NBA Betting Middling Opportunity Pays Off Big

The bet:  Orlando was a -1 favorite vs. the Phoenix Suns.  They were also a +1 ½ underdog at another online sportsbook.  Bet both sides at the two different books and you would have won both bets Friday night with Phoenix winning by a single point. Middling opportunities are huge when they work - which is not very often unfortunately.  But savvy sports bettors realize that playing middling opportunities routinely will pay off over the long run.  You just need discipline and some patience.  The reason for the big profit potential:  Betting both sides means you'll only be liable for a little bit of the vig on favorites (for example, a $110 bet is required to win $100). Say you were to have wagered $1000 on the Magic covering the +1 ½ spread at Bookmaker.com and you bet Phoenix as a +1 underdog at one of the online sportsbooks offering that line - the payout would have been $2000.  The risk would have been a mere $100 even though you were essentially betting $2000.  Gambling911.com is watching a few middling opportunities on Saturday night's games.  New Jersey vs. Chicago had the Bulls as a -3 ½ favorite at World Sports Exchange and the Nets as +4 ½ underdogs at Bookmaker.com.  Should Chicago win by 4 points, both bets are winners too. New York vs. Sacramento had a line ranging from Kings -1 to -3 across the board.  A Sacramento win by 2 would pay off nicely. Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com