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Running 2019-2020 college hoops thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by CD Boogie, Nov 5, 2019.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Very good stuff, @exmediahack .

    So get a load of this promotion in Indiana today from FanDuel ... called "Spread the Love", they'll boost the spread by 1 point for every 250 customers that bet on the Hoosiers tonight against Michigan State. The spread opened last night at IU +2.5. It's not yet 11 a.m. and the spread is now +34.5. Supposedly the last time they did this, it got to 51. Max bet is $50 at -110 odds, so this will be the easiest $45 I've made in a long time.

    I'm putting some of my friends on this today who hadn't been on FanDuel before, which of course is the whole point. The company will punt $250,000 or more here in exchange for a whole bunch of new customers just in time for the Super Bowl and the run to March Madness. Once again, the bookies aren't stupid.
     
    playthrough, Jan 23, 2020
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  2. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    I hate you motherfuckers
     
    poindexter, Jan 23, 2020
    #254
  3. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    That would be superb if I ever got that here.

    Best one I’ve gotten is the NBA opening night. Bet $50 on each of the two games and, if one hits, you get a $50 bonus.

    Also why I keep four outs so I can bet the other side elsewhere and just take the $25.
     
    exmediahack, Jan 23, 2020
    #255
  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The spread is now IU +64.5 with five hours to go before tipoff. A 100-point spread might not be out of the question. And everyone gets the closing number, it doesn't matter when you bet it. What a time to be alive.
     
    playthrough, Jan 23, 2020
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  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    That's wild.
     
    MileHigh, Jan 23, 2020
    #257
  6. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

     
    Neutral Corner, Jan 23, 2020
    #258
  7. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Cleveland State may as well disband its athletic department
     
    HanSenSE, Jan 23, 2020
    #259
  8. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    How will they stay in business? I'm serious. I really don't get gambling.
     
    tapintoamerica, Jan 23, 2020
    #260
  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    See above. It's about getting new people to sign up, get them into the system. It's a marketing ploy. You spend money to make money.
     
    MileHigh, Jan 23, 2020
    #261
  10. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    Sorry if posted earlier but has anyone noticed Fox’s new theme sounds awfully familiar

     
    Jake from State Farm, Jan 23, 2020
    #262
  11. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Damn - GE Smith. Saw him play with Dylan on tour in addition to his work with Hall and Oates (and his time on SNL).
     
    DanOregon, Jan 24, 2020
    #263
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  12. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Postscript ... the closing number on that promo was IU +118.5, meaning that around 29,000 people bet it and FanDuel probably handed out around $1.3 million. I bet they didn't expect it to go THAT crazy, but they'll get it back in the long run if a fraction of the newcomers hang around for the Super Bowl, March Madness and beyond.
     
    playthrough, Jan 24, 2020
    #264
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