1. 03-18-12 03:33 PM #1
    thesoxman101
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    question about cent-lines

    I was reading a book called Weighing the Odds, and he said.. "For a point spread of -110 on each team, the total vig is 20 cents, thus a 20-cent line." Can anyone explain how he calculated this, and it's significance? I appreciate it!
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    -110 on each side, so today it would be -110 on Mich St and -110 on the opp side, St Louis.

    10 cents vig on one side+10 cents vig on the other=20 cent line

    It's perhaps not the most intuitive, but that's the lingo.
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    Likewise -105 on each side is a 10 cent line (or "dime line") and -115 is a 30cent line, which you will often see on team totals and props.
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    uhm, so is a -121/+120 a 41 cent line?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnAnthony View Post
    uhm, so is a -121/+120 a 41 cent line?
    No, that is 1-cent.

    You add them up, and look at the last two digits.
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  6. 03-19-12 01:22 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by thesoxman101 View Post
    I was reading a book called Weighing the Odds, and he said.. "For a point spread of -110 on each team, the total vig is 20 cents, thus a 20-cent line." Can anyone explain how he calculated this, and it's significance? I appreciate it!
    You want to play at lower juice book, because you either win more on same risk amount, or risk less to win same amount.
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