Contrarian Line Alert (BOS @ TOR NBA)

[SportSavant]

Pinnacle Offers TO Minus 1.5 -05 or Minus 123 on the Moneyline.


B365 is Offering BOS at + 2.5 -10 or + 125 on the Moneyline.

This is coming off the key # of 2 in the NBA.

If the folks over at Pinnacle are as Sharp as most people here think that they are that probably means that the correct side would Be BOS. So if you are Middling or Scalping I would suggest weighing that side. Personally I am gonna play the point Spread at 365 against the Moneyline at Pinny. Risking alot of juice, but heh, thats gambling.

Good Luck to all.

Good for Missling or Scalping.

 

[BoZZi]

Boston rolls tonight, just like the suns will!

 

[D2bets]

Nice analysis until your decision to play ML -123. As you are aware, '1' is definitely not a key number and not worth moving from -105 to -123. As a result, pk-123/+2.5-110 is far too much juice for a middle on 1 and 2. -1.5-105/+2.5-110 would be better but is still in itself a bit costly.

 

[Jazz]

You'd pay an average of 7.5 points for a ONE point middle in the NBA? That's 15 points you'd be paying, averaged to 7.5 points since you'd win both. Beg to differ, but I don't think the NBA stats would make that wager a wise one - but GL anyhow.

 

[Jazz]

D2 - we posted at the same time! lol - I'd pay probably half that for a one point middle, meaning 7 or 8 points TOTAL - I think we agree.

 

[D2bets]

Jazz, correct but actually he's paying 8.25 pts per side with 33 cost/4 sides....and this includes the weak '1'. 7.5 per side for the '2' is iffy but not awful. As it is, the 18 points for the '1' is more costly than the 15 points for '2'. That's clearly misguided.

 

[Jazz]

Ah, yeah, D2, I was referring to the -1.5-105 / +2.5-110 example, not that one - but I agree with your analysis on that one.

 

[TheMDKid]

FWIW - if you're middling in the NBA, the best key number is NOT 2. Believe it or not, it is 7. More games end up with a spread of 7 than any other number - happens year in and year out - hard to figure why, but it does.

 

[D2bets]

MD, I definitely believe it and you are correct. The '7' is the best number, followed by the '5' and then the '2'. My guess as to why is that's a number at which the losing team doesn't bother fouling in the closing seconds since it's a 3 score game.

 

[TheMDKid]

Thanks D2, I never thought of that. That definitely makes sense.

 

[SportSavant]

Thanks for all the feedbackk here, taht is why I post...to learn....Any more analysis on middles & what are good numbers etc is valued.

 

[LEYKIS101]

Any opinions on -1.5 (-108) and +3 (-110)?

 

[neilm]

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Any opinions on -1.5 (-108) and +3 (-110)?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'd buy that for a dollar.

 

[neverstop]

This stuff is all common sense. I have seen more middles that don't make sense being posted in the last month or so. It's time for a math class.