What does got moved mean in sports betting?
The short answer
When your bet causes or the line shifts after you bet.
Betting slang explained
Knowing the language is step one — knowing the true price is the edge. The Cold Line’s signal desk tracks the no-vig fair number and the closing-line value behind terms like this, before the market moves.
In plain English
The number shifted right after you bet it. Sometimes your bet caused it, usually the market did — either way you are now holding a better price than what is posted.
What to remember about Got Moved
The definition
When your bet causes or the line shifts after you bet.
In plain English
The number shifted right after you bet it. Sometimes your bet caused it, usually the market did — either way you are now holding a better price than what is posted.
Example in context
"I got down at -3 but it got moved to -4."
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