Basesball pitchers....list or action question??

[maverick2112]

Me and a friend got screwed last night in the SF-Colorado game because we bet on SF but listed the starting pitchers as I always do...........Well Kennedy for Colorado got scratched for some reason and SF went on to win but our wager was cancelled since I listed the starters.
Am I right but saying you should always list your pitchers or is he right saying it doe'snt matter and you should just "action" all of your bets?

 

[KsYaS]

I think is better to take the pitchers, but I usually take action when my play is a big dog, so if the great pitcher of the other team is scratched I have more oportunity with a great price; but, the smart move is to take the pitchers, why??? because that's the 70-80% of your handicapping, based in the pitcher so if their are not playing then the play is not what you want!!!

Just my thought!




Javier

 

[Blackman]

In my opinion the starting pitchers are about 80% of the capping I do for a game. I wouldn't ever play the action if picking a side, and probably wouldn't if I had a total either. I think you run the risk of losing a lot of value if the pitching change does not go your way. This is an extreme example, but what if you booked "action" on the Giants -170 tonight, and two hours before gametime find out that Randy Johnson is now pitching for the DBacks. There would a major swing in the line, and your -170 probably looks very shitty compared to the +125 or so that would be on the board now.

Overall I just feel that if you cap a game with two certain pitchers, and one of them does not go, 70%-80% of the capping you did can now be thrown out the window. Even if the line remains the same, you've gone from a play that you obviously felt good about to one that is a coin flip.