You’re cheap, admit it. You’ll dent a can of Dinty Moore just to get a couple of dimes knocked off the price, so why are you not shopping around when it comes to playing online sportsbooks? Here’s where Gambling911′s President Christopher Costigan can help:

PointSpread.com, which can be found at www.pointspread.com, lists betting odds comparisons from a number of sportsbooks including Bodog.com, BetCRIS.com and Nine.com. These sports betting odds refresh every 30 seconds for your convenience.

Gambling911.com looked at a few of the games slated for the first regular season NFL game of 2005. Here they found that the New Orleans/Carolina game featured a line anywhere from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 between three different sportsbooks. What’s a savvy sports bettor to do?

“If he likes New Orleans, he takes the +5 1/2 line. If he likes Carolina, the money gets placed at the book offering a -4 1/2 line. Why would you put money down on Carolina at -5 1/2 if you can get a -4 1/2 line, and likewise why would you take the Saints at +4 1/2 when you can get them somewhere else at +5 1/2?”

You’re bonkers if you’re wagering on week one this early, but if you’re going to do it, you might as well get the best spread you can find. Gambling911 suggests opening at least three sportsbook accounts. Add in our horse book, and our four poker accounts, and that’s a lot of Antiguans with our credit card numbers.

Sports Betting Odds: The Importance of Playing at More than One Sportsbook [E-Media Wire]