs 59%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Oct 3, 8:21 PM ET | Sun, 10/4, 1:00 PM ET | RLM | NFL | Packers @ Buccaneers | Total | 45.5 → 38.5 (+104) | Under (31% of tickets, 69% on the other side · money share 41% vs 59%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Oct 3, 8:21 PM ET | Sat, 10/3, 10:30 PM ET | RLM | CFB | Eastern Washington @ UC Davis | Total | 62 → 61.5 | Under (25% of tickets, 75% on the other side · money share 0% vs 100%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Texas State @ San Diego State · Spread · CFB · 2 distinct moves · first Oct 3, 7:46 PM ET · last Oct 3, 7:51 PM ET |
| Oct 3, 7:51 PM ET | Sat, 10/3, 10:30 PM ET | RLM | CFB | Texas State @ San Diego State | Spread | +9.5 (+108) → +9 | San Diego State (16% of tickets, 84% on the other side · money share 3% vs 97%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Oct 3, 7:46 PM ET | Sat, 10/3, 10:30 PM ET | RLM | CFB | Texas State @ San Diego State | Spread | +9.5 (+108) → +8.5 (-106) | San Diego State (16% of tickets, 84% on the other side · money share 3% vs 97%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Dolphins @ Vikings · Spread · NFL · 2 distinct moves · first Oct 3, 5:32 PM ET · last Oct 3, 7:46 PM ET |
| Oct 3, 7:46 PM ET | Sun, 10/4, 4:05 PM ET | RLM | NFL | Dolphins @ Vikings | Spread | +11 (-105) → +9.5 (+104) | Dolphins (35% of tickets, 65% on the other side · money share 37% vs 63%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Oct 3, 5:32 PM ET | Sun, 10/4, 4:05 PM ET | RLM | NFL | Dolphins @ Vikings | Spread | +11 (-105) → +10 (-107) | Dolphins (36% of tickets, 64% on the other side · money share 39% vs 61%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Oct 3, 5:32 PM ET | Sun, 10/4, 1:00 PM ET | RLM | NFL | Rams @ Eagles | Total | 46 → 42.5 (+106) | Under (13% of tickets, 87% on the other side · money share 34% vs 66%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
| Oct 3, 5:32 PM ET | Sun, 10/4, 4:25 PM ET | RLM | NFL | Chargers @ Seahawks | Total | 43.5 → 43 (-104) | Under (25% of tickets, 75% on the other side · money share 3% vs 97%, same feed and poll as the tickets) |
Why bettors watch reverse line movement
Sportsbooks are not trying to split bets evenly; they price to manage their own risk and to stay in line with the market. When 70% of tickets sit on one team and the line still moves toward the other, the number and the crowd disagree. Many bettors read that as respected money on the less-bet side. It can also be news, a book matching a competitor's price, or a book adjusting its own position, and the ticket count cannot tell those apart. A confirmed RLM move is one of the few public signals worth checking, and it is still a pattern, not proof of cause.
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How to spot RLM yourself
You need two ingredients: the ticket split and the line history. On the splits boards, find a side with a heavy ticket majority. Then watch the number. If the line moves toward the minority side, that is RLM. The line movement tracker automates exactly this check and logs each confirmed case with the before-and-after numbers and the best price at each end.
The catch: price matters more than the signal
RLM tells you which side the number moved toward, not who moved it and not that the current price is still worth taking. Whoever bet early got the number BEFORE it moved; you are looking at the number after. Sometimes there is value left, often there is not. Shop the best remaining price, compare it to the no-vig fair line with the no-vig calculator, and pass when the move already ate the edge. That discipline is the difference between using RLM and chasing it.
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Frequently asked questions
What is reverse line movement?
When a line moves against the side receiving the majority of bets - for example 70% of tickets on the favorite, yet the spread drops from -7 to -6.5. Many bettors read it as a sign that the less-bet side drew respected money. The ticket split alone cannot confirm that; news or a book's own risk position can produce the same move, so it is a pattern to study, not proof of cause.
Is reverse line movement profitable?
As a blind system, marginal at best - the value often disappears in the move itself. As a filter combined with line shopping and no-vig pricing, it is one of the more widely watched public signals, and it still proves nothing about who bet.
How is RLM different from steam?
Steam is a fast market-wide move in any direction. RLM is specifically a move against the ticket count. A move can be both at once, which is the strongest version of the signal.
Where can I see reverse line movement today?
The live examples table on this page logs confirmed RLM from today's market, and the line movement tracker logs every detected move, steam and RLM alike, all day.