Interesting Prop...Will the coin toss land Heads or Tails?

[mtx]

HEADS -130
TAILS EV

If it's 50/50, why are the books favouring HEADS?
Is there some ongoing trend for HEADS?

Someone please feed me the inside info

[Louisvillekid1]

betters are more inclined to take heads. The books job is just to split the action.

[mtx]

betters are more inclined to take heads. The books job is just to split the action.

Do you guys see value in Tails even though it's been Tails for the past 10/11 years?

And what's this I hear about the Heads side being "heavier"?

[pokernut9999]

I knew I should have never posted my inside scoop.

[mtx]

I knew I should have never posted my inside scoop.

I knew about this two days ago prior to your post so I had already conveniently posted it in other forums .

So, what's the big secret?

[pokernut9999]

It was rigged to come out heads , but the cat is out of the bag so they guys involved are backing out now.

[donjuan]

The books job is just to split the action.

Nope. It's to manage risk properly, which would explain this.

[mtx]

It was rigged to come out heads , but the cat is out of the bag so they guys involved are backing out now.

and you know this...how?

[HedgeHog]

It's a coin people...50/50 either way. If any place offers +101 or better, heads or tails, play it. Pokernut, stop messing with the kids

[pokernut9999]

It's a coin people...50/50 either way. If any place offers +101or better, heads or tails, play it. Pokernut, stop messing with the kids

[Louisvillekid1]

Nope. It's to manage risk properly, which would explain this.

Spliting the action evenly does manage risk you ****ing idiot. . . All they need is the vig to be profitable.

[donjuan]

Spliting the action evenly does manage risk you ****ing idiot. . . All they need is the vig to be profitable.

The key word in the post you quoted would be "properly". In the case of this bet, 50/50 action is ideal because both sides are equally +ev for the book. However, this is definitely not the case for normal sports bets.