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    Complete Noob Soccer Question

    For example, today Man City is playing at Villarreal.

    If I liked Man City, why would I take them ML (-200) when I could take them Goals Line -0.5 (-165)

    ML bet is a loser in a tie, so why pay -200 when I could pay -165.

    Can someone explain this to me! Thanks

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    -0.5 is also a loser if it is a tie.

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    Yeah, but what he's saying is why lay -200 when he can lay -165

    Draw loses either way. Might as well save 35 cents to the dollar in the event

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    Thanks VI......have you seen this at your books??? I see anywhere from a 15 to 40 cent difference on every soccer line the last few days.

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    I have seen inconsistency like that before, but I think it is the way they priced with stats.

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    soccer lines are whacked sometimes , lay -0.5 with lower juice there what book is it though?

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    You see this kind of stuff very often. Gambler's with half a clue will realize this and save some change

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    Asian Handicap and ML are usually the same, but sometimes it happens to be different. just take whatever has more value.

    the AHC market is regulated on their own along with other spread lines. so in City's case it appears that many (british? ) people are pounding ML.

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    I've seen that too but not as dramatic. I think it is some kind of glitch. the mL and the handicap may not be linked together so they'll change the price based off action. For example if the mL has more action than the handicap the mL will change and the handicap might not although the aftermath of the mL favorite and -.5 are the same. is that why?

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    -200 is terrible line, Christ I hope you didn't bet that.

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