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QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 10:24 AM)
When you have to risk more than you are going to win, that would be a favorite.

 

Bookies always have juice on their bets. You can tell which of my bets have juice because they deviate from the normal lines. Most books have lines that start at -110 for both or -115.

 

If you have a bookie that has reduced juice, you may get some lines that start at -105 or lower. Very rarely are you going to get even lines on a spread. The objective of the bookie is to make money. They will anticipate 50% of the bets for the favorite and 50% for the underdog.

 

For example, say we both bet on some NFL Championship game action on Sunday. Jags are +7.5, and the Patriots are -7.5. Both lines will be at -110. You bet $110 to win $100 on the Jags at +7.5 and I bet -7.5 for the Pats $110 to win $100. One of us will win obviously so there is $220 in total bets. You win the bet and win you $100 for the bet and your $110 wager gets returned for a total of $210. I lose my $110 and that is used to pay you, but where does that extra $10 go? To the bookie of course.

 

The bookie cannot make money on even lines that is $100 to win $100 because there is no juice. They are just praying you lose your bet so they can gobble up your cash.

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QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 05:19 PM)
Terrible misread. Zidane sat his starters and played scrubs.

 

This is what I mean't by bad bets. =)

 

58-49-2

 

+$2043.48

 

Delware v Hofstra O 147 W

 

Drexel v Townson O 144 W

 

-110 for both

 

Tennis to come in a bit.

 

 

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 05:42 PM)
adding

 

Caps vs Devils O 5.5 W

 

-105

 

 

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 08:33 PM)
I am so late with tennis but I don't think anyone is actually tailing, but if you are, let me know and I'll post sooner.

 

Busta/Muller O 39 W

 

-121

 

 

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 18, 2018 -> 10:13 PM)
Overnight bets

 

Perth -10.5 L

 

-115

 

D SCHWARTZMAN VRS A DOLGOPOLOV O 38 W

 

-110

 

K Kanepi vrs C Suarez Navarro O 21 W

 

-123

 

J Ostapenko vrs A Kontaveit O 22 W

 

-108

 

Hot dog what a night! 7-1!

 

YTD 65-50-2

 

+$2628.48

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I am unfamiliar with online betting, so I don't understand why the vig varies so much on bets where they have set the line.

 

Caps vs Devils O 5.5

 

-105

 

K Kanepi vrs C Suarez Navarro O 21

 

-123

 

The book set the line on both of these, but on one you're paying 5% and the other its 23%.

 

 

 

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QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 11:04 AM)
I am unfamiliar with online betting, so I don't understand why the vig varies so much on bets where they have set the line.

 

Caps vs Devils O 5.5

 

-105

 

K Kanepi vrs C Suarez Navarro O 21

 

-123

 

The book set the line on both of these, but on one you're paying 5% and the other its 23%.

 

Yes but you only pay if you lose :)

 

so the example here is the -105 for the over had reduced juice but the under was where the money was at, -115. The lines start at -110 so you can see how they were skewed.

 

-123 started at -115, so the U 21 would be at -107 because the money was going for the O pretty heavily.

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QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 11:06 AM)
Yes but you only pay if you lose :)

 

so the example here is the -105 for the over had reduced juice but the under was where the money was at, -115. The lines start at -110 so you can see how they were skewed.

 

-123 started at -115, so the U 21 would be at -107 because the money was going for the O pretty heavily.

 

So instead of moving the line, the vig changes, that makes more sense now.

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QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 12:54 PM)
Berlin v Dortmund O 2.5

 

-112

 

Charleroi v Muouscron O 2.5

 

-105

 

I tailed my buddy for these picks but we'll have to add the double L's to the record.

 

He did get one W with the Turkish League pick so 1-2 isn't the worst but it isn't great either.

 

66-52-2

 

+$2551.48

 

Illinois @ Wisconsin

 

Wisconsin -5

 

-106

 

Manhattan @ Canisius O 137

 

-116

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QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 05:48 PM)
I tailed my buddy for these picks but we'll have to add the double L's to the record.

 

He did get one W with the Turkish League pick so 1-2 isn't the worst but it isn't great either.

 

66-52-2

 

+$2551.48

 

Illinois @ Wisconsin

 

Wisconsin -5

 

-106

 

Manhattan @ Canisius O 137

 

-116

 

1-1

 

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 07:07 PM)
Zverev/Chung O 38.5

 

-130 W

 

 

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 10:21 PM)
Barty -4

 

-110 L

 

 

 

Kerber SU W

 

-115

 

 

 

Jok and Fed straight set parlay. W

 

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 10:24 PM)
sydney fc + newcastle jets ml parlay L

 

 

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 10:26 PM)
Seoul Knights -7.5

 

-115 W

 

Overall 5-3 overnight

 

YTD 71-55-2

 

$2825.48

 

 

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