I'm just a little irritated at the moment and looking for a legit answer if anyone has one. I went to call in another play on the Philly/STL game for Monday Night and wanted to buy 1/2 pt and my book (Millenium Sports) does not allow 1/2 pts to be bought when the line is 3. WTF is that all about????? Am I missing something or has that always been a rule with all books or is it just this crappy book that has that B.S. rule???
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The better question is what is the point. You are willing to lay huge extra juice just to make sure you dont push? And if you think that half point is that important it tells you it is a game you shouldnt even be playing.
sun tzu i think that is exactly the right logic. so many times people love a play at -3 and then it hits -3.5 and everyone panics. i understand the 1/2 pt could be critical but if you really like a play at 3 just play it and don't worry at 3.5. buying the 1/2 from +2.5 to +3 and from -3 to -2.5 is really a bad move. you're laying an extra 20 % to make the wager. it might be a good short term move but in the long run the extra juice will kill you.
BUYING THE 1/2 ISNT THAT MUCH MONEY -120 OR THE MOST -130...I DO USE MILLENIUM BUT I HAVE A FEW OTHERS CAUSE OF THAT REASON..I BUY THE 1/2 ALL THE TIME AS I DID YESTERDAY 2 TIMES AND ONLY HAD TO PAY 120..ALSO ANOTHER BIG BOOK SBG DOESNT LET YOU BUY FROM 3 ..I STOPPED USING MILL AND SBG FOR THAT REASON ...IF NEEDED I POST MY TOP 5 BOOKS AND THERE IS NEVER A PROBLEM OR QUESTION WHEN I BUY OR REQUEST A WITHDRAWAL ..SHOP AROUND AND YOU WILL NEVER PAY MORE THAN 130 AT BUYING OFF 3 ..THANKS DYLAN
I RECOMMEND YOU BUYING THE 1/2 ALL THE TIME OFF 3 AND 7 AND 10..AND AGAIN GUYS THIS IS JUST MY OPINION AND THE WAY I PLAY..JUST LIKE 2 ACES AT ATLANTIC CITY ALWAYS SPLIT THEM ......I BUY OFF THOSE 3 NUMBERS AND UP TO THOSE 3 NUMBERS
dylan524 said:
90% of bettors cant beat the book laying 10%. now 20 or 30% is a drop in the bucket? no sense in dragging this thread out and letting it become 'buying points debate', but its alarming how many just shrug at 20 or 30%.
I JUST CHECKED TONIGHTS GAME IF I BUY EAGLES TO 3 1/2 OR THE RAMS TO 2 1/2 ITS ONLY -125 INSTEAD OF -110 ..TO ME ITS WELL WORTH IT ..
Of 240 NFL games this year only 39 have been 3 point margins (16%). There were 88 games where the closing line was 3 (obviously some variance on the book you have.) Of those 88, only 5 were pushes. So that's 5.7% of the time where buying off 3 would help you, and you are laying an extra 10-20% to do it?
dylan524 said:
First, simple math shows it isnt worth it. Second, if you really are that concerned about the 1/2 point it clearly tells you the shouldnt be bet.
We have all been hooked by that .5 I'd rather have a push any day. Got hooked on Det -6.5 myself yesterday.
JUJI we can have a long discussion about the merits (or lack thereof) of buying off the hook - these guys are talking about buying off of a solid number.
