In reference to Moneyline plays...

[Zerlinco]

Hi. In which sport would be better to play Moneyline?

Tennis has been a killer for me.

Thanks

[Doug]

baseball is good.

[bigboydan]

Doug is right about baseball ML's. That right there is a money making sport for players. Just make sure you find a book that uses a nickel or dime line, and not one that gouges with a 20 cent line is all.

On a side note about tennis...

I feel the tennis moneylines are great to bet myself. There is a lot of value in those inflated lines, but the problem is finding a book that doesn't rape you on the vig.

[Korchnoi]

i keep hearing that baseball is such a juicy sport to bet. why is this? just b/c there are so many games bookmakers can't spend the time they need to cap them well?

[Arilou]

Moneylines are a great way to bet, and often I prefer them to spreads as they recieve less attention and tend to be weaker lines. They're also often harder to evaluate for book and player alike than a spread. The problem, as bigboydan says, is the vig: In most sports and at most books, you'll see lines like these at Greek right now for NBA: 280/-340, 170/-200, 155/-175. That's a rough vig to try and beat, and it's a lot tougher in tennis at many sites. They might not know what the favorite is worth, but at +300/-400 they really don't have to, not that well, and when you cap wrong you pay a heavy price. But get to a good line, like the ones Pinnacle uses for almost all sports or a baseball dime line, and things get a lot more interesting. In baseball the book has to adjust team values for pitchers every day, and price on a dime line: +140/-150 is a tough line to defend and often you'll find value that way. That's why MLB: Books that would never offer "reduced juice" are effectively doing just that.