is the greek a good book? fair? safe? good online betting book?
Rock solid.
But keep in mind they have .20 lines.
Matchbook will give you .01 lines.
5Dimes and BetPhoenix will have .10 lines.
Lets do an example as to why this is important:
Hypothetically, Matchbook, 5Dimes, BetPhoenix, and The Greek have the same line on an NFL game, +7 (-110) on the Minnesota Vikings. You want to bet on the other side, the Green Bay Packers.
At Matchbook, you're betting GB -7 (+109), $100 to win $109
At 5Dimes/BetPhoenix, you're betting GB -7 (+100), $100 to win $100
At The Greek, you're betting GB -7 (-110), $110 to win $100.
Matchbook is 9% better than 5Dimes/BetPhoenix.
5Dimes/BetPhoenix is 10% better than The Greek.
Betting the large amounts you do, this will quickly cost you money.
Every bet has a 19% less payout at The Greek than at Matchbook.
What this means is to compensate for the juice, you have to hit at a higher clip. To break even at -110 juice you have to hit at 52.38%. At -105 juice, that's 51.22%. At Matchbook's -101 juice, you simply need to eat at 50.25%.
It's stupid not to bet at Matchbook, IMO.