| A money line is the odds or payout amount expressed as a number on it’s own, or with a point spread. Just as –110 is laying 110 to win 100, so then at a –140 money line, the player would be laying 140 to win a 100. When the player has a positive money line such as +110 he then would know that he is laying 100 to win 110 or at a +140 money line, the player is laying 100 to win 140. The money line is also used in conjunction with a point spread such as with the Puck line in hockey where you see –1/2 a goal and –140. In this case the player is giving up ½ a goal and is laying 140 to win 100. This hybrid line can also be used in baseball with the run line or in shading odds such as in the over/under. When the player sees an over in baseball at 9 ½ - 130 he knows that going over will cost 130 to win 100 instead of the usual 110 to win 100.
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