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  • curious
    Restricted User
    • 07-20-07
    • 9093

    #1
    worst night since I started betting baseball
    I hate to even count up the damage

    2-17

    lost $2,000

    I think I'll take a few days off and smoke some crack
  • rjt721
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 02-06-07
    • 7929

    #2
    Not trying to kick you while you're down, but what are you doing playing so many games?
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    • curious
      Restricted User
      • 07-20-07
      • 9093

      #3
      Originally posted by rjt721
      Not trying to kick you while you're down, but what are you doing playing so many games?
      6 were parlays, some were ML and OVER/UNDER on same game

      I have been asking myself the same question though. I think I am going to stop doing that.
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      • WestsidePete
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 07-19-07
        • 8049

        #4
        yes...cut back the selections...seriously. You had 19 today...you can look at that many but then narrow them to 12...then look again and narrow those to 8....then maybe get to around 4 or 5...at this point you should feel solid about the 4 or 5. If not then go even lower..it's ok to do just one....and sometimes the obvious selection is the wrong one...trends don't last forever.
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        • AC1318
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 10-09-06
          • 6712

          #5
          sorry to here about the losses

          for one stop using services and wasting money there
          since this gives you the double wammy cost for picks followed by losing bets

          there are at least 3 people here that consistently win week after week after week and has been this way for a long time, I doubt it will change all of a sudden plus they are free

          next forget using one team on multiple parlays no other term to use but foolish

          for now go straight games and build back your bank, all the same amount

          If you feel the need for a parlay go with IF bets

          It will be hard to change your habits of betting as gambling is worse than drug addiction

          One can lose infinite amounts of money but can only consume so much drugs
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          • imgv94
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 11-16-05
            • 17192

            #6
            Don't smoke any crack man.. Smoke some meth that Shit is goooooooooooooood...
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            • pico
              BARRELED IN @ SBR!
              • 04-05-07
              • 27321

              #7
              meth is pretty harsh on your throat. i prefer old school charlie
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              • imgv94
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 11-16-05
                • 17192

                #8
                Originally posted by picoman
                meth is pretty harsh on your throat. i prefer old school charlie
                Old school charlie?

                You can still get blasted on meth without inhaling.

                Meth is harsh on your brain and thats about it. Alcohol is harsh on everything.
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                • BigDaddy
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 02-01-06
                  • 8378

                  #9
                  Originally posted by curious
                  6 were parlays, some were ML and OVER/UNDER on same game

                  I have been asking myself the same question though. I think I am going to stop doing that.

                  post what parlays you played and anytime you bet 19 plays you can have huges swings to the bankroll it happens just make sure your making the right combos on baseball parlays
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                  • AC1318
                    SBR Hall of Famer
                    • 10-09-06
                    • 6712

                    #10
                    question

                    Has this style of betting over time proved to be profitable for you, other than the past few days.
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                    • OrionSky
                      SBR Wise Guy
                      • 07-21-07
                      • 939

                      #11
                      Thats good advice AC
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                      • BigDaddy
                        SBR Hall of Famer
                        • 02-01-06
                        • 8378

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Orion Sky
                        Thats good advice AC

                        WTF!

                        wheres the advice
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                        • trifectabx
                          SBR Wise Guy
                          • 07-06-07
                          • 873

                          #13
                          As I told you my friend.. You are EVERYWHERE. You can't win all of them. Take the ones you really like and BET those. I was on a bad streak last week but at most I would lose 2 or 3 a night. I was able to pull it back in a couple of day cause I limit my losing to minimum. When I really like a 2 teamer. I usually parlay it. Hitting straight bet and parlay on 2 team brings you right back on the hunt. Seriously, whenever I get those early picks from you.. I look at it and say DAMN. All you get as a response back from me is.. " These are my picks for today .. Good Luck ".. Regardless Curious. We all have been there. There's always tomorrow and all it takes is 1 parlay and couple of straight bets..
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                          • sonnythekid
                            SBR MVP
                            • 04-18-06
                            • 1574

                            #14
                            Curious,take my advise this time. Put 500 on UNDER kcc/Chw+Arizona for tomorrow.(WEDNESDAY August 22nd). GL
                            and have a great day !
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                            • onlooker
                              BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                              • 08-10-05
                              • 36572

                              #15
                              Sorry to hear that. Try narrowing it down to a few less plays.
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                              • AC1318
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 10-09-06
                                • 6712

                                #16
                                Originally posted by BigDaddy
                                post what parlays you played and anytime you bet 19 plays you can have huges swings to the bankroll it happens just make sure your making the right combos on baseball parlays
                                This is good advice

                                Make sure you make the right combos when playing 19 plays

                                If he knew the right combos then there would be no problem cause he would be winning evernight 19 bets a night


                                Why the fvck didn't we all think of that
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                                • BigDaddy
                                  SBR Hall of Famer
                                  • 02-01-06
                                  • 8378

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by AC1318
                                  This is good advice

                                  Make sure you make the right combos when playing 19 plays

                                  If he knew the right combos then there would be no problem cause he would be winning evernight 19 bets a night


                                  Why the fvck didn't we all think of that
                                  parlays my freind some parlays have a better shot to win than others you might not understand but im sure some do

                                  thats why i asked for him to post what he parlayed to see what he was doing
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                                  • Robert Schroeder
                                    SBR High Roller
                                    • 08-17-07
                                    • 134

                                    #18
                                    Dont smoke any man made drugs. First off . Second off, I win with taking a dog with a favorite more than half the time. Betting so many games is putting "juice" in your books mouth.LITTERALY. Stick to straight bets until you build back up and smoke some ****ing WEED and chill out, worst case you will be to pairanoid and afraid to bet so much/so many games. Play of the day tomorrow is Toronto.
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                                    • BigDaddy
                                      SBR Hall of Famer
                                      • 02-01-06
                                      • 8378

                                      #19
                                      wow where do these posters come from it must beat the prick time they all come out to play
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                                      • B1GER1C828
                                        SBR Posting Legend
                                        • 07-31-07
                                        • 10244

                                        #20
                                        im so sorry curious, u'll get it bak tho ur a great bettor!
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                                        • curious
                                          Restricted User
                                          • 07-20-07
                                          • 9093

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by AC1318
                                          sorry to here about the losses

                                          for one stop using services and wasting money there
                                          since this gives you the double wammy cost for picks followed by losing bets

                                          there are at least 3 people here that consistently win week after week after week and has been this way for a long time, I doubt it will change all of a sudden plus they are free

                                          next forget using one team on multiple parlays no other term to use but foolish

                                          for now go straight games and build back your bank, all the same amount

                                          If you feel the need for a parlay go with IF bets

                                          It will be hard to change your habits of betting as gambling is worse than drug addiction

                                          One can lose infinite amounts of money but can only consume so much drugs
                                          Thanks for the help.

                                          A few of my games turned around after I went to bed. Helped a little.

                                          I reviewed the bets I made, and you are right. A lot of them were made in the "excitement" of placing a bet. Funny, I am always so methodical, never thought that would happen to me.

                                          For example, the criteria I use for picking OVER/UNDER bets is very strict, either the game meets the criteria or it doesn't. If I had stuck to that my OVER/UNDERs today would have been 4-2. Because I didn't strictly follow the criteria the OVER/UNDER bets were 3-7. When I looked at "why didn't I follow the criteria", it looks like I cheated, and rationalized so that I used a game anyway, even though it didn't meet the criteria, just because I "liked" the bet. I NEVER do that. I never make a bet because I "like" it.

                                          I have to go back to being a machine.

                                          I never thought that getting caught up in the excitment of betting just to be betting would ever happen to me.
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                                          • curious
                                            Restricted User
                                            • 07-20-07
                                            • 9093

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by BigDaddy
                                            post what parlays you played and anytime you bet 19 plays you can have huges swings to the bankroll it happens just make sure your making the right combos on baseball parlays
                                            Cubs Giants OVER 8 & Giants ML Lost
                                            Baltimore ML & Batlimore Texas UNDER 8 ML won OVER pushed
                                            Red Sox RL and Red Sox Devil Rays UNDER 10 Lost
                                            Milwaukee ML and Milwaukee Arizona OVER 10 Won

                                            I actually made a little money on the parlays. Wierd.

                                            I thought I had 6 parlays, but the wager ticket only has 4. The other two should have been:
                                            Pirates ML Pirates Rockies OVER
                                            St Louis ML St Louis FLorida OVER


                                            Good thing I didn't bet the last two.
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                                            • curious
                                              Restricted User
                                              • 07-20-07
                                              • 9093

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by AC1318
                                              question

                                              Has this style of betting over time proved to be profitable for you, other than the past few days.
                                              The way I bet, I bet what I consider to be value. So, I don't really have a "standard" number of bets to make. If I see five picks I consider to have value I bet five picks. If I see ten, I bet ten.

                                              I don't normally bet this many bets. The few times I have I almost always came out ahead. Sometimes I came out way ahead. I had a day like this last week where I made > $2000.

                                              I reviewed the wager tickets and it looks like I "cheated" and put picks in that did not meet the criteria. I have a very rigid criteria I use for considering a pick to have value. Many of these picks tonight met some of the criteria but not all. So, it looks like I "cheated" just because I wanted to make a bet.

                                              Wierd, I NEVER bet just to bet due to excitement.
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                                              • BatemanPatrickl
                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                • 06-21-07
                                                • 18772

                                                #24
                                                At the most, pick three teams a day. Betting 20 games and 7 different parlays is foolish as AC said.
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                                                • t2wentyfou4r
                                                  SBR High Roller
                                                  • 06-27-07
                                                  • 212

                                                  #25
                                                  I agree with Bateman,

                                                  Pick a few games you like, and go for it. Everyday, I look at 5 games. I then decide which play is the best bet. Somedays I play 5, 4 or ,3 games, some days I play just one game. Remember...baseball is not a track meet, it's a marathon. Good luck to you
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                                                  • AC1318
                                                    SBR Hall of Famer
                                                    • 10-09-06
                                                    • 6712

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by curious
                                                    The way I bet, I bet what I consider to be value. So, I don't really have a "standard" number of bets to make. If I see five picks I consider to have value I bet five picks. If I see ten, I bet ten.

                                                    I don't normally bet this many bets. The few times I have I almost always came out ahead. Sometimes I came out way ahead. I had a day like this last week where I made > $2000.

                                                    I reviewed the wager tickets and it looks like I "cheated" and put picks in that did not meet the criteria. I have a very rigid criteria I use for considering a pick to have value. Many of these picks tonight met some of the criteria but not all. So, it looks like I "cheated" just because I wanted to make a bet.

                                                    Wierd, I NEVER bet just to bet due to excitement.

                                                    It looks like you found the problem, not that big of a deal as I had done this myself at times as I am sure we all did. Most likely the first couple times you did this slightly and won by picking up some extra games followed by last nights results.

                                                    Education is expensive, now you learned.

                                                    good luck the rest of the way.

                                                    I use marble copybooks to track things over the years, It has helped me to write myself notes such as (straight bets only) or (stick to the script) maybe you should make a note rigid criteria no exceptions

                                                    again good luck
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