By that logic, if all the balls are open from the 1 to the 9 after the break, should I bunt the 1 ball safe? Or try to get out?
I'm saying my current speed, anytime there are 4 balls on the table I'm roughly 50% to get out. So if there are 6, should I automatically play safe and not attempt the out? Should I only go for the out when there are 2 balls left, and bunt balls safe until that point?
That's the logic a C player (me) would use in this case. If I'm successful with the safe, I STILL have to eventually run the 6, 7, 8, 9 balls. So I'm STILL a roughly 50% favorite to get out with 4 balls on the table.
If I play the bank, the odds are the same (on the ENTIRE out).
Now, if Im gambling with a better player, he will win the safety battle most likely. So my best chance to win the entire game is the bank.
Anyway I look at it, as a C+ player, I'm going for the bank.
At a high level of play, lets say A vs A player, I like the bank even more.
My two cents