Why don't more people bet straight up?

Question

From what I see in the forum subsections, it seems people are always posting spread lines or o/u.

Straight-up just seems more predictable, safer, and less stressful. Obviously the money isn't as great, but if you make careful picks in the more predictable sports, then I don't see losses coming too often.

PayMePls · Answer

From what I see in the forum subsections, it seems people are always posting spread lines or o/u.

Straight-up just seems more predictable, safer, and less stressful. Obviously the money isn't as great, but if you make careful picks in the more predictable sports, then I don't see losses coming too often.

Bart_ · Answer

are you referring to high juice favorites?

PayMePls · Answer

Not too familiar with the terms. What qualifies as high juice favs?

Dutch1976 · Answer

Sometimes you have to lay $1000 (or more) to win $100...So one loss wipes out 10 wins.

Even when you pick lower juice favorites like -300, laying $300 to win $100, -300 is a team that is a 6 point favorite...And even tho' the team you're picking just has to win and not cover the 6 points, 6 point favorites lose straight up all the time.

PayMePls · Answer

I guess spread and o/u are more popular for NFL and other sports.MLB and NBA is much more predictable imo and ML bets is where your money should go.

Why don't more people bet straight up?

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