prop bets and why do so many people bet them
jets96
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Am not the sharpest tool in the shed , but doing this for as long as i have , I haven't seen anyone win at them.
So , so much work involved. I was told by some sharp guy in vegas once , that the only ones that beat props , are the guys that can beat the game first.
Is it all guessing , id like to know how much vegas makes on props during the superbowl.
So , so much work involved. I was told by some sharp guy in vegas once , that the only ones that beat props , are the guys that can beat the game first.
Is it all guessing , id like to know how much vegas makes on props during the superbowl.
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The thing is , which props do i key on. In baseball when most of my bets are dogs, what should i look at ? It takes so much time, so much data to go over. Is it even worth it? if I remember correctly , goats you do a lot of prop betting , am i wrong ?
I eventually stopped betting NBA props b/c I stopped following the league altogether. I still bet NFL player props but it's mostly b/c it involves very little work.
"Props in general" is way too vague of a description. Some (like most of what I bet) have very little to do with even trying to cap the game side/total. Others are likely more highly correlated.
My prop focus is too narrow and my level of sharpness far too low to give you any additional advice, sorry.
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So many people bet them for the same reasons they bet anything else: its entertaining and they "think" they can win. I don't think you've "seen " anyone win at them because most sharps don't bother with them--not just because of the low limits but because those low limits get cut even further rather quickly when you do win. As for the only guys beating them are the ones that can beat the game first....thats true and false in a sense: if you don't have proper handicapping skills in general I don't think you're likely to beat anything long term. But I would say its easier to beat props than to beat sides or totals. As Goats said some props have particularly soft lines.
I think "game props" likeno score in the first inning are much more of a crapshoot than player props. As for baseball I think strikeout props are the easiest to bet however that is NOT to say they are easy, just easier to handicap than other baseball props. Do you have a high K/9 pitcher facing one of the highest strikeout teams in the league with an ump who has a high K %? -- something like that. You can also find decent player matchup props particularly utilizing lefty/righty splits. I'd focus more on player matchups with hits/runs/rbi's rather than total bases matchups because a bloop double or something can really hurt you whereas if you find a player matchup where you like the player's team to put up a crooked number it gives you more opportunities to add to your player's total. As for whether its "worth it" depends widely on how successful you are and how much you can get down.
^^^so many things wrong in this reply^^^
there are definitely sharp groups crushing props, and they aren't playing them because they are "entertaining".
one thing you do have correct is that the limits can get cut quickly, which is always a challenge for the groups -- but there are plenty of unsuspecting pph bookies out there that can be exploited with movers and beards
Thanks for the snarky reply. Care to elaborate what else is wrong? Jets asked why SO many people play them and I still stand by what I said. Obviously sharps don't bet for entertainment. Squares do bet for entertainment and they think they can win. And yes PPH's can be exploited but most bettors aren't using a ton of PPH's and beards. Jets was asking what he should focus on and since I've seen him post a lot of bases I thought the strikeout props and player matchups were a good place to start. But if you'd like to help him exploit PPHs or point out anything I've misrepresented then go for it.
11:10 AM Money Line Football #46117 Yes, special teams or defensive TD +200 for Game 10/21/2018 1:00 PM
$250.00 $500.00 buffalo/indianapolis
my prop bet for today
every book hates prop bettors... they lose their advantage in this area... trust me their are groups pounding these plays and getting cut off or limits reduced every week....
For nba, it would be a player's points, rebounds or assists. But the juice is high for these. For mlb, there are strikeout props, but the juice is 30 cents at least. For nfl, the props seem to be 20-30 cents which seem to be more reasonable.
Example pinnacle has player pros for mlb players, nba players and nfl etc. But the juice is like 35-40 cents. Most props are juiced 30 cents at least for players props. For team props, there are 20 cent lines but many offers make it 30 cents. However, do these sharps overcome the juice? I mean when both sides of a strikeout prop for a pitcher is laying juice, it seems to be very hard to do it.
There's a reason for the added juice and low limits.
Where on earth did you find Landry over 5.5? Was it juiced at like -200 or something?
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You still doing a lot of props?
I'm jealous. You have 7-8 books dealing these type of props? You've come a long way in a year and a half.
Ha, yeah, Id like to think so....pretty into it all now....have made a good amount (for me) and learned a lot in a couple years. I do shop them all though, yes. Some have certain ones, some dont.
Also in the nba, they have player props which seem to have 420 or 840 dollar limits. Thus those aren't exactly low limits. So someone could essentially get down 5k or more on these props on pinnacle if they rebet them? Or pinnacle does not allow that? But would the line increase everytime though if say you are a nobody who bets props like this? What about the nfl? They seem to have props for qbs, rbs and wrs etc. And if you rebet them a few times, well thats quite a bit of money on a prop. I believe books like 5dimes and betonline doesn't allow rebets on props even if line has moved right? Only pinnacle and bookmaker do? But even if they do, so someone could even get down 10k on a prop like a players points in the nba or say a players total yards in the nfl?
I'm small time for a pro and have never tried to bet anywhere near $5K on anything in my life, but since you asked...
Haven't used Pinnacle since they left the US so no clue there.
My limit at BM on NFL player props is $250 and that moves the line like 14-15c. My limit at other post-ups is now $50 (and lower at 5Dimes). Even 10-15 years ago when things were easier and props were a candy store I don't recall any offshores taking more than a nickel (before cutting limits).