Sports Betting

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Sport Betting

This day in sports history...
1955 - Ted Allen made 72 ringers in a row at horseshoe pitching in Murray, Utah.

Playing the money-line is equivalent to picking a team (favorite or underdog) to win the game straight-up. For this bet, there is no spread. If the team you pick wins the game outright, you win your bet. If the team loses, you lose the bet. There is no juice or vig (although the odds you get have casino profit built in).I know what you're thinking - just pick the favorite each time and laugh all the way to the bank! Well, it's not that simple. If this bet paid even money, you would simply pick the favorites each week, win more than 50% of your bets, and retire young. That's why, of course, this bet doesn't pay even money. If you select a favorite to win straight up, you need to put down more than you can win. If you select an underdog, you need to put down less money than you can win. Let's look at a couple of examples:
Example 1: Miami Dolphins -3 over Minnesota VikingsFor this game, the sports book has set the Money Line at -180 for Miami and +150 for Minnesota. That means that if you want to bet Miami to win straight up, you would need to lay $180 to win $100. If you want to take Minnesota to win straight-up, you would lay $100 to win $150.
Example 2: Buffalo Bills +6.5 over Green Bay PackersFor the second game, the bookmaker has set the money at -300 for the Pack and +230 for Buffalo. The larger numbers reflect the larger spread. If you can pick a 6.5 point underdog to win straight-up, you would win $230 for a mere $100 bet.
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