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    Jerm3462
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    So, I think my book is cheating me....

    So I went to place a bet tonight. My team was +9.
    I clicked confirm or whatever and it said the line had changed (of course not in my favor)
    It went to 8.5. So I was thinking oh well, it happens....
    Well, aparantely it doesn't. I checked sbrodds and clicked on the spread for that book and it never changed from 9. Been 9 from open to close.
    They adjusted it just for me. As a matter of fact it's not 8.5 at any book..
    That's bullshit. It's an A+ book too.....

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    Kind of important that you add the team you were betting on here as this story has nothing to discuss without it.

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    Usually the book will display a message like..."Line has changed, are you still sure you want to bet it."

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    Mods - Ban OP for not naming the book.

    What is the point of your post?

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    bookmaker does it all of the time, so does bodog

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    Gotta be bookmaker. Line has changed on me before too, but thank goodness it's never made a difference in whether I won or lost. (From what I can remember, anyway)

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    I quit using Bookmaker because their software sucked on Blackberry and the line changes were impossible to deal with under those circumstances.

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    I dont want to give a name because everyone is going to bitch and moan about how great the book is....and they are right. This is my first complaint ever.
    My team lost by 17, so it doesn't really matter. I just never thought an A+ book would try to snip half points away from me.

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    Bookmaker moves the lines both ways. I've seen it get worse and better between the first wager amount, and final confirmation.

    re: odds history. I don't know if the line history will update if the line "hiccups".

    If you like, pm me with the book and wager, and I'll look into it.

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    Several books moved Wisconsin Milwaukee to 8.5

    5Dimes: 9:14a.m.-9:20a.m. to 8.5 and back to 9
    You Wager closed at 8.5
    Bookmaker closed at 8.5
    Carib closed at 8.5

    this line was bouncing between 8.5 and 9 everywhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharpcat View Post
    Several books moved Wisconsin Milwaukee to 8.5

    5Dimes: 9:14a.m.-9:20a.m. to 8.5 and back to 9
    You Wager closed at 8.5
    Bookmaker closed at 8.5
    Carib closed at 8.5

    this line was bouncing between 8.5 and 9 everywhere.
    I bet at 6:51pm est

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    At what book?
    I have a line service much better then SBR odds I will check for you.

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    Some books deal multiple lines and move lines depending on who you are. I've had both Bookmaker and 5dimes move lines on me frequently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin7 View Post
    Bookmaker moves the lines both ways. I've seen it get worse and better between the first wager amount, and final confirmation.

    re: odds history. I don't know if the line history will update if the line "hiccups".

    If you like, pm me with the book and wager, and I'll look into it.
    I didn't realize lines "hiccup". is that really what they call it in the industry ? you learn something everyday .

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    edited. justin already explained.

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    sbrodds could be delayed in updating or off on the number as well... Do the line ever correct on the line service?

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    Yeah SBR is sometimes delayed or misses moves if they're quick. sbrodds is a great free tool but it won't catch every move.

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    There is no way you can judge this by using sbrodds. Many times the lines get stuck and don't move....case in point. According to sbrodds St Petes was -2 at 5d about 30 min before tip. When I logged into 5d it was Pick. It stayed -2 on sbrodds and never changed. With that said sbrodds is the best free line service you will find. You have to expect for things to happen every so often.

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    Justin7 is good people... Defn a guy u want on ur side.

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    if it was the valpo game it didnt really matter?

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    Ive had that happen too

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    I wouldn't trust SBRodds as your evidence. It is a great free tool, but I find tons of mistakes on there every day. Just today SBRodds said DSI had the NO/ATL total at 185.5, I go to DSI and it was 184.5, which according to SBRodds line movement for that book, DSI never had it at that number. SBRodds also released all NBA totals for RebateWager at 2:38, when RW never had any totals listed on their site at all until around 4:00.

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