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Tuesday, November 10th, 2026

Time	#	Teams
CFB
7:00pm	101 102	Kent State Bowling Green	43½ -110 -5 -110	43½ -108 -5 -108	43½ -108 -5 -108	43½ -110 -5 -110	43½ -110 -5 -110	43½ -110 -4½ -110	43½ -110 -4½ -115	43½ -108 -5 -108
7:00pm	103 104	Western Michigan Akron	-15½ -110 50 -110	-15½ -116 50½ -110	-15½ -110 49½ -110	-15½ -110 50 -110	-15½ -110 49½ -110	-15½ -110 49½ -110	-15½ -112 49½ -110	-15½ -116 50½ -110
8:00pm	105 106	Ohio Miami-OH	-1 -105 47½ -115	-1 -105 47½ -115	-1 -108 47½ -110	-1 -110 47½ -110	-1 -110 48 -110	-1 -110 47½ -110	-1½ -102 47½ -112	-1 -105 47½ -115

Time	#	Teams
CBB
6:00pm	601 602	Florida Florida State	-9 -110 165 -110	-9 -110 164½ -110	-9 -105 165 -110	-9 -110 165 -110	-9 -110 165 -110	-8½ -115 165½ -105	-8½ -115 164½ -112	-9 -110 164½ -110
6:30pm	306651 306652	NJIT Rutgers	143 -110 -25 -110	143 -115 -25 -110	143½ -110 -25 -115	143 -110 -25 -110	143 -110 -25 -110	OFF	143½ -110 -25½ -105	143 -115 -25 -110
6:30pm	306653 306654	Delaware State Georgetown	143½ -110 -30 -110	143½ -110 -30 -105	144 -105 -30 -110	143½ -110 -30 -110	143½ -110 -3½ -110	143½ -110 -3½ -105	143½ -110 -3½ -108	143½ -110 -30 -105
7:00pm	603 604	Elon George Washington	147 -110 -13 -115	147 -112 -13 -115	147½ -115 -13½ -105	147½ -110 -13½ -110	148 -110 -13½ -110	147½ -115 -13½ -110	148½ -110 -13½ -108	147 -112 -13 -115
7:00pm	605 606	Iona Fordham	141 -110 -11½ -110	141½ -110 -11½ -110	141 -110 -11½ -110	141½ -110 -11½ -110	141 -110 -11½ -110	141½ -110 -11½ -110	141½ -105 -11½ -108	141½ -110 -11½ -110
7:00pm	607 608	Harvard Northeastern	-2 -110 143 -110	-2 -110 142 -115	-2 -105 143½ -110	-2 -110 143 -110	-2 -105 143 -110	-1½ -115 143½ -105	-1½ -115 143½ -110	-2 -110 142 -115
7:00pm	609 610	Wright State Toledo	-1 -110 157 -110	-1 -110 157 -110	-1 -110 157½ -110	-1 -110 157½ -110	-1 -110 157½ -110	-1½ +100 157½ -110	-1½ +102 157½ -110	-1 -110 157 -110
7:00pm	611 612	Virginia Tech Iowa	140½ -110 -4 -110	141 -102 -4 -107	140 -110 -4 -110	140½ -110 -4 -110	140 -110 -4 -110	140½ -105 -4½ -105	140½ -105 -3½ -118	141 -102 -4 -107
7:00pm	613 614	Siena Dayton	159 -110 -13½ -110	159 -110 -13 -112	158½ -110 -13½ -110	159 -110 -13 -110	159 -110 -13 -110	158½ -115 -13½ -105	158½ -115 -13½ -105	159 -110 -13 -112
7:00pm	615 616	Washington State Duquesne	144 -110 -3½ -110	145 -105 -4 -110	144½ -110 -3½ -115	144½ -110 -3½ -110	144 -110 -3½ -110	144½ -105 -3½ -115	144½ -108 -3½ -108	145 -105 -4 -110
7:00pm	617 618	South Alabama UCF	151 -110 -13½ -110	151 -110 -13½ -108	151 -110 -14 -110	151 -110 -13½ -110	151 -110 -13½ -110	151½ -105 -13½ -110	150½ -115 -13½ -110	151 -110 -13½ -108
7:00pm	619 620	Wyoming North Carolina	155½ -110 -13 -110	155½ -115 -13 -110	155 -110 -13 -105	155½ -110 -13 -110	155½ -110 -13 -110	155½ -110 -13½ -105	155½ -112 -12½ -120	155½ -115 -13 -110
7:00pm	621 622	Eastern Kentucky Georgia Tech	166 -110 -15 -110	166 -110 -15 -110	165½ -105 -15 -115	166 -110 -15 -110	166 -110 -15 -110	165½ -110 -15½ -105	165½ -112 -15½ +100	166 -110 -15 -110
7:00pm	623 624	Loyola Marymount Troy State	-1 -115 144 -110	-1 -110 144 -110	-1 -115 144 -110	-1 -110 144 -110	-1 -110 144 -110	-1½ +100 144½ -105	-1½ +100 143½ -115	-1 -110 144 -110
7:00pm	625 626	La Salle Villanova	157½ -110 -21 -110	158½ -105 -21 -110	158 -110 -21 -110	158 -110 -21 -110	157½ -110 -2½ -110	158½ -105 -2½ -115	158½ -105 -2½ -115	158½ -105 -21 -110
7:00pm	627 628	Detroit Xavier	157 -110 -35½ -110	157 -110 -35½ -110	158 -105 -35½ -115	157 -110 -35½ -110	157 -110 -36 -110	157½ -110 -35½ -110	157½ -105 -35½ -108	157 -110 -35½ -110
7:00pm	629 630	Mercer Georgia Southern	165 -110 -1½ -110	165 -110 -1½ -108	164½ -110 -1 -110	165 -110 -1½ -110	165 -110 -1 -110	164½ -115 -1½ -105	165½ -105 -1½ -102	165 -110 -1½ -108
7:00pm	631 632	Bradley Davidson	138 -110 -10 -110	138 -115 -1½ -108	138½ -110 -1½ -105	138 -110 -1½ -110	138 -110 -10 -110	138½ -105 -1½ -105	137½ -115 -1½ -105	138 -115 -1½ -108
7:00pm	633 634	Youngstown State Central Michigan	152 -110 -3½ -110	152 -110 -3½ -110	151½ -110 -3½ -105	152 -110 -3½ -110	152½ -110 -3½ -110	152½ -105 -3½ -110	152½ -108 -3½ -110	152 -110 -3½ -110
7:00pm	635 636	Michigan State Duke	148 -110 -8 -115	147½ -113 -8 -105	147½ -105 -7½ -105	147½ -110 -8 -110	148 -110 -8 -110	147½ -105 -7½ -115	147½ -105 -7½ -112	147½ -113 -8 -105
7:00pm	306655 306656	Presbyterian NC State	150½ -110 -18½ -110	150½ -110 -18½ -115	150 -110 -18½ -110	150 -110 -18½ -110	150 -110 -18½ -110	150½ -105 -18½ -110	149½ -115 -18½ -115	150½ -110 -18½ -115
7:00pm	306657 306658	Maryland-Eastern Shore Boston College	128½ -110 -26½ -110	128½ -106 -26½ -110	128½ -110 -26½ -105	128½ -110 -26½ -110	128½ -110 -27 -110	128½ -105 -26½ -110	128½ -105 -26½ -112	128½ -106 -26½ -110
7:00pm	306659 306660	Winthrop Kennesaw State	170½ -110 -1½ -110	170½ -110 -10 -115	169½ -115 -1½ -105	170½ -110 -1½ -110	170½ -110 -1½ -110	170½ -105 -1½ -110	170½ -110 -1½ -108	170½ -110 -10 -115
7:00pm	306661 306662	Army New Haven	133½ -110 PK -110	134 -115 PK -105	-1½ -110 133½ -110	134 -110 PK -110	-1 -110 134 -110	-1½ +100 133½ -110	-1½ -102 133½ -108	134 -115 PK -105
7:00pm	306663 306664	Bryant Providence	149½ -110 -31 -110	150 -105 -31 -110	149½ -110 -3½ -115	149½ -110 -31 -110	149 -110 -31 -110	149½ -110 -31½ -105	149½ -112 -3½ -112	150 -105 -31 -110
7:00pm	306665 306666	Maine Rhode Island	140 -110 -20 -115	140 -110 -20 -115	139½ -105 -20 -110	140 -110 -20 -110	140 -110 -20 -110	139½ -115 -2½ -110	139½ -115 -2½ -105	140 -110 -20 -115
7:00pm	306667 306668	Charleston Southern Wake Forest	157½ -110 -18½ -110	156½ -115 -18½ -105	156½ -110 -18½ -110	157 -110 -18½ -110	157½ -110 -18½ -110	157½ -105 -18½ -110	157½ -105 -18½ -110	156½ -115 -18½ -105
7:15pm	637 638	Memphis Vanderbilt	161 -110 -14 -110	161½ -110 -14 -110	161 -110 -14 -110	161 -110 -14 -110	161 -110 -14 -110	161½ -105 -14½ -105	160½ -110 -13½ -118	161½ -110 -14 -110
7:30pm	639 640	Evansville Middle Tennessee	143 -105 -9½ -110	143 -105 -9½ -105	143½ -105 -9½ -105	143 -110 -9½ -110	142 -110 -9½ -110	142½ -115 -9½ -110	143½ -110 -9½ -108	143 -105 -9½ -105
7:30pm	306669 306670	Texas State UT-Rio Grande Valley	-5 -115 138½ -110	-5½ -102 139½ -102	-5 -115 139 -110	-5½ -110 139 -110	-5 -115 138½ -110	-5½ +100 138½ -115	-5½ -105 138½ -115	-5½ -102 139½ -102
7:30pm	306671 306672	Nicholls State Tulane	153 -110 -9½ -110	153 -110 -9½ -110	153 -110 -9½ -110	153 -110 -9½ -110	153 -110 -9 -110	152½ -115 -9½ -110	152½ -115 -9½ -110	153 -110 -9½ -110
8:00pm	641 642	Tenn-Martin Arkansas State	155 -110 -5½ -110	155 -108 -5½ -115	155½ -110 -5½ -115	155 -110 -5½ -110	155 -110 -5½ -110	154½ -115 -5½ -115	154½ -115 -5½ -112	155 -108 -5½ -115
8:00pm	643 644	Green Bay Northern Iowa	151 -110 -3½ -110	151 -105 -3½ -115	151 -110 -3½ -115	151 -110 -3½ -110	151 -110 -4 -110	150½ -115 -3½ -115	150½ -115 -3½ -110	151 -105 -3½ -115
8:00pm	645 646	Illinois Texas Tech	-2½ -110 166½ -110	-2 -115 166½ -110	-2½ -120 167 -110	-2 -110 166½ -110	-2 -110 166½ -110	-2½ -105 166½ -115	-2½ -105 166½ -112	-2 -115 166½ -110
8:00pm	647 648	Yale Baylor	157½ -110 -19½ -110	157½ -110 -19½ -115	157½ -110 -19½ -115	157½ -110 -19½ -110	157 -110 -19½ -110	157½ -105 -19½ -110	157½ -108 -19½ -112	157½ -110 -19½ -115
8:00pm	649 650	Northern Kentucky St. Louis	168½ -110 -23 -110	168½ -110 -23 -110	168 -110 -23 -110	168½ -110 -23 -110	169 -110 -22½ -110	168½ -105 -23½ -105	168½ -115 -23½ -108	168½ -110 -23 -110
8:00pm	306673 306674	Alcorn State Murray State	166 -110 -30 -110	166 -108 -30 -112	165½ -115 -3½ -105	166 -110 -30 -110	166 -110 -3½ -110	165½ -110 -3½ -110	165½ -115 -3½ -108	166 -108 -30 -112
8:00pm	306675 306676	Houston Christian South Dakota	156 -110 -4 -110	156½ -105 -4 -107	155½ -110 -3½ -115	156 -110 -4 -110	156 -110 -4 -110	155½ -115 -3½ -115	155½ -112 -3½ -115	156½ -105 -4 -107
8:00pm	306677 306678	Prairie View A&M SMU	160½ -110 -26½ -110	160½ -110 -26½ -110	160½ -110 -26½ -115	160½ -110 -26½ -110	160½ -110 -27 -110	160½ -110 -26½ -110	160½ -110 -26½ -110	160½ -110 -26½ -110
8:00pm	306679 306680	Belmont Lipscomb	-3½ -115 157 -110	-3½ -115 157 -115	-4 -105 157½ -110	-3½ -110 157 -110	-4 -110 157 -110	-3½ -115 157½ -110	-3½ -115 157½ -110	-3½ -115 157 -115
8:00pm	306681 306682	Southern Iowa State	146½ -110 -35 -110	146½ -115 -35 -110	146½ -110 -35½ -105	146½ -110 -35 -110	147½ -110 -35 -110	146½ -115 -35½ -110	146½ -112 -35½ -105	146½ -115 -35 -110
8:30pm	651 652	Fairfield Wisconsin	150½ -110 -25½ -110	150½ -110 -25½ -110	150½ -110 -25½ -115	150½ -110 -25½ -110	150½ -110 -26 -110	150½ -105 -25½ -110	150½ -110 -25½ -108	150½ -110 -25½ -110
8:30pm	306683 306684	Southeastern Louisiana Ole Miss	146½ -110 -26 -110	146 -103 -26 -110	147½ -110 -26 -115	146½ -110 -26 -110	147 -110 -26 -110	147½ -105 -26½ -105	146½ -115 -26½ -105	146 -103 -26 -110
9:00pm	653 654	Georgia State Fresno State	146 -110 -6 -110	145½ -103 -6 -110	146 -110 -6 -115	146 -110 -6 -110	146 -110 -6 -110	146½ -105 -6½ +100	145½ -115 -6½ -105	145½ -103 -6 -110
9:00pm	655 656	San Diego Colorado	151 -110 -12 -110	151 -110 -12½ -105	151 -115 -12½ -105	151½ -110 -12½ -110	151½ -110 -12 -110	150½ -115 -12½ -105	151½ -108 -12½ -105	151 -110 -12½ -105
9:00pm	657 658	Weber State Utah	155 -110 -16½ -110	154½ -115 -16½ -110	154 -110 -16½ -110	155 -110 -16½ -110	155½ -110 -16½ -110	154½ -115 -16½ -115	155½ -105 -16½ -112	154½ -115 -16½ -110
9:00pm	659 660	Hofstra Arizona State	133½ -110 -18½ -110	133½ -110 -18½ -115	133½ -110 -18½ -115	133½ -110 -18½ -110	133½ -110 -19 -110	133½ -110 -18½ -110	133½ -112 -18½ -112	133½ -110 -18½ -115
9:00pm	661 662	Northern Arizona Arizona	156½ -110 -35½ -110	157 -110 -35½ -110	156 -105 -35½ -115	156½ -110 -35½ -110	155½ -110 -35½ -110	156½ -110 -35½ -115	156½ -108 -35½ -112	157 -110 -35½ -110
9:00pm	663 664	Louisiana-Monroe TCU	160 -105 -33½ -110	160 -105 -33½ -110	160 -110 -33½ -110	160½ -110 -33½ -110	160½ -110 -33½ -110	160½ -105 -33½ -110	160½ -105 -33½ -108	160 -105 -33½ -110
9:00pm	665 666	Creighton Kansas State	-3 -110 159½ -110	-3 -110 159 -110	-3 -115 159½ -110	-3 -110 159 -110	-3 -115 159 -110	-3½ -105 159½ -105	-3½ -105 158½ -115	-3 -110 159 -110
9:00pm	667 668	Utah Tech Utah State	156 -110 -25 -110	156 -110 -25 -112	156 -110 -25½ -115	156½ -110 -25½ -110	156½ -110 -26 -110	156½ -105 -25½ -110	156½ -112 -25½ -112	156 -110 -25 -112
9:00pm	669 670	Arkansas-Little Rock New Mexico	158½ -110 -22½ -110	159 -110 -22½ -110	158½ -110 -23 -110	159 -110 -22½ -110	159 -110 -23 -110	158½ -110 -22½ -115	158½ -110 -22½ -112	159 -110 -22½ -110
9:00pm	306685 306686	Queens NC BYU	181½ -110 -28½ -110	181½ -110 -28½ -110	182 -110 -29 -105	181½ -110 -28½ -110	181 -110 -28½ -110	181½ -110 -28½ -115	181½ -112 -28½ -112	181½ -110 -28½ -110
9:00pm	306687 306688	Bucknell Virginia	151½ -110 -38 -110	151 -105 -38 -110	151½ -110 -38 -110	151½ -110 -38 -110	151½ -110 -38½ -110	151½ -105 -38½ -110	151½ -105 -38½ -105	151 -105 -38 -110
9:30pm	671 672	Kansas Kentucky	-4½ -110 158½ -110	-5 -107 158½ -110	-5 -105 158 -110	-4½ -110 158 -110	-4½ -110 158 -110	-4½ -115 157½ -110	-4½ -115 158½ -108	-5 -107 158½ -110
10:00pm	673 674	Montana San Francisco	148½ -110 -11½ -110	148½ -110 -11½ -105	148½ -110 -11½ -110	148½ -110 -11½ -110	148 -110 -11½ -110	148½ -110 -11½ -110	148½ -105 -11½ -110	148½ -110 -11½ -105

Time	#	Teams
NBA
7:40pm	517 518	Bucks Knicks	222 -110 -15½ -110	222 -110 -15½ -110	222½ -110 -15½ -110	222 -110 -15½ -110	222 -110 -15½ -110	222½ -110 -15½ -110	222½ -105 -15½ -105	222 -110 -15½ -110
8:10pm	519 520	Celtics 76ers	-1½ -110 217½ -110	-1½ -110 217 -115	-2 -105 217½ -115	-1½ -110 217½ -110	-1½ -110 217½ -110	-1½ -110 217½ -110	-1½ -113 217½ -107	-1½ -110 217 -115
9:10pm	521 522	Heat Jazz	-9 -105 228 -110	-9½ -105 228 -110	-9 -110 228 -110	-9½ -110 228 -110	-9 -110 228 -110	-9½ -105 228½ -105	-9½ -105 227½ -108	-9½ -105 228 -110
9:10pm	523 524	Clippers Suns	224½ -110 -3½ -110	224½ -110 -3½ -115	224 -110 -3½ -115	224½ -110 -3½ -110	224 -110 -3½ -110	224½ -110 -3½ -115	224½ -108 -3½ -112	224½ -110 -3½ -115
10:10pm	525 526	Magic Kings	-5½ -110 222 -110	-5½ -113 222 -110	-6 -105 222 -110	-5½ -110 222 -110	-5½ -110 222 -110	-5½ -115 221½ -115	-5½ -112 222½ -108	-5½ -113 222 -110
11:10pm	527 528	Thunder Blazers	-2 -110 226 -110	-2 -105 226 -115	-2 -110 226 -110	-2 -110 226 -110	-2 -105 226½ -110	-2½ -105 226½ -105	-1½ -111 226½ -107	-2 -105 226 -115

Time	#	Teams
NHL
7:07pm	45 46	Wild Canadiens	-125 6½ +105	-123 6½ +109	OFF	-125 6½ +105	-126 6 -120	-125 6 -120	-125 6½ +105	-123 6½ +105
7:07pm	47 48	Capitals Senators	6½ -105 -110	6½ -104 -104	OFF	6½ -105 -110	6½ -108 -103	6½ -105 -110	6½ -102 -108	6½ -108 -110
7:07pm	49 50	Avalanche Maple Leafs	-170 6½ -125	-167 6½ -125	OFF	-170 6½ -125	-168 6½ -122	-175 6½ -125	-175 6½ -122	-167 6½ -125
7:07pm	51 52	Devils Jets	-140 6½ -115	-140 6½ -113	OFF	-140 6½ -105	-139 6½ -105	-145 6½ -105	-142 6½ -105	-140 6½ -113
7:37pm	43 44	Panthers Blue Jackets	-120 6 -110	-122 6 -105	OFF	-125 6 +100	-119 6 +100	-125 6 -105	-120 5½ -130	-122 6 -109
8:07pm	53 54	Red Wings Blues	5½ -125 -140	5½ -128 -140	OFF	5½ -125 -140	5½ -125 -136	6 +100 -145	5½ -125 -142	5½ -128 -140
10:07pm	55 56	Predators Kings	6 -115 -125	6 -118 -127	OFF	6 -120 -130	6 -120 -126	6 -120 -130	6½ +105 -130	6 -118 -127

Futures

While this page lists the odds on today’s matchups we also have several pages of futures for those of you interested.

College Football

• Heisman
• National Championship
• Expected Win Totals

NFL

• Super Bowl
• Win Total Over Unders

NBA

• To Win NBA Finals
• Preseason Win Expectations

CBB

• To Win the Tournament

MLB

• Win Projections
• World Series
• AL & NL MVP
• AL & NL Cy Young

I know you have to wait a long time to get your money on these wagers, but futures can be profitable if you know what you are doing.

How Sportsbooks Set the Lines

There is no doubt that the odds makers at the top online sportsbooks have great jobs, but it’s also a stressful career.  They have to make sure that their betting lines are an accurate reflection of the public’s perception or else they could quickly find themselves out on the street.  There are still people out there who think that the bookie’s job is to pull the wool over players’ eyes and try to win their money.  However, the books just want to grind away their profit with the juice.  Let’s take a look at how they do that when setting the odds.

Las Vegas sportsbooks and online shops alike pay close attention to the opening numbers released by the Las Vegas Sports Consultants.  LVSC is a private company that provides a service of setting the odds for casinos.

However, the books will also take into account their customers’ habits as well.  If the client base is full of recreational bettors you will see the totals shaded towards the over and the point spreads towards the favorites.  That means if a total is set at 48, a recreational book might set their total at 49.

Why the Lines Move

Once the lines are released the odds makers job is not over.  Injuries and changes in coaching strategies can cause the numbers to be updated.  The book has to adapt as new information comes forward.

The book wants balance action on the game.  This way the winners get paid by the losers and the sportsbook collects their profit from the vig.  This rarely works out perfectly, but a decent sized book will get enough action on both sides where they won’t take a beating if one side beats the other.

If the action gets unbalanced enough, the lines maker will move the line.  This can mean moving the spread or total by a half a point, or the money line is adjusted.  Some places even change the juice on the point spread, so if a favorite at -3 -110 is taking a lot of money the book will adjust to -3 -120.

Profiting From Movement in the Odds

You can use these line movements to increase your profits.  It’s easier to do when you have a lot of time between the release of the line and start of the game.  In football, the betting public tends to pile money in on their favorite teams once they get off work on Fridays so if you anticipate the line moves coming at these times you can take advantage.

Another way to use line movements to your advantage is through middling.  Let’s say it’s Tournament time and the first round has LSU taking on Arizona.  LSU is an early 6-point favorite and the line moves to -8 later in the week.  Well now you can take Arizona +8 and hope that the game ends with LSU winning between six and eight points.  If it’s six or eight, you get a win and a push, but if it’s by seven, you win both of your bets.  Any other result only creates a loss of the vig.

Understanding Money Line Bets

Money line bets are typically misunderstood by the beginner, but they are not that tough to get a hold of.  Instead of having to pick a winner against the spread, you simply pick the winner of the game.

Boxing, tennis, baseball, auto racing, hockey and soccer are the six biggest money line sports. While there are margins of victory in baseball, hockey and soccer, they are so small that it would be too difficult to come up with a point spread for every game. That’s why run lines and puck lines might adjust the score by 1.5, but there is still a money line that goes with those numbers.

Let’s just take a look at an example of a baseball money line to show you how it works.

• New York Yankees +120
• Los Angeles Dodgers -130

The Dodgers are the favorites and the Yankees are the underdogs in this example. The favorite is signified by the – (minus) written in front of the 130, while the underdog is given a + (plus) sign in front of the 120. If you are wanting to bet the Dodgers, then you will be risking $130 for every $100 you win. If you want to bet the Yankees, then you will be wagering $100 to get back $120.

The money line is usually pretty small in baseball, but it can be much bigger in other sports such as boxing and Tennis. Floyd Mayweather, who has yet to lose a fight in his career, is going to be a massive favorite over almost anyone he faces. Let’s just give an example of how a boxing money line would work in a Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao battle.

• Floyd Mayweather (-500)
• Manny Pacquiao (+375)

In this instance, you would be betting $500 to win $100 on Mayweather. If you like Pacquiao, then you will be betting $100 to win $375 on him, which is meant to entice action on the underdog because of the much bigger return.

Oddsmakers understand that the general public is going to want to bet the favorite more times than not. That makes it imperative for them to set the price on the favorite as high as possible to try and draw equal action on both sides. If they have $5,000 wagered on Mayweather, then that means they need to have at least $1,000 wagered on Pacquiao to make sure that they don’t lose money. If Mayweather wins, then the books would only be paying out $1,000 since it’s 1/5 odds.

Football & Basketball Money Lines

While money line wagers aren’t as big in football and basketball, they can still be a good bet if you don’t like the point spread. The best money line bets are those on small underdogs you believe will win outright. That’s because you don’t have to pay juice on money line underdogs, so in the long run you’re likely going to save money.

This is especially the case on underdogs of +2.5 or less in football. Most football games are decided by a field goal or more, so most of the time the +1, +1.5, +2 and +2.5 don’t even come into play. Instead of paying -110 juice on the spread, you can forgo the points and get a better return if you win by taking the moneyline.

So, instead of betting $110 to win $100 on the Patriots +2.5, you could bet $100 to win $120 on the Patriots money line (+120). The only way you would win with the +2.5 and lose on the money line is if the Patriots lost by 1 or 2. Obviously, the chances of that happening are very slim, and over the long haul it’s proven that taking the money line on these small underdogs in football are good bets.

Percentage Needed to Break Even in Betting

If you have ever done any sports betting, then you know that consistently beating the books for a profit is no easy task. But have you ever wondered just what the percentage is that you have to win in order to break even?

There are many handicappers who claim to win 70% of their bets. Whenever you see this, just ignore these touts completely. Even the ones who claim to hit 60 to 65 percent lifetime are likely lying to you. That’s because it is simply too difficult to hit that high of a percentage over the long term.

The best handicappers in the world hit anywhere from 55 to 60 percent. While that doesn’t sound like much, if you hit that kind of a percentage over time, you are going to make some serious bank. So, what percentage do you need to hit to break even? Well, let’s take a look.

Most point spreads are listed at -110 juice.  In that case you to win 52.38% of your bets to break even. You can calculate the percentage by taking amount risked divided by the amount returned.  In this case it’s 110/210 for 52.38%.

That means if you pick 52 right out of 100, you are going to lose a little, and if you pick 53 right, you’ll win a little. So, the house edge is essentially 2.38%. That’s because a bettor has to bet $110 for every $100 they win, so that $10 in juice or ‘vig” is the edge that goes to the house.

If we bet $100 on 100 games and win half and lose half, we would be left with a net loss of $500. That’s because we lose $110 each time we choose the wrong team. If we can get that 50-50 record to 55-45, which would be 55% winners, then we would net a profit of $550. We would win $5,500 on the 55 winners and lose $4,950 on our 45 losing wagers.

The difference between a $500 loss and a $550 profit is $1,050, which is the difference between being a 50 percent handicapper and a 55 percent handicapper. While 5 percent does not sound like much, it is astronomical in sports betting. I hit 55% of my picks in 2014. If you bet $100 per game that year, you would have won $7,900. If you bet $1,000 per game, you would have won $79,000.

Winning % Needed to Beat Moneylines

That winning percentage is pretty easy to follow if you were to only bet the spread at -110 in football and basketball, but not every bet you make is going to have a standard juice of -110. Figuring out what percentage of bets you need to win in this case can become even more complicated.

To give you a better understanding of what percentage of bets you would need to profit, I’ve put together a table at the bottom of this article that list the winning percentages needed for a favorite of -110 to -250 and underdog of +110 to +250. One of the first things that should jump out to you is that you don’t have to hit at a high percentage to profit with large underdogs.

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