Moneyline Bets

THECLOSER

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I was wondering how taking favorites on the moneyline works out...for example, ok st. is favored by 14 on thursday night, and the moneyline on them is -550. Does anybody try to pick up some money in situations like this?

 

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EXTREMELY dangerous to do Closer.. NO WAY would I lay -550
there is never a sure thing 14 point favs can still lose outright



good luck if you do if they have a bad game and lose by 1 point you could lose your entire bankroll

 

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who's currently got the best moneyline's available??? time for a dog or two

 

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better off finding a couple of money line dogs and throwing them into a parlay.

 

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thanks for the feedback...i am not planning on doing it, i was just wondering about it

 

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bullring said:

moneyline is the surest thing. spreads are for squares. if you got the bankroll and like a team, nail it.

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Is anything not for squares with you? You think it's a sharp thing to do to lay 550 just to win a hundred bucks? Get over yourself, you're not any better than a $50 gambler.

 

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It's about finding value, and if you ignore half time or quarter lines, you most likely are missing out on some hidden gems. You shouldn't call anybody a degenerate, judging from your previous replies, you've got some issues man. Get some help, and keep your "sharp" advice to yourself.


For the original poster, a good rule of thumb is to not lay anything higher than
-200 and be cautious even laying -150-200. keep your bets within -150 and you'll end up all right if you choose your spots correctly. Also, if you can recognize some traps, like UCONN vs. NC State in the march madness tournament, then hit that ml dog.

 

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If your Unsure of a 14Point Fav that you like for example and the ML is -550 Just bet LESS on the spread why risk 1100 of your bankroll to win 200$ when you could risk just a 100$ on the -14??? if they do not cover or only barely cover you do not have to sweat losing 1100 on a ML

IMHO

 

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Guys...Please ill start a RR thread for you all and merge the flames in here ....

 

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http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=300240 here you go guys the flame version of this is in the RR


thanks

 

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instead of playing 14 pts fav it's better to tease them.