Matchbook account or Pinnacle? Are there any square shops with reduced juice?

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  • Winner_13
    SBR MVP
    • 01-04-10
    • 1744

    #1
    Matchbook account or Pinnacle? Are there any square shops with reduced juice?
    I'm not sure if I should open a Matchbook account or a pinnacle account.

    Also I assume there are no square shops with reduced vig.

    Phoenix/5dimes probably being it.

    Im under 21 so cant play at betjam or greek.

    Thanks for the input guys.
  • lordswing
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 02-22-09
    • 765

    #2
    what kind of player you are will certainly help in picking a book

    if you just do straight bets, check out sbrodds.com and see which shops routinely have the best line on your picks
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    • Sawyer
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 06-01-09
      • 7761

      #3
      LoL, you won't miss Thegreek&Betjamaica if you have matchbook&pinnacle
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      • Hareeba!
        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
        • 07-01-06
        • 37283

        #4
        It's not a matter of 'OR'
        You should have BOTH
        and unless you only play US sports, Betfair is another must
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        • Winner_13
          SBR MVP
          • 01-04-10
          • 1744

          #5
          Well put it this way...I opened a bodog account to get thier square numbers...and then my odds starting becoming different than the ones displayed on liveodds sites,( and when i delete my cookies) look at the lines then sign in the odds suddenly change.

          Thats what kind of bettor I am, I look for value, I guess you can say play the sharp leans.

          I thought betjam was more square shaded lines and had reduced juice thats why I said them.

          Because say if you get a line thats -106 at matchbook -110 at pinny but at matchbook I think your paying 2% commission right?

          ...what would you guys recommend

          I would get both but I bet small though. $60 and under on games ( $60 bets are not rare 5 times a week avg.)

          for a small bettor pinny has free payouts matchbook u gota pay for thats big if the fees like $30(avg) and some of my bets are less than that could be a big percentage of my withdrawal
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          • Dark Horse
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 12-14-05
            • 13764

            #6
            Matchbook, until now, has offered an extremely limited number of betting options. I haven't played there for over a year, and it helped me to become a much more creative and better gambler. When I look now at the favorite things I like to bet, MB doesn't offer a single one of them. But if you think that gambling is watching lines all day in order to gain a slight edge, by all means, choose MB.
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            • Chuck Sims
              SBR MVP
              • 12-29-05
              • 3072

              #7
              I had my HT offer accepted at Matchbook(NE PK +100) for a dime. Commission charge was zero.

              If you accept an offer from another bettor, the commission charge is 1%. I was charged $5 on a $500 wager.

              If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.
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              • durito
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 07-03-06
                • 13173

                #8
                Originally posted by Chuck Sims

                If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.
                You want to bet? I don't know anyone that does this full time that plays there regularly.
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                • bubba
                  SBR MVP
                  • 09-29-05
                  • 2432

                  #9
                  Originally posted by durito
                  You want to bet? I don't know anyone that does this full time that plays there regularly.

                  how many people do you know that do this full time?
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                  • durito
                    SBR Posting Legend
                    • 07-03-06
                    • 13173

                    #10
                    Originally posted by bubba
                    how many people do you know that do this full time?
                    Quite a few.

                    I should take that back, I know a couple that use Matchbook regularly. But, most don't.
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                    • Odessa
                      SBR Sharp
                      • 06-04-07
                      • 398

                      #11
                      Originally posted by durito
                      Quite a few.

                      I should take that back, I know a couple that use Matchbook regularly. But, most don't.

                      So, what they use instead of Matchbook?
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                      • wrongturn
                        SBR MVP
                        • 06-06-06
                        • 2228

                        #12
                        There are no square shops with reduced juice, or they won't last long.
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                        • GGZOLA
                          SBR MVP
                          • 06-30-06
                          • 1118

                          #13
                          EXACTLY. Sharps are just too good now, maybe 10 years ago but they all got vaporized or moved out of states (i.e. pinny)
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                          • Hareeba!
                            BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                            • 07-01-06
                            • 37283

                            #14
                            Originally posted by durito
                            Quite a few.

                            I should take that back, I know a couple that use Matchbook regularly. But, most don't.
                            in that case they mustn't be into straight betting on US sports or they haven't yet discovered the opportunity cost they are wearing by not playing there
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                            • RickySteve
                              Restricted User
                              • 01-31-06
                              • 3415

                              #15
                              Matchbook is awesome...for helping losing bettors lose more slowly.
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                              • Monte
                                SBR MVP
                                • 08-21-10
                                • 2056

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Chuck Sims

                                If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.
                                Chuck switched from praising Wsex to Matchbook i see, sadly he still makes dull statements...playing at MB alone surely doesn't make you a winner, you prolly just loose less juice but try to get a weak line at a place with 1000 sharp eyes/arbers watching + Pinny
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                                • nli07
                                  SBR Wise Guy
                                  • 07-03-06
                                  • 604

                                  #17
                                  I have both of em and I love it!!!! Thinking of adding Bookmaker and TheGreek too
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                                  • JohnnyC
                                    SBR Wise Guy
                                    • 02-27-09
                                    • 504

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Chuck Sims
                                    I had my HT offer accepted at Matchbook(NE PK +100) for a dime. Commission charge was zero.

                                    If you accept an offer from another bettor, the commission charge is 1%. I was charged $5 on a $500 wager.

                                    If you are not playing at Matchbook, you're not winning.


                                    Oh how did I miss this, classic Chucky just classic
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                                    • Statman
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 12-04-10
                                      • 1212

                                      #19
                                      Been playing for years at Matchbook and utilize '**********' for deposits and withdrawls. This is available only to Cdn customers but you never pay any deposit or withdrawl fees. Come Sunday for the NFL games, you'll regularly see lines at -101 for the chalk team and +100 for underdog. Pinnacle can't do that if your looking to play the game straight up.
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                                      • Statman
                                        SBR MVP
                                        • 12-04-10
                                        • 1212

                                        #20
                                        Processor I use for Matchbook is ********** just to clarify
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                                        • nli07
                                          SBR Wise Guy
                                          • 07-03-06
                                          • 604

                                          #21
                                          Why is Insta-debit censored on SBRforum? While Moneybookers, *******, etc everything else is fair game?
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                                          • David
                                            SBR Wise Guy
                                            • 08-11-05
                                            • 875

                                            #22
                                            You can almost always get the best line at Matchbook (for major US sports at least).
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                                            • richb7a
                                              Restricted User
                                              • 03-26-08
                                              • 346

                                              #23
                                              best deposit method for matchbook
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