MIL -150, 1.5u WON CHW -142, 1.42u LOST SEA o7.0, -123, 1.23u LOST WAS -138, 1.38u WON PHI +123, 1u LOST CLE u8.5, -108, 1.08u WON PIT u7.5, -133, 1.33u LOST STL u8.5, -109, 1.09u LOST
Record: 160-145, +17.30u, ROI=4.9%
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snapperman2
SBR MVP
08-19-10
2078
#148
TB +171, 2u
CLE -105, 1.05u
WAS -107, 4.28u
HOU +125, 2u
TEX -133, 2.66u
MIL -113, 2.26u
ARI +122, 1u
SEA +171, 1u
NYM +141, 5u
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fitguy67
SBR Hall of Famer
03-13-11
5082
#149
snapper, i see that for the first time this season, you've started varying units...is this something you usually do once you have a better "take" on the team's form...or is this something new/experimental for you in your MLB...?
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snapperman2
SBR MVP
08-19-10
2078
#150
I started to use a new handicapping system today. It lends itself to varying bets based on the strength of the pick. So I started doing that. The new system didn't work well today, but I'll try it for at least a week or two before I give up on it.
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snapperman2
SBR MVP
08-19-10
2078
#151
TB +171, 2u
CLE -105, 1.05u
WAS -107, 4.28u
HOU +125, 2u
TEX -133, 2.66u
MIL -113, 2.26u
ARI +122, 1u
SEA +171, 1u
NYM +141, 5u
Record: 165-149, +14.66u, ROI=3.9%
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snapperman2
SBR MVP
08-19-10
2078
#152
WAS -131, 3.93u
PIT -131, 1.31u
CLE -113, 1.13u
TB +140, 2u
HOU +134, 1u
BOS -214, 2.14u
TEX -154, 3.08u
MIN +149, 1u
MIL -132, 2.64u
ARI +118, 2u
SD +113, 3u
NYM +125, 1u
TB +107, 2u
PHI -152, 1.52u
MIN +134, 2u
SD +113, 3u
CLE -105, 1.05u
WAS +102, 3u
PIT -108, 2.16u
MIL -102, 3.06u
BOS -185, 1.85u
HOU +155, 1u
ARI +131, 2u
TEX -166, 3.32u
NYM +162, 1u
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snapperman2
SBR MVP
08-19-10
2078
#156
SF u6.5, -116, 1.16u
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snapperman2
SBR MVP
08-19-10
2078
#157
TB +107, 2u
PHI -152, 1.52u
MIN +134, 2u
SD +113, 3u
CLE -105, 1.05u
WAS +102, 3u
PIT -108, 2.16u
MIL -102, 3.06u
BOS -185, 1.85u
HOU +155, 1u
ARI +131, 2u
TEX -166, 3.32u
NYM +162, 1u
SF u6.5, -116, 1.16u
Record: 177-167, -2.41u, ROI=-0.6%
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fitguy67
SBR Hall of Famer
03-13-11
5082
#158
ever notice how "murphy's law" takes over whenever bet sized vary markedly...the winners are the one and twosies...while the losses are the big-baggers?... (i'm talking more about Thursday, Friday, and Satrurday's results than yesterday...)...(luckily for me, my "spidey sense kicked in when i saw the change--i've been burned enough by varying betsizes in the past, so i'm very suspicious of them <it's a disguized form of chasing to my mind>--so i continued following along the old-fashioned 1-unit-per-play way...good days won't be near as sweet, but bad days not near so bitter that way, cuz Murphy'll be left out of the picture...
just my very-appreciative few pesos
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snapperman2
SBR MVP
08-19-10
2078
#159
I read an interesting article online recently: http://www.thesportsgeek.com/sports-...etting-market/. It explains why it is so hard to beat the current sports betting market. I've tried various line movement systems and comparing the odds at Pinnacle to that of square bookmakers to try to find the sharp bets, but nothing has worked reliably so far. I think I'll take a sabattical and try to work out some angles and track them for a while to see if they work before I post here again.
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fitguy67
SBR Hall of Famer
03-13-11
5082
#160
Snapper, I think you were doing just fine till you changed what you were doing just a few days ago. As a matter of fact, in the smooth-ride up a 5%-ish yield-curve department, you sir, along with ApricotSinner and BobLoblaw are the cream of the crop. In 60 days of actual posting plays (from Apr04 to May06, June02&03, and June09 to July04) till your recent change...assuming very conservative 1% flat plays...you were averaging a gain of about 0.3% gain on bank DAILY.
You placed 4.75plays (ie. 4.75% of bank risked) daily (285 plays over the 60 days=4.75). Your yield was 6% of all wagers (17.53units over roughly 285 units wagered=6% net gain all action). 6% of the 4.75% you are risking daily is very close to 0.3%...how can you beat that, snap? For a more standard-sized flat wager of 2%-per-play, we're talking about 0.6% gain daily.
Summary. What you've been doing all season, up till about a week ago not only "ain't broke"...it's terrific.
No need to go back to the drawing board...just go back to what you were doing before your recent urge to tinker with varied bet-sizes.
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fitguy67
SBR Hall of Famer
03-13-11
5082
#161
BTW, your chugging along daily with 6% yield on 4.75 plays daily means 156% return on bank anually for a super-chicken 1%-per-play flat bettor like me, or 312% for a more agressive 2%-player...