sports gambling
Sports gambling is fun. I used to think poker is fun ... but it does not remotely compare to the rush from football sports betting. I've been dabbling in some betting (nothing too serious, don't worry, I have self-control ... or do I?) lately, and I guess last week was the week I got to beat the odds:
I noticed over the past few weeks that the underdogs were doing a really damn good job of covering. Some teams weren't just getting any love from the point spreads (Seattle and Philly were getting a lot of favorable points over the last few weeks), so I decided last week to simply bet the underdogs all the way. Any team that was getting more than 9 points, I bet on them. And guess what? Using that strategies the last two weeks would net you HUGE wins.
This past Sunday, look at what happened:
- Detroit Lions +13 end up beating Dallas outright, 38-31
- New England Patriots +3 stomp the Titans 40-23
- Arizona Cardinals +14 cover against the Chargers
- Atlanta Falcons +9 cover against the Miami Dolphins
- San Fransisco 49ers +10.5 beats Denver outright 26-23 in OT
Want to hear something sickening? I had placed my bets on Saturday night before going out - when I was out, I remarked to Han, Yush, and Crisp that I had messed up one of my 5-game parlays by betting on Jacksonville when I meant to take Kansas City. Guess what happened? The other 4 games hit, and I would have hit a 5 game parlay. My $5 bet was worth $120... :(:(:(:(:(
Feeling pretty good about my perfect selection, I decided to roll the dice and bet everything I had on the Green Bay / Chicago game. After a bit of hemming and hawing, I took Green Bay +3.5. And guess what? Green Bay KILLED Chicago. Woot.
I quickly put in a payout request (but left enough to bet on the first round playoffs); any financial cushion for when I move will be much appreciated...
I've noticed that when I post my picks ahead of time, I always botch them, so I'll keep my picks for the NFL playoffs to myself ...
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roy
Phatcorndog
BTW, Chiefs over the Colts this weekend. You heard it here first.
roy
I'm not going to jinx it... ;)
harbinbear
bert
it was the last week of the season... crazy crap happens during the last week of the season....
playoffs are a little better... but this year has been crazy in terms of dogs covering. =) I hit my huge parlay this year already so i don't mind.
roy
bert
goDWin
underdogs went 13-3 last week, bringing their record to 136-97-6 on the season.
out of those 136 underdogs that covered, 100 won their games outright (including 11 of 13 last week). and this was before the last week of the season started.
goDWin