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  • eyeball
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 08-14-07
    • 988

    #1
    Does anyonethink the free 1/2 point
    is worth anything at Skybook. I mean can you really win a significant amount of more games? Its not usable on a 3 or7,I guess its cheaper than buying the 1/2 point, any of your PRO's have an idea?
  • rm18
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 09-20-05
    • 22291

    #2
    14 is actually a keyer number than 7 but books have never picked up on that. But personally I would rather play elsewhere especially after their rating dropped a lot
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    • Bill Dozer
      www.twitter.com/BillDozer
      • 07-12-05
      • 10894

      #3
      You can do better with reduced juice and a wider selection. If it was me I might keep one unit there. In today's environment I would be spread out quite a bit. Deposits are free and you can always reload.
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      • raiders72002
        SBR MVP
        • 03-06-07
        • 3368

        #4
        Agree with Dozer on his points. Basketball is different. That 1/2 point can be huge if you know how to use it.

        If you like to play the board in the NFL you can get a free 1/2 point at ThePig. This includes 3 and 7.

        All bets have to be on the same call and for the same amount. The min is $10 and max $500.
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        • pico
          BARRELED IN @ SBR!
          • 04-05-07
          • 27321

          #5
          Originally posted by rm18
          14 is actually a keyer number than 7 but books have never picked up on that. But personally I would rather play elsewhere especially after their rating dropped a lot
          i think 3 is the key number.
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          • raiders72002
            SBR MVP
            • 03-06-07
            • 3368

            #6
            3,7,6,10,4,14,1
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            • pico
              BARRELED IN @ SBR!
              • 04-05-07
              • 27321

              #7
              where is ganchrow. we need a distribution graph.
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              • rm18
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 09-20-05
                • 22291

                #8
                3 is obviously the most common, but when the spread is 13.5-14.5 it is more likely to land on 14 than a 6.5-7.5 to land on 7 I believe
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                • raiders72002
                  SBR MVP
                  • 03-06-07
                  • 3368

                  #9
                  rm- Because there are so few games where the spread is 13.5 - 14.5 it may look that way. I'm not sure where your data was from or how many years back it goes. But you'll find that 3 is a key number and then 7.

                  There are subsets where you should always buy off/on 3 and 7.
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                  • eyeball
                    SBR Wise Guy
                    • 08-14-07
                    • 988

                    #10
                    Well 3 and 7 is def the number but you can't play on or off of those.Is that 1/2 point really worth playing with them or would you go with one of th A books? Basketball 1/2 point only valid on Fridays.
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                    • raiders72002
                      SBR MVP
                      • 03-06-07
                      • 3368

                      #11
                      Basketball 1/2 point only valid on Fridays.
                      and the only thing going are Ivy league games.

                      Two or three years ago they were giving a free 1/2 every day.
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                      • Zeroed
                        SBR High Roller
                        • 08-05-07
                        • 245

                        #12
                        Depends on your bet size i guess..if a $500 bet is not much for you, the answer has to be clearly NO.

                        I do not consider Skybook very safe at the moment btw, and with Matchbook around i didn´t even think about going there..
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                        • freebie
                          SBR MVP
                          • 08-10-05
                          • 1174

                          #13
                          football is useless, but the 1/2 point had helped me before in basketball.
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                          • Arilou
                            SBR Sharp
                            • 07-16-06
                            • 475

                            #14
                            There aren't enough games close to -14 to run a pure data check on them. You have to run a simulation of some kind.

                            In general a free 1/2 point without 3 and 7 is a lot like catching a few cents.
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                            • eyeball
                              SBR Wise Guy
                              • 08-14-07
                              • 988

                              #15
                              The free 1/2 point on Friday's basket might help, but most of the Pro's on the board have told me go with a better book like one of the A rated. I guess you might pick up a couple of games a year? any thoughts?
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                              • durito
                                SBR Posting Legend
                                • 07-03-06
                                • 13173

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Zeroed
                                Depends on your bet size i guess..if a $500 bet is not much for you, the answer has to be clearly NO.

                                I do not consider Skybook very safe at the moment btw, and with Matchbook around i didn´t even think about going there..

                                I don't see how bet size has anything to do with it. The value is still the same if you are betting $1 or $10,000.
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                                • Zeroed
                                  SBR High Roller
                                  • 08-05-07
                                  • 245

                                  #17
                                  Durito, what i ment is the max on the free 1/2 point is $500 (if that didn´t change).

                                  So if you usually bet $2000 or more (just an example), would it be worth depositing at skybook, for a $500 bet each NFL sunday? I´d have to say no.
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                                  • durito
                                    SBR Posting Legend
                                    • 07-03-06
                                    • 13173

                                    #18
                                    ah, sorry i did not know what the rules where
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                                    • jjgold
                                      SBR Aristocracy
                                      • 07-20-05
                                      • 388179

                                      #19
                                      Skybook fuks with the lines with pc programs so the 1/2 point does not hurt them.
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                                      • eyeball
                                        SBR Wise Guy
                                        • 08-14-07
                                        • 988

                                        #20
                                        JJ is right

                                        I checked everytime they let you take the 1/2 point the move their odds to -115 when everyone else has it at -110. Thats incrediable that they do that
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                                        • raiders72002
                                          SBR MVP
                                          • 03-06-07
                                          • 3368

                                          #21
                                          I checked everytime they let you take the 1/2 point the move their odds to -115 when everyone else has it at -110. Thats incrediable that they do that
                                          never heard of this. If the line is -110 then you should get the 1/2 at -110.

                                          Now if the line is -115 then it stays at -115. It doesn't hurt to have a little money at Skybook. There are times when the 1/2 point will give you the best line.

                                          There are B rated books that are better than the A rated books and vice versa. I wouldn't limit only looking into A rated books.
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