How do you bet -1?

[dynacraze]

I betted RL -1.5 with Texas and lost b/c of it. I know there was a way to do it like you bet both moneyline and runline and you get a number. For instance if you bet on yankees today moneyline it would be -170 but if you bet yankees RL it would be -115 or so. How do you do Yankees -1? I know that line will be somewhere around -140. If that line is -140, how would i risk 140 to win 100? Thanks.

[brendanb438]

Say the ML is -170. So you bet say $170 to win $100 on the ML.

The RL is -1.5 and say +104. So you bet $100 to win $104.

Your team wins by 2 or more runs you win $200.
Your team wins by 1 run you win $100 from ML but lose $100 on RL so you push.
Your team loses and you are SOL and lose both bets. Basically you bet ML X to win Y and then RL Y to win Z.

Easy enough.

-Brendan

[dynacraze]

well how do i do it if i wanted to risk 100 and not win 100 total? For instance i want the Yankees tomrorow and risk 100 max. The ML is -147 and the RL is +105.

So it goes like this?

ML: Risk 50 to win 26.50
RL: Risk 50 to win 55

If Yankees lose tomrorw, i lose 100.
If Yankees win by 1 run, i push
If Yankees win by 2+ runs, I win 81.50

Then the Yankees would be -1 at -123 or so?

Is this calculation correct?

[fun160]

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How do you do Yankees -1? I know there was a way to do it like you bet both moneyline and runline and you get a number.

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Here's an article about using the RL and ML in combination to change the RL from 1.5 to 1.0. Enjoy.

[rjp]

I haven't even looked closely at the math in this article, but it claims to do what you want:

http://www.docsports.com/2007/baseba...g-systems.html

[rjp]

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[fun160]

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Thanks. Timing is everything.

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[dynacraze]

okay from that site i see

That means 56.53 is our money line wager on the Angels at -130. That bet would yield a profit of 43.25.

How do you get the 43.25?

[brendanb438]

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well how do i do it if i wanted to risk 100 and not win 100 total? For instance i want the Yankees tomrorow and risk 100 max. The ML is -147 and the RL is +105.

So it goes like this?

ML: Risk 50 to win 26.50
RL: Risk 50 to win 55

If Yankees lose tomrorw, i lose 100.
If Yankees win by 1 run, i push (HOW SO YOU WIN $26.5 but LOSE $50)
If Yankees win by 2+ runs, I win 81.50

Then the Yankees would be -1 at -123 or so?

Is this calculation correct?

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Nope. Remember ML must be X to win Y and then RL Y to win Z. Your #s don't balance out.

The easy way if you want to only risk $100 is to figure out X to win Y and these 2 will equal $100. So at -170 you need to risk $$62.96 to win $37.04 and then risk that $37.04 on the RL.

-Brendan