Best price vs place terms

Collie D

Something I've pondered over in the past usually when the Open is on in golf due to so many specials. Do you always go for best price or will you drop a couple of points for an extra place? Just checking out World Cup prices and for example Spain are 17/5 with Bwin but each way betting not available. However, Sportingbet go 21/10 for Spain to make final so two bets with the different companies still beats the 4/1 e/w half the odds a place that is 2nd best price.

The above example is easily solved. But here's one for the golf enthusiasts. These prices and place terms in the below example are made up off top of my head btw but could be pretty accurate.

Say for example I fancy Harrington who is 40/1 with Hills who are paying five places, do I back with them or take PP's 33/1 with seven places?

Or a more topical example with real odds. Stan James go 10/1 for Holland but 11/1 is widely available as best price. However, Stan James refund losing bets (in the form of another bet) if Spain win. In this case I think it's worth taking the shortter price of one point for the safety net. Opinions? Am I being a mug for not taking the elevens? I don't fancy Holland at all by the way, the price just jumped out at me

Verance

For the golf, I'd say always go with best price as there are usually a good few who dead heat for the last place so it's almost worthless. The world cup is much trickier. Spain have about a 20% chance of winning so you could be getting your money back 1 in every 5 bets but you'll be taking 9% shorter odds. And even if Holland are knocked out you'll probably still have Spain to shout for. I'd go with Stan James but it's up to you really, depends on how likely you think Spain will win and so on...