Baseball: 20 cent lines vs dime lines

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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:

 

MLB progressive line

-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