World Cup Soccer? How to interpret lines?

[Its Gravy]

I am new to soccer and have no clue on what the hell this means. I have a good friend from Trinidad and he is a soccer guru so with my gambling knowhow and his Soccer knowledge we hope to make some loot.

what does this mean?

Date # Team Money Total
06/08/05 416 Chile 1.50 OFF
19:00 ET Tie 3.30 OFF
Venezuela 5.50
06/08/05 417 Paraguay 1.30 OFF
19:15 ET Tie 4.10 OFF
Bolivia 8.70
06/08/05 418 Argentina 2.10 OFF
20:45 ET Tie 3.10 OFF
Brazil 3.10
06/08/05 419 Mexico 1.10 OFF
20:00 ET Tie 6.00 OFF
Trinidad-Tobago 14.00
06/08/05 420 Panama 5.20 OFF
21:30 ET Tie 3.60 OFF
USA 1.50
06/08/05 421 Costa Rica 1.60 OFF
22:00 ET Tie 3.20 OFF

 

[alb]

These are the decimal prices for a 3 way book. Using the first for example;
Chile is 1/2 or -200 and has to win (tie is a losing bet). Venezuela is 9/2 or +450 and has to win (tie is a losing bet). The tie (aka draw) is 23/10 or +230 and is only a winner if both teams have the same score at the end of the game.

You think this is confusing.....wait till you learn about the quarter balls in Asian Handicaps (whcih is the best way to bet soccer). If you get to that point, let me know and I'll try to explain them.

 

[Its Gravy]

he gave me his plays
Chile -200 over Venezuala
Paraguay -333 over Bolivia

 

[Its Gravy]

Argentina over Brazil +110

 

[Anders]

Gravy - try and play them on the Asian Handicap rather than on the ML, most good books will offer this...I hate playing ML chalk in soccer...

 

[Its Gravy]

WTF is Asian handicap?

 

[Anders]

Rather than play the ML chalk, the books offer u the soccer equivalent of a pts start, ie a goals handicap.
eg, u may get Chile -1 goal, Paraguay -1.5 for example ... that mean that if Chile win by 2 or more u collect, a 1-goal win is a push... Paraguay would have to win by 2, a 1-goal win would be a losing bet etc...

 

[Its Gravy]

ok i see

 

[flapjack]

Hope you played them Gravy looks like he gave you 3 winners.