If possible, please try to put all your bets in one post rather than posting a couple of bets and then a few minutes later posting another one or two. It just makes it easier on me when entering them into my spreadsheet. I'm only talking about bets that are posted a few minutes apart. All others are ok.
Thanks!
The betting windows are open for Week 10 wagering! We have a game Thursday night, so I'll post the lines for that one now. The rest I will post later.
The following people have not bet in last two weeks and must place a bet this week or they are disqualified.
ArrowheadHawk
carlos3652
Slammer
As a reminder, here is a brief rundown of the rules:
You are given $10,000 to start out and can bet up to $5,000 on any one bet. There is a $500 minimum bet unless you have less than that in which case you would be all in.
Payouts are at 90% unless otherwise stated. –170 would mean you have to bet $170 to win $100. +250 would mean you would get a $250 payout on every $100 bet.
You must bet at least once every 3 weeks or you are eliminated. If you cannot commit to participating at least this much please let us know now so somebody else can take your place.
You must place a wager in the first two weeks of the season, or your spot in the competition will be given to someone on the waiting list. This is ONLY for the beginning of the season. After the first three weeks, inactive spots will not be filled from the waiting list!
Contingency bets are allowed. If you are using contingency bets, please indicate the order of your bets.
There are no parlays.
All bets must be placed before the scheduled opening kickoff of the game.
I will not allow bets to be changed or cancelled once posted. Be sure that you have the correct bet made before hitting the submit button. After that, your only option is to post an offsetting bet which will cost at a minimum, 10% to the house.
Anyone caught editing a bet after posting it will be immediately disqualified!
NEW PLAYERS!! The complete rules list is in this thread. Please read them, or I will make fun of you for asking questions about the rules found in the link.
Thu 9/6 New Orleans Saints +6 +223 OVER 52.5
(Date, VISITING TEAM: Point Spread, Money Line, Over/Under)
7:30 PM Indianapolis Colts -6 -243 UNDER 52.5
(Time, HOME TEAM: Point Spread, Money Line, Over/Under)
How to bet the Money Line
Sample line
SAINTS +223
COLTS -243
First off, a money bet is a straight up win/lose bet. No points involved, so of course there are odds payoffs.
If you want to bet on the Saints, you will win $223 for every $100 that you bet. Conversely, for the Colts, you will win $100 for every $243 that you bet.
In other words, the team with the - money line is the favorite (therefore lower payout) and the team with the + is the under dog.
Take the Titans vs. Houston game coming up? Titans have the biggest lead disparity in their division...and the last to drop a game they have no business dropping.
Titans should destroy them...right? Conventional thinking says so...so $$ will be dumped on them depending on the spread.
Watch the point spread...and where the money is. Rivalry conference game...might make things interesting for Colts fans.
Dont be surprised if they somehow get a rash of Covid casualties in the next week or two.
NFL Inc is not very happy with them...10.5+ points and the Texans...that's easy pickings for the refs to shave points. Call a hold..kill a drive...jackpot.
From a NFL parity/Casino stand point...they would win on both fronts.
I'm saying this not even looking that the injury report...not that they matter too much. Its from the vantage "who benefits"
Colts +6.5 vs. the Bills is interesting too...
For the sake of ****ing around put 5k on Houston and 5k on Indy...
I'll probably lose both because I'm going against my ethics of publicly betting even if fictitious...to teach me a lesson.
Originally Posted by tyecopeland:
9 for 9 on announcing your picks after the fact...
Already giving yourself a cop out on your bets for next week...
Ok I believe you.
It really doesn't matter what you believe...I straight up called the Cardinals and Ravens on this forum. I didn't give the rest because I didnt want people to use me as an excuse....and why I put a caveat in my post.
I should have just not responded...so maybe just bet on Nashville and Buffalo and profit off my own karma.
I have no reason to lie...I dont really want the NFL to be corrupted....but its always been corrupted from its inception.
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
It really doesn't matter what you believe...I straight up called the Cardinals and Ravens on this forum. I didn't give the rest because I didnt want people to use me as an excuse....and why I put a caveat in my post.
I should have just not responded...so maybe just bet on Nashville and Buffalo and profit off my own karma.
I have no reason to lie...I dont really want the NFL to be corrupted....but its always been corrupted from its inception.
Not to bust your bubble or anything, but you do realize that this theory of yours isn't a unique take. Vegas always wins. And when a betting line looks weird take notice.
Look I went all in on the Dolphins money line. Ravens were the hot team, but the line was weird. Same with San Fran, they have been awful all year, and while the game was at home, they were what -3.5 points. Odd. Its Vegas getting the commoner to beet big on Rams.
And yeah, I bet on the Saints this week too. Why? The line was odd based on everything the Titans have done and the Saints shit show at QB. Its not rocket science. If you bet on a bunch of games and actually watch them you realize that it rarely matters how a game starts, in the end most games tighten up and the spread is determined by a key play late in the game.
With the popularity of gambling, maybe you should give your top picks of the week in a post. I'm sure it would be popular, or more popular than you coming over here and telling everyone they suck. This is just for fun. Bragging rights. But it's not real. How I approach a week betting my real money is often a little different than here.
