1. 10-21-10 03:17 PM #1
    TPowell
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    Pleasers?

    How and when could they be profitable? I'm ASSUMING that college football is a MUCH BETTER option than the NFL. I would assume a good pleaser bet (6 pointer) would be teams that are around a 7.5 point favorite for one example? You wouldn't have to cross the 3 or 7, but you would have to cross the 10. Anybody have any useful ways of beating pleasers or are they a bookies best friend?
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  2. 10-21-10 04:00 PM #2
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    Depends on odds and how many points you get.
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  3. 10-21-10 04:09 PM #3
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    I looked it up and "supposedly" on a 6 point 2 team pleaser, the price is 6 to 1
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  4. 10-21-10 04:18 PM #4
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    I am a little interested in them too.. I would think college hoops would be the best for them but college football could work too... I wonder if totals would be a better route..

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  5. 10-21-10 06:27 PM #5
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    Assuming 4pt bball, 6 pt football...

    NBA > CBB > CFB > NFL

    It's not hard to find which subsets are good.
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  6. 10-21-10 08:33 PM #6
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    Thanks Don, why is NBA better than college though? I thought CBB lines were some of the softest around. Guessing the sheer amount of points makes the NBA much easier?
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    you don't want soft lines
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  8. 10-21-10 09:02 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by durito View Post
    you don't want soft lines
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  9. 10-23-10 05:26 PM #9
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    If the lines are soft you're not getting / giving the value you expect by moving from the original line.
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  10. 10-23-10 06:05 PM #10
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    For pleasers, less efficient lines aren't bad. For teasers they are. But NBA is better because the 1 is worth less than in college. Also because totals are lower, points are worth slightly more in college than in the NBA. Just take a look at what a 3.5 point favorite is in college on the ML and what one is on the ML for NBA.
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