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Old 10-20-2006, 03:22 PM     Post subject: Eupho wants to chase middles. #1 (permalink)  
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I like scalps, who doesnt, but my bankroll is too small for them to be useful. Gaurenteed money is nice, but a gaurenteed $0.22 is mildly insulting ;]

Ok, so a hypothetical to make sure I understand this middling thing. Book 1 has Tampa -7 v. SanFrancisco. Book 2 has the same game with tampa -10. If we buy tampa at book A and SanFran at book B, and Tampa wins by 8 or 9, we hit middle?

Ok so here are the outcomes figuring a 1 unit bet on each.
Bet1) Tampa -7
Bet 2) San Fran +10

Tampa wins by 11 (or more): Win bet 1, Lose bet 2. Net: 0 units
Tampa wins by 10: Win bet 1, push bet 2(?this may be where im wrong?): Net 1 unit
Tampa wins by 9: Win bet 1, win bet 2. Net 2 units
Tampa wins by 8: Win bet 1, win bet 2. Net 2 units
Tampa wins by 7: Push bet 1(??), win bet 2, Net 1 unit
Tampa wins by 6 or less or doesnt win at all: Lose bet 1, win bet 2: Net 0 units

Did I get that all right (particularly Win by 7 and win by 10? is this where the half-bet thing comes in? How does the half point change middling?)?

And so to do this, you either have to find two sportsbooks with vastly different lines, or buy one line and hope it moves, right? I don't think the former happens often, (does it?) and I don't think I can predict the latter.

And in football, teams rarely win by 8 or 9 anyway... 9 being the more common of the two... Seems like it might be better suited to sports like hockey, baseball, or basketball... which is fine with me.

So all that said, can someone explain half-middles and things like that?

Thankee. I'll try and find some real-life examples of middles to post and do some paper-betting until I get the hang of it.
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Old 10-20-2006, 04:05 PM #2 (permalink)  
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 Looks right, except that book one will never have that much of a difference in spread between the two teams. The best middle you'll be able to get is maybe 1 point, usually its a half point with comparable juice.


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Yes. Your example works.

Thing is, there will almost NEVER be that amount of difference between two books.

If you do find some (like BetUS), make sure they are not a stiff operation. Hitting middles does you no good if you can't get paid.

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Thats probably true...

Lets look at the two lines for bowmans and pinnacle for San Diego vs Chiefs

San Diego Chargers -5 +100 @pinnacle
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS -6 -115 @bowmans

So this is a middling opportunity, correct? But as you pointed out, the scoring difference would have to be exactly 1 to hit it.

We'd take the pinnacle -5 for san diego, then bet +6 at bowmans for the chiefs.
B1) SD -5
B2) KS +6

San diego wins by 7+: Win B1, Lose B2, push - vig
San diego wins by 6: Win B1, Push B2: Net +1
San Diego wins by 5: Push 1, Win 2: Net +1
San Diego Wins by 4: ... wait... somethings wrong.

What did I screw up? There is no middle here... or well, more exactly, the middle is on a half point at 5.5 which can't happen. So there needs to be a significantly larger spread.

I see the problem.
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Is there any logic to grabbing a bunch of bets early, middling the ones where the line moves significantly, and simply laying off the ones that dont by betting the opposite (assuming you can find two sportsbooks with exact same lines/juice which I dont *think* is too difficult)
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Thats probably true...

Lets look at the two lines for bowmans and pinnacle for San Diego vs Chiefs

San Diego Chargers -5 +100 @pinnacle
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS -6 -115 @bowmans

So this is a middling opportunity, correct? But as you pointed out, the scoring difference would have to be exactly 1 to hit it.

We'd take the pinnacle -5 for san diego, then bet +6 at bowmans for the chiefs.
B1) SD -5
B2) KS +6

San diego wins by 7+: Win B1, Lose B2, push - vig
San diego wins by 6: Win B1, Push B2: Net +1
San Diego wins by 5: Push 1, Win 2: Net +1
San Diego Wins by 4: ... wait... somethings wrong.

What did I screw up? There is no middle here... or well, more exactly, the middle is on a half point at 5.5 which can't happen. So there needs to be a significantly larger spread.

I see the problem.
In football, you have to remember "key" numbers. 5 is nearly useless. 6 is kinda useful, but ultimately not that useful. It's worth a shot.

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Is there any logic to grabbing a bunch of bets early, middling the ones where the line moves significantly, and simply laying off the ones that dont by betting the opposite (assuming you can find two sportsbooks with exact same lines/juice which I dont *think* is too difficult)
Yes. Yes there is. You have to be aware of public perception and what the books will do with it.

Sometimes, they'll move hte OPPOSITE way, and you'll end up eating a lot of juice to get off your bet; otherwise, you'll end up sticking iwht your bet, which may win or lose (but if hte public is on your side adn the line moves to make the line you took better than before, chances are against you).

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