Best & Worst Sports Bookmakers
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:45 amPlease discuss which Bookmmakers you like or don't like in this thread only.
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mighty_tiger_79 wrote:the 3 stooges and biggest of the stooges opens up on friday morning
bayman wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:the 3 stooges and biggest of the stooges opens up on friday morning
i know its fun to pay the bookies out (we all do) but as i've said on another post & that was if i were a bookie i'd be putting my prices up on friday morning after seeing the teams, so in that regard csb does it correctly, except for the fact all they do is put the favourite up a bit shorter than everyone else anyway, even if they think they should be shorter
Wedgie wrote:bayman wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:the 3 stooges and biggest of the stooges opens up on friday morning
i know its fun to pay the bookies out (we all do) but as i've said on another post & that was if i were a bookie i'd be putting my prices up on friday morning after seeing the teams, so in that regard csb does it correctly, except for the fact all they do is put the favourite up a bit shorter than everyone else anyway, even if they think they should be shorter
Id put them up on Monday mornings.
I always make much more accurate assessment of the next Rounds games as soon as the previous round's finished.
I find that when I look into things like players in and out and start comparing positions, etc my picks go pear shape.
Ive actually experimented over the last few years testing out this theory in footy tipping comps and every year the comp that I make the picks on Mondays always beat the total score in the comp that I pick on Fridays, usually by about 15 picks!
Ive used this to my advantage with AFL betting not having a losing year this century!
Dutchy wrote:agree Wedgie, smart bookies will put markets up early, by going up early they are open to risks but those risks can go both ways, it also gives them an opportunity to adjust their markets according to the early money to balance their books, he ones that open late dont get that opportunity, I believe that we put to much emphasis on ins and outs, unless its 2 or more key players or there are 5-6 changes it doesnt make that much difference (i.e. Roos had a better record without Carey than with!)
mal wrote:Hey Dutch if you wuz a SANFL bookie when would you open up your market ?
I would open up Friday
I would know the ins and outs
I would know what AFL players are in and out of the teams
SANFL bookies that open up early are at a clear disadvantage
AFL bookies should open up early as with media saturation and live telecasts
of most games they would know who is injured
There is no headache of the AFL/SANFL interchange
DUTCHY always remember the bookie you win off is not the best bookie.
The bookie that lays the least amount of winners and most losers is the best.
When a firm bets the best odds for a winning team I call that bookie inferior
Dutchy wrote:extremely hard to tell unless you can see the bookies records, no one know for sure who is making the most money unless you can see each of the bookies records....Sportsbet provide great service by opening up their markets early, for all we know they may make more money doing this than opening them up on Friday, on here we have found a few gifts but we are a small minority.....example they opened Glenelg at $1.75 last week, they drifted to $2.50, all the bets they took at $1.75 was to their advantage as the market changed during the week, they would have balanced their books nicely and probably got to a situation where they would have won on both results, they would not have had that opportunity if they had opened on Friday....
to be honest because Sportsbet offer this early service Im more inclinced to bet with them all the time even if Im taking a worse price...they are prepared to take some risks to get business, its a customer service business at the end of the day
mal wrote:DUTCHY
If SPORTSBET were offering shares in thier SANFL business, how many shares would you buy ?
They would get listed as the ALL ORDINARIES
Being the best odds is not being the best SANFL bookmaker
Dutchy wrote:agree to disagree Mal, best bookmaker for me is the one who provides Online service and early markets!
