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Should I fire in-play numbers?
Live is a different animal
Prematch sits still long enough to send both legs. Live numbers rot while you are still typing the stake.
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Live book flinched. Street is still tying its shoes.
The ticket is the leftover 2.20 — until that shop copies the homework. Sharp Action is a stopwatch, not a museum.
Before kickoff, books argue in slow motion. After the whistle, they argue in a fire. A 7% live arb is usually a shop that froze the market, not a gift.
Value live can be real — a red card, a goal, a book asleep. It can also be a screenshot of a number that is already gone. Check the clock and the score on the desk before you send it.
If you cannot get both arb legs down in the same breath, you do not have a lock. You have a naked bet.
takeawayPrematch A-grades are the cleanest. A fat live lock is often a stale or suspended line.