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Line Shopping

The single best thing you can do

Line shopping — checking multiple sportsbooks before placing a bet — is the simplest, most reliable way to improve your results. No model required. No picks. Just getting a better price on the exact same bet.

The math is stark

On a -110 spread bet at 50/50 odds, your break-even win rate is 52.4%. At -105, it drops to 51.2%. That 1.2% gap compounds enormously over hundreds of bets.

100 bets at -110 (52.4% BR)$0 expected long-run
Same bets at -105 (51.2% BR)+$247 at 52.4% win rate
1 point better spread+~$250 over 100 bets

Real data from NFL 2024-25

BetIQ analyzed 263 NFL games with valid cross-book comparisons. In 62% of cases, at least one book offered a better price than DraftKings alone. Average improvement: +$1.39 per $100 bet. Over a full season at $100/bet, that's $366 extra — just from checking prices.

How BetIQ helps

The Odds & Games page shows live lines across DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, and BetRivers simultaneously, with the best price highlighted in green on every game. Takes 5 seconds to find the best line before you bet.

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