SPORTSBETTORS....200-181 vs 181-200

Fishhead · Feb 18, 2005

Laying -110 vig at 110 a game nets you...............

200-181........MAKES YOU $90

181-200........LOSES YOU $3900

Something many of you should think about.

At the very least you owe it to yourselves to bet at reduced vig shops AND always shop for the best number.

I dont know how I cant make this more clear.

---FISH---

Groucho · Feb 18, 2005

I agree 100% with your conclusion but don't understand your proof. Your initial numbers just seem to be proving that you're better off winning more.

I think you would need to compare having identical records with reduced juice to demonstrate the value of reduced juice/line shopping, no?

Sorry if I'm missing a key point. As I say though, I couldn't agree with your conclusion more. I work for every cent I can get on lines and my spread sheets show that, over time, it pays off HUGE.

sherman · Feb 18, 2005

in fish's example, a -107 book would save you $600

-105 $1000

TheGeneral+ · Feb 19, 2005

At the very least you owe it to yourselves to bet at reduced vig shops AND always shop for the best number.

Write this down if you are a new player.

Fishhead · Feb 21, 2005

Bump for newbies.

---FISH---

PokerKingJim · Feb 21, 2005

What books use reduced vig? I know Pinnacle of course but what else is out there? Anybody else have 5% vig?

Fishhead · Feb 21, 2005

Poker King Jim said:
What books use reduced vig? I know Pinnacle of course but what else is out there? Anybody else have 5% vig?

MANSION -105
HOLLYWOOD -107

Those are two that come immedieately to mind............there is a master list of almost ALL books that offer some type of reduced vig here at the RX.

Maybe somebody can locate that............will try and find it myself.

---FISH---