*Official Sports Wagering Thread*

[revo]

just start ramping these bets down by a factor of 20 or so and you could stop worrying about losing so much $.

lol!!

[heyelander]

Just start ramping these bets down by a factor of 20 or so and you could stop worrying about losing so much $.

he cant' have 2 bad weeks in a row. Now's the time to really ramp up the wagering!

[umjewman]

Hooray for that last stat padding TD pass from Dak.

I'm too ashamed to list all of the things I have taken, but I'm up about $270 on the year thus far (with a bunch of futures bets pending on assorted NFL players). I think I will follow heye's advice and really ramp up the wagering.

[Ken]

he cant' have 2 bad weeks in a row. Now's the time to really ramp up the wagering!

Put it all on black.

[Gregg]

Put it all on black.

But black has come up 3 times in a row! It can't come up again.

[Steve 2.0]

I would have BET this thread wouldn't last this long.

[Ken]

But black has come up 3 times in a row! It can't come up again.

Just wait until it hits red then, after that guaranteed

[Ken]

I would have BET this thread wouldn't last this long.

Bacon, Eggs, and Tomato

[Gregg]

Just wait until it hits red then, after that guaranteed

Oh yeah that makes sense. Thanks for the tip!

[revo]

NFL Week 4

TNF
$10 Lawrence o243.5 - LOST
$10 Lawrence u258.5 - WON $18.00
$10 Robinson o62.5 - WON $19.09
$10 SGP - Robinson o49.5, Shenault u54.5, o45.5 - LOST
$10 o45.5 - LOST
$10 Burrow o250.5 - WON $18.80
$10 Chase o68.5 - WON $18.90

Barstool Hoodie Arb - Need CIN to cover to win a Barstool Hoodie
$50 JAX +7.5 - WON $95.45
$50 CIN -7 - LOST
No hoodie for me!

Total Wagered: $170.00
Total Won: $170.24
Total +/-: 24 cent!

[revo]

So FYI, Barstool always runs these "Merch Promos" where if you bet $50+ on a certain team, if that team covers you win your bet and the merchandise. I don't really care for their forced betting choices all that often, so you take their bet and take the other side on another site, and lose like $4-$5 in the process, but you'll get the merchandise. So it costs you $5 to win the merch, and their merchandise (hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats, etc), if you won't use it, can always be sold on eBay for $20-$45 apiece, lol.

[revo]

So FYI, Barstool always runs these "Merch Promos" where if you bet $50+ on a certain team, if that team covers you win your bet and the merchandise. I don't really care for their forced betting choices all that often, so you take their bet and take the other side on another site, and lose like $4-$5 in the process, but you'll get the merchandise. So it costs you $5 to win the merch, and their merchandise (hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts, hats, etc), if you won't use it, can always be sold on eBay for $20-$45 apiece, lol.

They seem to be running a lot of these now, and the market is there on eBay. My son sold the first "Barstool Sportsbook" hoodie we got for $28+shipping this morning.

I just won 3 more and there's another 4 in the hopper for this week.

[revo]

Here's my opinions of the different books so far:

DraftKings -- the top dog, although they now seem to provide now the least amount of 'goodwill' promos to its clientele. They've also changed their prop bet algos, probably discovering their previous way was a tell for gamblers. The prop area is good, because it lists every game and player on a single page. But the site still looks dark and dingy to me.

FanDuel -- still provides a couple of no-brainer bets here and there (like the "Spread the Love" promos, which they usually run every few months). The site still needs work, as you have to drill down on each game to find just that game's props, and there's no way to view all player props on one page.

Barstool -- I'm liking them more and more. The have a few good merchandise promos every week, although very few "no brainer" cash promos. Thanks to their site popularity, the merch can resell on eBay for a decent amount, so if you take that step it's actually better than the no-brainer cash promos. They seem to march to their own drum on the props, which is also good since they can provide a better value than the other books. The only issue I have is their site loading time takes a few seconds longer than normal, which can be irritating.

MGM -- I like their site the best, and their app the least. Very clean, very easy to use. They have solid promos each week that offers free bets, and like Barstool, they seem to have a different algo on their prop lines, which makes them a must-check. The app is very slow to load, a major negative for many.

Fox -- slipping badly in my opinion. No "no brainer" promos. The odds boosts are usually ridiculous, which makes them easy passes. They recently instituted a $5 Free Bet for TNF, but that's about it as far as freebies go. They may be finding out the pics of their studio host personnel only gets them so far. I still have a few bucks on there, but I wouldn't be too upset if I closed them out either.

BetRivers -- I tried them, got their $250 in bonus cash, played through it, and took off. They're like the off-strip Vegas casinos, very low rent.

[revo]

Week 6 NFL
$10 Lawrence o233.5 - WON
$10 Lawrence o23.5 rush - LOST
$25 Teaser - Rams -1.5, KC even, GB even - WON
$10 Meyers o60.5.- LOST
$10 Heinicke o260.5 - LOST
$10 Adams o7.5 rec - LOST
$10 St. Brown o53.5 - LOST
$20 Fields o17.5 rush - WON
$10 KHerbert u70.5 - LOST
$10 Hunt o22.5 rec - LOST
$15 Parlay - Hunt o22.5, Fields o17.5 - LOST
$10 Gibson u70.5 - WON
$10 Pollard o42.5 - LOST
$10 Chuba o66.5 - LOST
$10 Fields o193.5 - LOST
$10 SGP - Robinson 34.5, Robinson TD, Rodgers o229.5 - LOST
$10 Robinson o48.5 - WON

[revo]

NYS online sports betting launches Saturday morning

If you're in NYS and want to open a DK account, use this link and we'll both get up to $100 in free bets:

https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/r/sb/revo70/US-PA-SB