[capone8585]

the true gambler bets on the ml. can you tell me why you guys like to bet the spread so much. i mean its hard enough to win a game let lone winning it by a certain amount. why don't you ml and just have fun and watch the game and hope ur team wins by 1 instead of 9?

[Quagmire27]

you are thinking wrong side of the ml, get that + money son, do the math, patience....

[zandyman]

You can keep laying 5-1 on 9pt favorites and us lousy gamblers will keep laying 9pts @ -105....

[capone8585]

yea, cause i want to watch a team have to win or lose by 9 points....fun when it hits at 8!!!!!!

[capone8585]

you make more money on betting a good underdog, at like +500 then trying to get money at _105 hahahahaha

[thebestthereis]

sometimes the moneyline is the way to go for sure. most people cannot accept losing 4 out of 5 bets even though that formula is profitable a lot of times.

[capone8585]

very true, very true, so what i'm trying to get at is, that gamblers will bet the spread because they want to win a low margin vs. trying to just do ml and getting a way better margin. it just seems like eventually you will lose. at least with money line, if you hit, you will have some cushion if you get on a cold streak

[encephalization]

I agree with you to a certain point. But a true bettor should always bet against the most over-priced line. No matter if it is ML, O/U or spread.

[leon]

For instance today.I Believe Lakers will win but it s not worth to bet it at 1.15.You have 2 choices.To avoid it or,to bet at handicad.The most because of they want to watch it at tv,like me,prefer to risk at handicap than to avoid it.

[capone8585]

thank you all for your input. today i have bulls- dallas game over 195. for 60 bucks...what u all think of that play

[zandyman]

Should hit but too close for my comfort. gl