*Official Sports Wagering Thread*

[heyelander]

Total Wagered: $439.06
Total Payout: $399.86
Total +/-: ($39.20)

I went out sunday night and door dashed for 3 hours and made $90.

[revo]

I went out sunday night and door dashed for 3 hours and made $90.

LOL. I did profit $90 from Saturday's action, but I guess I could've door dashed too and done better.

[revo]

FanDuel in NJ today offering 'Bama at -110 to win, down from -340.

basically this means that instead of needing the Tide to win by at least 8 or 9 points, you only need them to win at all, for the same price.

max is $50, but it's not THAT much of a lock.

still worth a taste, for most.

You can arb it using a competitor and make $18 guaranteed. Since I'm trying to burn through MGM's bonus, that's what I did.

[Judge Jude]

I can't figure out that MGM bonus - how quickly do I have to 'burn' through bets, and how do I know how far along I am?

weird site, and not for small-time players.

[madducks]

If i were a betting man i would take the Browns and the 10 points over the Chiefs.

[revo]

I can't figure out that MGM bonus - how quickly do I have to 'burn' through bets, and how do I know how far along I am?

weird site, and not for small-time players.

You have 30 days to burn through it using bets at -200 or better. On the app, click on your balance and it takes you to a screen that shows your Bonus Balance, which is the Bonus + Amount Won using the Bonus. But I agree, I do not see how long you have left, and how much you still have to burn through.

So about MGM:
- I really like their interface. Very clean, has a Sportsbook Casino type feel, and it's very easy to navigate the various props. I like the "Favorites" button, which makes going to a specific event easy.
- I really dislike their app, lol. It takes a long time to load, and they don't have a Touch ID log-in option, which means needing to type in the password every time. They need to fix this ASAP. Nothing worse than trying to log-in to bet live and see the app hang and trying to remember a password.

[Judge Jude]

on my desktop, BetMGM does not have a scroll-down button on the right side of the screen.

I have to keep jabbing down at "air" to finally get it to jump, then awkwardly try to scroll back up.

fyi, DK's counter last night was to offer OVER 69 points at even money rather than -230, or -110 at the usual 76 points.

with a 52-24 final, that 'boost' carried me to more cash

[revo]

on my desktop, BetMGM does not have a scroll-down button on the right side of the screen.

I have to keep jabbing down at "air" to finally get it to jump, then awkwardly try to scroll back up.
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It's there. You have to mouse over by the right edge "mini games."

[Judge Jude]

NJ just checked in with its December gaming report, and a record $996.3 million was legally wagered in the state last month.

that's up for a 7th consecutive month, and is another national record.

$6 billion bet in 2020. books kept about $400M, and $50M of that goes into the state tax coffers.

[revo]

JJ, you have to bet 2x your MGM bonus. So on $500, I have to wager $1,000. Best way to do it is to arb it on another site, so I went with two “bonus laundering” bets:
- $100 o55.5 on Bills-Ravens on DK, $203 on MGM u55.5. Guarantees $305 on one of those sites ($2 profit)
- $150 o64.5 on Browns-Chiefs on DK, $325 on MGM u64.5. Guarantees $487.50 on one of those sites ($12.50 profit)

I’m not really concerned about the profits, but more the churning without loss. This takes care of $528 of it.

[revo]

I asked my 13-year old sports fanatic son to give me some NBA props to play. He nailed two last night, so I asked him for more today.

He just nailed a 3-leg parlay: Hardaway o18.5, Osman o15.5 + Coby White o17.5 @ +662.

[Judge Jude]

Bills-Ravens is down from 55.5 to 49.5 on DK and also on MGM

but the premise is excellent anyway!

I only needed to double $100 on MGM - but I think tomorrow would have been last day.

so I went 25 each on CLE-KC, GB-LAR, and O/U BUF-BAL with same lines - oppositing MGM vs DK bets.

I'll lose a couple of bucks, literally, but now I have fully "earned" my $100 match so that's a nice profit for the weekend.

[revo]

Just FYI, I wasn’t clear, the 55.5 is the alternate O/U line.

[Judge Jude]

you're still a step ahead of me but I'm mostly riding the coattails....

[umjewman]

I’m prepared to lose a lot of money this weekend. Maybe I won’t.