2nd Half Strategy

**dykstra** · 02-04-14, 10:13 PM

WagerType: Date: Team: Risking / To Win Ticket#:
STRAIGHT BET Feb 04 NBA [2505] TOTAL o95½-110 (2H CHI BULLS vrs 2H PHO SUNS) 550.00 USD / 500.00 USD 71264950

**Highsaac** · 02-04-14, 11:19 PM

nice hit.

**JonEJet** · 02-04-14, 11:19 PM

**jmitch150** · 02-04-14, 11:20 PM

Lets keep the good times rolling Dykstra

**dykstra** · 02-04-14, 11:41 PM

Cha/gs no play.

**JonEJet** · 02-04-14, 11:42 PM

Excellent night....and thank you

**DOM-Ganador** · 02-04-14, 11:44 PM

Like the 2nd 1/2 over 100 Bobs/GS.
GS shooting like crap (30%), would have liked the TT over 55, but my book wasn`t offering.

**spendingmoney** · 02-04-14, 11:45 PM

Thanks for the goodnite dykstra

**Pounding it down** · 02-04-14, 11:49 PM

Baaam!!!! The pounding just happened..

**nistor22** · 02-05-14, 05:09 AM

Thanks dykstra, You're the MAN. I can't understand those guys which are angry because someone ask somenthing. This is a forum if you don't like the question simply don;t answer...

**JonEJet** · 02-05-14, 09:08 AM

Originally posted by DOM-Ganador

Like the 2nd 1/2 over 100 Bobs/GS.
GS shooting like crap (30%), would have liked the TT over 55, but my book wasn`t offering.

Glad we listen to dykstra, and not you....lol

**nickos86** · 02-05-14, 11:02 AM

Over 100 Bobcats/GSW was a poor play if you were watching the game. Bobcats destroyed GSW on D, and slowed the game pace down so much there were not even enough possessions to expect a decent score of any kind - about ~165 and the total score was 166. Bobcats are usually a slow team anyway (slower than the Celtics!) but really outdid themselves today.

Played it perfectly to destroy a very over-rated team, I was impressed. This is why GSW don't win anything - teams who slow them down, and don't turn the ball over = no transition offense and heavy 3pt shooting pressure.

For the last time, Curry is a excellent shooter, that's all - he has been the same since college. But not even in the realm of "superstar".

**Highsaac** · 02-05-14, 12:22 PM

GSW took 93 shots! they just couldn't hit anything. the pace of that game was not slow though.

**probableCause** · 02-05-14, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by nistor22

Thanks dykstra, You're the MAN. I can't understand those guys which are angry because someone ask somenthing. This is a forum if you don't like the question simply don;t answer...

I'm pretty sure you asked for plays before they were even available.

**nickos86** · 02-05-14, 01:33 PM

I watched the entire game. It was much slower than the GSW, who average a very high number of possessions a game, wanted - especially when trying to come back from a big deficit. Had Bobcats FG/HT/Under in expectation of this. I can't vouch for the exact # possessions calculation I did in my head glancing at the box score yesterday.

GSW missed plenty of shots because of the good defense I mentioned. It was impressive. GSW also had a high number of offensive rebounds (18 or 19 I think), which will give you more shots.

GSW also had only 4 fast break points... Doesn't sound like much of their usual run-and-gun to me.

Or just watch the game not the box score.

**Highsaac** · 02-05-14, 01:37 PM

I watched the game. it wasn't that slow. I know there was good defense and that GSW didn't run the fast break the whole game, but its ludicrous to say the pace was slow. it wasn't.

**nickos86** · 02-05-14, 01:47 PM

The pace was much slower and controlled than GSW wanted, I was trying to use rough numbers after the fact to show what I meant. I will bow to your knowledge of pace, and the more accurate calculations you have done (despite not giving any numbers here). Otherwise I agree to disagree, and good luck to Dykstra today!

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 02:41 PM

2/4 Results - 2-0, +$1000

This Week's Results - 2-3, -$650

Since Discovery on 1/7 - 84-51, +$14,025

Big night tonight...12 games...see ya round 8...

Later.

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by KeepItCummin

I hugged a tree today to inject some good karma to us all...lol... People at work was like "wtf r u doing man?"... Good luck fellas! Hope it works...

It worked...keep it up.

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by Pounding it down

Its pound time boys!!

Love this guy.

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by nistor22

Thanks dykstra, You're the MAN. I can't understand those guys which are angry because someone ask somenthing. This is a forum if you don't like the question simply don;t answer...

Dude think of this place as a Men's locker room...if you make an asinine comment you're gonna get your balls broke...and you can choose to take offense to it, or let it roll off...personally, I always choose to ignore that sh*t...

Anyway, the title of the thread is '2nd Half Strategy'...so naturally, the plays that I post will be 2nd half plays...and I will post these plays at halftime of each game.

**nistor22** · 02-05-14, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by dykstra

Dude think of this place as a Men's locker room...if you make an asinine comment you're gonna get your balls broke...and you can choose to take offense to it, or let it roll off...personally, I always choose to ignore that sh*t...

Anyway, the title of the thread is '2nd Half Strategy'...so naturally, the plays that I post will be 2nd half plays...and I will post these plays at halftime of each game.

That was the thing that I didn t understand: when the plays will be posted. Here we have an other time zone, so E Europe time means that I have to stay awake all night to bet your play, even If i am not sure that 5dimes receive live bets, so can you please tell me what bookmakers do you use?

**Trep** · 02-05-14, 04:29 PM

Originally posted by nistor22

That was the thing that I didn t understand: when the plays will be posted. Here we have an other time zone, so E Europe time means that I have to stay awake all night to bet your play, even If i am not sure that 5dimes receive live bets, so can you please tell me what bookmakers do you use?

Not sure where you got the impression that we were angry. I just provided a smart ass response as the question deserved. Really should do at least a little homework if you're tailing bets with live money. If it's on a forum...read at least a few pages?

Anyhow, for your 2nd question which is more reasonable. Nba halftimes are 12 minutes. In my experience most books release lines about a minute after halftime (your mileage may vary). Dykstra usually posts within 2-3 minutes after that...which gives you usually around 5 minutes before the lines close.

**nistor22** · 02-05-14, 04:42 PM

**JakeRyan** · 02-05-14, 06:55 PM

Dykstra, Glad I found this thread. I have been tinkering with 2ndH NBA Sides & Totals. The sides, granted I have been tracking every game sides/totals, have performed better. I have given up on the totals, but now I have a thread to help narrow them down.

Good luck tonight and I will be following.

Do you keep track of the sides for you own records, or have you completely given up on them?

**KeepItCummin** · 02-05-14, 07:01 PM

Tree hug... Check! Good luck everyone! How it works again...

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by JakeRyan

Dykstra, Glad I found this thread. I have been tinkering with 2ndH NBA Sides & Totals. The sides, granted I have been tracking every game sides/totals, have performed better. I have given up on the totals, but now I have a thread to help narrow them down.

Good luck tonight and I will be following.

Do you keep track of the sides for you own records, or have you completely given up on them?

Dude crazy timing with this post as I just now jumped on to talk about playing sides...

As some of you know, when I started this thread I was playing both sides and totals...then I realized that the totals were bringing in the profit, while the sides were right around the .500 mark...so I cut out the sides and stuck to solely playing the totals...

But over the last month, I've still kept tabs on how the sides were doing...and I've figured out a way to tweak the strategy so it's profitable...

Here are the results since I started tracking on 1/7:

1/7 0-2
1/8 1-0
1/9 0-0
1/10 4-2
1/11 1-2
1/12 0-0
Week 6-6

1/13 2-1
1/14 1-0
1/15 2-0
1/16 1-0
1/17 3-1
1/18 3-2
1/19 0-0
Week 12-4

1/20 1-1
1/21 0-2
1/22 5-1
1/23 0-1
1/24 1-2
1/25 1-0
1/26 1-1
Week 9-8

Month 27-18 (60%)

1/27 0-1
1/28 0-2
1/29 3-1
1/30 1-1
1/31 2-0
2/1 2-1
2/2 0-0
Week 8-6

2/3 3-2
2/4 2-0
Week 5-2

Month 13-8 (62%)

Total 40-26 (61%)

So as of tonight, these plays will be added to the mix...

Later.

**FistOfFreedom** · 02-05-14, 07:34 PM

Originally posted by dykstra

Dude crazy timing with this post as I just now jumped on to talk about playing sides...

As some of you know, when I started this thread I was playing both sides and totals...then I realized that the totals were bringing in the profit, while the sides were right around the .500 mark...so I cut out the sides and stuck to solely playing the totals...

But over the last month, I've still kept tabs on how the sides were doing...and I've figured out a way to tweak the strategy so it's profitable...

Here are the results since I started tracking on 1/7:

1/7 0-2
1/8 1-0
1/9 0-0
1/10 4-2
1/11 1-2
1/12 0-0
Week 6-6

1/13 2-1
1/14 1-0
1/15 2-0
1/16 1-0
1/17 3-1
1/18 3-2
1/19 0-0
Week 12-4

1/20 1-1
1/21 0-2
1/22 5-1
1/23 0-1
1/24 1-2
1/25 1-0
1/26 1-1
Week 9-8

Month 27-18 (60%)

1/27 0-1
1/28 0-2
1/29 3-1
1/30 1-1
1/31 2-0
2/1 2-1
2/2 0-0
Week 8-6

2/3 3-2
2/4 2-0
Week 5-2

Month 13-8 (62%)

Total 40-26 (61%)

So as of tonight, these plays will be added to the mix...

Later.

**jonal** · 02-05-14, 07:34 PM

Nice

**Pounding it down** · 02-05-14, 07:35 PM

Its that time again boys... Pound time!!!

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 08:11 PM

WagerType:	Date:	Team:	Risking / To Win	Ticket#:
STRAIGHT BET	Feb 05	NBA [2702] TOTAL u101½-110 (2H BOS CELTICS vrs 2H PHI 76ERS)	550.00 USD / 500.00 USD	71320927

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 08:15 PM

WagerType:	Date:	Team:	Risking / To Win	Ticket#:
STRAIGHT BET	Feb 05	NBA [2704] TOTAL u101½-110 (2H LA LAKERS vrs 2H CLE CAVALIERS)	550.00 USD / 500.00 USD	71321643

**dykstra** · 02-05-14, 08:16 PM

No play SA/Was and Det/Orl.

**John Deere** · 02-05-14, 08:17 PM

BOL

**nistor22** · 02-05-14, 08:17 PM

WTF?

(( I dont have this at 5dimes......