We've all been waiting for it, and here it is. Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season is upon us! We have a game Thursday night, so I'll post the odds for that one now. The rest I will post in a couple of days.
NOTE: There are still 4 open spots in this year's contest. Let me know here if you want in. I will take new entries up to and including week 3.
As a reminder, here is a brief rundown of the rules:
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.
The O/U for Chargers/WFT was 44.5
The spread for Lions/49ers was +9/-9
I can't accept those bets. Here's a tip. You don't have to put the actual number when betting the O/U. But if you do put a number and it's wrong, then I'm not taking that bet. It's always been that way. Sorry.
Originally Posted by dtforever:
Vikings (-3) $5000
Seahawks (-3) $5000 Chiefs (-5.5) $4500
You only have $10,000 to start, so not enough funds left for the Chiefs bet. If you intended the Chiefs bet to be contingent on winning one or both of the early games, then you need to indicate so when posting your bets.
Originally Posted by ROYC75:
Damn it, Bills, Packers, Lions & WFT screwed me up !
I Think I need the Ravens & Raiders to hit to break even ?
Ravens - Over 50.0 @ $ 500.00
Raiders +4 @ $ 500.00
Ok, a couple of things. First, the rules explicitly state that editing posts is not allowed. I don't care if you were making a bet or not. This rule has been in place a long time because there were allegations of changing bets after the fact a few years ago. I'll let it pas this time, but please do not do it again.
Secondly, I don't believe you actually intended to make the same Ravens/Raiders bets again, but you essentially did by posting it the way you did. Careful with that.
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
Ok, a couple of things. First, the rules explicitly state that editing posts is not allowed. I don't care if you were making a bet or not. This rule has been in place a long time because there were allegations of changing bets after the fact a few years ago. I'll let it pas this time, but please do not do it again.
Secondly, I don't believe you actually intended to make the same Ravens/Raiders bets again, but you essentially did by posting it the way you did. Careful with that.
Ok, Sorry, FTR, this is/was the 1st time I have ever placed any bet on games, even with fake money! And no, wasn't trying to bet it again, was just basically commenting on where my bets were at, I didn't do very good.
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
You only have $10,000 to start, so not enough funds left for the Chiefs bet. If you intended the Chiefs bet to be contingent on winning one or both of the early games, then you need to indicate so when posting your bets.