Is this a good sports betting strategy?
dubak00 asked:
I want to bet on college football. I only want to make money line bets. I would only bet on ranked teams winning over unranked teams. When I check the money lines they are usually at -110 for the favorite. At this payout you have win 53 percent of games. By betting on ranked vs unranked teams the ranked team wins well above that percentage. Is this a good way to bet or am I missing something?
This question powered by Yahoo! Answers
Email This Post
Print This Post
Add this to your favourites 
If you found this page useful, consider linking to it.
Simply copy and paste the code below into your web site (Ctrl+C to copy)
It will look like this: Is this a good sports betting strategy?
Top Sportsbook Picks for Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Sports
Find Sports. We have the lowest prices and best Information. Don't wait, check it out now.
www.ShoppingNetwork101.info
Best tube
Thousands of free videos
www.adultphoyos.com
Sportsbooks
Sportsbooks. Find what you need. Quality products and info here.
AllTheBrands.com
This post currently has 4 Comments
You are welcome to add new comments. .We'll be happy to welcome you back anytime 
to check for any responses and updates to this posting, or alternatively you can use a feedreader to keep up-to-date through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Sign up to receive our great newsletter today!
January 19th, 2009 at 2:09 am
You may be confused. Lines where the favorite is -110 is usually a point spread bet, where you have to lay points. A moneyline where a ranked team is playing an unranked team is usually -150 or -200 as an example. In this case the ranked team is usually good and the unranked team is bad.
When the line is -110 you are almost always giving points unless the game is a Pick.
On a side note, it is never good to take all favorites. This is how Vegas makes their money-when the public loves a favorite, bet it like crazy and it ends up losing.
January 21st, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Not bad, but it needs just a touch of refinement.
I would pick only the ranked teams over the unranked teams when the ranked team is at home.
Check my website for all the college games picked to win straight up, I provide a calculated statistical probability for the favored team to win for each game every week.
And be sure you understand exactly how the money line works.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:04 am
You are almost right. The payout for the SPREAD bets is usually -110, not for moneylines. Moneylines are wagers that are for the winner with no spread. The moneyline for the favorite will be a lot lower than -110. There are sites that offer -105 for point spreads, and you have the option of selling points too. Your %53 figure is correct for point spread wagering with a customary -110 or 1.90 line. Look at for more info and free sports picks, betting tips, and great sports betting stats.
January 27th, 2009 at 9:29 am
there is no money line on a lot of college games because one ranked team will obviously beat another unranked team. Yes the Ranked teams win most of the time but you will find that the percentage goes down if you look at the games that actually offer a moneyline.As far as your stance that you will only bet on ranked teams give some thought to this, the lines come from Vegas who spend alot of time and money to make sure they know what is going to happen in the game. Like anyother business you invest the most on what will give you the best return. Because they know that the majority of people are betting on the known teams they will put the most into those games. This is why alot of professional bettors go with smaller schools they can pickan area and learn more about those teams and their opponents then a casoni will put into that school or conference. This is why the casinos took the Ivy League off the boards, they were losing to much money on them.
If you want some picks for this week.
Auburn +2over Georgia
AF -31/2 over ND
Purdue -4 over Michigan st
Miss St +4 over Bama
Missouri -181/2 over Tex A&M
Hawaii -17 over Fresno St.