In my opinion, and it is just my opinion, but I believe that playing the underdog on the runline is one of the worst bets in all sports. Obviously there are some who will disagree with me, but if you asked an opinion of 100 handicappers on any issue related to sport betting, you may get 100 different opinions.

My thoughts are, that if you play the dog on the runline getting +1.5 runs, 90% of the time you have to lay money to get the runs and most of the time they are on the road..For the amount of time the runline will come into play as the deciding factor in winning your runline bet…(about 10%), it just mathematically don’t add up to a winning situation…

Here you are laying juice to back what is obviously the worst of the two teams, otherwise they wouldn’t be a dog. “In my opinion” it just doesn’t make any sense to me to lay the juice backing a team that is not expected to win. The one exception to taking the +1.5 is when you have the benefit of “getting” money to the line. Having a team getting 1.5 runs and not having to lay the juice can’t be all bad, however, when this situation occurs, the favorite is usually and overwhelming favorite of 2.00 and up and your odds of winning are even less.

If I like and underdog enough to consider playing them on the runline, then I would rather take my chances and play them straight and get the benefit of getting “plus money” on my bet.