how is that a hedge?
that's called a suicidal middle...
All I know right now is Marquette is getting spanked and need to recover my money
an example of hedging is... take a look at USC vs Michigan St game... let's say you bet on USC +4 before the game... and half time score was 37-40... then the book gave you Michigan St -1.5 for 2h... if you take MSU -1.5 for 2nd half, you basically hedged your way out of the original bet (minus the juice you have to eat) because there is no way you will lose USC +4 and Michigan St -1.5 at the same time...
but if you took Marquette +3, and take Mizzou 2h, then you might lose both bets if the final score lands on 4,5,6,7,8... which is more than possible...
when you bet on a small dog, you will rarely have a chance to hedge out... either you are taking them to win all the way or you shouldn't touch it at all.
actually if MSU wins by 4, then you would push USC, and lose MSU 2h... so that wasn't even a good example either... but you get the point...