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[Matty]

Sometimes the fav's are the right side

regardless of the price.

 

[MrX]

Mr.X I appreciate the dialog here. I have always been hesitant to debate or express such ideologies in the Think Tank.

Yeah, the Think Tank kinda sucks. It's useful, cause some knowledgeable people hang out there, but the discussions there are seriously flawed.

 

[rito]

I like this board, always good discussions.

Wally, I'd bet only large money line favorites if I could find sufficient numbers of good bets at those prices. As Mr. X said, it's preferable for the growth of your bankroll. It does, however, depend entirely on the price. The only way the price wouldn't matter would be if a team had 100% chance of winning, then you could bet your whole roll at whatever price was available.

Your typical rec player will probably bet large favorites when they start, but once they lose a -400 (that appeared to be a "lock") or so they will assume that all ml favorites are bad bets, it's just selective memory.

I believe MLB has historically had more value on underdogs, though I doubt that trend still exists today. Some other sports, basketball, tennis, soccer, nfl, area actually skewed the other way and often have value on large ml favorites (or at least the odds are shaded that way).


What happened today was just a screw up. I wanted to put a large free play I got from DSI on HOU and hedge the other side elsewhere. I was more concerned about the limit on the hedge bet, so I did it first, not even thinking about the free play and for some reason I can't bet more than 40% of what I needed at DSI. Gonna have to call and get that fixed. Calling the cris group is a horrible experience always, but whatever.

 

[rito]

So, sweet DSI won't let me bet again because you can't make more than one free play on the same game or something completely fucking retarded like that. And apparently I need line manager approval to bet more than $1,000. I don't think I've ever even had a payout there.

 

[fiveteamer]

What I usually do is deposit some money and then bet all of that money on a game or a parlay.

I call it the fiveteamer-Criterion

 

[senco78]

gamelive has more pros per captia than any other forum
I think I learned something from this

 

[Matty]

What I usually do is deposit some money and then bet all of that money on a game or a parlay.

I call it the fiveteamer-Criterion

You're a different animal fiver. You have such a good memory that you know you're basically breaking even lifetime, with no need for supporting documentation.

Must be all that fluoride they put in Canadian water.

 

[Acid Joe]

My model showed philly as a bet...... I ended up going with my gut which said that was a horrible position....I put it on the tigers. At least the other 2 units.... I kept one on philly.

 

[Acid Joe]

Yeah, the Think Tank kinda sucks. It's useful, cause some knowledgeable people hang out there, but the discussions there are seriously flawed.

Check out the king is going to spend 6 months there for a perfect example.

 

[Bread]

Wow.

 

[Bread]

Houston just put in a guy who has given up 2 HR's this year in 2 IP. Facing Philly's big guns.

I think you'll be OK.

Go Willie Bee.

Oh and his name is Abad. That's not Agood.

 

[rito]

I played Houston, I make the same regardless who wins.

 

[Bread]

LOL! You little stinker.

 

[fiveteamer]

LOL Willie Bee that fukker what is he up to

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

I'm on the Phils at -255 pretty sizeably...

 

[Bread]

Houston has zero batters that make you think, gee, these guys might score a run this inning

 

[Badnina]

14 innings later and no winner yet...

 

[Bread]

LOL. Pitchers pinch hitting. Roy Oswalt in leftfield.

One of those games.