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  • bettingman6
    SBR Wise Guy
    • 12-21-18
    • 626

    #1
    Buying points or half points
    They offer this on betnow for football. Up to 1.5 points. https://www.betnow.eu/sportsbook-info/buying-points

    The problem is that they normally charge 10 cents for each half point. And if you’re buying around 3 or 7, they charge 25 cents for each half point.

    The good news is that the 25 cents only seems to apply to spreads of 3 and 7, and doesn’t seem to apply to spreads like 10, 14, 17 or 21. Those spreads (except maybe the 10) rarely appear in the NFL, but they do appear in CFB.

    The question is which is better? Getting +13.5 at -110, or +14.5 at -130? (10 cents to buy from 13.5 to 14 and another 10 cents to buy from 14 to 14.5).

    Also is buying from +13 to +14.5 and getting -140 odds remotely worth it? The bad thing about that purchase is you have to buy an almost useless half point when you buy from 13 to 13.5.

    Note that spreads like 4 and 11 aren’t key numbers. Because games land on those spreads a lot less often than one would assume.
  • pilebuck13
    SBR Posting Legend
    • 05-15-15
    • 17916

    #2
    I always feel if I’m buying points I shouldn’t be playing the game....only thing I’ll ever do is slide the hook in totals up so I get less juice due to being more high volume player
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    • danshan11
      SBR MVP
      • 07-08-17
      • 4101

      #3
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      • bettingman6
        SBR Wise Guy
        • 12-21-18
        • 626

        #4
        Hmm. I notice a slight problem with the calculator.

        The calculator calculates the odds of a team losing by 21 by looking at all games. Including games where the spread was in the single digits, or games where the spread was over 30 points.

        Really what you'd want to measure is the odds of a 20.5 point underdog losing by 21. Since the sample size of 20.5 point underdogs would be rather small, you should measure the odds by looking at games where the spread was maybe 18-23.
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        • jjgold
          SBR Aristocracy
          • 07-20-05
          • 388189

          #5
          buying points a gimmick

          stay away
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          • SlickFazzer
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 05-22-08
            • 20209

            #6
            Don’t do it in hoops.
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            • Otters27
              BARRELED IN @ SBR!
              • 07-14-07
              • 30749

              #7
              Originally posted by jjgold
              buying points a gimmick

              stay away
              I buy anywhere from .5 to +15
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              • danshan11
                SBR MVP
                • 07-08-17
                • 4101

                #8
                Originally posted by bettingman6
                Hmm. I notice a slight problem with the calculator.

                The calculator calculates the odds of a team losing by 21 by looking at all games. Including games where the spread was in the single digits, or games where the spread was over 30 points.

                Really what you'd want to measure is the odds of a 20.5 point underdog losing by 21. Since the sample size of 20.5 point underdogs would be rather small, you should measure the odds by looking at games where the spread was maybe 18-23.
                there are lots of problems with the calculator but the biggest problem is buying points comes at a premium in MOST circumstances. usually books dont make or lose more with you buying points but they get people's confidence up and get more bets with it and those bets include margin!
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                • ChuckyTheGoat
                  BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                  • 04-04-11
                  • 36658

                  #9
                  Buying pts almost always a bad move + sign of losing player.
                  Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?
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                  • lonegambler23
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 06-22-16
                    • 9761

                    #10
                    Originally posted by jjgold
                    buying points a gimmick

                    stay away
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                    • The General
                      SBR Posting Legend
                      • 08-10-05
                      • 13279

                      #11
                      Buy as many points as offered. It makes you feel confidence.

                      Good luck
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                      • Sam Odom
                        SBR Aristocracy
                        • 10-30-05
                        • 58063

                        #12
                        Where/How to Buy 1/2 at Bookmaker ?

                        Rarely buy but was looking today at BM
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                        • jjgold
                          SBR Aristocracy
                          • 07-20-05
                          • 388189

                          #13
                          Never every buy points


                          Another bookmakers dream
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                          • Sam Odom
                            SBR Aristocracy
                            • 10-30-05
                            • 58063

                            #14
                            JJ... thanks for the help
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                            • sweethook
                              SBR Posting Legend
                              • 11-21-07
                              • 12667

                              #15
                              never in bb , in fb its juiced way to much so NO
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                              • Sam Odom
                                SBR Aristocracy
                                • 10-30-05
                                • 58063

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Sam Odom


                                Where/How to Buy 1/2 at Bookmaker ?

                                Rarely buy but was looking today at BM
                                thanks
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                                • jjgold
                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                  • 07-20-05
                                  • 388189

                                  #17
                                  Books are not going to give away any edge men
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                                  • KVB
                                    SBR Aristocracy
                                    • 05-29-14
                                    • 74817

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by jjgold
                                    Books are not going to give away any edge men
                                    Of course not.

                                    That's why we march our asses into the book and grab the edge right out of their hands.
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