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    how about a small tutorial about what the +/- numbers mean?

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    this is pretty sweet.....good work
    Last edited by Wizzle; 11-29-2006 at 04:48 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt
    how about a small tutorial about what the +/- numbers mean?
    Odds primer

    The point spread - also called "the line" or "the spread" - is used as a margin to handicap the favorite team. For betting purposes, the oddsmaker predicts that the favored team will win by a certain number of points. This number of points is the point spread. The favorite is always indicated by a minus sign (e.g. -5.5) and the underdog without (e.g.5.5) or with a positive sign. If you bet on the favorite, you win your bet if the favorite wins AND their margin of victory is greater than the point spread. If you bet on the underdog, you win if the underdog wins, ties, or if the favored team wins but fails to exceed the point spread.

    A money line, used in baseball and hockey, takes the place of a point spread. Money line betting is simply wagering on the contest based on a given price rather than a point spread. The team wagered on has to win the game outright, regardless of the score. The minus sign (e.g.-130) always indicates the favorite and the amount you must bet to win $100. The line without the minus sign (e.g. 120) or with a plus sign always indicates the underdog and the amount you win for every $100 bet. Using this example, therefore, you would bet $130 to win $100 on the favorite, while for the underdog you would bet $100 to win $120.

    The over/under is the number of points oddsmakers expect will be the total score for the contest (both teams combined, overtime included). You bet on whether the total points scored will be more or less than this number.

    Betting on a point spread or money line is sometimes called betting "sides" - that is, betting that one side or the other will be the winner - while betting the over/under is referred to as betting "totals".

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    We need a leaders board

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wizzle
    We need a leaders board

    It's not quite up to date because it subtracts the 'pacas as soon as you make a bet, but here is what we have (can be found under the vBookie shortcut under "Statistics"): http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/vbookie.php?do=stats
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    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn
    I think there is a "charity" setting that gives you 25 to play with.

    But to use that setting, you need to send us $50.
    What if you lose the "charity" money?

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    Any reason for having the bet "window" close so far before game time? I'd think you could go right up to game time, especially since they usually start about 5-10 minutes late. Just kind of annoying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vinny
    Any reason for having the bet "window" close so far before game time? I'd think you could go right up to game time, especially since they usually start about 5-10 minutes late. Just kind of annoying.
    We'll try changing it to right before tipoff/kickoff.

    You can only choose 1/2 hour increments, so if there is ever a 7:45pm start for some reason, we'll have to go with 7:30.

    Thanks for the suggestion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Glenn
    Damn, this is sort of addicting already.

    Like I needed another way to waste time, lol.
    just do like me and lose all your bets on conference championships and then there is nothing to spend time on (except setting up the threads for everyone).
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