Line reading 101

[powerz]

Arizona is play in my system

 

[cd329]

Because Matchbook has .01 lines, they almost always have the best line out there for both sides. When they don't, it's an arbitrage opportunity (meaning you can bet both sides and guarantee profit). However, rather than bet both sides, I've found it more profitable to listen to what Matchbook is telling you since their line is the sharpest.

In an example, Matchbook had KC +146, and BetPhoenix had TAM -143. You go against Matchbook, taking Tampa -143.

Matchbook features .01 lines, although some games with high juice have ~.05 lines. There are times near the closing number when one of the numbers is out of wack, and there's a .30+ line. That's because there simply is too much demand on one side - this is an exchange and you need to agree on a number. When you see the .30 line, you bet on the team with the line that is way off.

Take the BOS-DET game for example. Boston was around -145 at all the books. At Matchbook, they're -187. No one is going to bet -187, the book is showing a terrible number because it's a winner.

could somebody help me with this example from way back in the first post?
In the kc-tampa example he says to play tampa-143 at another book because the line at matchbook is kc +146. heres where am getting confused.

lets say book A has tampa -143/ kc +133{assuming this is a 10 cent book}
matchbook for this game has tampa-147 or -148{guessing by the number he used for kc} / kc +146

doesnt that make kc +146 the best line out there, thus making them a play at matchbook?

any help in explaining this would be greatly appreciated
thanks
cd

 

[candylicker]

Arizona is play in my system

postem buddy. keep making that money

 

[juiciness]

could somebody help me with this example from way back in the first post?
In the kc-tampa example he says to play tampa-143 at another book because the line at matchbook is kc +146. heres where am getting confused.

lets say book A has tampa -143/ kc +133{assuming this is a 10 cent book}
matchbook for this game has tampa-147 or -148{guessing by the number he used for kc} / kc +146

doesnt that make kc +146 the best line out there, thus making them a play at matchbook?

any help in explaining this would be greatly appreciated
thanks
cd

The best line in this situation is +146 (better than +133 at book A), making them not the play because Matchbook should have the best line and they do.
Because Book A has Tampa as -143, that is better then Matchbook's -147 so that is the play

It's pretty simple actually

 

[BadCo]

could somebody help me with this example from way back in the first post?
In the kc-tampa example he says to play tampa-143 at another book because the line at matchbook is kc +146. heres where am getting confused.

lets say book A has tampa -143/ kc +133{assuming this is a 10 cent book}
matchbook for this game has tampa-147 or -148{guessing by the number he used for kc} / kc +146

doesnt that make kc +146 the best line out there, thus making them a play at matchbook?

any help in explaining this would be greatly appreciated
thanks
cd

No the market money is on TB and they need some KC money,you are playing right into their hands...............So says dumb logic?

Also if MB has KC+146 that means at a conventional books should have -156 on TB and .20 books -166

 

[cd329]

Guys thanks for the help understanding this. Its tough to digest 108 pages of posts, lolllllll:toast:

so if matchbook has the est line for both the fav/dog the game wouldnt be a play then? would that be correct?
an example would be tonights pitt/minny game
Book A has minny -190/ pitt +180
matchbook has minny -186/ pitt +184
since they have the best line for fav and dog, this would be a no play right?
thanks again

 

[juiciness]

Guys thanks for the help understanding this. Its tough to digest 108 pages of posts, lolllllll:toast:

so if matchbook has the est line for both the fav/dog the game wouldnt be a play then? would that be correct?
an example would be tonights pitt/minny game
Book A has minny -190/ pitt +180
matchbook has minny -186/ pitt +184
since they have the best line for fav and dog, this would be a no play right?
thanks again

That's right, you got it

 

[powerz]

we have actually been posting in code for the last 75 pages so the sport books spys get confused and cant change lines and to compensate....LOL

 

[DoggieInvestor]

sick night so far

lol so much for system crashing down

 

[ed8]

we have actually been posting in code for the last 75 pages so the sport books spys get confused and cant change lines and to compensate....lol

lmfao!!!!!

 

[ed8]

sick night so far

lol so much for system crashing down

What rules are you following? What are you at for the night?

 

[RDC-3]

MB 10CENT MOVES/PLAYS TODAY were cleve & LAA as laa was a 9cent move but since it was so close to a play i referred to the other 3 that i refer to & all 3 had at least a 15cent move favoring LAA as a play,GL

do u find that tracking MB's 10 cent moves from open to close is the most consistent system?

 

[letsgohoosiers]

sick night so far

lol so much for system crashing down

It's not crashing down. I was simply noting that the volume of plays was decreasing. Typically every game was having a play, two nights ago we had less than half the games playing. The books were triggering fewer plays, doubt this thread was the reason.

 

[MackDonald]

It might have been ....."books" play every "angle".

 

[sparticus]

MB's 10cent move plays another winning night 6-3,gl

 

[ed8]

Damn though that's still 9 games a night, anyway to narrow those down?

 

[ed8]

Sparticus who were the teams that moved 9 cents or more yesterday? Thx

 

[RDC-3]

i followed the MB moves and went 4-3?....winners i had were Wash., az.,sea., cinci.,..............losers were>>> cleve., fla.,hous. Can i post who u had so i ca go back and re-check my numbes?thanks

 

[ray]

still can't believe Clev came back and then lost the damn game

 

[tbiala]

Could someone lemme know wabout this matchbook 10 c move? Is it just a move of .10c from opening line that triggers a play?