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    Betting Against the Favorite

    This thread is simply me tracking a chase method I thought of. I hate chases and only do it with a portion of my bankroll just to have a little more action with betting. This is basically the opposite of the http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/baseball-h...integrity.html thread where I will bet against the biggest moneyline each day. Everything here is hypothetical so keep your negative comments to yourself. All I will be doing is chasing each loss to gain a unit and will not go past a 7th loss. Lets see how this goes



    BET A: RISKING $0.53 TO WIN $1.00 HOUSTON ASTROS +188
    Last edited by jmathes; 06-20-09 at 05:15 PM.

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    Thats an interesting strategy as well.. I kind of like it.. Would you be picking the moneyline rather than the runline though?

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    BOL I will keep my eye on this.

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    Always the moneyline and why not? The payout is so nice you really can't pass it up. The other day in the System Integrity thread the 6th bet of that chase the Yanks were favored -400 and had you bet opposite in favor of the Nationals it would have been +305. Since the payouts are so gravy you technically could go up 8 or 9 losses in the chase and be risking the same amount as you would in a 6 or 7 loss chase in the other thread. I am curious to see how this goes. Chasing systems are a joke but if you have good money mgmt you can make some cash. From November-May I chase all my losses with 1 pick a day. I never chase past 4 losses and this has been very beneficial for me. Believe it or not but the last 2 years I have never lost 5 bets in a row during those months and made a killing over that time. I will track my success once football and basketball season comes into play around the middle of September.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmathes View Post
    Always the moneyline and why not? The payout is so nice you really can't pass it up. The other day in the System Integrity thread the 6th bet of that chase the Yanks were favored -400 and had you bet opposite in favor of the Nationals it would have been +305. Since the payouts are so gravy you technically could go up 8 or 9 losses in the chase and be risking the same amount as you would in a 6 or 7 loss chase in the other thread. I am curious to see how this goes. Chasing systems are a joke but if you have good money mgmt you can make some cash. From November-May I chase all my losses with 1 pick a day. I never chase past 4 losses and this has been very beneficial for me. Believe it or not but the last 2 years I have never lost 5 bets in a row during those months and made a killing over that time. I will track my success once football and basketball season comes into play around the middle of September.
    So basically you have proven success with this strategy? If you think about it, Underdogs spoil Favorites all the time... Which is why the "Books always win". So I cant see you losing your dog more than you would lose your favorites... and like you said.. The money is so much better...

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    I have proven success with my 4 game betting strategy during football and basketball season. I have not tried what I am doing in this thread so don't hold your breath. I am just tracking it to see how well it will do for the remainder of the year. I am quite sure that it will not fail for the remainder of the season but there is no chasing system out there that won't fail over time. Think about what I am doing here...I am betting on the side of the worst team and hoping they win or don't lose 7 consecutive times. It is very stupid to do this but I am just seeing what will unfold for shits and giggles. The win percentage will not be high but the juice will make up for it. Anyhow tail with caution in this thread but when September gets here pay special attention to my thread.

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    results from 6/20

    bet a:
    risking $0.53 to win $1.00 houston astros (+188) win



    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 philadelphia phillies (+164)



    record

    1-0 (+1 unit)

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    Look at ya! Big win on the first night! GL with the rest of the system.. This was a good win!

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    GL bro,,, i will try it too and just betting the double on each loosing bet to gain back the lost and not passing 7 losses so im risking 320 dollars starting with 10$ ,,lets see how it goes

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmathes View Post
    results from 6/20

    bet a:
    risking $0.53 to win $1.00 houston astros (+188) win



    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 philadelphia phillies (+164)




    record

    1-0 (+1 unit)

    correction on the last post. today's play is on baltimore which is playing philadelphia.


    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 baltimore orioles (+164)

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    Good thread.......I think the 2 biggest chases today are Philly and Tor. I am putting money on Philly, but will not touch Tor with a 10 foot pole.

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    Apart from poor opposition put the case to me for Philly BB. I've seen you post it on a few threads now. You're obviously really keen on this play. Why? Is the -1.5 a realistic option as there is a fair bit of chalk to be paid on the money line? I might tail you on the play ...any facts and figures to back things up or is it more of a hunch type thing?

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    so far 2-0 with this and its looking decent so far. don't like the fact there are only 4 games today but will play it regardless. good luck





    results from 6/21

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 baltimore orioles (+164) win




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.70 to win $1.00 san francisco giants (+143)


    record

    2-0 (+2 units)

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmathes View Post
    so far 2-0 with this and its looking decent so far. don't like the fact there are only 4 games today but will play it regardless. good luck





    results from 6/21

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 baltimore orioles (+164) win




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.70 to win $1.00 san francisco giants (+143)


    record

    2-0 (+2 units)
    Good Luck Buddy! I Like This!

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    today is bet b of the chase. good luck!


    results from 6/22

    bet a: risking $0.70 to win $1.00 san francisco giants (+143) loss




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.70 to win $1.00 san francisco giants (+143) loss

    bet b: risking $1.19 to win $1.70 philadelphia phillies (+163)


    record

    2-0 (chase)
    2-1 (+1.30 units)

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    doing pretty good so far ,,3-0 for me,didnt want to risk yesterday since there was only 4 games and today i only locked on the phillies' big underdog +163 .

    thanks for your thread jmathes lets hope it continues like this.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mangueras View Post
    doing pretty good so far ,,3-0 for me,didnt want to risk yesterday since there was only 4 games and today i only locked on the phillies' big underdog +163 .

    thanks for your thread jmathes lets hope it continues like this.


    i really didn't want to play that game either since there were only 4 games on slate but figured if im gonna do this there will be no excuses/filters. i want to see how this goes without any handicapping just to see how it pans out. will have todays play up in a few.

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    results from 6/23

    bet b: risking $1.19 to win $1.70 philadelphia phillies (+163) win




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.59 to win $1.00 texas rangers (+169)




    record

    3-0 chase record (+3.0 units)
    3-1 overall record

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    today's bet has already played and lost but will update it tomorrow so there will be no confusion.


    results from 6/24

    bet a: risking $0.59 to win $1.00 texas rangers (+169) win




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 san diego padres (+165)




    record

    4-0 chase record (+4.0 units)
    4-1 overall record

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    today's bet is on the padres who are struggling lately and have giles out on top of that with a knee injury. so back to back days on the padres, but they can't lose forever. terrible on the road versus a good home team. its a system play so lets see what happens. good luck!


    results from 6/25

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 san diego padres (+165) loss




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 san diego padres (+165) loss

    bet b: risking $0.79 to win $1.61 san diego padres (+205)



    record

    4-0 chase record (+4.0 units)
    4-2 overall record

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    Today bet c would be on Washington +169?

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    results from 6/25
    bet b: risking $0.79 to win $1.61 san diego padres (+205) loss




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 san diego padres (+165) loss

    bet b: risking $0.79 to win $1.61 san diego padres (+205) loss

    bet c: risking $1.42 to win $2.40 washington nationals (+169)


    record

    4-0 chase record (+4.0 units)
    4-3 overall record

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    results from 6/27

    bet c: risking $1.42 to win $2.40 washington nationals (+169) loss




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.61 to win $1.00 san diego padres (+165) loss

    bet b: risking $0.79 to win $1.61 san diego padres (+205) loss

    bet c: risking $1.42 to win $2.40 washington nationals (+169) loss

    bet d: risking $2.18 to win $3.82 seattle mariners (+175)


    record

    4-0 chase record (+4.0 units)
    4-4 overall record

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    results from 6/28

    bet d: risking $2.18 to win $3.82 seattle mariners (+175) win




    today's bet

    bet a: risking $0.60 to win $1.00 washington nationals (+168)




    record

    5-0 chase record (+5.0 units)
    5-4 overall record
    Last edited by sbr.rodrigo; 04-08-15 at 11:27 AM.

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