SBR lines? are they accurate?

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I was checking the SBR Odds and noticed that the
odds and spreads at bodog are different then what
i can get. is it slow? or is it just undependable?
funny thing is i have checked this before and never
noticed anything different-now 6 games have different
spreads than what bodog is showing me when i log in??

[tacomax]

Bodog (like a lot of other books) deal dual lines so I can imagine that's where the discrepancy is coming from.

[imgv94]

deal dual lines?? Is that where certain people get a different line?

does this really happen??

[imgv94]

can someone log on to bodog and see what line your computer
says the Pats@Bills game is at with them?

[Razz]

Pats -4 -115
Bills +4 -105

[tacomax]

deal dual lines?? Is that where certain people get a different line?

does this really happen??

Yep - there are a LOT of books which do this.

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Pats -4 -115
Bills +4 -105

thats what it is showing me. if you go to SBR Odds
its showing pats -4.5 ???

so i guess its the SBR Odds thats messing up

[tacomax]

thats what it is showing me. if you go to SBR Odds
its showing pats -4.5 ???

so i guess its the SBR Odds thats messing up

Nope - like I said, Bodog deal dual lines, that's the most likely explanation.

If I go to Bodog on a "clean" browser then I get:

Pats -4.5 -105
Bills +4.5 -115

But if I log in, I get:

Pats -4 -115
Bills +4 -105

[slacker00]

Nope - like I said, Bodog deal dual lines, that's the most likely explanation.

If I go to Bodog on a "clean" browser then I get:

Pats -4.5 -105
Bills +4.5 -115

But if I log in, I get:

Pats -4 -115
Bills +4 -105

I get the "clean" line. But, I haven't bet with Bodog yet.

Is there that much of a difference in the two lines? I guess it forces you to move a half point, but you get the compensation in juice. Maybe this is one of those complicated theoretical matters which I haven't quite mastered.

[tacomax]

I get the "clean" line. But, I haven't bet with Bodog yet.

Is there that much of a difference in the two lines? I guess it forces you to move a half point, but you get the compensation in juice. Maybe this is one of those complicated theoretical matters which I haven't quite mastered.

I usually bet the ML so I don't take much notice of the sides. I don't know how complicated their algorithm is for dealing dual lines but I'm sure I've read somewhere they revealed that if someone usually bets dog lines, then eventually they get worse odds on dogs. You don't lose anything on the spread, you just get worse odds on the dog, so a -180/+160 ML would move to -170/+150. The reverse would be true if you bet faves, the odds would move from -170/+150 to -180/+160.

To value players, it doesn't have much effect over the long term - a 10c shift in the line could make an average value bet into a good value bet.

[imgv94]

So if i go to my friends house and log on to bodog the line
on the bills and patriots game will be 4.5 ? It's not a big deal but
i don't like it. Can someone explain to me why bodog does this?
this is something i have never heard about b4?

[SBR_John]

Can someone explain to me why bodog does this?

I wish I knew too. Maybe there is a way we can offer both of their lines so the user could choose the right line set?? I will ask our tech guys.

[Winston Smith]

So if i go to my friends house and log on to bodog the line
on the bills and patriots game will be 4.5 ?

I'd imagine it's your account, not your IP.

[imgv94]

yeah but anyone can go to bodog and see what there lines are? right? hey winston who is that on your avatar?

[Winston Smith]

Well, you can view the lines before you log in. In that case, you'd see the lines SBR has. Once you log in, though, they'll shift against whichever way you typically play.


My avatar is Chris Carpenter. (I'm from Saint Louis and a Cards fan).

[SBR_John]

Well, you can view the lines before you log in. In that case, you'd see the lines SBR has. Once you log in, though, they'll shift against whichever way you typically play.

But cant bookies cookie you so you get the line set they want you to see without even logging in?

[Santo]

Yes, but you can delete their cookie.

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Now Its Showing 4.5

[Relentless]

Lines on SBR were DEFINITELY off yesterday. I have heard there is a lag on the weekends. I was looking at Pinnacle's lines and they were different than what SBR was showing.