The terms "20 cent line" and "10 cent line" or "dime line" refer to the amount of vig or juice charged by the bookmaker.
A “20-cent line” refers to any bet in which the difference in the odds to $1.00 on both sides of the bet is 20 cents. For example, if the moneyline on the favorite in a baseball game is (-180), the line on the underdog will be +160. The difference between the -180 you must lay with the favorite and the +160 you get with the underdog is 20 cents and is called a '20 cent line'.
A 10 cent or 'dime line' is sometimes offered on baseball. The dime line charges only half the juice of standard football/basketball bets. A -130 favorite would make the underdog +110 on a 20-cent line, but with the dime line the underdog would be +120.
Being able to get a dime line and bet at half the cost is one of the biggest advantages in betting baseball. When betting baseball on the dime line, all you need to do is to win straight up, and you can bet at half the vig or juice.
Our dime line holds good up to -144. With prices higher than this, the differential between underdog and favorite increases, as shown in the table below:
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-105 |
-105 |
-138 |
128 |
-181 |
161 |
-106 |
-104 |
-139 |
129 |
-182 |
162 |
-107 |
-103 |
-140 |
130 |
-183 |
163 |
-108 |
-102 |
-141 |
131 |
-184 |
164 |
-109 |
-101 |
-142 |
132 |
-190 |
165 |
-110 |
even |
-143 |
133 |
-195 |
168 |
-111 |
101 |
-144 |
134 |
-200 |
170 |
-112 |
102 |
-150 |
135 |
-205 |
175 |
-113 |
103 |
-151 |
136 |
-210 |
180 |
-114 |
104 |
-152 |
137 |
-220 |
185 |
-115 |
105 |
-153 |
138 |
-230 |
190 |
-116 |
106 |
-154 |
139 |
-240 |
200 |
-117 |
107 |
-155 |
140 |
-250 |
205 |
-118 |
108 |
-156 |
141 |
-260 |
210 |
-119 |
109 |
-157 |
142 |
-270 |
215 |
-120 |
110 |
-158 |
143 |
-280 |
220 |
-121 |
111 |
-159 |
144 |
-290 |
225 |
-122 |
112 |
-160 |
145 |
-300 |
230 |
-123 |
113 |
-161 |
146 |
-310 |
240 |
-124 |
114 |
-162 |
147 |
-320 |
245 |
-125 |
115 |
-163 |
148 |
-340 |
260 |
-126 |
116 |
-164 |
149 |
-350 |
265 |
-127 |
117 |
-165 |
150 |
-360 |
270 |
-128 |
118 |
-166 |
151 |
-370 |
275 |
-129 |
119 |
-167 |
152 |
-380 |
280 |
-130 |
120 |
-168 |
153 |
-390 |
290 |
-131 |
121 |
-169 |
154 |
-400 |
300 |
-132 |
122 |
-170 |
155 |
-420 |
310 |
-133 |
123 |
-171 |
156 |
-440 |
320 |
-134 |
124 |
-172 |
157 |
-460 |
330 |
-135 |
125 |
-173 |
158 |
-480 |
340 |
-136 |
126 |
-174 |
159 |
-500 |
350 |
-137 |
127 |
-180 |
160 |
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