Baseball quiz, see who's sharp and who's not, set the lines for these games....

PatrickMcIrish · Jun 6, 2006

Part of capping is being able to recognize a game where the line is off. How can you recognize value if you have no idea what the correct price of something is? What we used to do while sitting around the office is set our own lines on each game and see who came closes, of course we did this for $50 a game and before the line came out. Here are 3 games for Thursday, post what you think the opening line will be when it first opens on Wednesday afternoon. This is a very good drill to get you thinking about how the lines are made, what goes into them and what factors effect lines and by how much. If you are even remotely serious about capping baseball you should already be doing this, you should already know what the lines are (or what you think they should be) before you read them off the sheet.

<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Minnesota at Seattle</TD><TD>4:35 PM</TD><TD> </TD><TD>XM 178</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Santana vs Pineiro</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Boston at NY Yankees</TD><TD>7:05 PM</TD><TD>

</TD><TD>XM 176</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Wakefield vs Johnson</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>Detroit at Chicago Sox</TD><TD>8:05 PM</TD><TD> </TD><TD>XM 180</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Rogers vs Garland</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD>l</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Should be interesting, good luck guys!

CHOPTALK · Jun 6, 2006

Patrick McIrish said:
Part of capping is being able to recognize a game where the line is off. How can you recognize value if you have no idea what the correct price of something is? What we used to do while sitting around the office is set our own lines on each game and see who came closes, of course we did this for $50 a game and before the line came out. Here are 3 games for Thursday, post what you think the opening line will be when it first opens on Wednesday afternoon. This is a very good drill to get you thinking about how the lines are made, what goes into them and what factors effect lines and by how much. If you are even remotely serious about capping baseball you should already be doing this, you should already know what the lines are (or what you think they should be) before you read them off the sheet.

<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Minnesota at Seattle</TD><TD>4:35 PM</TD><TD></TD><TD>XM 178</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Santana vs Pineiro</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Boston at NY Yankees</TD><TD>7:05 PM</TD><TD>

</TD><TD>XM 176</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Wakefield vs Johnson</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>Detroit at Chicago Sox</TD><TD>8:05 PM</TD><TD></TD><TD>XM 180</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Rogers vs Garland</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>l</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Should be interesting, good luck guys!

I guess we are going by a 20cent line. Do you want to go Pinny,betcris or the greek?

Heres my lines.

Twins -155
Yankees -145
sox -137

Bet-It-All · Jun 6, 2006

Patrick McIrish said:
Part of capping is being able to recognize a game where the line is off. How can you recognize value if you have no idea what the correct price of something is? What we used to do while sitting around the office is set our own lines on each game and see who came closes, of course we did this for $50 a game and before the line came out. Here are 3 games for Thursday, post what you think the opening line will be when it first opens on Wednesday afternoon. This is a very good drill to get you thinking about how the lines are made, what goes into them and what factors effect lines and by how much. If you are even remotely serious about capping baseball you should already be doing this, you should already know what the lines are (or what you think they should be) before you read them off the sheet.

<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Minnesota at Seattle</TD><TD>4:35 PM</TD><TD></TD><TD>XM 178</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Santana vs Pineiro</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Boston at NY Yankees</TD><TD>7:05 PM</TD><TD>

</TD><TD>XM 176</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Wakefield vs Johnson</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>Detroit at Chicago Sox</TD><TD>8:05 PM</TD><TD></TD><TD>XM 180</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Rogers vs Garland</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>l</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Should be interesting, good luck guys!

Twins -165
Yankees -150
White Sox -110

chuckfranklin · Jun 6, 2006

minnesota-165 7.5 u-125
yankees-155 9.5 0-115
whitesox-123 9.5 u-125

makemakercolin · Jun 6, 2006

Patrick McIrish said:
Part of capping is being able to recognize a game where the line is off. How can you recognize value if you have no idea what the correct price of something is? What we used to do while sitting around the office is set our own lines on each game and see who came closes, of course we did this for $50 a game and before the line came out. Here are 3 games for Thursday, post what you think the opening line will be when it first opens on Wednesday afternoon. This is a very good drill to get you thinking about how the lines are made, what goes into them and what factors effect lines and by how much. If you are even remotely serious about capping baseball you should already be doing this, you should already know what the lines are (or what you think they should be) before you read them off the sheet.

<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Minnesota at Seattle</TD><TD>4:35 PM</TD><TD></TD><TD>XM 178</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Santana vs Pineiro</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD>Boston at NY Yankees</TD><TD>7:05 PM</TD><TD>

</TD><TD>XM 176</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Wakefield vs Johnson</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD>Detroit at Chicago Sox</TD><TD>8:05 PM</TD><TD></TD><TD>XM 180</TD><TD>Tickets | Travel</TD><TD>Rogers vs Garland</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD>l</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Should be interesting, good luck guys!

Twins -170
Yankees -145
White Sox's -112

wannabewhale · Jun 6, 2006

Minn -175
NYY -145
CWSX -125

Arodd · Jun 6, 2006

Minn -168
NYY -110
CWS -105

Boxslayer · Jun 6, 2006

Minnesota -160
Yankees -135
White Sox -112

dr03 · Jun 6, 2006

Twins -185
Yankees -147
White Sox -120

CHOPTALK · Jun 6, 2006

You guys are giving Detroit a ton of respect. It will be very interesting to see that number.

Cant imagine Sox only being -110 tommorow.

Arodd · Jun 6, 2006

well they're still first in the division, and Garland has been ordinary at best this year. ERA over 6.
Actually think today's and tomorrow's games will play a role in how this line is shaped. Rogers is still 7-3, ERA around 3.5. Can't see the Chisox being too high...

twjd · Jun 6, 2006

Minny -130
Yankees -170
WSOX -125

steeser · Jun 6, 2006

Minny -170
NYY -165
Chicago -130

bznofx19 · Jun 6, 2006

Min -168 ..... 7.5 ov -115
Sea +160 .... 7.5 un +105

Bos +145 .... 10 ov -105
NYY -153 .... 10 un -105

Det +115 ..... 9 ov -110
Chi -123 ...... 9 un +100

pinny-style lines

Garland + the white sox facing a decent LHP = -123

i wouldnt set it higher than that.

Refereekid15 · Jun 6, 2006

yanks + 210
Twins + 300
white sox +190

just kidding

yanks -160
twins -165
white sox -135

JohnnyB · Jun 6, 2006

Twins -155
Yankees -140
White Sox -120

Journeyman · Jun 6, 2006

Twins -160
Yanks -145
Sox -135

good thread Pat!

makemakermus · Jun 6, 2006

Minnesota -185
Yankees -155
Sox -110

PatrickMcIrish · Jun 6, 2006

Good question Chop, what book we use does make a difference in the guesses. I will use Pinnacle's opening #'s. Lot of ways we could do it but since they are the first book to open that does not deal 20 cent lines we will use them. If anyone wants to guess again knowing that then go right ahead. Like to see the totals too but we will only go with the sides since most are more comfortable with them and they will be easier to grade.

BTW if someone guesses the same number you have then go ahead and put it down too. No problems with that. Over a weeks time or so it will be interesting to see who is popping the numbers more than anyone else. My guess is Fishhead if he plays, dude used to help set the lines in Vegas years ago, much sharper than most realize. Of course there is several around here much sharper than most of us realize, good luck everyone.

PatrickMcIrish · Jun 6, 2006

Journeyman said:
good thread Pat!

Thanks Jman, I could talk sports/gambling all day long. I like that phrase I am hearing around the forums - Let's get back to work!! Instead of bickering with each other let's get back to kicking the man's ass. Positive energy feeds off itself, same with negativity, I prefer the former.

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