7,7 vs 8

[DSchles]

You split 7s against 8 in DD as basic strategy. I'm wondering the index play.

First things first. You split as BS only if DAS. If NDAS, you don't split. So, if DAS, the Halves index is +2. Do you not have Wong's Professional Blackjack? I think it's pretty unusual to be a Halves player but to not have his book with all the indices.

I want to get this right bc it's the most common hand to get.

Now that's a truly bizarre statement! You get 7,7 vs. 8 in DD, on average, once every 2,439 hands, or, roughly, once every 24 hours! How could you possibly characterize such a play as "the most common hand to get"? What are you thinking??

Don