Baseball and Hockey tips for Pinnacle users

[Romanowski]

Pinnacle offers a -1 line on every baseball game (as well as -2 etc) with their drop down menu

If you like -1, you can get a better line by betting some on the ML and some -1.5. Pinnacle basically rips you off by about 3 cents on every -1 line. It just takes a little algebra, but it's well worth it. Here is an example.

Pinnacle
White Sox (-132)
White Sox -1.5 (+164)
White Sox -1 (+111)

Instead of betting 100% of your play to win 111 at -1, do this.
Bet 57% at -132 to win $43.11
Bet 43% at -1.5 (+164) to win $70.70.
If White Sox win by 1, you break even, just like the -1 line.
If they win by 2 or more, you win 113% instead of 111%
So, you get almost +114 instead of +111

You just have to know how much to bet on the ML, then bet all the would be profits from that on the -1.5 line. To figure out how much to bet on the ML, just do this.
Take 100/132=.7576
Add 1 = 1.7576
Take 100 and divide by 1.7576.
=56.90

[Romanowski]

Example

Islanders/Canadians game, you bet NY -121 to win $100, and NY -1.5 for +224.

Risk: 121 + 100 =221
Reward: 100+224=334
Push on NY winning by 1

Divide 334 by 221 will give you

New York -1 at +147.

[Romanowski]

Taking a team -1 instead of -1.5 will save you money in Hockey

[Will]

Good Stuff Romo

[skippy]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

Pinnacle offers a -1 line on every baseball game (as well as -2 etc) with their drop down menu

If you like -1, you can get a better line by betting some on the ML and some -1.5. Pinnacle basically rips you off by about 3 cents on every -1 line. It just takes a little algebra, but it's well worth it. Here is an example.

Pinnacle
White Sox (-132)
White Sox -1.5 (+164)
White Sox -1 (+111)

Instead of betting 100% of your play to win 111 at -1, do this.
Bet 57% at -132 to win $43.11
Bet 43% at -1.5 (+164) to win $70.70.
If White Sox win by 1, you break even, just like the -1 line.
If they win by 2 or more, you win 113% instead of 111%
So, you get almost +114 instead of +111

You just have to know how much to bet on the ML, then bet all the would be profits from that on the -1.5 line. To figure out how much to bet on the ML, just do this.
Take 100/132=.7576
Add 1 = 1.7576
Take 100 and divide by 1.7576.
=56.90

Are you saying that in order to make money using your method, the WSox would have to win by 2???

If so, the better play would be WSox -132 because if they win, you win.

[Romanowski]

its not a method Skippy, ill quote myself

If you like -1, you can get a better line by betting some on the ML and some -1.5. Pinnacle basically rips you off by about 3 cents on every -1 line. It just takes a little algebra, but it's well worth it. Here is an example.

[jonnyblaze]

(Skippy)

[Will]

Value

[skippy]

Originally Posted by BigWill

Value

Where's the value???

Using what he described above.....-1 gets you a PUSH.

ML gets you the win.

[skippy]

If you like -1, take the ML.

[Romanowski]

Skippy you are a gambling genius

gl

[skippy]

I must be because my motto has always been "Don't be greedy"

If you like -1, why not take ML???

Why create an obstacle for yourself???
Sure -1 pays more but you have to win by 2.
Why set a trap for yourself to fall in to??
In this case, why set a trap for yourself NOT to win???

This is especially true is MLB because the home team doesn't always bat in the 9th.

Don't be blinded by GREED.

[Will]

Skippy you play at MVP I thought, not pinny why would u even care?

[Romanowski]

Skippy I respect your opinion, but that what it is an opinion, get off your high horse, others will like this info

thank you

[skippy]

Originally Posted by BigWill

Skippy you play at MVP I thought, not pinny why would u even care?

I care because this is misleading information for the rookies.