docslep said:i'm thinking about changing online books. i'm told skybook gives free .5 points ON ALL BETS. wouldn't it be great to not get bitten by the hook?
anyone here use them? how are they at payouts? any problems that you know of?thanks in advance, my friends.
You dont get the .5 on ALL BETS. You get it for football and basketball spreads only up to 300. Skybook is fine. Payouts are fine but you dont have a free withdrawl. Skybook is good for basketball and football but for other sports you won't get the best line there.
aside from no free payouts, i would never really say anything negative about skybook...
but there are PLENTY of books worth using long before you get around to skybook.
that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with skybook, just that it's only really worth playing there for low-limit players (under $300-$500/play)...
personally, i'll stick with the low juice places and betting exchanges. i've done the math, i've looked back over thousands of my previous plays and it doesn't make financial sense to keep skybook as one of my outs.
you'll win a lot more money (or lose a lot less) by regularly using places like pinnacle, cascade, hollywood etc. (i.e. low juice outs) and matchbook, mansion etc. (i.e. exchanges) than you will by getting 1/2 points at skybook on -110 bets and having the occasional extra winner or push.
just my opinion.
but there are PLENTY of books worth using long before you get around to skybook.
that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with skybook, just that it's only really worth playing there for low-limit players (under $300-$500/play)...
personally, i'll stick with the low juice places and betting exchanges. i've done the math, i've looked back over thousands of my previous plays and it doesn't make financial sense to keep skybook as one of my outs.
you'll win a lot more money (or lose a lot less) by regularly using places like pinnacle, cascade, hollywood etc. (i.e. low juice outs) and matchbook, mansion etc. (i.e. exchanges) than you will by getting 1/2 points at skybook on -110 bets and having the occasional extra winner or push.
just my opinion.
Christian said:
It should come close to a wash, IMO, and I'm a Skybook critic !
typical is Sky +3.5 -110 , or Mansion +3 -104, pretty damn close, I prefer Mansion... fast pay, no fees, high limits.
No huge difference at lower levels, but Mansion is a main for me and Sky is only good for contests as is VW, BOS, but that's just my opinion.
docslep, actually, i think the best question we can ask you is "if you changed books, would skybook be your ONLY book?"
if you're already using other books and are just looking to add skybook to the repertoire, then that's a whole different story...
but if you're looking to make skybook your one and only book (hey, a lot of guys out there are still using only 1 book, if you can believe it!) then i would look elsewhere.
if you're already using other books and are just looking to add skybook to the repertoire, then that's a whole different story...
but if you're looking to make skybook your one and only book (hey, a lot of guys out there are still using only 1 book, if you can believe it!) then i would look elsewhere.
that whole 'never lose by a half point' spiel is misleading, but if you don't play at a lot of shops (or just at really crappy ones) , it is a good deal. I agree it is cheaper to play at the low juice places in the long run even if you buy a half point here or there - so I would get an account at a place like Pinnacle first if you havent already, but I have seen enough times where the skybook 'free' half is cheaper.
My one complaint with them is with their betting layout, where you have to choose multiple wagers and then select the sports before you can see anything. I like places where you can get to the bets with 1 click. Minor problem overall though
My one complaint with them is with their betting layout, where you have to choose multiple wagers and then select the sports before you can see anything. I like places where you can get to the bets with 1 click. Minor problem overall though
Doug said:
Actually there's an SBR F rated book (where I keep my balance low of course!) that still gives me a free half point on or off the college football 3 on Friday for a $500 limit. The college football 3 isn't worth anywhere near 20 cents, it's closer to 13 cents near even money, so they're only giving a fraction more for free than Skybook gives on NBA games lined around the 6 through 8, and they do that once a week whereas Skybook does it all year.
Yes, just like Pinnacle is at it's best when you want the side they're dealing at +101.
