# Betting line for boxing

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 1, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-line-for-boxing/267118 "2004-10-01T23:07:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jplacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@Jplacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jplacer)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-line-for-boxing/267118/1 "2004-10-01T23:07:27Z")

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The betting line for the Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Mayorga is   
R. Mayorga +200  
F. Trinidad -250

What does that mean?

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betting-line-for-boxing/267118/2 "2004-10-02T00:38:34Z")

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If you bet $250 on Trinidad and he wins, you get $100 in winnings.

If you bet $100 on Mayorga and he wins, you get $200 in winnings.

Note that the two numbers are not reciprocals. The house always wins.