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Tight Line

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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.

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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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