Backgammon Mistake 5

Backgammon Mistake 5

Cash game on Play65 35p/point

Rolled 62 as white and played 110/4 6/4 which lost me 0.112 equity 

Reasons behind my play
I'm usually content to make the 4 point early on in the game, this move also had the added benefit of lowering the number of blots I had from 2 to 1. With the opponent having already split his back checkers leaving 2 blots seemed like an unnecessarily risky play.

Correct play :  24/16*
Advantages:

• Hits an enemies checker and which loses him 16 pips.
• Puts an enemy on the bar which stops him building any decent strategic points next roll unless he gets any lucky doubles.
• If I'm not hit next roll then I'll be favorite to build my 5 or 7 point.  
• Getting hit at this stage isn't a big concern as the enemy hasn't started developing their home board 

Disadvantages:

• Leaves 4 blots, if Red gets a lucky few rolls he can potentially hit a lot.
• Gives up the chance to build a home board point