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    mafioso
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    My sportsbook rant

    Firstly, Im not new at this, Iv been wagering for well over 18 years almost half my life.

    Maybe I got use to placing my bets in TJ Mexico at caliente sportsbook where their would never ever be a moneyline attached to a point spread.

    Nothing makes my blood boil more than seeing a football line like this for example
    Philly Eagles +3 +115
    G B Packers -3 -135

    Just make the danm line -3.5

    The worst part is I cant buy a hook or buy the hook when the offshore line operates this way.

    I would like to see a sportsbook have the balls to put up a normal -110 moneyline attatched to a pointspread.
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    GoldenRichards
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    Weird thing to get worked up about. If it really bothers you, play at 5 Dimes or something. There are all kinds of betting options out there.

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    Or just wait 3 hours until the line changes again

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoldenRichards View Post
    Weird thing to get worked up about. If it really bothers you, play at 5 Dimes or something. There are all kinds of betting options out there.
    Agreed. Use more than one shop, switch to a shop that allows buying off the 3 (assuming it's for the right price), etc.

    If you understand the value of the NFL 3, this shouldn't bother you whatsoever. Don't blame a book for not wanting to be exposed to a side/middle if the game lands 3, they have the right to manage their exposure however they see fit.

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    David
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    Sometime books don't like to move the line off 3.

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    Or just go to a book that lets you buy points

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    Frogger
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    I have to agree. I see zero point in making the line -3, -135 when you can make it -3.5, -110

    Players like it better, book gets more action. Seems like a win/win situation to me.

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