The Afternoon Tip
Alicia loves to use middling.
Middling
This afternoon’s tip is about a betting technique I call middling. There are different definitions of middling, one has to deal with creating a near risk free situation. Example: One sports book has the o/u at 42 and one has it at 39. You could take the under and the over respectively. The worst you could use is the vig on one bet with the possibility of winning both bets. It is a 20-1 payout based on a 5% risk. (Bet $100 on each, worst case is losing $10 total.) However, I’m going to talk to you about another type of bet that isn’t risk free but provides a different opportunity to win a combined bet.
Let us use an example from this past week. IND/SD with San Diego as a 3 point favorite and the over under at 49.5. Many sports books have 7, 10, and even 13 point teasers. You could tease Indianapolis, San Diego, the over, and the under. If you were getting 13 points you would now be sitting with Colts +16, San Diego +10, Over 36.5, and Under 62.5. Last night this would have been a winner. All you’re rooting for here is an average scoring game with a close out come. You don’t really care who wins, as long as the margin of victory is less than 10 points. You could do this across a bunch of teams and not consider the over/under if you’re just expecting close games. Your best opportunities to do this are when the spread is tight (Even to 3 points). Now you can root for both teams and win!. Generally you’ll be +300,+200, -120 for a 7, 10, or 13 point teaser across 4 bets. I will be employing this strategy for tonight’s game (GB +14, NO +12, Over 39, Under 65). Good luck!
