Budworth22 said:
i've started feeling this way recently too.. i've been trying to do at least one scalp a week since i'm really busy on weekdays.. once work dies down, i'd love scalp as many sports as possible..
i have a screencap of the round by round lines for the pemberton/lacy fight from 5dimes and pinny.. there was a scalp on practically every round. i'm curious how often a situation like that comes up.
i picked up colts -3 at the open for this weeks scalp.
Sinned,
If you have the balls to play at some lesser known books, it looks like you can scalp probably 20% of lines without having to speculate on movement. I just counted, there are 116 sportsbooks rated B- or better at sportsbookreview.com You figfure if you have a decent BR, you can scalp enough to be betting "juice" free. That helps if you are making PROFIT by hitting 52 or 53%.
If you have the balls to play at some lesser known books, it looks like you can scalp probably 20% of lines without having to speculate on movement. I just counted, there are 116 sportsbooks rated B- or better at sportsbookreview.com You figfure if you have a decent BR, you can scalp enough to be betting "juice" free. That helps if you are making PROFIT by hitting 52 or 53%.
Budworth22 said:
personally i try to stick to the top rated books. the scary part about scalping is that you need to put down a significant bet down to make a 2-5% scalp worthwhile and the idea of putting a dime or two into a lesser known book for a hit and run scalp is a little unnerving..
interesting what you say about the profit.. i am up on football this year (just like the last 3 years) but not by much.. recently i've thought i could probably had my BR to the same level if i just concentrated on scalping all season..
in hindsight, i should have taken colts ML at the open, but hey, i'm just starting out at this.
i've also done well with pinny live betting to scalp a bet placed before the game..
BUD--Been fortunate to have been only stiffed by ONE book ever......ACES GOLD.
Do your homework by reading TheRX and by asking questions here and you should be able to avoid trouble and no pay situations a HUGE percentage of the time, if not all the time.
Believe ones biggest risk is sending money to shops that have been in business LESS than 1.5 years.
Do your homework by reading TheRX and by asking questions here and you should be able to avoid trouble and no pay situations a HUGE percentage of the time, if not all the time.
Believe ones biggest risk is sending money to shops that have been in business LESS than 1.5 years.
