[tbill11]

Hey guys, I'm considering signing up at a new book, and I noticed that they offer .5 and .25 lines on a lot of games (never on the same game though). Is there any difference? I've always understood them to be the same.

[ji03]

the 0.25 bet means it is actually two bets. 1 bet on the pick-em and one bet on the 0.5 line each for half of the money bet.

[JohnAnthony]

tbill 0.25 means you got two bets:

2U on X (-0.25) means:

1U on X pk
1U on X -0.5

2U on X (-0.5) means:

2U on X ML (draw is loss)

2U on X (-0.75) means:

1 u on X (-0.5)
1 u on X (-1)

Assuming a score of 1-0 in favor of X:

in first example you win both bets (worse price)
in 2nd example you win both bets (better price)
in 3rd example you win 1u and push the 2nd.

[yisman]

Yep, John nailed it.

[tbill11]

Alright, so basically it's just another way of writing -.5, -1, and other lines like that. Thanks guys!