The Well: B00T

[1C5]

Thanks.

Just to make sure I got it, I am looking at the games tomorrow and the lines. If I had $500 at each site to risk, how would I do it and what would the profit be?


Carolina vs Boston

Pinny has Car -115
Bos +105

Greek has Car -120
Bos +100


Thanks.

[B00T]

Boy did I luck out. Thremp is on a one week IP ban.

[B00T]

There isn't any profitable bet you could make there. Basically the + number of one side has to be greater than the - of the other side.

In your example the Pinny line of +105 on the Bruins would have to be +121 or higher to have a profitable scalp. The + on Boston has to be higher than the - on Carolina.

[TheRover]

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Boy did I luck out. Thremp is on a one week IP ban.

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lolloollololo why?

you skipped my last question, I noticed.

[B00T]

He'd be trolling me like there is no tomorrow.

I dont think anyone is really retarded. If there are people who I dont like reading posts from, I just skip over them. I never waste my time with posting politics. I could care less if I ever make El Diablo's designated poster list, I could care less about adhering to OOT posting standards.

I read the forums more for entertainment than posting and getting involved. I've been here almost 3 years, and only have 2k posts. Thats quite a low ratio compared to most people who have been around and read the forums almost daily.

[1C5]

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There isn't any profitable bet you could make there. Basically the + number of one side has to be greater than the - of the other side.

In your example the Pinny line of +105 on the Bruins would have to be +121 or higher to have a profitable scalp. The + on Boston has to be higher than the - on Carolina.

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ahh ok, I looked at all the games and I don't see any scalp opportunities.

Is it true that baseball has more opportunities compared to hockey?

[B00T]

I think baseball has more only because there is more people betting on it than hockey. Most arb opportunities occur within an hour of the game starting. As I wrote earlier, a lot of becoming a successful scalper is to know when it is best to look for certain things.

I rarely looked at NHL lines this year. I think I only had under 10 arbs compared to 500+ I had in the NBA.

[1C5]

I guess there are last minute bets placed and the lines change differently near the start of the game thus giving the opportunity to scalp?

[B00T]

Yea, I am not the best person to ask for this, but I am sure the majority of bets placed on games are when the game is about to start.

Also when injuries are announced and a key player is declared out like 2 hrs before the game, the lines go berzerk.

Youtalkfunny or beetman could probably provide more factual information on this.

[1C5]

Ok, thanks for the help!!! Got me started.