[jackny]

I'll take it. They are still getting no respect.

Padres +157

[thebestthereis]

[Rookie-Capper]

I have them small play its worth a shot I also parlayed them with the cubs and rockies.

good luck

[Patrick McIrish]

I took them small. In fact I'm a sick puppy, blindly took all 8 dogs on the card tonight. A 4-4 night would be nice, I'm thinking more like 1-7/2-6 though.

[dynamite140]

They are horrible.

[snowball22]

They are horrible.

You know they are first in NL West??

[capitalist pig]

I hope they win.

later

[suicideking08]

I took a shot with Phillies -1.5. They're off to a good start so far. 2 on no out 1st inning.

[suicideking08]

fkin Phillies offense. Bases loaded 1 out..no dice

[netinfo]

I have them small play its worth a shot I also parlayed them with the cubs and rockies.

good luck

Wow, good job! All three teams won for you today!

netinfo

[dynamite140]

They got very lucky this game.

[netinfo]

They are still getting no respect.

Yeah, this whole series, they were dogs on the ML, with three of the four games as heavy dogs. You know, as betters, this is ok for us, because this gives us the opportunity to make some decent money out of these kinds of situations. The ML for the Pads in each game of this series, according to covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/teams/pastresults/2010/team2955.html&t=0, was:

Game 1: +192 (L)
Game 2: +124 (L)
Game 3: +143 (W)
Game 4: +162 (W)

If someone would have bet a unit on the Padres in each of these games on the ML, he would have been up about 1.05 unit (3.05 - 2) after the series is over.

On the other hand, this was the ML odds for the Phillies, according to covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/teams/pastresults/2010/team2958.html&t=0:

Game 1: -205 (W)
Game 2: -132 (W)
Game 3: -152 (L)
Game 4: -173 (L)

If someone would have bet to win a unit on the Phillies in each of these games on the ML, he would have been down about 1.25 unit (2 - 3.25) after the series is over.

So, by simply splitting the series, those who consistently bet the Padres came out on top. Betters need to understand that when you have two good teams playing each other in a four game series, the most likely outcome is going to be a splitting of the series. In these kinds of situations, one needs to be on the Plus side the whole time. It does no good to folks to be chalk betters when the opposing team is just as good as the team they're betting on.

I suppose that some folks gave up on the Padres after they lost the first two games, and I can understand their hesitation to take the Pads again for the next two games. Sometimes I make such kinds of mistakes, by giving up on a team, and this is common in sports betting. Though, the seasoned and experienced betters can usually spot these kinds of situations and can overcome it.

netinfo

[Peregrine Stoop]

nice call I guess

[cap10]

phi will come around but they are fade material till they win 2of 3

[jackny]

I'll take it. They are still getting no respect.

Padres +157

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@netinfo: very nice analysis. I didn't play SD first 3 games, but when i saw they are 1-2 i took the shot.

[thebestthereis]

They are horrible.

you said, they suck and will never win another game this year; maybe 1 but not more than that.