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Math Teacher

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Hello, everyone.

I am new to betting, and I want to place a bet on the Iowa-LSU game tomorrow night. Can someone please explain what these numbers mean?

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I understand that Iowa is considered to be a 1.5 point favorite. As I understand it, if I bet on Iowa to win, they must win by 2 points or more for me to win my bet. If I bet on LSU to win, their score must be within 1 point of Iowa for me to win my bet. I also understand the Over/Under bet. What I don't understand is the last column titled Money.

I also understand that Las Vegas might not actually consider Iowa to be a 1.5 point favorite, but they are setting that number to encourage more betting.

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On 3/31/2024 at 7:08 PM, Math Teacher said:

Hello, everyone.

I am new to betting, and I want to place a bet on the Iowa-LSU game tomorrow night. Can someone please explain what these numbers mean?

Gambling.thumb.jpg.1e515895143a29a1a1f0bbc75e6e2290.jpg

I understand that Iowa is considered to be a 1.5 point favorite. As I understand it, if I bet on Iowa to win, they must win by 2 points or more for me to win my bet. If I bet on LSU to win, their score must be within 1 point of Iowa for me to win my bet. I also understand the Over/Under bet. What I don't understand is the last column titled Money.

I also understand that Las Vegas might not actually consider Iowa to be a 1.5 point favorite, but they are setting that number to encourage more betting.

the one thing i know is the over (O) under (U) 168.5 so if you bet that it's the total score

the line is only LSU getting 1 and a half points so it's almost as straight up bet , whatever you bet that is very close to what you will win

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On 3/31/2024 at 10:08 PM, Math Teacher said:

Hello, everyone.

I am new to betting, and I want to place a bet on the Iowa-LSU game tomorrow night. Can someone please explain what these numbers mean?

Gambling.thumb.jpg.1e515895143a29a1a1f0bbc75e6e2290.jpg

I understand that Iowa is considered to be a 1.5 point favorite. As I understand it, if I bet on Iowa to win, they must win by 2 points or more for me to win my bet. If I bet on LSU to win, their score must be within 1 point of Iowa for me to win my bet. I also understand the Over/Under bet. What I don't understand is the last column titled Money.

I also understand that Las Vegas might not actually consider Iowa to be a 1.5 point favorite, but they are setting that number to encourage more betting.

The last one is the “Money Line.” It is just picking the winner of the game, no pints are involved. With your numbers shown. You’d need to lay $130 to win $100 on Iowa (the favorite) and $105 to win $100 on LSU.

If you want to continue betting, I highly suggest finding a different book to use. This one is charging 15 cent juice before the game starts, when almost all books only charge 10 cents. (It is common to switch to 15 cents for live betting on games though.)

You might also see numbers such as Iowa -1.5 -115 and LSU +1.5 -105. Hope this helps a little bit.

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On 4/5/2024 at 8:32 PM, 1950's war comics said:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peter Panda #5

Makes you wonder what were they smoking.

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