Why no 'Action' on totals?

CAPNCRUNCH · May 26, 2005

Been wondering for ages but with todays computer technology why players cant get action on totals as well as sides in baseball? Think of the lost revenue on parlays alone. When this changes I think I should get a penny a parlay from books for posting this.:lolBIG:

Rainbow · May 26, 2005

You can get down 3 to 5 dimes on totals and parlays at alot of books...

Rainbow · May 26, 2005

The runline and the total in a parlay they have slowed down on, but not the ML and the total, I know some that will give you 10dimes on the totals and a 10dime parlay with the side...

CAPNCRUNCH · May 26, 2005

Rainbow said:
The runline and the total in a parlay they have slowed down on, but not the ML and the total, I know some that will give you 10dimes on the totals and a 10dime parlay with the side...

Rainbow: You lost me buddy! You can do all this with 'Action' on the pitchers?

Rainbow · May 26, 2005

CAPN CRUNCH said:
Rainbow: You lost me buddy! You can do all this with 'Action' on the pitchers?

I gotcha, dont know why they dont, because you could get an adjusted price just like the ML. sorry I thought you were meaning you couldnt get down a whole lot on the TOTAL...

Aquatic · May 26, 2005

Seems like it could be done using the same adjusted line format as sides do.
Don't Dominican Republic sportbooks give you action on all totals and sides?
Too bad they aren't on-line.:drink:

Rum and coke and a run line.

CAPNCRUNCH · May 26, 2005

Rainbow: I will be like the guy who invented combos at McDonalds and Wendys and made those guys billions. He probably didnt make diddly. Thats what Im expecting also!:lolBIG:

CAPNCRUNCH · May 26, 2005

Aquatic said:
Seems like it could be done using the same adjusted line format as sides do.
Don't Dominican Republic sportbooks give you action on all totals and sides?
Too bad they aren't on-line.:drink:

Rum and coke and a run line.

Last I heard you get action without the adjusted price!

Aquatic · May 26, 2005

Capn Crunch

You always seems to get food or drink into most of your threads.

Makes me think of Jabba the Hut.

CAPNCRUNCH · May 26, 2005

Aquatic said:
You always seems to get food or drink into most of your threads.

Makes me think of Jabba the Hut.

That picture reminds me of a guy who used to charge a quarter every time we called to hook up our Don Best update.:lolBIG:

Doug · May 26, 2005

Why would you want action on totals ? You wouldn't know what line you are getting !

Rainbow · May 26, 2005

DougJ said:
Why would you want action on totals ? You wouldn't know what line you are getting !

Why would you want action on the side? same difference 99.9% books give you an adjusted line.

Aquatic · May 26, 2005

The only difference from an Action bet side to a "Action" total bet adjustment is that on the side you may win less or more but if they win on the ML then you still win. On the total an adjusted line could go from 7.5 to 8.5 and you then could lose where originally you would have won.

Rainbow · May 26, 2005

Aquatic said:
The only difference from an Action bet side to a "Action" total bet adjustment is that on the side you may win less or more but if they win on the ML then you still win. On the total an adjusted line could go from 7.5 to 8.5 and you then could lose where originally you would have won.

Bingo, thats the best answer on this thread. agree 100% that should end this thread...

Aquatic · May 26, 2005

Rainbow

How much did you make at Dominican books in the 90s when a pitching change would occur and the line you got was always frozen? Always time to get down before they knew about a change. Scratch Randy Johnson, Clemens or Maddux and you still would have an OVER 7.5 or a +240 on the opponent on their "all-inclusive" action lines..

Doug · May 26, 2005

Rainbow said:
Why would you want action on the side? same difference 99.9% books give you an adjusted line.

Most bettors list pitchers. The book can open the adjusted price at whatever number favors them for action bets already placed, then quickly adjust it while sticking you with a bad opening number.

Rainbow · May 26, 2005

Aquatic said:
How much did you make at Dominican books in the 90s when a pitching change would occur and the line you got was always frozen? Always time to get down before they knew about a change. Scratch Randy Johnson, Clemens or Maddux and you still would have an OVER 7.5 or a +240 on the opponent on their "all-inclusive" action lines..

That was some good old days, worst lines you could have ever imagined and it was a 20cent line and their totals were so far out of whack that it was unbelieveable. NBA almost everyday I had 8 to 12pts the best of it, I'm not lying, back when Chuck was playing the totals they were going crazy.:drink:

Aquatic · May 26, 2005

All that DR sex was free because of those sportbook lines. Days of major excess:toast:

Rainbow · May 26, 2005

I had alot of fun in the DR...

CAPNCRUNCH · May 27, 2005

Still , I havent heard any reasons why books dont or wont let players have 'action' on their totals as well as the sides. Kind of a no brainer for the books I would think, but who knows maybe they dont ned to make more money?

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