half a penny line at pinnacle

bigboydan · 01-31-06, 07:15 AM

now theres something you don't see everyday.

RickySteve · 01-31-06, 07:18 AM

Wouldn't that be a penny line?

RickySteve · 01-31-06, 07:24 AM

I booked both sides of an arb at Pinnacle once. I think it was on who would score first in a Giants game. Assuming it was an error, I emailed support to notify them. Shockingly, they told me that the line was valid. Not sure how that could possibly happen, but I didn't mind the free money.

rm18 · 01-31-06, 03:10 PM

yeh a penny line sorry, I think you actually find this alot in college and WNBA if they had the drop down, I play WNBA -1.5 and ML when there is a 15 cent plus gap and luckily haven't lost yet

isetcap · 01-31-06, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by RickySteve

I booked both sides of an arb at Pinnacle once. I think it was on who would score first in a Giants game. Assuming it was an error, I emailed support to notify them. Shockingly, they told me that the line was valid. Not sure how that could possibly happen, but I didn't mind the free money.

Happens occasionally on Pinnacle props. If you booked the bets a few minutes apart then it was just line movement. Pinnacle's software is aggressive in making sure they aren't overexposed on an individual line.

RickySteve · 01-31-06, 05:10 PM

Both lines were bet at the same time.

isetcap · 01-31-06, 05:15 PM

Originally posted by RickySteve

Both lines were bet at the same time.

Hmmm...

Maybe Pinnacle was counting on nobody to score throughout the entire game!

rm18 · 01-31-06, 05:38 PM

This does happen sometimes, but it is really not a problem for pinnacle, basically it just occurs when someone bets the spread when the moneyline has much more value, it especially occurs with syndicate plays. I once saw a 22 cent scalp that you can bet on the same ticket, but nothing else more than a couple cents

RickySteve · 02-01-06, 04:38 AM

Originally posted by isetcap

Pinnacle's software is aggressive in making sure they aren't overexposed on an individual line.

This statement is certainly true, but this case was obviously a flaw in the system or error by the linesmaker. There is no conceivable circumstance in which offering a line of +120/-105 could be +EV for Pinnacle. This would be like a bank offering a loan at 1% interest and a savings account at 2%. It's just giving money away.