Sports Betting

[Deleterious]

1 minute ago, Hongbit said:

Is the someone Mattress Mac? 

They didn't mention a name.  But it was in Kentucky so probably not.  

He laid it at -700 and they instantly bumped the line to -870.  Probably trying to get some buyback on the Panthers so they don't have to spread it around themselves.  

Everyone is talking about the free money.  But someone had $24K on the OSU ML last weekend to win $2K and well, that didn't work out.

I promise not to tell my USC-Texas story for the umpteenth time.  But, **** Vince Young.

[Deleterious]

This would have tied it with a made PAT putting them up 1.  They would turn it over on downs two plays later.

 

[Deleterious]

On one hand.  I have seen MAGA hats at WSOP final (TV) tables before.  Not sure why they are having a fit now.

On the other hand.  If you are an old school online player like me, you know Justin Bonomo as ZeeJustin.  ZeeJustin cheated and entered the same online tournaments with multiple accounts.  So screw this guy.

Hell of a tournament player though.  

 

[Deleterious]

Be careful who you tail.  This guy wants you to place a bet on Hubbard.  They guy people are tailing doesn't even know Hubbard is out for the season.

That guy also claims to have hit 67% of his bets this year and 75% last year.  Pretty dubious numbers.

 

[Deleterious]

Curious to see how this is going to work out.

I suppose he is counting on Detroit resting people?

 

[Deleterious]

Some say anyone betting a parlay is an idiot.  I say they should sit down at my poker table and discuss it with me.

America Has Fallen in Love With Long-Shot Sports Bets

[oblong]

I am not betting real money, just a $100 buy at the beginning in “fantasy” type betting league. You get $10K in funny money for college and pro football but the top 10 win real money. Mid season I jumped from 40th place to 7th now simply by doing parlays where I pick the winner, against the line, and the over/under.  I make no claims on being smart about it but with my 55% success rate overall it helped me move up. The math works out. 
 

[Deleterious]

55% is a winner at -110.

[Deleterious]

Best Tweet of the game.

 

[Deleterious]

WSOP Circuit event.  He flipped 3 tables before they got ahold of him.

I wanna see the HH.

 

[oblong]

that's what these old ladies tried to do to me at a church blackjack tent in 2012 because I split my 10's.  I can still hear their gravely smoke filled voice "You don't split two tens".  It's for a church.  I'm not betting my social security check. 

 

[Deleterious]

Blackjack players are the worst.

[Deleterious]

I don't know anything about college basketball.  But I have to imagine Duke is the favorite.

 

[chasfh]

On 3/25/2025 at 2:07 PM, Deleterious said:

I don't know anything about college basketball.  But I have to imagine Duke is the favorite.

 

This is why I don’t gamble: if I had somehow made this same bet and Duke ended up losing the championship game on a half-court buzzer beater, I might end up jumping head first off a bridge into the Chicago River.

[Motor City Sonics]

11 hours ago, chasfh said:

This is why I don’t gamble: if I had somehow made this same bet and Duke ended up losing the championship game on a half-court buzzer beater, I might end up jumping head first off a bridge into the Chicago River.

But if that were me and Duke was in the championship game - the casino would probably offer you a very nice sum of money to walk away,  like 80 grand.   I'd just take that and say Thank You.   And then take some of that money and bet on Duke to win and then you can make a little more.      Yes, you could say I could have won 168K  but you still won 80K.  

[Hongbit]

12 hours ago, chasfh said:

This is why I don’t gamble: if I had somehow made this same bet and Duke ended up losing the championship game on a half-court buzzer beater, I might end up jumping head first off a bridge into the Chicago River.

This is an easy hedge now by betting money on the other side to ensure that something good comes from the 5 bucks.