MartinBlank's NCAA Football 2011

[DangerousOne]

Nice start Martin... Gl this year

[AdamL2424]

2-1-1???? I have 2-2? Did your book cancel your Notre Dame pick?

[MartinBlank]

2-1-1???? I have 2-2? Did your book cancel your Notre Dame pick?

Okay guys.....I will address this now.

Anyone---and not just me---any person betting on Western Michigan/Michigan game------had the game cancelled or pushed when the game was called in the 3rd quarter. It is a no-play.

[opie1988]

I'm a big Martin Blank fan. Always have been.

Bravo to you, Martin Blank.

[MartinBlank]

I'm a big Martin Blank fan. Always have been.

Bravo to you, Martin Blank.

Thanks Op.

Appreciate that.

[Greyraptor]

All plays are one unit.

I burned through my bankroll pretty quickly in 2008 by being really undisciplined. I made a lot of mistakes by raising the value of my units--on plays I felt really strongly about---and sure as shit---those plays lost more often than not because I placed emotion in those plays.

When I used a standard 1-unit play---that was the recipe for me. One thing I do like to do is I will take a ML dog if the number is less than 3. If I like a team at +2.5, I don't find any value in buying the hook up to 3, or taking the 2.5. I just play the ML. I note the times I do that.

Thank Night Tripper--appreciate the comments.

Hope everyone has a profitable weekend.

I couldn't agree with you more. Great strategy that I use myself. GL to you this season. New to the forum this year but have been a sports bettor for years. Love your posts and thread so will be checking back in often.

Enjoy your season and BOL to you!

[MartinBlank]

I couldn't agree with you more. Great strategy that I use myself. GL to you this season. New to the forum this year but have been a sports bettor for years. Love your posts and thread so will be checking back in often.

Enjoy your season and BOL to you!

Thanks Gray....Good luck, and I hope you cash 'em!

[jayc63]

Nice day yesterday Martin...and good luck the rest of the season.

[MartinBlank]

Play #5. Stanford -20 (I just got it at Bookmaker)---was trying to be 21.

Play #6. Mississippi State -6 (Also got it at Bookmaker).

Season record to date: 2-1

[AdamL2424]

Really liking the stanford play

[Pete0]

MB, I was wondering why you didnt make this a play . I assumed it was your best play on sep 3 ?? Just curious

[Dutch]

Martin, how do you feel about 1st half bets? I'm really going to focus on them this year. I went 3-0 with them on sat. (thread around here somewhere). I don't want one good day to go to my head and make me think I have an edge but I got tired of being burned when a team lets up and allows the backdoor cover late in the 4th.

[MartinBlank]

MB, I was wondering why you didnt make this a play . I assumed it was your best play on sep 3 ?? Just curious

Good question Pete, and it was because of the injury to Dan Persa, Northwestern's starting QB. When it was announced he wasn't playing, I backed off of that one.

[MartinBlank]

Martin, how do you feel about 1st half bets? I'm really going to focus on them this year. I went 3-0 with them on sat. (thread around here somewhere). I don't want one good day to go to my head and make me think I have an edge but I got tired of being burned when a team lets up and allows the backdoor cover late in the 4th.

Nice start Dutch! 3-0. Very nice.

I like first half numbers. I don't list them as my official play, but you can find value in them, and you raise a great point about teams getting that shitty back door cover to beat your play.

That is something I always consider when I am shopping lines---and teams. Alabama for example, never takes their foot off the gas, so laying a number with them usually means I won't get that shitty last touchdown to beat my play.
Other teams as well---LSU, Ohio State, and Boise.

But other teams notoriously give up scores like that----Penn State, USC, and Texas come to mind.

[MartinBlank]

Pick #7. Notre Dame -3.5. I am done with them if they don't lay one upside Michigan's head this weekend.

Pick #8. South Carolina -2.5

[cant call it]

Gl martin. It will be interested to see how mstate plays on the road vs au. I like mstate to win, but stayed away from the line. Gl bro.

[grind4moneyz]

Been following your thread and taking a peak at your picks.

I like the Stanford pick and took it this AM also. I don't see the line getting any better.

What's your thoughts on Tenn vs. Cincy? Hawaii vs Washington?

[Greyraptor]

Pick #7. Notre Dame -3.5. I am done with them if they don't lay one upside Michigan's head this weekend.

Pick #8. South Carolina -2.5

Good picks Martin at first glance. I hope you are right about ND since I LOATHE "that team up north". South Carolina -2' but I am gonna lay off of that one until I see more play from Georgia. GL buddy and I hope you hit!

[Vin_vermillion]

Notre Dame will roll Michigan. excellent pick.

[MartinBlank]

Notre Dame will roll Michigan. excellent pick.

Thanks Vin.....good luck to ya!

[Vin_vermillion]

[daprospecta]

Martin let me pick at your brain on the miss st pick. I haven't checked the line in a few hours but last time I did it was plus seven Aubie. I give Miss St all the credit in the world. They are moving in the right direction. In saying that I feel that asking them to go on the road in the SEC and beat any team other than Vandy and maybe Ole Miss by more than a score(if the line is 7 or more) is asking a bit too much. The SEC is a conference I've followed since I was 12 and in those 14 years I've seen teams compete night in and night out. I watched the entire Utah State Auburn game from start to finish and honestly I think these kids were smelling themselves as my junior high coach used to put it. I think they got caught looking forward to this game. Auburn isn't void of talent it's just young talent. I think playing in a game like the one last week helped them grow up quick. Do I think Auburn will win? Probably not but I think this game is close in the forth quarter. Just my thoughts.

[Pete0]

GL this week !!

I'm probably going to be the other side a good amount with ND

Mich should roll in that one.

[MartinBlank]

Martin let me pick at your brain on the miss st pick. I haven't checked the line in a few hours but last time I did it was plus seven Aubie. I give Miss St all the credit in the world. They are moving in the right direction. In saying that I feel that asking them to go on the road in the SEC and beat any team other than Vandy and maybe Ole Miss by more than a score(if the line is 7 or more) is asking a bit too much. The SEC is a conference I've followed since I was 12 and in those 14 years I've seen teams compete night in and night out. I watched the entire Utah State Auburn game from start to finish and honestly I think these kids were smelling themselves as my junior high coach used to put it. I think they got caught looking forward to this game. Auburn isn't void of talent it's just young talent. I think playing in a game like the one last week helped them grow up quick. Do I think Auburn will win? Probably not but I think this game is close in the forth quarter. Just my thoughts.

I can't argue with any of that DaP. As you said, Auburn is full of talent, it is just young talent. My selection of Mississippi State is based on a few things.

First and most important to me-----Utah State ran for 220 yards on Auburn. And Mississippi State is going to run the football. A lot. I could certainly understand Auburn's offense struggling, but the run defense---against a Utah State team that had one returning OL.

I think this is a perfect storm for MSU. This is their best team in a while, and Auburn is still finding their feet. If this were the 10th game of the season, I would probably lay off that number. In this spot, I just like Mississippi State.

Good luck!

[MartinBlank]

GL this week !!

I'm probably going to be the other side a good amount with ND

Mich should roll in that one.

The good news Pete----we have this one covered. One of us has to win, right?

GL this weekend!

[ssk13809]

Hahaha guy bets COLLEGE football. So not a pro.

And he thinks 2-1-1 is great?

Wow such low standards in this thread. 2-1-1 would be a bad day for me

[cant call it]

Hahaha guy bets COLLEGE football. So not a pro. And he thinks 2-1-1 is great? Wow such low standards in this thread. 2-1-1 would be a bad day for me

no worries. ssk will bury himself making his picks in his thread. Just be patient.

[MartinBlank]

Hahaha guy bets COLLEGE football. So not a pro.

And he thinks 2-1-1 is great?

Wow such low standards in this thread. 2-1-1 would be a bad day for me

SSK, welcome into my thread---and keep posting in here. Drive up those thread view numbers for me------You will never get me complaining about anyone posting in my thread. EVER.

Now, come on--get to posting.

[mstone897]

With you on this weeks 4 plays so far but not playing ND even though that's a lean. Just don't trust them.

BTW I see the Miss St line coming down some. 5.5 at Diamond right now. Interesting.

[MartinBlank]

For those viewing this for the first time, please know this.

I don't care what you post in my thread. You want to post about your ex-wife banging your brother and how it hurts each day to rise out of bed---fine by me. I said it once, I will say it 10,000 times. Post, post, post.

The more the merrier, and the more entertaining this place is.

[MartinBlank]

With you on this weeks 4 plays so far but not playing ND even though that's a lean. Just don't trust them.

BTW I see the Miss St line coming down some. 5.5 at Diamond right now. Interesting.

Yeah, I was looking at the Mississippi State number today at Bookmaker, and I was very surprised to see it moving back down. I won't move off my 1-unit play---but if it gets down to 4----(I doubt it does), I may have to re-examine one.

[mstone897]

Yeah, I was looking at the Mississippi State number today at Bookmaker, and I was very surprised to see it moving back down. I won't move off my 1-unit play---but if it gets down to 4----(I doubt it does), I may have to re-examine one.

I'm probably adding to my 1 unit play if it stays under 6. I'm holding out for 5 though. Tough going against home dog in SEC but like you said it really is the perfect storm.

[AdamL2424]

I am on the Stanford and Irish pick.... On the other side with Auburn +7 BOL MB

[wal66]

Martin good luck.

We agree on Stanford, Mississippi St (although not yet wagered) and South Carolina.

[Pete0]

dam, bit of a disagreement for us this week

definately going to be a big play for me on michigan over ND.

Also liking Georgia +3 and Auburn +7