If you wanted to buy a new TV, and Amazon had it for $500 but Best Buy had it for $450, where would you buy it?
You’d buy it at Best Buy. Obviously.
Yet, thousands of bettors wake up every Sunday and bet the NFL at the first sportsbook they open, without checking if another book has a better price. This is pure laziness, and it is costing you thousands of dollars a year.
The Power of the Half-Point
Let’s say you want to bet on the Green Bay Packers.
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Book A: Packers -3.5 (-110)
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Book B: Packers -3 (-115)
If the Packers win by exactly 3 points:
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At Book A, you lose.
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At Book B, you push (get your money back).
That single half-point difference can swing your win rate by 2-3% over a season. In a game where 55% makes you a legend and 52% makes you broke, 2% is everything.
The "Cent" Difference
Even if the spread is the same, look at the "juice" (the price).
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Book A: -110
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Book B: -105
Betting at -105 saves you $5 for every $100 you bet. Over 500 bets, that is $2,500 in pure savings. That goes straight to your bottom line.
The Strategy
You cannot be a sharp bettor with one sportsbook account. You need "outs" (multiple accounts).
Before you place any bet, check the grid. If you aren't taking the best price available in the market, you are voluntarily paying a "lazy tax." Don't pay the tax.