Originally Posted by
stingyrivers
good points by everyone...
I take it nobody actually out here in Vegas?
I used to contribute on this forum but I stopped a long time ago... just been ghosting every once in a while since...
The everyday banter on here is silly sometimes, so much talk about what's "sharp" and whatnot... Let me tell you something, the Vegas books laugh at this type of talk... there is mild validity to some of it, but most here take it to a degree where it becomes a logical fallacy in that, you make things so sharp the play becomes square in that it is the cliche contrarian novelty of the day that every habitual sports bettor is on the play, (hmmm, wouldn't that be the public?)
that's another thing, most here talk about the public in the third person... got news for you, 99 percent of us are "the public" and the few of us that arent have a minimum 6 figure bankroll... Ever ask that? If everyone on here is so "sharp" why is everyone not loaded and not in need of a day job?
I dont have a day job, havent in years, and I grind a day to day living in Vegas betting sports primarily, and let me tell you something, it royally sucks, but I wouldnt prefer to be doing anything else, as was once said... Hardest way to make an easy living...
Sorry bout the rant, I mean to just say as some of you do, you guys really should work together more instead of bantering, fighting with each other and generally just making a spectacle of trying to seem smarter than the rest of the world... The ones that do that the most on here, I dare to come out to vegas, leave everything behind and try to grind a living purely with income from all your oh so sharp plays....
as for the play:
I definitely didnt imply the two teamer as any lock, just said it is solid, worth a one unit play in my opinion... I feel both pitchers win these games 3 of 4 times, which makes the play worth a shot @ +115, at least to me
I hate betting San Fran, and generally dont do it, I played Houston twice successfully in that last series, because SFG is a no hitting totally overrated team, they showed the level of team they are about even with in the last three games, if you take Lincecum off the giants in my opinion, they are the Houston Astros... I only bet the Giants with Lincecum, at home after a loss... that is a pretty solid play, knowing all the while betting it that SF may not score a run
side note... a poster brought up a good point, Lincecum career numbers are bad against the cubbies, I just like the situation of this game... some will learn, and others overlook that what is more important in baseball is the day to day situation is way more important than the numbers and stats from the past... and SD has yet to prove they can hit Kershaw at all...
so, anyone out in vegas? lol, I am just kind of curious if any of the population is actually out here grinding away day to day