Gambling Thread

Kind of like buying the bouquet, the ring and the flowers for Margot Robbie, and now, all she needs to do is say "yes."

 

Betting $25 16-teamers feels like the gambling version of trying to get a boner by watching hardcore German bondage porn. When you're that far down Degenerate Road, there are things broken inside you that can't be fixed.

 

Betting sports this weekend .... bad.

Didn't win shit.

Went in with a friend on a $10 slot machine max bet. 10 spins, whatever we get we get. 5th spin, 5k.

Made for a great weekend.

 

I've never been offered a "cash out" on a free bet. This presents an interesting case for the book because, if they offer a cash out in THIS case, they'll have to do it on the next one. And the next and the next.

 

Especially Western Conference MLS or Champions League. Jee-zus.

 

I've been involved both weekends on this. Going 10-4 over the 14 games doesn't sound that difficult.

It's freaking hard.

What Caesars will let you do is buy a half / buy a full point and that is huge in this. Remember, the bet must WIN. Not just push. I had to buy the Rams to -3.5 and the Steelers to -4.5. (Shows you how my day went).

I do have a strategy for this, however. (I know, surprise, surprise...)

We have NINE games in the early window. That's $900 outlay with Caesars. To keep playing into the late window/SNF game, I need to go 6-3 at a MINIMUM in the early games.

And... I went 4-5... only hit the Panthers, Bears, Broncos, 49ers. However, I also staggered my arbitrage bets (using 20% profits from Draft Kings on each game) on the other side to pay out $15 profit when I lost. So I actually made a little money.

HAD I been smart and taken the Bills and Pats, that's 6-3. If the Rams win by 4... that's 7-2. If the Browns get one more score, that's 8-1. (And so it goes).

On Week 1, I got to 6-3 in the opening games. That means I needed to go 3-1 in the late window to stay alive. I went 2-2. Then I stopped.

It's fun and definitely worth it if you have about $2,000 to throw around.

 

For tonight, chasing one final middle.

First half. I bought Green Bay -6.5 at -110 a week ago. Have some final legs of a parlay tied into Lions +7 or +7.5, depending on the book. If it lands Green Bay by 7 at half, I'll be up about $1800 on the day.

I had seven middles all lined up yesterday and none of them came through. The worst one.... Seattle -6.5 and Tennessee +7.5. I just needed one stop. That would have been good for $513.

 

You got your code already for the jersey? PM me. I have no idea where to find it.

 

Hit on a DK SGP on the Lions-Pack last night, using the $25 free bet that I received for the risk-free SGP promotion this weekend. Hockenson over 41.5 yards, Swift over 24.5 receiving yards, Pack to score 30, O 48.5, line played way down to Pack -7.5. Turned into $108. I'll take that shit seven days a week. Overall, a pretty good weekend.