No, but if they have 6.5 when the market has 7, the lean is on the dog.
Exactly, and this would be a SIGNIFICANT lean if it's a 7, assuming NFL of course. A pinnacle or cris lean is if virtually every major offshore had a certain number on a game and there line is shading a point or a half point to either the fave or dog. Doesn't matter which. What the book is doing is trying to give you a "good number" on what they feel is the wrong side
some people feel it is smart to bet with their opinion elsewhere.