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Sports Betting 101 - Line Shopping By Bodoglife.com
by Bodog Sportsbook
Ever wondered - How do
you shop for lines in online sportsbooks, or
what is sports line shopping for that matter?
When shopping for a Jag
or Harley, you don't just go to one dealer and
automatically pay what he's asking. You shop
around; you compare prices. The same approach
holds true when sports betting.
It may sound like common sense, but if you only
use one sportsbook, you have no choice but to
accept the line they offer (or to not bet). If
you use two sportsbooks, you can compare lines
and wager on the one that provides you with the
best opportunity to win.
Example: The total for Game X is 43.5 at Sportsbook
A and 42.5 at Sportsbook B. To bet the over,
use Sportsbook B. To bet the under, use Sportsbook
A.
Does a single point really matter? Yes. Estimates
vary, but getting an extra half-point betters
your chance of winning a wager by about 2 percent.
When is it most important to shop
for a line?
You should always make the effort to get the
best line, but especially when you're dealing
with the key numbers in football - 3 and 7 -
and smaller numbers in general. In other words,
the difference between a 2 and a 2.5-point line
is more significant than the difference between
a 22 and a 22.5-point line.
How many sportsbooks should you use? The magic
number is probably somewhere between three and
five books, but if you only have one account,
even getting two more sets of lines to look at
for every game should make a big difference to
your bottom line at the end of the season.
Football PlayerAnother factor in beating the
number and boosting your win percentage is timing.
Pay close attention to opening lines and which
way they move before making any plays.
Example: If a line opens
at -6.5 and moves to -6, you know sportsbooks
are likely getting action on the underdog. If
you like the favorite in that particular game,
you may be better served by waiting to see if
the line moves from -6 to -5.5 to -5 over the
course of the day or the week.
Generally, as far as
sports betting lines go, the public prefers favorites
and the over so the lines tend to move in that
direction (but not all the time or books would
simply raise those opening lines). Thus, the
rule-of-thumb is to play favorites and overs
early; underdogs and unders late.
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