Serious question for those that cap their own plays

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I bet 3 games today -1 to -1.5 and struggle with the logic of spread vs money line. I hate money lines hence I played the spread. Cost me on Clemson with push vs winner. Money lines are typically around -125. Any thoughts?
 

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Always a tough decision. I’ll typically play moneylines on home favorites under -130. Sometimes up to -140. Away teams I usually take the spread though. Can’t really explain why haha.
 

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Well for me it is 1-3 points
So a bit different
I also don't bet many game so I am more inclined for ML because it is more likely my bets will be a bit bigger
For you I see you play quite a lot of games so I suggest whatever you do do the same for all bets
But if you vary your wagers a lot than for a real big bet you sure wouldn't want to lose it on a 1 point loss
If that is too confusing so be it
 

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Depends the odds on both for me.

if its -1, -110 and the ML is -120. I normally take the -1—- sometimes the odds on them are juiced one way, like the line is -105, etc that influneces my decision as well. If it gets to 2, i always take the ATS numbers Unless again there is skewed value.

Something I do in basketball is sell points to keep from paying juice. I do it with totals NOT lines. Typically give up 1 point to get to +100 or +105 Sometimes you can even get to +110. Ive found that to work well for me.
 

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Interesting question. Seeing that I favor betting the Big10, analyzed the Big 10.
So far this season there have been 28 games with a fav of -1 to -3.
21 of those 28 gaves the small fav won and covered. (that alone worth noting)
5 favs just outright lost.
1 -2 fav had a push.
1 fav won SU but did not cover.

So lets say you bet $100 each on the fav ATS @-110 on these 28 games.
You would have a $1309.11 profit. (190.91×21 plus $100 push) - (100×28)
Now if you bet those 28 on the ML you would have 23 wins. So at what avg juice does this equal the $1309.11?
And the answer here is -127. If the avg ML was -127 or less you would have been better off with ML in this instance.

21 out of 28 favs covering is an eye opener. Wonder if it continues or regresses?
 

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