1. 02-26-12 09:42 AM #1
    Sam Odom
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    You know someone is a MLB rookie bettor (wannabe) when he says...

    NEVER bet -200 or higher teams
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  2. 02-26-12 09:53 AM #2
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    When there are ten games per day, and the best play you can procure is Team X -200. Then you are a Rook.
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  3. 02-26-12 09:56 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    NEVER bet -200 or higher teams

    lay-200 over 20 games and let us know how you do
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  4. 02-26-12 10:13 AM #4
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    If you lay -200 you have to hit 67% of your games just to break even.!! Everyone perceives risk differently for me the most I will lay is -150.
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  5. 02-26-12 10:14 AM #5
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    I'll take a -170 if the spot is right.
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  6. 02-26-12 10:35 AM #6
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    I actually try not to go over -160 personally, and I have been betting MLB successfully for a while.
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  7. 02-26-12 10:36 AM #7
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    -150 is my cut off
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  8. 02-26-12 10:46 AM #8
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    Lot of internet 'sharp talk' being parroted here...
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  9. 02-26-12 10:49 AM #9
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    Looks like an Underdog Week 2!
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    I go with a team that's gonna win
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  10. 02-26-12 10:56 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Living The Dream View Post

    I go with a team that's gonna win

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  11. 02-26-12 11:31 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Living The Dream View Post
    I go with a team that's gonna win
    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post
    Cool. Why waste your time on a forum then? You should be a millionaire, enjoying a morning ride on your yacht. With the knowledge of who is going to win, your win rate would be 100%, with no chance of failure.

    Brilliant
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  12. 02-26-12 11:33 AM #12
    Living The Dream
    Looks like an Underdog Week 2!
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    Listen smartass, I pick my games without looking at lines. I look for winners rate the games and then decide based on lines. To be honest I kick ass at baseball and lose it all on basketball and football.
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  13. 02-26-12 11:35 AM #13
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    HoulihansTX , you've been repeating 'sharp talk' that you have read before and now taking it personal when called on it

    if you do not think there CAN be more value in a -210 than in a -120 then you should HANG IT UP
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  14. 02-26-12 11:38 AM #14
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    It's always a good idea to look at the matchups and make your leans before even knowing the lines. That way your judgement isn't clouded by the lines. After deciding on leans then check the lines and adjust accordingly. That's how I do it anyway. Been successful with this strategy.
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  15. 02-26-12 11:38 AM #15
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    This is all of my own personal experience.

    Juice kills, and losing happens
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  16. 02-26-12 11:39 AM #16
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    Picking games B4 the lines come out is a proper strategy. Actually to even have a chance you should be grading your own lines vs the actual lines.
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  17. 02-26-12 11:39 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikail View Post
    It's always a good idea to look at the matchups and make your leans before even knowing the lines. That way your judgement isn't clouded by the lines. After deciding on leans then check the lines and adjust accordingly. That's how I do it anyway. Been successful with this strategy.
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