MLB: Oakland at Cleveland (July 4, 1:05 PM)

• ts1227

  

  Quick turnaround, hopefully someone bets
  
  OAK: Vin Mazzaro (3-2, 4.25 ERA)
  CLE: Fausto Carmona (7-6, 3.68 ERA)
  
  1:05 start
• tk421

  

  what's the point in betting with 1/1 odds? Don't you get the exact same amount back that you bet?
• ts1227

  

  No. You get what you bet back, plus that much again.
  (if you bet 10, you get your 10 back, plus another 10)
  
  It's a fairly even match, so I set it to same odds... and if we set both teams to odds over 1, you could bet the same on both teams and still make money.
  If you pick the correct team, you double your money. If you bet on both teams equally, you would break even.
• tk421

  

  oh, ok.
• Glory Days

  

  ah ok, i was confused by that too.
• ts1227

  

  Yeah.. any bet you win guarantees your money back.
  
  The odds presented are what you win on top of that.
• ts1227

  

  ttt for the 4th
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ts1227;410326 wrote:No. You get what you bet back, plus that much again.
  (if you bet 10, you get your 10 back, plus another 10)
  
  It's a fairly even match, so I set it to same odds... and if we set both teams to odds over 1, you could bet the same on both teams and still make money.
  If you pick the correct team, you double your money. If you bet on both teams equally, you would break even.

  
  That would be 2/1 odds, wouldn't it?
• ts1227

  

  3-1 Oakland
  
  Cleveland with 8 hits, Okaland with 7. Had them fairly early, bullpens both gave up next to nothing
  No HBP
  Cust had a single and double, but no HR
  Hafner only had a single
  Errorless
  Joe West did have to talk to the OAK manager regarding a catcher interference call, but no argument or ejection.