[thegoal60]

I am starting late in the season but hey better late than never and this is a good starting point since its the allstar break.
A little back ground of my picks:
I love home teams
I love ML parlays
I am not doing this to pay my bills
I don't buy picks from anyone
These are strictly my picks and my picks only not someone passing them to me
If you agree with them bet at your own risk

If anyone views these please feel free to post your thoughts and picks as well

My first pick
Atlantic vs Metro U14.5 -111
I will keep my record and units just like anyone else.

[thegoal60]

Won the first game.
Record 1-0-0
Units +1.00

I am passing on this second game. May see how the third period looks once this second game is up. Good Start!!!

[thegoal60]

I am making a play on the championship, I know it may be going against the grain but I like how the Pacific just won and they beat what I felt like was the favorite the Central.
I am taking the Pacific ML +108. I caught it as soon as it was posted. Come one Pacific!!!

[thegoal60]

Pacific comes through!
Record 2-0-0
Units +2.08

Great first night of posts hope to keep it up!

[thegoal60]

Another bet I do a lot is the grand salami. It's offered on baseball and hockey at my book. Usually when I play it I like to play the total for the night and a lot of times I play the under. Reason being is naturally people love to see scoring. So much so that the over is taken a lot more than the under in games of all sports. It's just a fact that people love offense. That to me has proved time after time to show value in the under. Plus let's be honest if you take the under your usually in it most of the game and I just hate that feeling of oh shit I need 2 more scores or whatever. So with that said I didn't like any of the lines tonight all the home teams where tough. A few of them like the Ducks had a winning streak going into the break therefore I looked at the GS. My book has it at 64.5 -110. I'll take it so my play tonight is the GS U64.5 -110. Let's keep the winning streak going!

[thegoal60]

Took a loss last night with a bad bet. Really didn't think I would lose that bad but hey we are moving on to tonight. The play is a parlay.
Canadians -154
Lightning -155
+1.71

Record 2-1-0
+0.98 units

[thegoal60]

Two losses in a row. It's ok just have to move on.
My pick is another parlay
Rangers -122
Leafs -151
+2.02

Record
2-2-0
-0.12 units.

[thegoal60]

Great bounce back last night! Tonight's play is another parlay.
Flames -170
Ducks -207
+

[thegoal60]

Great bounce back last night with the parlay coming through. Tonight's play is another parlay.
Flames -170
Ducks -207
+135
Record
3-2-0
+1.90 units

[thegoal60]

Missed last night after the flames had a rare off night at home.
Blues -138
Avalanche -136
parlay +1.98
record 3-3-0 +0.90 units

[Mike Huntertz]

You keep good records, we all like that.
From an old grizzly hockey punter......home team fav's will git ya.
Welcome aboard and GL

[thegoal60]

Thanks man! I will keep posting. Please feel free to give advice and picks.
Rangers -168
lightning -141
parlay +1.73
record 3-4-0
-0.10 units

[thegoal60]

Tough week! Lol moving on.
GS U64.5 -115
record
3-5-0
-1.10 units

[thegoal60]

Took a day off to just think about strategy and now back at it.
Parlay
flyers -154
blackhawks -131 +192
Record 3-6-0 -2.25 units

[thegoal60]

Down again so maybe fading me would be a good choice! I guess you can look at this pick many different ways but I see a lot of scoring right now why not ride the wave like we all do in baseball. This is my first year to bet hockey so I know I have a lot to figure out. And this is also just getting me to baseball season. Anyways today I'm going grand salami O37.5 goals. +105
Record 3-7-0 -3.25 Units

[leafs_ducks]

how are you in baseball?

[thegoal60]

I've never had a losing season but with that said I consider myself amateur. I started 3-4 years ago and really got involved the last two years. I will keep a thread on it just like I am here. Keep a watch for it and throw in some knowledge as we go! I'm not one of those people who thinks they are great for picking 51% haha I like to get other advice and leans and tweak my strategy as it moves on.

[thegoal60]

I also am very strict on units so a lot of times my record correlates very close with my account balance. Can't stand those that claim 55-65% winning but have a negative balance.

[thegoal60]

Finally back on the winning side!
The over has been hitting a lot lately, if you have read above youll see that I dont like overs near as much as I do under but whatever gets that winning streak going is all that matters.
Record 4-7-0
Units -2.20

[leafs_ducks]

I also am very strict on units so a lot of times my record correlates very close with my account balance. Can't stand those that claim 55-65% winning but have a negative balance.

lol. thats me. i never seem to learn. year after year. always the same damn crap. i keep telling myself need more discipline. but never works.

[thegoal60]

Today I have an open parlay, The only leg I have open is the canucks-171. I may close it later or even tomorrow.
of course this is contingent with winning tonight.

[thegoal60]

I will close this parlay with the Blackhawks -137
Parlay +1.74
Canucks-171 (now at -159)
Blackhawks -137

[thegoal60]

Grand Salami O26.5 +110
Record 4-8-0
Units -3.20

[thegoal60]

Open parlay starting with Blackhawks -235
Record 4-9-0
units -4.20

[thegoal60]

Last night I got a win with the Blackhawks. Tonight I like the Blues at home -134 to close the parlay. If they win it will pay +1.5 units.

[thegoal60]

Nice win last night to close out the parlay!
Record 5-9-0
units -2.70

[thegoal60]

Open parlay tonight. 1st leg Rangers -138

[thegoal60]

Nice win last night with the Rangers bouncing back. Closing the parlay with the Hurricanes +1 1/2 goals -270. If it hits the parlay is +1.36 units.

[thegoal60]

The Hurricanes come through lastnight not only to cover but to win outright!
Record 6-9-0
units -1.34

[thegoal60]

Open parlay today with the first leg being the Panthers -143

[leafs_ducks]

how does open parlays work?
you win less?

[thegoal60]

No it pays the same. So a lot of books are allowing it like the one I follow. 5dumes does as well I think. So when you go to parlays you can choose to keep 1 or 2 legs open which means if you win the first game you come back and pick another game later. You don't have to fill every leg of the parlay at once. so if I took a ML like today at -143 I've got to put down 143 to win 100 and if it losses damn that's a unit and a half down. But if I parlay it I'm only putting up a unit. Yes I have to hit 2 plays but with an open parlay I can play a game I like today and wait until I find another that I like. In the past I would have had to play the one I like with another game that I was pretty much flipping a coin on. I love the open parlay. I feel like it gives me a little bit better edge

[thegoal60]

Im sure someone may read that comment I made and think its a sucker bet and the dumbest thing they have heard, in my opinion there are a lot of ways to gamble and if you win its worth it and if you can make a long term win rate nothing is a sucker bet. For instance if you like to play teasers, some think that is a sucker bet, to me i think its a way to get two plays you like and still get better lines. I like open parlays because of what I told you, I can be selective with the picks and still get better odds PER GAME. Like I said yes I have to win multiple games (2,3) but I have a better chance to do so.

[leafs_ducks]

so do i have to choose how many games in the open parlay?
for example, if i take an afternoon game and then 1 later at 7pm. do i have close the parlay at 7pm? or add as many as i want for the 10pm games?

[thegoal60]

So with the book I follow you can pick to leave 1 or 2 open so the evening games you could pick 1 or 2 or ever how many you want initially, then once you confirm your bet you would have those you picked plus the 1 or 2 left open. The 7 pm games you could pick to close the one you have left or only fill one of the 2 you have open just what ever you chose. Like I do 2 team parlays with one open for instance two days ago I set up a 2 team parlay and picked the Rangers to start it, it hit and I closed it lastnight with the Hurricanes.