Joe public hardly bets halves and if a couple of NBA complete games sides and complete game totals are going to the public so what? What have been the sides 55%-65%? The public winning here and there is actually a good thing for the house. Imagine if you lost every bet you would never bet again.
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VERY GOOD POINT
NBA gamblers bet on more than just the NBA. NFL betters are another story - there are a lot of those who only bet NFL and that is it. There is big money and few games on NFL. There I have seen the house take a bath for a few weeks here and there.
But the 60% who picked the right side in NBA recently are giving it back in their stoopid teasers and parlays and MLB and the black jack tables.
Just sayin you need to cut back on thinking that the house is getting killed here and that Joe Public is walking around toasting the town in the rented limo in the tub bottle fulla bub.
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Joe public hardly bets halves and if a couple of NBA complete games sides and complete game totals are going to the public so what? What have been the sides 55%-65%? The public winning here and there is actually a good thing for the house. Imagine if you lost every bet you would never bet again.
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VERY GOOD POINT
NBA gamblers bet on more than just the NBA. NFL betters are another story - there are a lot of those who only bet NFL and that is it. There is big money and few games on NFL. There I have seen the house take a bath for a few weeks here and there.
But the 60% who picked the right side in NBA recently are giving it back in their stoopid teasers and parlays and MLB and the black jack tables.
Just sayin you need to cut back on thinking that the house is getting killed here and that Joe Public is walking around toasting the town in the rented limo in the tub bottle fulla bub.
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look at suns first half play, think about this.![]()
get em tomorrow ![]()
look at suns first half play, think about this.![]()
Last week's sports book rough handle breakdown, not including the offshores that don't deal with americans, where Soccer and ponies dominate for them:
Straight Bets, no exotics:
50%MLB
25%NBA
25% Other
They all make money hand over fist, using pretty much the same lines. I would also venture to guess that of the 25%NBA that less than 5% is halves and quarters and the other 20% whole game sides and totals.
JMHO, 25+ years in the biz on both sides.
Last week's sports book rough handle breakdown, not including the offshores that don't deal with americans, where Soccer and ponies dominate for them:
Straight Bets, no exotics:
50%MLB
25%NBA
25% Other
They all make money hand over fist, using pretty much the same lines. I would also venture to guess that of the 25%NBA that less than 5% is halves and quarters and the other 20% whole game sides and totals.
JMHO, 25+ years in the biz on both sides.

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