How do I wager a team -1 instead of the drop down on Pinnacle?

....using a combination of -1.5 and the moneyline. It was posted before, but I could not find the thread. What is the formula?

Thanks,

IS

Taken from "Illini"
Curt- If you like -1, you can get a better line by betting some on the ML and some -1.5. Pinnacle basically rips you off by about 3 cents on every -1 line. It just takes a little algebra, but it's well worth it. Here is an example.

Pinnacle
White Sox (-132)
White Sox -1.5 (+164)
White Sox -1 (+111)

Instead of betting 100 to win 111 at -1, do this.
Bet $56.90 at -132 to win $43.11
Bet $43.11 at -1.5 (+164) to win $70.70.
If White Sox win by 1, you break even, just like the -1 line.
If they win by 2 or more, you win $113.81 instead of $111.
So, you get almost +114 instead of +111

You just have to know how much to bet on the ML, then bet all the would be profits from that on the -1.5 line. To figure out how much to bet on the ML, just do this.
Take 100/132=.7576
Add 1 = 1.7576
Take 100 and divide by 1.7576.
=56.90

Hope that helps. I love algebra, so let me know if you have any questions

also from "Illini"

Here is a better explanation.

Take 100 and divide by the ML to get a multiplier. 100/132=.7576
Add 1 =1.7576
Take the amount that you were going to bet on the -1 line, and divide that by the (1 + multiplier)
=amount to bet on ML

Then, just bet the profit from the ML on the -1.5 line.

Thanks for looking that up.

IS