How to use Matchbook???

[themajormt]

Hey guys I am relatively new to online, used betmaker before it was bought out by bookmaker but have been going through a local for a few years now.

I read all the good reviews on matchbook and signed up but got COMPLETELY lost when looking at the lines and everything...

Any help would be much appreciated!

[themajormt]

Does available stake mean the MOST I am able to bet at that price?

Thanks!

[Mark Shark]

Free funds are how much money you have in your account that you can gamble with. The comm. credits is the money they put aside to pay for your transfer. They use it to pay your commision on any bets you win. The amount you can bet is in the blue column besides the odds that are available. If you want to bet more money than is available just look to the column to the right and you may get more on at a lesser price.

Good Luck

[Matt Rain]

Does available stake mean the MOST I am able to bet at that price?

Thanks!

It's the most you can get matched at that particular moment. Say you wanna bet $1000 but there's only $280 available at the odds you like (for ex. +115 on the Yankees), you can submit your order for $1000 - you'll immediately get the available $280 and the rest will be offered at -115 on the Yankees opponents', waiting for takers.

Don't be afraid to put up offers at advantageous prices for you - if you do it early enough, there's good chances that it will get matched before the game starts.

[themajormt]

WOW thanks for the info guys... There is A LOT to learn with them. I am going to start with some small $5 bets to try and get used to everything.

Does anyone have any other tips?

Thanks and GL!

[Mudcat]

I am going to start with some small $5 bets to try and get used to everything.

That's probably a good idea. Just grab some offers that are up there. You'll have the hang of it in no time.

Once you've got that, you could move on to the next step of putting up an offer and seeing if it can get matched. I mean, if you even want to do that. You don't actually ever have to do that. But if you are on the serious side with your betting, it is good to get a feel for. Again, start with small dollar amounts and get comfortable, then increase.

As far as other tips, lines on bigger ticket events (NFL, MLB payoffs) tend to "close the gap" as gametime approaches. In other words, you might see a game with line of -112/+104 an hour before gametime. It is generally a good idea to wait on those (if you can). They tend to meet in the middle as time ticks down. Where exactly in the middle is speculative. It may go to -107/+106, it may go to -112/+111.

But the gap generally does close.

Bear in mind, steam will still effect those lines so you could also just plain get screwed by waiting just like you might at any book. On the other hand, you may get way more help than you expected.

But I find that waiting for the gap to close is a good strategy in general.

[Mudcat]

I'm assuming you know about commissions. Remember they're not the same on everything

1% on baseball
2% on football (and everything else I believe)