What is a hit and run in sports betting?

What is a hit and run in sports betting? Beating a local book and then never betting with it again — take the score, collect, and disappear as a customer. In plain terms: it's the opposite of being a regular. You catch the book for a real score, get paid in full, and never come back — so the book never gets its chance to win the money back. Nothing illegal about it — every bet was real and every dollar was collected fair — but it is frowned upon by locals, and word travels fast in those circles. “He hit the book for eight dimes on the playoffs and ran — never placed another bet.” Let's use this example. A book's whole business is the long run — keep you betting, let the vig grind, win it back over time. A hit and run breaks that plan. A player catches a hot playoff run, hits Slow-Pay Donnie's book for eight dimes — eight thousand — collects every dollar, and then simply never bets again. He didn't stiff anyone; he paid attention instead of paying vig. Donnie's edge only works on the next bet, and there is no next bet. That's why books hate a hit and run almost as much as a stiff — same empty seat, but this time the money left in the player's pocket. The exact opposite of a Joey Jacoby. Lines and prices can differ by sportsbook. Nothing here guarantees a result or tells you to bet. Lines move and books differ. Nothing here is a guarantee or a command to bet — it's how the number works.