SportSavant said:
If you book both sides at -105 then for every $210 you collect you pay out $205 and retain $5, provided your book is perfectly balanced. Thus you retain $5 of every $210 placed for a 2.38% hold.
Is this what you were looking for or is the question more complicated?
Edit: looks like I'm too longwinded and too late again!
True CC but using the mythical "balanced action" to compare, there is a big big difference between vig associated with 20 cent and 10 cent lines. Not a lot of room for error. If I was in the business I'd hate to take bases with a 20 cent line, wouldn't think of it with a dime line.
SportSavant said:
easy way is the multi-way calculator on Pinny site, you can figure out for any set of vig or more than 2 outcomes.
One book had about 45% hold on AI with futures with 4 ( I think) contestants left. You can figure out what a scalp holds to, like +110, -105. Then you can figure bet amounts ( to balance) with:
www.scalpulator.com
Doug, I used the scalpulator site you mentioned and while using it I received a message from my computer saying "This site is trying to open one of the sites on your trusted sites list, do you want to allow this?". I DO NOT LIKE THIS. I would NOT ever use a site that tries to open another site without my knowledge or permission.
billpapa said:
I don't get that message. I think somebody here made the site, I don't know what to tell you, Bill. If uncomfortable with it don't use it. There's probably a similar one. Maybe a guy with experience in security issues can address the issue ?
I see Canbet is listed as a sponsor there.
