Question regarding betting the middle

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  1. zscharps

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    How much of point spread do you guys generally look for before betting the middle

    I am mostly talking about betting an over or under, looking good to hit, and then betting the opposite for the second half.
     
  2. Patface

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    I stay away from that stuff my friend. The only time I look at something like that is if I'm covering the final leg of a parlay.
     
  3. dblplay1212

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    This is something I'm interested in, as well. Sometimes I think it's just to take the win. For instance, the other night the USM game was like 51, I think. it was 7-0 at half. If you had the under, probably just best to take the win. 2H was like 25, I think. 25 + 7 = 32 so you'd have a 19 point middle. Obviously it'd be great to double up, but would also suck to take o/2H and end up losing. If the 1H was 21 and the 2H was 25, I could see doing it. It cover you in case the 2H goes nuts and they put up 40. Gives you a middle of 7, too. I guess I kinda look at it as insurance with a chance to win double. If I don't need the insurance (like the USM under), then I just take the win.

    There's probably a good middle range, just not sure what it is
     
  4. Patface

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    I'm sure someone has done research that would tell you the ideal number that makes betting the middle a go, I just personally think it's bad betting karma.
     
  5. dblplay1212

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    Eh, not really. It makes a ton of sense in some situations. Like I said, it's like insurance with a chance to hit it big. That's how I look at it, at least.
     
  6. dblplay1212

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    I think you're talking about hedging, not middling.
     
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    I'm talking about both.
     
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    I understand that it makes some sense, I just personally think it's bad betting karma.
     
  9. Phi Mus Love Boones Farm

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    If I bet a middle I never double up for this reason, unless I don't like how the 1st half went and am just trying to cancel my bet. I will usually bet about 50% of my full game total.
     
  10. dblplay1212

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    I've started doing that at times, too. Probably the best way to go.
     
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  12. TLAU

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    I hit a middle on Friday night on the TCU-Baylor game.

    Had a 3 game teaser where the first 2 games hit Thursday night and final game was TCU +5 I think it was $40 to win $37

    Put another bet $40 to win $36 on Baylor +4.5 right before gametime. Worst case I was gonna lose $3-4. Ended up winning $73. Maybe have done it 3-4 times in my life in situations like this. I need a significant amt of points to do it though at least a touchdown buffer
     
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    This is the one scenario where I will bet this - when you can get a hedge + a middle of a substantial number of points.
     
  14. zscharps

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    Thanks for the input. The reason I asked was because I was thinking about doing it with the Miami game last night. I bet the over on the game needing 45.5 to hit. At the half it the total was 34. I only needed 11.5. The second half O/U was 24.5 and I was seriously considering betting the under. I had a 13 point middle, and had a bunch of key numbers in between.

    The second half ended up under at 22.

    Essentially I guaranteed that I would at most lose juice, or I had a good chance of doubling up.

    Should I have bet the under in the second half IYO?
     
  15. TLAU

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    Yea with almost 2TDs as a middle for a total that's a pretty good # to do it. But at the same time, if you only need 11.5 points in a half of football and they scored 34 in the 1st half, your initial bet was a lock. So it's all about trying to go double or nothing at that point.