*Official Sports Wagering Thread*

[revo]

Wagers
$5 SGP - Happ u5.5 Ks, Goodrum o0.5H - WON $8.49
$10 Free bet - Yanks ML, Moustakas o0.5H - WON $9.26
$10 Free bet - Moustakas o0.5H, Escobar o0.5H, Abreu o0.5H - WON $19.55

Daily Wagered: $5.00
Daily Won: $37.30
Daily +/-: $32.30

Season Wagered: $214.00
Season Won: $167.30
Season +/-: ($46.70)

[Judge Jude]

oof. tossed 5 more Tostitos on the FD-boosted "OVER" total, and they took the air out of the basketball in the last 5 minutes

[revo]

oof. tossed 5 more Tostitos on the FD-boosted "OVER" total, and they took the air out of the basketball in the last 5 minutes

The books must have racked up last night.

[joncarlos]

Someday soon I need to try one of these "get the free $500 at site X and site Y on the same day, and then play opposite sides" things. I haven't signed up for most sites so I could probably pull it off.

[revo]

Someday soon I need to try one of these "get the free $500 at site X and site Y on the same day, and then play opposite sides" things. I haven't signed up for most sites so I could probably pull it off.

Absolutely. That’s the churn. You can get yourself about $1200 free that way.

[revo]

April 7 Wagers
$10 Parlay - Braves ML, JDM o0.5H, LCastillo u0.5H - WON $22.56
$10 Parlay - JDM o0.5 H, LCastillo u0.5H, ARZ-COL o11 - LOST

Daily Wagered: $20.00
Daily Won: $22.56
Daily +/-: $2.56

Season Wagered: $234.00
Season Won: $189.86
Season +/-: ($44.14)

[joncarlos]

Absolutely. That’s the churn. You can get yourself about $1200 free that way.

What sites are best for doing that sort of fun? I'm intrigued!

[revo]

What sites are best for doing that sort of fun? I'm intrigued!

OK, so from what I can see, for PA residents:
- DraftKings - 20% bonus on deposits up to $5k
- MGM - risk free 1st bet up to $600. This isn't as good as the bonus I got through them, which was 50% on $1k
- Fox - $500 risk free bet
- BetRivers - $250 match
- FanDuel - $200 risk free bet

I just saw Harrah's is in PA, but they will give you a $1000 match only in casino credit.

So what you can do is open two at the same time, and take opposite sides of the same game, as most require a play-through within 30 days. If you use all of these, looks like you can get far more than $1200, too.

[Judge Jude]

offers might get better, closer to the NFL Draft and US Open golf
you just missed March Madness and now The Masters
promotions tend to peak with an influx of "new blood" for events

it takes a little bit of effort - but it pays well!

I have Spieth, CSmith, Scheffler, and Ancer to win Masters
if any are in it after 36 holes, will add details

[revo]

April 8 Wagers
$10 Twins ML - WON $15.26
$10 Red Sox ML - WON $16.06
$10 Parlay - Twins ML, Polanco u0.5 HR, Marwin u0.5 HR, Moreland u0.5 HR

Daily Wagered: $30.00
Daily Won:
Daily +/-:

Season Wagered: $234.00
Season Won: $189.86
Season +/-: ($44.14)

[heyelander]

Someday soon I need to try one of these "get the free $500 at site X and site Y on the same day, and then play opposite sides" things. I haven't signed up for most sites so I could probably pull it off.

i saw a dude at a casino playing computer roulette and better red and black on every spin just so he could up the credits on his gaming card. He lost twice in every 36 spins when green came up, but I guess he was racking up points.

[Judge Jude]

Rollercoaster Corner:

my Cameron Smith, an Aussie who I got last week at 40-1, went birdie/eagle on 12-13 today to get within 2 shots of the lead.
then he followed with bogey/double bogey to give it all back


PRE-EVENT
JT top 5 - $2 to get $6 (is there)
Xman top 10 - $3 to get $9.75 (is there)
Cantlay beats Rory - $2 to get $3.68 LOST $2
Casey beats CSmith - $2 to get $3.70 (ruh roh)
Phil top 40 - $2 to get $3.68 (sure)
Phil top 30 - $2 to get $5.50 (maybe)
Phil top 20 - $2 to get $16.50 (hmm)
Spieth WIN - $3 to get $45 (only 2 back, hoo boy)
CSmith WIN - $2 to get $82 (trails by 5)
Scheffler WIN - $2 to get $82 (trailed by 5 today before finishing bogey/double bogey)
Ancer WIN - $3 to get $201 (trails by 7 in spite of a bizarre 2-stroke penalty hours after Round 1)

AFTER FIRST ROUND
Reed WIN - $2 to win $26 (meh)
Xman Top 10 - $2 to win $6 (is there)
Hovland Top 10 - $2 to win $8.70 (confident)
Morikawa Top 10 - $2 to win $8 (ditto)

AFTER SECOND ROUND
Zalatoris WIN - $2 to win $20 (1 back - saying there's a chance)
Leishman top 10 - $2 to win $4.40 (another Aussie who loves this course)

invested - $37
mixed bag so far, but almost all still alive

[revo]

BetMGM will do everything but unzip your pants (virtually) to get you to try parlays and/or online casino gambling.

guess which gambling makes the house rich?

books make maybe 5 pct margin off sports bets, but double-digits in online casino and often 20 pct+ from parlays. tread lightly, if at all.

and keep an eye on promotions off straight bets. BetMGM seems stingy with those, but occasionally they'll throw you an easy $25 or so just to keep you from getting discouraged.

Nailed my last 7 parlays, all using some combo of the pitcher's hits under line and maybe one legit bet.

And yeah, MGM always seems to just toss some free bets my way, rather than run any promos.

[revo]

Since April 8 Wagers
Includes some arbitrage bets

April 9 - Bet $45, Won $0, Net ($45.00)
April 10 - Bet $20, Won $20, Net $0.00
April 11 - Bet $155, Won $180, Net $25.00
April 12 - Bet $5 Free Bet, Won $3.70, Net $3.70
April 13 - Bet $20 Free Bets, Won $20.74, Net $20.74
April 16 - Bet $292.35, Won $317.01, Net $24.66
April 17 - Bet $5 Free Bet, Won $11.32, Net $11.32
April 18 - Bet $188.57, Won $218.80, Net $30.23
April 19 - Bet $10, Won $29.33, Net $19.33
April 20 - Bet $10, Won $37.56, Net $27.56

Total Wagered: $720.92
Total Won: $838.46
Total +/-: $117.54

Season Wagered: $954.92
Season Won: $1,028.32
Season +/-: $73.40

[revo]

April 21 Wagers

$10 Parlay - Red Sox ML, CMartinez/MKelly/DPeterson all u0.5H - LOST
$25 Knicks ML - WON $51.25

Total Wagered: $35.00
Total Won: $51.25
Total +/-: $16.25

Season Wagered: $989.92
Season Won: $1,079.57
Season +/-: $89.65