The betting windows are open for Week 2 wagering! We have a game Thursday night, so I'll post the lines for that one now. The rest I will post later.
PLEASE NOTE: The rules state that you must bet at least once in the first two weeks. The following players did not bet in week 1 so they must bet this week or be disqualified:
BigRedChief
carlos3652
CasselGotPeedOn
crazycoffey
D.A.P.
East Side Rogelio
Halfcan
Kyle DeLexus
mac459*
mnchiefsguy
morphius
OnTheWarpath58
Rukdafaidas
Slammer
TLO
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.
I read something interesting pertaining to the Chiefs. In the last 13 games, the Chiefs are 1-11-1 vs the spread with the only win coming vs the Bills in the AFC Championship game. Even though we are 10-3 in those games, Vegas is making a lot of money right now as bettors are leaning heavily on the Chiefs every week.
Originally Posted by HemiEd:
Hope you don't mind me placing a second bet Dart, need something to get my interest in watching the entertainment tonight.
Lions (+12) $1000
Packers (-550) $2000
Over 48 1/2 $1000
Sorry big guy, I'm at work and just saw this message, so any of the three will work. Again I'm sorry, I'm still trying to understand all this stuff. Forgive me please.
Ok, so now as I am entering the bets into the spreadsheet, you made a mistake. You started the week with $8,600 then lost $1,000 on the Thursday game. Balance is $7,600. Then you wanted to bet a total of $8,000 on three games. You can't cover that, so I take the bets in order.
Originally Posted by :
Rams -3.5 $ 3000.00
Pats -6.0 $ 2000.00
These two bets were taken, leaving you $2,600. You hit the Pats bet, so the $5,000 bet on the Chiefs ML was applied, which you lost, leaving you a balance of $1,400.