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It is wrong to equate "soft" lines with "different" lines. If a sports book takes heavy action on a particular game, then they should move their line to attract action on the other side. Nowadays, many books are afraid to move a line unless they see everyone on the Don Best screen is also moving it. The offshore biz, in my opinion, depends too much on ever-escalating bonuses, rather than on real bookmaking, to entice customers.
Years ago in Vegas, I used to commonly see 2-point and higher diferences in NFL games. For example, on a Sunday morning, the Castaways might have had a 10.0 on a game, while across the street, the Sands would have offered a 12.5 on it. In reality, neither line was "soft." Each line simply reflected the respective action that each book had taken on the game.
I wonder, how many offshore books today offer betting lines that reflect the Don Best screen rather than the action they've taken? And I also wonder, how much money do books cost themselves by cloning the Don Best screen instead of moving their lines independently, according to action?
Years ago in Vegas, I used to commonly see 2-point and higher diferences in NFL games. For example, on a Sunday morning, the Castaways might have had a 10.0 on a game, while across the street, the Sands would have offered a 12.5 on it. In reality, neither line was "soft." Each line simply reflected the respective action that each book had taken on the game.
I wonder, how many offshore books today offer betting lines that reflect the Don Best screen rather than the action they've taken? And I also wonder, how much money do books cost themselves by cloning the Don Best screen instead of moving their lines independently, according to action?
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