Is arbing with live lines ok?

Shantanut · #1 10-05-2006, 12:57 AM

There have been a few times when betting on a game, then betting on the live line during the game, can guarantee profit. I've done this a couple times on pinnacle, and was wondering if thats allowed, or if pinnacle will notice and do something about it.

almostbusto · #2 10-05-2006, 12:59 AM

pinnacle won't care

bigalt · #3 10-05-2006, 01:00 AM

most of the time if the line is moving in your favor that means you've picked the right side, and an arb would be -EV. But pinnacle won't care.

Homer · #4 10-05-2006, 01:01 AM

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There have been a few times when betting on a game, then betting on the live line during the game, can guarantee profit. I've done this a couple times on pinnacle, and was wondering if thats allowed, or if pinnacle will notice and do something about it.

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They don't mind at all.

MyTurn2Raise · #5 10-05-2006, 04:06 AM

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There have been a few times when betting on a game, then betting on the live line during the game, can guarantee profit. I've done this a couple times on pinnacle, and was wondering if thats allowed, or if pinnacle will notice and do something about it.

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I do this all the time because I'm addicted

scorer · #6 10-05-2006, 10:24 AM

ok give some examples

B00T · #7 10-05-2006, 11:56 AM

[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Oakland the last two days

Homer · #8 10-05-2006, 12:07 PM

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ok give some examples

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You bet Oakland +215 before the game. They jump out to a 2-0 lead. You want to wuss out and lock in a win, so you bet Twins +150. The hedge is -EV unless you think the live line is incorrect.

MyTurn2Raise · #9 10-05-2006, 04:40 PM

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ok give some examples

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it's momentum trading and easy to do

here are some football examples:

when a defense is thoroughly destroying an offense
place a bet on the defensive team as soon as the offense gets the ball
after a few negative plays, arb your position back out

when offenses are dominating,
bet on the offense when they get the ball
then, you can get out in a few plays

it's being ambivalent towards the game as a whole and betting on the individual drives themselves

lakerman8 · #10 10-05-2006, 05:05 PM

is pinny staying open to americans? jamaica and wwts already told me yes, but i'm wondering about pinny.