Basketball points question

southpaw74 · 01-05-11, 02:08 PM

What? You can buy a point from -5 to -6 at -130 most of the time. Not sure what you are really asking for though? You can just plug it in at your book to find out.

VegasInsider · 01-05-11, 02:19 PM

Not sure what the theoretical value of a point is, but I know that it's less than what you're paying to buy them at a book (-110 per half point).

That's why it's not worth to buy points in hoops...football is a different story with key numbers and such.

impper · 01-05-11, 02:32 PM

Some points are worth more than others. Check out the half point calculator.

Vegasinsider, he's not asking about buying points, but the value of a point. For example, if your book has -4 and the market has -5, it's useful to know how much that point is worth for calculating your edge.

To answer your question, every half-point is worth approximately 10 points. In NBA, a half point moving past 5 is worth more than a half point moving past 4.

The Half point calculator isn't absolutely accurate, so ideally you'd have an extensive push probability chart

impper · 01-05-11, 02:35 PM

The most valuable number in NBA is 9. That's crossing into double digit victory. 5 is also a very valuable number, as is 6, 7, 8, 10. After that the points are much less valuable. In NBA, the low points such as 2 and 4 are not worth very much as victories tend to get past that 5 point mark due to fouling at end of games, garbage buckets, etc.

red18r · 01-05-11, 03:35 PM

every half-point is worth approximately 10 points

Yes, this is what I was looking for. Thanks for tip on half point calculator.