Maybe it's time to hang up the old gambling belt

paranoyd androyd · 12-17-11, 09:22 PM

definitely demoralizing ways to lose, but if your strategy is to play few select games for nice chunks and you're a good read at sports then things will turn around. how often do you play parlays rather than straight bets for varying units? keep your head up gl

SportGTI · 12-17-11, 09:28 PM

Thanks paranoyd. I don't normally play parlays (that parlay last week was just a nice little gamble something I expected to lose kind of thing....but when it comes down to a yard, it hurts).

I normally play single games and I've just been in a funk. Close games end up in blowouts. Games being in hand for 58 out of 60 minutes lose. For instance, I'm on the Blues over predators and though the blues have the game controlled, they are in a nil nil draw and I'm expecting a goal by the predators soon or a loss in a shootout. I just know how the games go

teaserpleaser · 12-17-11, 09:43 PM

Im with you sport been doing this a lil over a decade time for a new hobby been on alot of these im getting worn down takes up alot of my time.... Could have been out and about im inside all day in-gaming and getting backdoored I live in so cal for fukks sakes not north dakota wtf am I doing inside all day

Pivotpoint · 12-17-11, 09:50 PM

Bad beats are part of betting. Gambling always seems to go in streaks. Nothing is better to enhance the viewing pleasure as a wager. I find it hard to keep sharp if I'm betting multiple sports at the same time. Handicapping NCAA basketball, football + NHL and NFL can be real tough, unless you have tons of time. I often get hot in College football and then give it back in the NFL or vice versa.

Sometimes it's smart to just take a day or two off when things aren't going your way and start fresh. Now, tommorrow is Sunday, and I'm guessing no way you are going to take the day off. Consider reducing bet size. Maybe pick your best 1pm and 4pm game and just play that. The worm will turn soon. Hope you catch fire on Sunday.

SportGTI · 12-17-11, 10:07 PM

Originally posted by teaserpleaser

Im with you sport been doing this a lil over a decade time for a new hobby been on alot of these im getting worn down takes up alot of my time.... Could have been out and about im inside all day in-gaming and getting backdoored I live in so cal for fukks sakes not north dakota wtf am I doing inside all day

I'm with you teaserpleaser. I'm inside all day on the computer checking lines; reading forums; reading injury reports; looking for the next game to bet on and make some money. Sometimes I wonder, is it worth it to make a few extra bucks or in my recent case, lose a few extra bucks.

SportGTI · 12-17-11, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by Pivotpoint

Bad beats are part of betting. Gambling always seems to go in streaks. Nothing is better to enhance the viewing pleasure as a wager. I find it hard to keep sharp if I'm betting multiple sports at the same time. Handicapping NCAA basketball, football + NHL and NFL can be real tough, unless you have tons of time. I often get hot in College football and then give it back in the NFL or vice versa.

Sometimes it's smart to just take a day or two off when things aren't going your way and start fresh. Now, tommorrow is Sunday, and I'm guessing no way you are going to take the day off. Consider reducing bet size. Maybe pick your best 1pm and 4pm game and just play that. The worm will turn soon. Hope you catch fire on Sunday.

Thanks pivotpoint. I understand bad beats are a part of the game. Maybe I'm just frustrated and it seems like they are coming more and more whereas I just remember them more.

70CoupeDeVille · 12-17-11, 10:50 PM

And you'll remember those bad beats far longer than the wins you eked out. I still remember the first time I risked a nickel, some 20 years ago. This was before the days of NFL Sunday Ticket, so I went to a sports bar, chewed my lower lip for three hours as my cover grew ever surer, only to watch the Jets Mary me from midfield as time expired. So many flavors of bad beats: burned in my brain is video replay of that Cowboys' defensive lineman grabbing a Super Bowl fumble, hauling ass for the endzone but getting the ball punched out of his casual grip right before making it in, my big prop payoff there and then gone in a flash. I'm well past getting adrenaline rushes anymore, and I've forgotten the names of half the women I've bagged, but I remember every single bad beat in 20 years betting on football. I'm sure those film clips will streak through my mind in chronologically ordered sequence -- the "box set" -- in a special moment of its own, as I'm kicking the bucket. Which will be fine, 'cause that's life and it'll make me smile as I close my eyes for good ( ! )

SportGTI · 12-17-11, 11:18 PM

Originally posted by SportGTI

Thanks paranoyd. I don't normally play parlays (that parlay last week was just a nice little gamble something I expected to lose kind of thing....but when it comes down to a yard, it hurts).

I normally play single games and I've just been in a funk. Close games end up in blowouts. Games being in hand for 58 out of 60 minutes lose. For instance, I'm on the Blues over predators and though the blues have the game controlled, they are in a nil nil draw and I'm expecting a goal by the predators soon or a loss in a shootout. I just know how the games go

And the Blues lose in the shootout just as I expected. Another good way to end a Saturday night :/

paranoyd androyd · 12-17-11, 11:23 PM

sorry to hear it man, is nfl a strength of yours? gl

cmatth1326 · 12-17-11, 11:24 PM

I wish I could quit as well. My life would be so much more productive and peaceful. I just get so bored in the winter.

paranoyd androyd · 12-17-11, 11:31 PM

Originally posted by cmatth1326

I wish I could quit as well. My life would be so much more productive and peaceful. I just get so bored in the winter.

pretty sure that's how most people are here - basically play the football season and then hoops while there's overlap with football, but then fade out of hoops eventually gl

BetterBizness · 12-18-11, 12:06 AM

well.. a yard a point... Lost Wyoming Under by the idiot 2 pt conversion for a dime and a half... lost by a Free Throw in the La Tech game lose another dime on my 3 teamer... tough day ...

ebbearsfb1 · 12-18-11, 12:10 AM

dont feel bad sportgti..

i've lost 10 in a row..

2 soccer games in the 93' minute..

montana by 3 last night.

utah state today.

3 teasers by 1 team

im just figuring when im re loadin

Weems2k · 12-18-11, 09:50 AM

I think my gambling days are on hold for a long time. First the Rams couldn't even cover the 17pts I teased on Monday. Then Vancouver screws my parlay by losing to lowly Columbus. Next we have the pathetic Jags scoring that garbage TD in the final min to kill my 2nd Half wager. And now finally, this crappy FG last night by L-LF. Having SD St. teased to -1, I would have only pushed, but it's better than losing outright.

MTek · 12-18-11, 10:20 AM

Im an average gamble, hitting a little less then 50% over the long haul on my own plays. I also lock in with an SBR capper and ride his plays consistently, for the most part I'm able to keep a pretty balanced bankroll, for a decent duration

I deposit what i can afford to lose and assume I'll eventually lose it all, it just a matter of how long that takes. I do get enjoyment out of the "chase" and I'm hoping after several years of "learning" I'll able to turn a consistent profit

I go streaky almost weekly...hitting 6 or 8 then losing 8 out of 10, its just part of it

I do feel disconnected from society sometimes because im either researching on the net, or watching a game but most of the time would be lost to some other meaningless activity anyway so its not a big deal

BigdaddyQH · 12-18-11, 11:54 AM

It's all part of the game. It is human nature to remember the tough losses, but forget the lucky wins. It all balances out in the end. If you lost confidence, it is time to move on. Take a break for a while. This game is all about confidence.

teaserpleaser · 12-18-11, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by teaserpleaser

Im with you sport been doing this a lil over a decade time for a new hobby been on alot of these im getting worn down takes up alot of my time.... Could have been out and about im inside all day in-gaming and getting backdoored I live in so cal for fukks sakes not north dakota wtf am I doing inside all day

Sport gl with what you decide to do im out had the giants ML of course they dont show up for a division game they must win @ home

.... But I didnt stay and sweat this shit went to pasadena for lunch going to movies tonight its a breeze no more blowing my weekends watching sports from 9: am to 9pm