I lost almost every single thing I took today. Pure shit. I had a big bet on Denver trying to play catchup and got absolutely screwed on the hit by Lynch. Total bullshit call. Then, maybe it was a bad spot at midfield but how can that possibly be conclusive to overturn it?
Also, what the fuck was that at end of 1st half. I hate Shanahan. Always have. Think he's pretty dirty to begin with.
Lets see, we're at the 33 with 12 seconds left and no timeouts. Lets run a play and throw the ball. Ok, we don't get it. We don't want to kick a FG so lets run right up the middle and try to get the 33 yards. Man, either kick the FG or throw it in the end zone twice. Throw the ball you moron.
Vegas may have had a hand in that one. I don't know.

12/4/2005 7:27:51 PM

Quote :

"3 Team Teaser (10 pts) Pats Titans Chargers"

Are you serious? Why do you people keep betting AGAINST one of the greatest NFL teams of all time?!? A teaser doesn't matter here. If they're gonna get blown out, they're gonna get BLOWN OUT. The Titans had two WR's out with injuries, two more WR's hampered with injuries and they got the shit beat out of them by Indy earlier in the season. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy would you rather tease Tennessee to +27 than to tease Indy down to -7 against one of the worst teams in the NFL?

Hopefully, you'll remember this post and it will save you money in the future.

In other news, I destoryed my bookie today and hit the first three teams of a four-team parlay. I just need Seattle -4 on Monday night to win $300, on top of the $100 I already have riding on them.

12/5/2005 8:01:55 AM

Pushed on the SD/Raiders game last night. Thanks to the Raiders for only scoring 10 points, you lousy bastards.

I'm liking the Seattle -3.5 line tonite, even though they don't win east coast games I think they'll pull it out tonite.

12/5/2005 8:03:30 AM

i did well yesterday.

took cincy to win outright for a $250 payout
took gonz to cover last night in bball at wash for $75
took the giants to cover for $125
lost on the panthers game for $100
took vancouver to beat boston in hockey for $50
took SD to win and cover the 11.5 for $50

12/5/2005 10:57:58 AM

Lil G.....yeah, I KNOW, I KNOW.....

But, man, you just can't tell. First, the Titans gave up a 60 yard fumble return for a TD. Also, they get down to the 2 yard line late in the game. 1st and goal from the 2. They have no chance of winning game. Why not run the ball at least once. They threw 4 straight incompletions. If they get that, I win.

Hindsight is 20/20, but yeah, I should have just played the odds and played Indy.

I just always think back to about 4-5 years ago. I had just started out, been betting for maybe a few months, and a friend called me with a great play on a 10-pt teaser. It was 2 college games and one NFL. The 2 college games hit and so all I needed on Sunday was Denver to beat a pathetic Cincinnati team. Must have been around 2000 or 2001.
I had a lot on it too.

Well, Corey Dillon ends up running for like 350 yards and the Bengals win. Why didn't I just tease the Bengals to +20?

The other thing is that its just so hard to blow a team out in the NFL now. The clock almost NEVER stops. A guy gets pushed out of bounds and the ref rotates his arm to keep it going saying his forward progress was stopped before he went out. Its all bullshit so they can have more time for commercials. I'm just so afraid to take any OVER and feel like its safer to have a team with several points than to count on a team to win.

I'm getting where I hate the NFL. Losing money and its a horrible product overall. 20% football, 80% commercials, etc.

12/5/2005 12:07:56 PM

i just put $150 on the seahawks to cover -3.5 and the under. not real sure why i did that but i did....

12/5/2005 1:34:01 PM

put down 15 on seattle by 4 and the over of 41. my crazy basketball parlay of the day is

Richmond at Louisville
Louisville -19.5
1.91

Texas at Rice
Texas -19.0
1.91

Middle Tenn St at Utah St
Middle Tenn St +13.0
1.91

Maryland at Geo Washington
Maryland -3.0
1.91

Minnesota at Arizona St
Arizona St -6.0
1.91

Long Beach St at CS Sacramento
CS Sacramento -4.5
1.91

Combination of above 6 selections (all selections must be correct to win)
48.41

12/5/2005 1:50:21 PM

the clock doesnt stop in the NFL when a player goes out of bounds unless theres under 5 minutes....

12/5/2005 3:20:58 PM

Teased Seahawks +3 and over 33.5
Also took Maryland -3, but I have a bad feeling and expect to lose this one.

12/5/2005 4:15:14 PM

rally, yeah I know. They changed that rule maybe 10 years ago. And, seriously, the only reason they changed it was b/c the games were lasting way over 3 hours b/c of all the commercials. Over the years they have just added more commercials so the games have started taking longer. Its ridiculous.

One correction though. The clock does stop when a player goes out of bounds. It stops, then they mark the ball and restart it.

My point is that the refs are using some interpretation of forward progress the last few years. If a player gets pushed out of bounds, apparently they are saying that as soon as he is pushed, his progress stops, so keep running the clock. Don't stop it like he's out of bounds, and then restart it. Just keep it going.

If he's going forward, then I guess he's out of bounds. But if he's going sideways or backwards, then he's inbounds. Kind of sucks when a guy is TRYING to go out of bounds late in the game but gets TAGGED and they keep running clock.

I used to love the NFL, I'm getting where I hate it.

12/5/2005 4:43:01 PM

any sure things tonight? i couldnt find any.

i like seahawks moneyline, but i doubt ill put any on it. i teased the seahawks and the over

12/5/2005 5:36:47 PM

I've got the last leg of a 4-game ML parlay on Seahawks. Nice payout if it hits. I've also got Sea -3, I bought 1 point. Just trying to play it a little safer and get some money back. Yesterday was prob. the worst day I've ever had.

I'd say the best bet is to go against me. I was miserable yesterday and been pretty bad on Monday nights. Ruined what was a great Sat. on college football and boxing, which included Taylor and some guy named Israel.

12/5/2005 7:24:37 PM

Ahahaha, I love it when Mike McMahon throws TD's...to my team.

Lock it up, kids.

12/5/2005 10:00:24 PM

fucking twerps, that's twice in the last 3 days I placed a bet I KNEW was a losing one.

12/6/2005 7:46:10 AM

I had a MONSTER comeback last night. Huge payout on Seahawks. While the game was on, I played a poker tourney with 100 people. Every time I looked up, Seabird D was scoring. I played tourney tight as hell til late, and finished 2nd. Got lucky on a couple hands late. 195 off a $10 entry. Hit 2 NBA games. Twolves and Mavs. Had those 2 with Heat on 3-team parlay that almost hit. That parlay was all I lost last night.
I took a lot out of my account today. Going to play smaller for rest of season.
Went crazy Sunday chasing losses and lost about 400 but made it up and then some last night. Don't need to be doing that, not worth it.
Was a fun ride though.

12/6/2005 10:25:20 AM

so what's everybody got on ncaa b-ball tonight?

12/6/2005 10:28:07 AM

Wow, Iowa is PLUS ONE at Northern Iowa tonight.

If it's a trap, then I just jumped into it head-first.

12/6/2005 11:20:09 AM

there's got to be a reason that the line is still like it is with the vast majority of the public on iowa.

I'm going with N. Iowa.

12/6/2005 11:26:32 AM

fuck, bodog doesnt have any college bball lines up yet

12/6/2005 11:32:26 AM

Big trend on N.Iowa game. Home unranked team is favored against a ranked team. I'm on N. Iowa with a medium play. I think I got real lucky with this trend in UNC/Illinois and not going against it tonight.

12/6/2005 12:34:22 PM

Iowa has lost 2 straight at N. Iowa.

N. Iowa -1, I'll take it.

12/6/2005 12:37:07 PM

don't be too sure:
http://www.statfox.com/cbb/sugmr/game~Game~737738~r~at.htm

12/6/2005 1:47:00 PM

That is a goofy line for the Iowa game but I'm going Iowa +1

12/6/2005 2:18:21 PM

Quote :

"Iowa has lost 2 straight at N. Iowa. "

Iowa has also won 2 of the last 3 games played in the series and 30 of all 35 games played. It's not like Northern Iowa has their number.

If this year's Iowa team is getting points against an unranked team, I'm taking Iowa every time.

12/6/2005 3:52:44 PM

any thoughts on florida -5.5 and Mich St +2?

12/6/2005 4:28:57 PM

Fuck Michigan State.

12/6/2005 4:37:22 PM

I took Florida....and Ohio U. over Marist.

12/6/2005 6:22:48 PM

N. Iowa...

I've got 35 on them. Medium play. I don't know much about them. But I see a heavy trend, and I smell a huge trap. Thats why I took them.
In the world of gambling, I've found that if something looks too good to be true, it usually is.

Looking forward to seeing how this one plays out.

12/6/2005 7:34:07 PM

Also took,

Montana -5
Evansville +14

Parlay...
E'ville +14
N.Iowa -1
NAriz -5
Montana ML
Wichita St ML

Teaser (7-pt)
Hawks +20
Griz -2
Wiz -1

12/6/2005 7:44:24 PM

FYI the Iowa/N Iowa line moved to +2 Iowa -2 N. Iowa. It is a crazy line and you're probably right varsityblues but I'm still going on Iowa +1 that I made earlier.

12/6/2005 7:50:37 PM

thanks fellas for the heads up on that N. Iowa/Iowa matchup

12/6/2005 7:58:17 PM

Yeah, def, not something I'm unloading on. I just think NIowa is the right side. Should be starting in a few minutes.

12/6/2005 8:01:12 PM

All we can do is share info and then make our best decision. Iowa could blow them out. Who knows. I'm hoping its a trap and someone knows something more than we do. Good luck, at least on your other games LOL.

12/6/2005 8:02:25 PM

Iowa hit 2 free throws to tie it with 41 sec's left. N Iowa missed 2 3's and now its going to OT.

12/6/2005 9:59:42 PM

YES! N Iowa wins by 4 in OT. I followed the last few mins of reg. and OT online. Seems like it was a hell of a game. A lot of 3's while I was keeping up with it.
We could research all we wanted on that one. Line was almost a pick and not only did it go into OT but it was anyone's game with a minute left in OT. Just glad to get it.

12/6/2005 10:19:23 PM

I give you guys credit that picked N. Iowa, I just didn't see it but then again I didn't put much on it.

12/7/2005 7:40:28 AM

thanks a lot INDIANA!!! way to lose a fucking game....that game tore to shreds my 6-game parlay that would have had me living pretty comfortable for the next couple of weeks.

12/7/2005 9:18:57 AM

glad I pulled almost all my winnings out or else I wouldve taken Iowa. Hit my parlay of Florida and Mich St. with the spread so I have a nice little base to start over with

12/7/2005 10:12:54 AM

Made a lot of plays tonight, took a lot of underdogs. ND, UWGB, Mizzou, some others.

Goddamn, I can't wait until NASCAR season gets here....money in the bank, baby.

12/7/2005 11:04:47 AM

Thanks apex. It was no sure thing by any means, as the game proved. All I can say is that I've learned that when a line looks too good to be true, just use a little caution and do some research.
Also, I don't think Iowa was a bad play at all. I think putting a lot on either side would have been a bad play. Haven't looked at anything today yet.

12/7/2005 11:43:33 AM

i like the indy to cover the 7.5 and NE to cover the 3.5 parlay this weekend in the nfl.

12/7/2005 12:56:10 PM

i don't even know where to begin

with sports betting, i make back all the money i lose in poker (which i still suck at), and then some

i have been on a hell of a roll recently

and i'm an even better stock picker

12/7/2005 1:31:31 PM

Play tight most of the time, but also switch gears. Theres plenty of info on TXholdem online and you could prob. get a book pretty cheap.
I read 2 books and looked online, and have played a lot online the last couple years. I played a tourney mon, night and got 2nd out of 100 people. Feel like I got top 10 with good play. Final 8 I was last in chips but got lucky on a river, and then got some good cards. Should have won the thing there at the end, but couldn't get any cards.
I like tourneys a lot better than regular games.
I'm not great by any means, but decent.

Position is everything. If you have A J and bet early, or even just call, then someone raises huge, you prob have to fold, and you've just lost chips. But if your late, you can see what everyone else does, and possibly steal blinds or semi-bluff it if you need to. Also, reading the board. If the board has a pair, someone might have a full house. If 3 suited cards, a flush, etc.

I like to play fairly tight and always show my cards. Let people know I only bet with good cards. Then, I'll bluff hard one hand and if I win, I'll show. Then, when I bet hard next time, they just don't know.

Best thing is to just learn when to bet, how much to raise, stuff like that. Know some of the odds, such as a pocket pair vs. AK. I think its about 55% for the pair. Just learn basics and play a lot.

I love playing online, but I think most programs tend to let those str8s and flushes hit on river.

12/7/2005 2:45:14 PM

7 point teaser

UNC
Duke
Maryland

12/7/2005 4:56:30 PM

I think Duke wins by 40 tonight. I've got them 1st half and game.

12/7/2005 5:32:09 PM

2 team teaser

dook -17.5
unc-ch -9.5

12/7/2005 6:15:14 PM

took dook 1st half. looks like they usually get out to a good start not counting drexel and VT, but I am sure K will have them pumped up tonight

12/7/2005 6:27:37 PM

Man, I hate Duke. WTF are they doing on offense. Then I had the 1st H cover, and they give them a wide open 3.

12/7/2005 8:00:44 PM

word, i feel your pain

im liking unc tonight to cover though
any others that would be good to parlay that with?

12/7/2005 8:12:56 PM

yeah, i think im liking unc...unfortunately

12/7/2005 8:44:28 PM