a new realization

docslep · Jun 3, 2006

maybe i'm stupid (don't answer that) but i just realized this fact. in a pickem game, giving a free .5 point is totally worthless, as there is no difference. thisworks only for games where ties don't happen. so never buy .5 point when a pickem, right?

i now use skybook that gives free 0.5 on all bets. to me this is a great deal, assuming odds are the same as the others. i never but points, so i never realied this b4. :icon_conf

D2bets · Jun 3, 2006

For hoops this is true, of course. But pickem games are rare.

beetman · Jun 4, 2006

Skybook also gives the free half point in the NFL, where ties are very rare, but happen every once in a while, so +.5 -110 is very slightly better than pk -110.

Actually I suppose it's possible that a basketball game could be postponed with the score tied after it's already official for wagering purposes (like if the Pacers/Pistons riot game had been tied), so +.5 -110 might be infinitesimally better.

Dante · Jun 4, 2006

very true and good point

Journeyman · Jun 4, 2006

beetman said:
Skybook also gives the free half point in the NFL, where ties are very rare, but happen every once in a while, so +.5 -110 is very slightly better than pk -110.

Actually I suppose it's possible that a basketball game could be postponed with the score tied after it's already official for wagering purposes (like if the Pacers/Pistons riot game had been tied), so +.5 -110 might be infinitesimally better.

that would not count.

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