Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=17324426'>posted</a> on 12/31/2012:

So Phoenix @ OKC, I chose the OVER here ... but I used SkyBet.com because they allow me to go as safest as possible with these lines, meaning:

1) When the live betting (3rd quarter) was 206.5 I got the line 192.5 @ SkyBet, so even though they pay me only 1.14 I'm happy with that, it's like forfeiting lots of the profit to buy a "premium" option ... not many books allow you to bet in-live 14 points less than the live-line itself!

2) You have to remember odds of 1.14 nowadays mean nothing, also odds of 1.05 .... it's not the odds but the chances you got, if the chances are good I take them ... I placed £1000 on Laura Robson in Tennis in her first match 2 days ago to win £200 because it was solid for me as well.

3) Here's the betting slip.



4) By the way SkyBet has started limiting me ... I can barely take £100 now on odds of 1.80 and above in Basketball, in other sports it's still possible but also quite limited as well ... I guess that unlike pinnacle they don't like successful bettors there.