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Old 01-09-2008, 08:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bayouboy View Post
That's the return you will get. If you bet the .88 and you win then you will get back 88 points for every 100 points bet.

Typically I think this is the way the house always guarantees itself to make money. Vegas' main goal is to have equal betting on both sides that way they all always win.
Ya, I should have evened it out to be one team is favored by the amount the other team is an underdog....to cut out the "houses take".
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