| The time is right for those who start the sports | | | | there. Just having 1 outlet is going to cost an |
| wagering cycle in College and Pro Football, or | | | | average player 8-10 units a year, I assure you. |
| those also interested in late season baseball with | | | | Most offshore books posted on legitimate gaming |
| the playoffs fast approaching. One thing I would | | | | portals are 110% on the up and up, and have |
| bring light to is shopping your lines and getting | | | | anywhere from 15% to 30% sign-up bonus's in |
| serious about line value not only in football, but | | | | place, so it is well worth the time to invest in |
| baseball as well. Handicapping the line is the first | | | | having at least 2 if not 3 to 4 outlets to shop a |
| thing I do in my process of handicapping a game, | | | | line around. In baseball , on any given day, you can |
| especially in football. | | | | find a favorite laying -133 at one book and -145 |
| As I look at the rotation sheets in football, I see a | | | | at another, and if you are on that favorite, why |
| ton of "Fall Numbers". Those lines would be ( | | | | lay an extra 12-cents on the dollar when you do |
| 3,6,7,10,14 point spreads), or a number that the | | | | not have to? It is no different than driving down |
| score is likely to fall on. There is no value in fall | | | | the street and finding gas at $3.50 a gallon and |
| numbers unless you expect an underdog to win | | | | looking two blocks ahead and seeing it at $3.19 a |
| outright getting 3 points, as oddsmakers are quick | | | | gallon, where are you going to purchase your gas |
| to post these fall numbers early in the season to | | | | at? |
| minimize risk on their end. You will also notice a | | | | You may also find that books will offer "early |
| ton of 4.5 or 5.5 spreads in the NFL, which are | | | | bird" juice, which means you get better than 11 to |
| considered bad numbers to lay, as many game | | | | 10 odds. I see if you play games by Friday night |
| ARE likely to land on a fall number this upcoming | | | | in some cases I have seen, you can lay -105 on a |
| weekend in pro football. | | | | side play in football, or -107 for all NFL games, so |
| You can avoid some of these fall number traps | | | | take advantage of these options as well. The |
| by shopping your lines. Most books will adjust their | | | | marketplace for sportsbooks is highly competitive, |
| own lines according to their action at their own | | | | just as it is in handicapping, but making the right |
| book, as they want to have as close to 50/50 | | | | choices and leaving your options open, makes you |
| action on both sides of a side play or totals play. | | | | money at the end of the day, and I consider it |
| By shopping around either early or late, you take | | | | sound advice to have every possible edge against |
| take advantage of an extra 1/2 point here and | | | | the books this fall football season. |