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  1. 04-12-08 10:46 AM #1
    mofome
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    Default Team X -1.5 +160 is taking a fav or a dog?

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  2. 04-12-08 10:52 AM #2
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    It is a bad bet, but others will argue otherwise.
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    I consider getting +160 on a bet taking the dog.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pokernut9999 View Post
    It is a bad bet, but others will argue otherwise.

    its a bad bet regardless of the teams and the line you've capped the game at?
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  5. 04-12-08 11:09 AM #5
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    some lines are just screwy like that...Like the other day, the yanks were +1.5 (-200)...dont really get it
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    Usually those odds are on a game with a line around -120 to -140. In a game like that I prefer the win by a run there. Most of my -1.5 games is where I see a dominate game that is -200+ that I can get even money on.

    I have taken that bet where I saw a game I really liked, but would not take all of them.

    And there are a lot of -200+ games I would not take -1.5 on.
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  7. 04-12-08 11:22 AM #7
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    The favored team is the team with the more expensive moneyline (to me at least)
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    Turnip is correct, so if a team is -1.5 +160, they are actually the FAVORITE. (unless of course you are taking the alternate run line)
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    this is a really mindless debate ..........
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  10. 04-12-08 09:37 PM #10
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    A mindless debate started by Fo? Say it ain't so ...
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