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    TheCentaur
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    Maybe I'm letting the cat out of the bag with this betting strategy...

    but the sharpest bettors play the exchanges and Pinnacle

    I'm not talking about betting steam, but if there is a discrepancy in odds between these books and the rest, how about fading the better odds at those sharp player books?

    For example:

    Team A has a significant ml offer of +260 at matchbook, which is at least 15-20 cents higher than rec books

    Bet the other side at a USA out

    Think this is a good strategy?

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    Hmmm

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    Mmmm

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    nope

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    ok thanks

    why not?

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    Why don't you test it out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheCentaur View Post
    but the sharpest bettors play the exchanges and Pinnacle

    I'm not talking about betting steam, but if there is a discrepancy in odds between these books and the rest, how about fading the better odds at those sharp player books?

    For example:

    Team A has a significant ml offer of +260 at matchbook, which is at least 15-20 cents higher than rec books

    Bet the other side at a USA out

    Think this is a good strategy?
    The sharpest bettors also lose. These guys can go 54% and make a killing. An average bettor on sbr can go broke in no time with 54% picks because they don't have the discipline to stay in the game long term.

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    depends what the price of the other side USA out actually is...just because a ML on a dog is 15 cents higher on matchbook than say what you find at that moment at bookmaker does not make it a +EV at bookmaker at all. ... it might...but watching exchanges and offers and what is actually taken or not is intersting and can be useful.

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    Does not work

    Streaky

    Pinny leans don't work

    +EV does not work

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    Isn't this a slight variation of betting steam?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheCentaur View Post
    but the sharpest bettors play the exchanges and Pinnacle

    I'm not talking about betting steam, but if there is a discrepancy in odds between these books and the rest, how about fading the better odds at those sharp player books?

    For example:

    Team A has a significant ml offer of +260 at matchbook, which is at least 15-20 cents higher than rec books

    Bet the other side at a USA out

    Think this is a good strategy?
    Maybe you can ask your girlfriend Shari. What did you guys do the 5 months you were gone from the forum?

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    Nobody would work if a betting system was effective

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blax0r View Post
    Isn't this a slight variation of betting steam?
    I guess kind of

    But this isn't a number move that other books follow

    It's a noticeable lean, especially at matchbook, that smart money is willing to approach an offer that is much better than a rec book because the bet is so good for them

    Ex:
    rec books have a moneyline of +270/-320 on a game

    Matchbook has offers of +300/-320

    This means that matchbook money is willing to eat commission and offer someone +300 on the underdog (well above what rec books offer) because they want action on the favorite

    The reverse is also true:

    Sometimes with for example the same line +270/-320, there is an offer of -280

    This means smart matchbook money is willing to eat commission and offer much better odds for you to take the favorite so they can get down on the underdog

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    centy you know im at fukkin drifters every goddamm tuesday night

    centy why the fuk havent you shared this nugget with me

    centy lets go play some golden tee so i can warm up pal

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    Quote Originally Posted by InTheDrink View Post
    centy you know im at fukkin drifters every goddamm tuesday night

    centy why the fuk havent you shared this nugget with me

    centy lets go play some golden tee so i can warm up pal


    golden tee- what a great game

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Nobody would work if a betting system was effective
    also if it worked, no one would share it.

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