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[Timmypg]

Who has the best starting promo & pays? A friend wants to put serious money online and I don't want him getting ripped off.

TIA

 

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There is a giant wagering thread where you will get the best advice

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Bovada, 5Dimes and Sportsbetting/BetOnline are all reputable.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

If he's starting off with sports betting altogether, "serious money" probably isn't the best initial course of action, either.

 

[Timmypg]

He's not. His guys lines just suck this year.

 

[culdeus]

He's not. His guys lines just suck this year.

What does this mean?

 

[The Ref]

He's not. His guys lines just suck this year.

Well there's a funny thing about lines. If they suck for one better that means they are great for another.

 

[Timmypg]

The lines are off by 3-4 points so he figures if he can bet online he'll have big middles to hit.

 

[culdeus]

The lines are off by 3-4 points so he figures if he can bet online he'll have big middles to hit.

I find this hard to believe.

 

[Timmypg]

The guy knows how the majority of his people will bet (overs & favorites) and adjusts accordingly. He mostly does this with totals.

 

[The Ref]

The guy knows how the majority of his people will bet (overs & favorites) and adjusts accordingly. He mostly does this with totals.

Get the wagering thread his phone number. If this guy is off 3-4 points on NCAA and NFL football games he will either be rich or broke in a month.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Yeah, if this guy's that far off the consensus, why bother with middles? Just fire away. No local shlub is smarter than Pinnacle.

 

[Peyton Marino]

depending on how 'serious' serious money is to your friend, i'd recommend Bookmaker first. also second Ref's point.

 

[ChainsawU]

Do you have anything I can parlay that with?

 

[Timmypg]

This is the first year he's been this blatantly off and my friend did just take the extra points as why not. This week it didn't matter at all but eventually it will.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

This is the first year he's been this blatantly off and my friend did just take the extra points as why not. This week it didn't matter at all but eventually it will.

So what are some examples of the discrepancies between your friend's local and everyone else? I'm just curious.

 

[Pumpnick]

Just use 5 dimes

 

[GOB]

I used to have a local that would skew the Cincinnati Bengals line because of all the local Homers. Talking 2-3 points here.

So me being the smart and savvy kid I was, I'd take the other team without hesitation. I don't remember my exact record with this strategy but I do recall JoePa walking in on me and never reporting it.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I used to have a local that would skew the Cincinnati Bengals line because of all the local Homers. Talking 2-3 points here.

So me being the smart and savvy kid I was, I'd take the other team without hesitation. I don't remember my exact record with this strategy but I do recall JoePa walking in on me and never reporting it.

I built my initial roll via terribly-set soccer prop lines on Sportsbook. Like comically bad.

 

[mquinnjr]

The guy knows how the majority of his people will bet (overs & favorites) and adjusts accordingly. He mostly does this with totals.

Get the wagering thread his phone number. If this guy is off 3-4 points on NCAA and NFL football games he will either be rich or broke in a month.

We'd love to exploit this.

Local guy or online sports book?