Looking for Book

Does anybody know of a Book that offers -1 lines? Thanks my local doesn't offer those type of lines.

Not that I know of. Most have them at 1.5

robmpink said:

Not that I know of. Most have them at 1.5

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5dimes.

However, you can make -1 lines by betting some on the ML and some on the -1.5 line. I have a spreadsheet that can do it for you if you are interested, or, I can post the formulas.

fhmesq44 said:

5dimes.

However, you can make -1 lines by betting some on the ML and some on the -1.5 line. I have a spreadsheet that can do it for you if you are interested, or, I can post the formulas.

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Thanks fhmesq44

I was wrong, 5dimes doesn't have -1 lines for baseball.

Regardless, to make them, to figure them out yourself, open an excel spreadsheet and type the following in the referenced cell

cell a1 - ML Risk
cell a2 - ML Line
cell a3 - ML Win
cell a4 - -1.5 Line
cell a5 - -1.5 win
cell a6 - Total to win
cell a7 - ML Bet
cell a8 - -1.5 Bet

Highlight cells b2, b4 and b6 in any color

Highlight cells b7 and b8 in any other color

Insert the following formulas in the referenced cells

b1 =(100/((100/B2)+1))
b3 =(B1/B2)*100
b5 =(B3/B4)*100
b7 =(B6/(B3+B5))*B1
b8 =(B6/(B5+B3))*B3

Now, all you have to do to figure out how much to bet on the ML and -1.5 line is:

insert the absolute value of the money line in cell b2 (i.e., if the line is -130 you would insert 130)
insert the absolute value of the amount necessary to win 100 on the -1.5 in cell b4 (i.e., if the line is -120 you would insert 120, if the line is +130 you would insert =(100/130)*100 or 76.92)
insert in cell b6 the amount that you want to win

by doing this, cells b7 and b8 will tell you how much to RISK on the ML and -1.5 line, respectively.

I had you highlight the cells so you don't forget which cells need data, which have formulas and which indicate how much to bet. The cells that do not have colors can be ignored, the 3 cells in the first color are the cells that you have to insert the data, the two cells in the second color (b7 and b8) indicate the amount you RISK on the two plays.

Hope that helps w/ your -1 lines. Unfortunately this ONLY works when you play -1 on the favorite, I would have to figure out on the dog.

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I've seen a couple people around that post -1 lines, but have never asked what book they use. If I think of who they were I'll let you know.

Jibba said:

I've seen a couple people around that post -1 lines, but have never asked what book they use. If I think of who they were I'll let you know.

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In reality, you generally get a slightly better line by making your own -1 than taking the -1 line they give you.

Pinnacle did.
not for U.S. tho.