just wondering how certain people go about betting second half's
vegas sure does as far as the lines are set.
I look for an evenly-matched team that's down by double digits, or a favorite that is down at the half. Then I examine the boxscore, and if the shooting percentages are out of whack, I'll bet the 2h line big. Some examples...
1.) Texas @ ISU last night. Texas isn't a great offensive team, but they were PUTRID in the 1h against ISU. The Clones were shooting quite a bit higher than their season average as well, so Texas -4.5 was the play for me. Texas won the 2h 61-50.
2.) Northwestern @ Maryland. NW was up 10 or 11 at half, shooting completely out of their a$$. Maryland had a bunch of TO's, so Maryland -8 was my play for the 2h. NW actually continued their good play in the 2h, but Maryland outscored NW by 11.
3.) SDSU @ Colorado State- same story as the previous games. CSU was LIGHTS OUT to start the game, hitting their first 6 3's and going 8-11 for the half. SDSU wasn't playing all that poorly, but they're too good a defensive team to allow CSU to shoot 70%+ from deep in the second half. SDSU ended up winning the second half in that one, too.
With two young kids, I'm not able to make as many 2h bets as I'd like since I'm busy with the progeny, but my success rate on 2h plays is really, really good. So good that I'm considering making them my only plays.
I look for an evenly-matched team that's down by double digits, or a favorite that is down at the half. Then I examine the boxscore, and if the shooting percentages are out of whack, I'll bet the 2h line big. Some examples...
1.) Texas @ ISU last night. Texas isn't a great offensive team, but they were PUTRID in the 1h against ISU. The Clones were shooting quite a bit higher than their season average as well, so Texas -4.5 was the play for me. Texas won the 2h 61-50.
2.) Northwestern @ Maryland. NW was up 10 or 11 at half, shooting completely out of their a$$. Maryland had a bunch of TO's, so Maryland -8 was my play for the 2h. NW actually continued their good play in the 2h, but Maryland outscored NW by 11.
3.) SDSU @ Colorado State- same story as the previous games. CSU was LIGHTS OUT to start the game, hitting their first 6 3's and going 8-11 for the half. SDSU wasn't playing all that poorly, but they're too good a defensive team to allow CSU to shoot 70%+ from deep in the second half. SDSU ended up winning the second half in that one, too.
With two young kids, I'm not able to make as many 2h bets as I'd like since I'm busy with the progeny, but my success rate on 2h plays is really, really good. So good that I'm considering making them my only plays.
I admire the folks that can bet 1h lines and do well with it. CBB is so unpredictable, I would feel very uneasy trying to bet on how a team starts the game.
I admire the folks that can bet 1h lines and do well with it. CBB is so unpredictable, I would feel very uneasy trying to bet on how a team starts the game.
I look for an evenly-matched team that's down by double digits, or a favorite that is down at the half. Then I examine the boxscore, and if the shooting percentages are out of whack, I'll bet the 2h line big. Some examples...
1.) Texas @ ISU last night. Texas isn't a great offensive team, but they were PUTRID in the 1h against ISU. The Clones were shooting quite a bit higher than their season average as well, so Texas -4.5 was the play for me. Texas won the 2h 61-50.
2.) Northwestern @ Maryland. NW was up 10 or 11 at half, shooting completely out of their a$$. Maryland had a bunch of TO's, so Maryland -8 was my play for the 2h. NW actually continued their good play in the 2h, but Maryland outscored NW by 11.
3.) SDSU @ Colorado State- same story as the previous games. CSU was LIGHTS OUT to start the game, hitting their first 6 3's and going 8-11 for the half. SDSU wasn't playing all that poorly, but they're too good a defensive team to allow CSU to shoot 70%+ from deep in the second half. SDSU ended up winning the second half in that one, too.
With two young kids, I'm not able to make as many 2h bets as I'd like since I'm busy with the progeny, but my success rate on 2h plays is really, really good. So good that I'm considering making them my only plays.
I look for an evenly-matched team that's down by double digits, or a favorite that is down at the half. Then I examine the boxscore, and if the shooting percentages are out of whack, I'll bet the 2h line big. Some examples...
1.) Texas @ ISU last night. Texas isn't a great offensive team, but they were PUTRID in the 1h against ISU. The Clones were shooting quite a bit higher than their season average as well, so Texas -4.5 was the play for me. Texas won the 2h 61-50.
2.) Northwestern @ Maryland. NW was up 10 or 11 at half, shooting completely out of their a$$. Maryland had a bunch of TO's, so Maryland -8 was my play for the 2h. NW actually continued their good play in the 2h, but Maryland outscored NW by 11.
3.) SDSU @ Colorado State- same story as the previous games. CSU was LIGHTS OUT to start the game, hitting their first 6 3's and going 8-11 for the half. SDSU wasn't playing all that poorly, but they're too good a defensive team to allow CSU to shoot 70%+ from deep in the second half. SDSU ended up winning the second half in that one, too.
With two young kids, I'm not able to make as many 2h bets as I'd like since I'm busy with the progeny, but my success rate on 2h plays is really, really good. So good that I'm considering making them my only plays.
My sample size is definitely too small to say anything definitive, but I'm 11-3 on 2h plays. It hasn't been until the last 2 weeks or so that I've been making plays on the second half of games.
We'll see how it goes from here.
My sample size is definitely too small to say anything definitive, but I'm 11-3 on 2h plays. It hasn't been until the last 2 weeks or so that I've been making plays on the second half of games.
We'll see how it goes from here.
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