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Tight Line
sports bettingA tight line is a point spread or odds that is very close to the expected outcome, offering little value to the bettor. This usually happens when the sportsbook has a high degree of confidence in their prediction, or when there is a lot of balanced action on both sides of the bet.
Key Takeaways
- 1A tight line is a point spread or odds that is very close to the expected outcome, offering little v
Tight Line
A tight line is a point spread or odds that is very close to the expected outcome, offering little value to the bettor. This usually happens when the sportsbook has a high degree of confidence in their prediction, or when there is a lot of balanced action on both sides of the bet.
Example
The point spread for the championship game was a tight line of -1.5, indicating that the two teams were very evenly matched.
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