CRIS Lines Rape Customers

[Frogger]

FROM CRIS: ODDS TO WIN BEST DIRECTOR

51135 DARREN ARONOFSKY - "BLACK SWAN"+1500
51136 DAVID FINCHER - "THE SOCIAL NETWORK"-1600
51137 DAVID O. RUSSELL - "THE FIGHTER"+2200
51138 JOEL COEN AND ETHAN COEN - "TRUE GRIT"+1500
51139 TOM HOOPER - "THE KING'S SPEECH" -2000

I know I'm hard on CRIS for their prop odds, but I mean this is just outright theft. Five options and a -2000 and -1600 favorite ??? This is by far the worst I have ever seen. Pinnacle has -116 and -102 for these two options so a reasonable line is out there. I could even see CRIS doing -150 both sides, if u really were worried since this is one of those goofy props. But this??

I know CRIS has a zillion customers, but just preying on the moronic at some point has to be just a big bully being a prick and I count this prop as one of them. These are the things that make me not ever want to bet them ever.

[austin]

they are not so bad for early lines, but somebody has to pay for their loyalty program and free fast payouts

[jgilmartin]

Yes, they are bad odds. But no one is forcing anyone to bet them. It is like anything else in the free market; if no one pays the price being offered, it will be adjusted.

[LLXC]

It's teaching you to line shop? heh

[YorkHunt]

[the_situation]

wow...sad thing is there's some clueless person out there who prob bet those

[Salamander]

Fincher was a very heavy favorite after the Oscar nominations were released Jan. 25th, but then Hooper, who was about 10 or 12-1, won for Best Director at the Screen Actors Guild awards a few days later which made the Best Directors Oscar about a 50/50 prop between these 2, the other 3 nominees not considered threats.

I get the feeling customers pounded a stale line on Hooper after he won the SAG at CRIS, and maybe they are gambling he loses and wants no more action on this category.

[BChrisB]

Cris/Bookmaker's moneylines and prop odds have been downhill for the last 3 years. I just don't understand their business model anymore to be completely honest.

[zebras99]

Yes, the lines could definitely be better.
Now I rarely place any bets at cris since i can find better lines elsewhere...

[NicksPicks]

Haha I never thought of bettin on an awards show thanks for the idear!

[frankthetank]

cris sucks. lines are terrible

[Doug]

CRIS blows, I wouldn't miss them one bit if they were gone !

[Emily_Haines]

I removed all my money and no longer use the book.

99.9% of the time I can get a better line at Pinny.

[yisman]

It looks like a mistake to me.

[Monte]

This "mistake" is still there.
Another example is this, not that obvious but -350 and -450 in the same category should never exist either.

ODDS TO WIN BEST PICTURE


127 HOURS
+4000



BLACK SWAN
+2500



INCEPTION
+4000



THE FIGHTER
+2500



THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
+4000



THE KINGS SPEECH
-450



THE SOCIAL NETWORK
-350



TOY STORY 3
+4000



TRUE GRIT
+2500



WINTER'S BONE
+4000

[aceking]

just use betfair , always .

[yisman]

I still think it's a mistake. No serious book posts -1600 and -2000 in the same category. One should be a +.

[Santo]

Are either 16-1 or 20-1 elsewhere?

[d2bets]

Nobody forces you to bet this prop.