OT-ish: The gambling thread

[Brandon_Cox]

The over/under for the Pats Steelers is 51. With the way the Pats D is playing I've been banging the under. What am I missing?

For once an easy win!

edited to add: I generally suck at betting on pro football, so it's nice to get one right!

 

[maust]

Sorry I didn't get my bets posted yesterday, family medical emergency ate up the day. What a fubar mess health care is, smdh

 

[lazyblooper]

Long time lurker, first time poster here. I've literally been lurking here, hitting this site bout 10x daily since 2014.

What legit sites/app that everyone here is using? Or is everyone here using personal bookies?

 

[fightingirish595]

Long time lurker, first time poster here. I've literally been lurking here, hitting this site bout 10x daily since 2014.

What legit sites/app that everyone here is using? Or is everyone here using personal bookies?

Bovada is good if you like bitcoin. I have multiple bookies though.

 

[Vatahala]

Pats opened at 14 1/2 at
Miami but now most casinos have it at 17 1/2.
Over started at 47, some now have it 47 1/2.

Update 2 casinos now have it at 18 1/2.

 

[supafly]

Sorry I didn't get my bets posted yesterday, family medical emergency ate up the day. What a fubar mess health care is, smdh

Hope that everything is alright on that front.

 

[maust]

Hope that everything is alright on that front.

Thank you, it should be. My wife got pulled off her feet while walking our son's dog, she landed awkwardly and broke her hip.

 

[fightingirish595]

Thank you, it should be. My wife got pulled off her feet while walking our son's dog, she landed awkwardly and broke her hip.

Oooof. I hope it’s a quick recovery!

 

[supafly]

Thank you, it should be. My wife got pulled off her feet while walking our son's dog, she landed awkwardly and broke her hip.

Oh, geez, that’s terrible. Wishing her a good recovery. You’ll have your hands full for awhile, but that’s the beauty of marriage. Take good care of her.

 

[lazyblooper]

Bovada is good if you like bitcoin. I have multiple bookies though.

thanks a bunch have no clue bout bitcoin, so I just used a CC for the deposit.

 

[supafly]

thanks a bunch have no clue bout bitcoin, so I just used a CC for the deposit.

Make sure you fax/scan them the proper documents for their “know your customer” policy. It saves you the hassle of extra steps when you want to withdraw money from your account.

 

[fightingirish595]

Fuller first TD

 

[maust]

Oh, geez, that’s terrible. Wishing her a good recovery. You’ll have your hands full for awhile, but that’s the beauty of marriage. Take good care of her.

Absolutely, God knows she has done a helluva job looking after the boys and I. It's certainly my turn. When they were taking her in for surgery she was adamant she expected to be awake in time "To watch the Pats kick some Steeler ass." That's my girl!

 

[maust]

Oooof. I hope it’s a quick recovery!

Thank You! From your 'lips' to the Deity's ears my friend.

 

[maust]

Just realized I never posted my bets. Like most degenerates I had to bet the 1st game of the year and dropped $50 on da Bears -3. The Ravens -6.5 ($200), Pats -5 ($500) and NE/Pitt under ($300) all amply covered, Seattle -9 ($200) did not, Carolina +3 pushed and Houston +7.5 ($200) is still unknown

 

[fightingirish595]

Just realized I never posted my bets. Like most degenerates I had to bet the 1st game of the year and dropped $50 on da Bears -3. The Ravens -6.5 ($200), Pats -5 ($500) and NE/Pitt under ($300) all amply covered, Seattle -9 ($200) did not, Carolina +3 pushed and Houston -7.5 ($200) is still unknown

That’s a big week

 

[maust]

That’s a big week

Doesn't happen often to start the year. Shades of week 17 last season, it was a surprising week 1 in terms of numbers I really liked. There was going to be one more play. I was hot n cold on the Titans +5.5 all week and was hoping to get them at +7. When it didn't materialize when I made my other bets I was going to come back and climb on it at anything over +5 before kickoff but then the spit hit the fan with the bride's fall and...

 

[maust]

Helluva finish in NOLA. Texans fans must be livid with the D that was called on that last series but at +7.5 there wasn't much to make Houston bettors squirm. Nice close out to a profitable Week 1. There aren't many weeks in a season that put up the kind of attractive numbers we saw this week, can't remember the last time one of them landed on Week 1. There may only be a couple of games this season where Miami isn't a double digit dog, which certainly made the Ravens -6.5 very attractive. I, for one, will be watching the early lines on Miami games very closely all season for a chance to print money but the man isn't stupid and any soft open numbers won't last longer than a cocaine heartbeat. Looking at next week after opening at -14 the Pats are already -18.5 and might actually move to a ridiculous -20 or more by game time. The O/U is at 47.5, while the Pats might easily cover that on their own it's just as likely they take their foot of the gas and use the 2nd half as a full contact practice environment to check out different OL substitutions, play variations and get the 3rd & 4th stringers some work.

 

[fightingirish595]

It’s so nice not betting sometimes. In the past I would’ve forced a bet here. But I’m trying to be really selective especially cuz my income is down. Second straight Thursday nfl game I have not bet. No stress.

I did however almost put 20 on mccaffrey, and 10 on Evans and Godwin to score the first TD. I would’ve won 90 bucks if I did. I like making those bets when I’m up quite a bit or at the end of the week if I’m chasing. I always want to hit my first bet and not be negative after 1 bet, so I decided not to do it

Anyways. My only play tomorrow is BC first quarter.

 

[maust]

The temptation to chase is something I have for the most part learned to tamp down. I still have a weakness for being a bit profligate with found money. I’m working on that...