not place a bet greater than -200. too many times i do an alt line and cost myself money. also, embrace betting a line higher than the main line if i like the plus money offered.
Agree - in general this is a good idea.
Just because the juice is high doesn’t mean it’s a “bad” idea - but we fall into the trap of thinking of things as locks and guessing wrong gets costly quickly at those higher prices.
I’ve fallen into that trap a few times myself - generally playing soccer totals - thinking of -500 for a u4…no way that can lose. Sure enough I’ll watch a side jump out to a 2-0 lead and either piss it away to lose in extra time or the opposition just give up a couple of additional easy goals.
If you’re going to play moneylines - be careful and consider spreads instead. If you don’t feel comfortable with the spread - then you shouldn’t be comfortable with a moneyline.