Bonuses v. Low Juice Books
By Kris Lazaro (5/3/2007)
If given a choice, which book is the better sportbook for the average sports bettor: a book with great bonuses on every deposit, or one that has reduced juice? As this article will explain, although the prior is the more enticing one to keep, in fact, the better sportsbook for the bettor is the latter—the low juice sportsbook.
Most books with aggressive bonuses require the bettor to roll their deposit plus the bonus a certain amount of times before one is able to cash out. If one decides to pull money out early, penalty fees will be assessed (anywhere from having the bonus and any further winnings from such bonuses to be forfeited). Such books, though, have the regular juice on sports bets (-110). Such books include, bodog.com, sportbook.com, betroyal.com, etc. Such books cater to the public and as such are inherently bad for the sports bettor.
The better option for the long-term, serious sports bettor is the sportsbook that offers reduced-juice for betting lines. Such sportsbooks offer less than the customary –110 juice on sports lines, thus saving the bettor more money in the long run. If used properly, a reduced juice book will help the bettor, in that, the bettor need not win at a 55% clip or bettor to show a profit. Paying less juice ensures that the bettor (when he breaks even) will loose less on juice than when he plays at a regularly priced-sportsbook. Such books include pinnaclesports.com, matchbook.com, etc. The author highly recommends and suggests using these books for sportsbook gambling.
Low juice books will also often give good underdog prices for the sports bettor. During baseball season, where betting on the underdog has shown to be profitable, betting on such a book will provide the bettor an edge. Imagine winning a bet on a team, where one will get paid at +150 at one book and getting paid at +140 at another; over the long haul this difference will add up. Betting at a book that offers better underdog prices will in the long term serve the sports bettor better—he will win more and loose less (literally).
In closing, the author recommends the low-juice sportsbook over one that offers great bonuses. |