Bit of news/chatter going around this week about books tightening up even more and honestly... yeah, no surprise there. Feels like every half-decent number gets clipped almost straight away now. NRL, AFL, player props, same story. You spot a price that's clearly a touch too big, go make a coffee, come back, and it's gone.
What annoys me is people still bang on about staking plans like that's the magic fix. Reckon that's backwards. If you're consistently taking the better number before the market catches up, that's where the edge is. Martingale this, flat staking that... doesn't mean much if you're just piling into bad prices. Sounds obvious, but heaps of punters still treat it like the system is the secret instead of the price itself.
Also feels like the books are way quicker at copying each other now. One move hits and the rest fall in line in about 30 seconds, if that. Either their feeds have gotten bloody sharp or they're just terrified of getting picked off by anyone half switched on. And yeah, if you do manage to beat them a few times, funny how the limits suddenly get a lot less friendly, hey.
Curious what everyone here reckons - are you still finding decent spots pre-game, or has it turned into more of a live betting thing now? Keen to hear if anyone's still getting on before the number gets smashed, because lately it feels like you need to be glued to the screen all arvo just to nick a tiny edge.