I have heard that many pros do this....what do you think?
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It depends what time of day and what sport. Pinny's baseball opening moves have been strong this year I'm told. The moves were not really coming through last NCAAF. Anything close to game time or half time is strong.
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If you believe that Pinnacle is an efficient market, then yes, you can bet the soft side of the arbitrage opportunities between them and come out ahead.
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I would be broke at the moment if that wasn't true.
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I think yes, but like poker, expect the worst in short term, and use kelly betting so you don't go bust.
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You should understand that .03 cents on a -110 line is not equivalent to .03 cents on a -190 line.
In your example where you bet -165 and the line was -190 at pinnacle, assume the line was -190/+160 making the no-vig price -170 at pinnacle.
-165= 62.26% win probability
-170= 62.96% win probability
In this scenario you only have roughly a 1% edge. In a small market with high juice I would not consider a 1% edge based off of the no-vig line to be a playable wager. As Pokerjoe suggested because of the high juice the true no-vig price does not have to be set perfectly for books to profit.
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