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Buy Points
Buying points allows you to improve the Point Spread or Totals odds
of a football or basketball contest by actually buying points for the
team you want to wager on.
- You can only buy points for Parlays, Straight Wagers
and If Bets.
Place your Bets | Betting
Rules
Place your Bets
- Log on to Sportsbook.
- Choose a sport.
- From the first drop-down menu, Select a
Bet Type, choose a wager type. You can only buy points for
Parlays, Straight Wagers, and If Bets.
- If you choose Straight Wagers, the second
drop-down menu automatically defaults to Straight
Wager.
- If you choose Parlays or If Bets, you must
choose an option from the second drop-down menu, Select
a Bet Type Option.
- Type the amount of your bet.
- From the Line and Total
columns (Point Spread and Over or Under score), choose the outcome
of the event you are predicting.
- From the Buy Points list, choose
the number of points you want to purchase.
- Click Place Bet. The Betting
Ticket area displays your bet.
- After buying a point and placing your wager, check
the Betting Ticket area to see the
new price on the event.
- To confirm your bet, type YES in
the Confirmation field and click Submit.
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You can only use the Buy Points option with the Point Spread line or Total
lines, it is not available for the Money Line.
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Buying points on or off the Key Points usually costs a higher price per
half point.
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The numbers 3 and 7 are usually the Key Points in football.
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There are no official Key Points in basketball or other events
but there are times where a Key Point may be set by the sportsbook
operator.
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Costs for point purchases may vary.
- Miami is favoured by 4.5 points at a price of
-110 to beat Buffalo. You buy 2.5 points, bringing the line down
to 2 points in favour of Miami. There is a price adjustment of 70
for a price of -180 and a new Point Spread of 2. (The Key Point
in this example is 3.0.)
- This price assumes that half point purchases adjust
the Money Line by 10 and buying points on or off the Key Point adjusts
the Money Line by 20. Point purchase prices may vary.
The following table shows the price adjustments made in the above example
to move the line 2.5 points:
| Miami Point Spread |
Buy Points Price Adjustment |
| -4.5 |
Posted Line -110 |
| -4.5 to -4.0 |
-120 |
| -4.0 to -3.5 |
-130 |
| -3.5 to -3.0 On Key Point |
-150 |
| -3.0 to -2.5 Off Key Point |
-170 |
| -2.5 to -2.0 |
-180 |
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