Mention "3" books you definitely need in your arsenal this football season.

[imgv94]

Would love a little reasoning as to why as well..


Here is mine:

Matchbook (reduced juice)
Bet Jamaica/Greek (reliable)
5 Dimes/You Wager (parlays/teasers gimmicks etc)


Now give me yours.. Thanks in advance.

[austintx05]

MB is just as reliable as JM...which means there is no need for JM.

Come to think of it, there is no need for any other book than Matchbook

[BigBollocks]

I like to get down sizeable action and get it down early, so that eliminates matchbook for me (save the superbowl and premier NFL playoff games where you can trade sizeable numbers early). My three would probably be (in no particular order):

1. theGreek/BetJamaica (just too reliable as you stated)
2. Bookmaker (they are cheap and take a little while to pay, but you can bet early numbers for larger amounts and they do pay), and
3. BetOnline (their juice and limits are just too good to pass up at this point)

[BigBollocks]

MB is just as reliable as JM...which means there is no need for JM.

Come to think of it, there is no need for any other book than Matchbook

I disagree for a number of reasons, but if you just play bases or just play sides and totals from mid-week on I agree they're top notch....

[austintx05]

well the way I bet football I don't really need the opener on sunday nights. Also this is the first football season we have without Pinnacle, so we should see more liquidity. I mean there was 7k on both sides for that Pitt/NO game last week...sign of good things to come.

[moses millsap]

I'm going to do parlay cards this year. More of a challenge.

[imgv94]

I'm going to do parlay cards this year. More of a challenge.

I'm going to steer away from parlays and teasers for the most part, but BetPOP offers some decent odds with parlays and teasers.

6pt 2tmr= +100
10pt 3tmr= -110

2tm parlay- 14/5

[armyoflovers]

1. Greek
2. Sportsbook.com (love those $10 free bets)
3. BoDog

[austintx05]

1. Greek
2. Sportsbook.com (love those $10 free bets)
3. BoDog

good books, if your a square

[armyoflovers]

Didnt Huey Lewis say it was "Hip to be Square"

[betplom]

1) Canbet
2) Pinnacle
3) Matchbook

[tacomax]

good books, if your a square

What I'm sure your [sic] failing to realise is that a "square" book offering "bad" prices on favourites consequently offers "good" prices on the underdogs.

[armyoflovers]

stop mocking people taco....he forgot an e and you have to throw it in his face....Booo!!!!!

[tacomax]

And he also forgot the apostrophe as well (although I don't think he "forgot" them at all) but, even worse, he forgot the basic fact that "square" books offer very good prices on underdogs.

[bigboydan]

good books, if your a square

Actually Mr.Austin TheGreek isn't a square book at all.

[imgv94]

Actually Mr.Austin TheGreek isn't a square book at all.

word

[imgv94]

stop mocking people taco....he forgot an e and you have to throw it in his face....Booo!!!!!

armyofflowers,

Can we expect your participation around here the entire football season?

Although it's early and you are new, you are becoming one of my favorite posters here. Hope you stick around

[stump]

greek/bet jamaica
wsex
heritage

[aircoryell]

good books, if your a square

greek is consistently the sharpest lines around
in fact, I will jump out on a limb and say spiro makes more money gambling, or holding the number on the screen, whatever you wanna call it, then "henry" at pinnacle

[SBR_John]

1) Canbet
2) Pinnacle
3) Matchbook

Wish I could play at the top 2.

I'd include Bodog because of all the props. I'm all over their politcal props because they are the only ones to have many of them.

My 3 football books will for sure be:
BetJamaica ( I use for horses as well)
Bookmaker
Bodog for dogs . Greek for favs

[bigboydan]

Thats just it though John. You'll get the dual line at Bodog if your a dog bettor.

[austintx05]

i am aware that olympic is not a square book. My comment was for sportsbook.com, bodog. Sure you might get a better dog line at bodog, but you will pay -115 for it. Why? Makes no sense to me. I make my money through reduced juice. Also a book like 5dimes that has $500 limits is square in the sense that they won't take larger action because they are afraid.

At Matchbook you can get 100k down within the hour and still pay 3%. Now do I have 100k. No. The opportunity is there though. They don't limit you and they have the vest vig. Period.

Now if I was to limit myself to a 10% shop, but wanted reliability it would go like this.

1. WSEX
2. Olympic
3. Bookmaker

[armyoflovers]

armyofflowers,

Can we expect your participation around here the entire football season?

Although it's early and you are new, you are becoming one of my favorite posters here. Hope you stick around

Is this because I bashed Taco meat or because of the dump crap I write?

[bigboydan]

Now if I was to limit myself to a 10% shop, but wanted reliability it would go like this.

1. WSEX
2. Olympic
3. Bookmaker

I would add Jazz to that list Mr.Austin.

[tacomax]

Is this because I bashed Taco meat or because of the dump crap I write?

I guess it's the former.

[tacomax]

Now if I was to limit myself to a 10% shop, but wanted reliability it would go like this.

1. WSEX
2. Olympic
3. Bookmaker

What on earth is a 10% shop?

[austintx05]

a book whose vig is -110

bbd - i have never used the jazz so I cannot comment

[tacomax]

OK, -110 and 10% are totally different things. I'm sure that there isn't a 10% juice book out there (although kudos to them if they can keep it going).

[Ganchrow]

What on earth is a 10% shop?

a book whose vig is -110

For what it's worth, that corresponds to vig of 4.545%.

[pags11]

tacomax,

you are such a ****wad...what are your top 3 books you bitch?...oh yeah here they are:

none
none
none

my top three books are:

matchbook
betjamaica
legendz

[imgv94]

Is this because I bashed Taco meat

Not at all. Tacomax is ok.

or because of the dump crap I write?

Yes.

[austintx05]

go pags!

but why legendz, why not greek?

[pags11]

thanks austin...lol...I already have betjam as my second out, so that's pretty much like having the Greek...I'm telling you bro, legendz is worth having a couple of bucks in there...

[austintx05]

but why?

i use

matchbook/wsex/olympic...why do you need legendz too?

thx buddy

[pags11]

the only thing I've found with them, as they are kind of like bodog in that some underdog lines get inflated...so if you need that extra half point before kick-off or tip-off, they can come in handy...you've got yourself three good books though and should be fine...