Free Pick 3/16/19

In money line sports (baseball, hockey), should you bet more on a favorite?  Let's say team A is -120 and team B +110.  The traditional way of betting is to bet $120 to win $100 on team A, or bet $100 to win $110 on team B.  But there are other ways of betting:

-Bet $100 on either team.  So $100 to win $83.33 on team A, or $100 to win $110 on team B.  This style of betting values underdogs more than favorites.  It also lets you bet large favorites without having to risk any more than $100.  However, this style of betting is generally preferred by guys who bet mostly underdogs.

-Bet to win $100 on either team.  So $120 to win $100 on team A, or $91 to win $100.10 on team B.  This style of betting values favorites and underdogs about the same.  A slightly different version of this style is to add 10% to the underdog win amount.  It lets you bet large underdogs with less risk than the other betting styles.  A +250 dog would be $40 to win $100, or $44 to win $110. 

So which style is best?  I'll cover that in a future post.  But here's a hint:  It's not the traditional way mentioned in the first paragraph.

Not many games on the board right now, so here's one for Saturday morning -

Premier League bet - Leicester City / Burnley Over 2.5 -110



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