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Another one of those curious math phenomena that crop up in sports wagering.
Most books right now have Detroit -5 1/2 or -6. The ones with the 5 1/2 are posting money lines on Detroit around -250 and one of the books at -6 has an ML of -280! These are bad bets.
If you want to pay Detroit and don't want to lay all those points, buy poiunts instead. You lay less money. For example, at -5 1/2 and laying an extra ten cents per half point, most books will let you buy 5 points for 100 cents (or a dollar). This would make Detroit -210 to win the game, not the -250 on the ML.
Another strategy is to buy down but not all the way to -1. You run the risk of losing the bet if the Pistons win a squeaker, but it reduces your risk. My own strategy: I bet Detroit immediately after Sunday's game at -4 1/2 and bought to -4. I loaded up further today at -5 1/2 and laid -140 to get to -4. It's risking a lot but the Pistons are going to win tonight.
Most books right now have Detroit -5 1/2 or -6. The ones with the 5 1/2 are posting money lines on Detroit around -250 and one of the books at -6 has an ML of -280! These are bad bets.
If you want to pay Detroit and don't want to lay all those points, buy poiunts instead. You lay less money. For example, at -5 1/2 and laying an extra ten cents per half point, most books will let you buy 5 points for 100 cents (or a dollar). This would make Detroit -210 to win the game, not the -250 on the ML.
Another strategy is to buy down but not all the way to -1. You run the risk of losing the bet if the Pistons win a squeaker, but it reduces your risk. My own strategy: I bet Detroit immediately after Sunday's game at -4 1/2 and bought to -4. I loaded up further today at -5 1/2 and laid -140 to get to -4. It's risking a lot but the Pistons are going to win tonight.