1. 01-21-09 08:33 PM #1
    Slanina
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    $20 into 500 friendly bet

    I'm new to the forum, so hello all! Anyways, my friend bets on sports religiously and well lets just say he doesn't click the withdrawal button often. I always give him a hard time for this. So he decides to bet me that I couldn't do any better. The bet is that I have to turn $20 into 500 by the end of the NBA/NCAA basketball season. If I pull it off he will match the 500 with an additional 500 of his own money. If I lose, which is more realistic, I can't make comments during the games he bets on. This is all in fun, but I'd also like to turn $20 into 1k.

    So far I'm 5-1.

    Orlando +4.5 over L.A. Lakers - W
    Syracuse -4 over Notre Dame - W
    Illinois +8 over Michigan St. - W
    Philly -2.5 over New York - W
    Phoenix +8.5 over Boston - L
    Sweetheart Teaser
    Arizona +17 and under 61 over Philly
    Baltimore +19.5 and under 48 over Pittsburgh -W

    Tonight I placed my biggest bet of a whopping 37 on Cleveland -1 over Portland.

    I know you guys laugh at the bets(amountwise), but it's meant to be fun. I just want to share my current record and keep track of it on here. I've been on the forum for a few days browsing peoples selections/suggestions and combining them with my own information. I'm told you aren't supposed to bet with your heart, but the cleveland line just seems ridiculously nice. Once again, hello all.
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  2. 01-21-09 08:57 PM #2
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    Btw, does anyone do sweetheart teasers? +10.5 on 4 NBA/NCAA games seems easier to hit than going 3-1 on ATS bets. I tried the 13.5 on both football games and it came through. Just curious.
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  3. 01-21-09 09:17 PM #3
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    I'm not an expert on teasers But no worries the boys will correct me fast if I"M wrong. Yes I would say that they are a whole lot easier but the problem is they pay so little. for example say you won 3 strait teasers then you lost Just 1 I would think betting the same amounts of course you would be pretty much even
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  4. 01-21-09 09:39 PM #4
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    My personal opinion is that a basketball teaser is not a good bet. I found that the the parts of the teasers that won I would have won outright. Of course I am talking about a normal 4 point teaser here.

    If you want to win over the long haul you should place straight wagers and use good money management. I use the Kelly Criterion to place bets based between 55% to 60% win ratio depending on how strong I feel the wager is. The 55% is for normal -110 bets. If you are betting Moneylines you may want to raise the expected win ratio. I also only bet Half Kelly. I am more conservative with my wagering. Some do Full Kelly wagers.

    Here is a nice Kelly Calculator that I use.

    http://www.smartcapper.com/cgi-bin/b...kroll=10000.00
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  5. 01-22-09 12:17 AM #5
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    I'm going to stay away from those teasers for now. With my only bet winning tonight I don't want to change what's working.
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  6. 01-22-09 12:23 AM #6
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    Good luck bro. I was all the way down to $20 in a small account I made 3 weeks ago, and after a bit of luck it's up to $6,000 right now and I use it often alongside my main account. As Garnett would say, anything is posssssiibbbbllllleee haha
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  7. 01-22-09 12:42 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by cheesehead004 View Post
    Good luck bro. I was all the way down to $20 in a small account I made 3 weeks ago, and after a bit of luck it's up to $6,000 right now and I use it often alongside my main account. As Garnett would say, anything is posssssiibbbbllllleee haha
    Dam I wish I could do this...I just cant understand how some of you guys do this for the life of me... Maybe I'm playing the wrong type of bets...I dunno
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  8. 01-22-09 12:53 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by ManBearPig View Post
    Dam I wish I could do this...I just cant understand how some of you guys do this for the life of me... Maybe I'm playing the wrong type of bets...I dunno
    Nah bro, I started off with 200 just to see if I would like the book. I fell down to $4, and the minimum bet was $10. I had to play blackjack to get it to $20. I parlayed the $20 on 3 -1.5 Hockey lines and hit around $350 on that play. I had to get a last second empty net goal to hit the parlay. After that, I played like $50 a bet and went up to around 1000 after a while and eventually got to $6000 today playing Boston and Cleveland in both my accounts big.

    Basically, I got insanely lucky to even have any money left in my account. IMO it will always take at least one ridiculously lucky play to build a small roll, especially if you have no patience.
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  9. 01-22-09 02:43 PM #9
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    Picks for 1/22


    NBA Sweetheart teaser (-120) :

    Boston + 15 and over 182

    Washington + 24 and under 218


    NCAA

    Minnesota +1 over Purdue
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  10. 01-22-09 05:51 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by cheesehead004 View Post
    Good luck bro. I was all the way down to $20 in a small account I made 3 weeks ago, and after a bit of luck it's up to $6,000 right now and I use it often alongside my main account. As Garnett would say, anything is posssssiibbbbllllleee haha

    damn right bro, you can go down, but don't go out!
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  11. 01-22-09 09:34 PM #11
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    Late bets considering my first two already lost. Need some money on the game to watch it.


    Lakers first to twenty points.

    Parlay :

    Washington + 14 and over 208.5
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  12. 01-23-09 04:42 PM #12
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    1/23

    Cleveland -6.5

    Detroit under 186

    Houston over 209
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  13. 01-24-09 01:04 AM #13
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    gl and like the way u play, just to have fun
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  14. 01-24-09 01:12 AM #14
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    1-2-1 today. I took the under on 2nd half of the cavs game and got some back. Back to back losing days is the opposite of what is supposed to be happening here.
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  15. 01-24-09 03:26 PM #15
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    1/24

    NBA:

    New York under 207

    Milwaukee -7



    NEW YORK: 10-2 Under in January
    PHILADELPHIA: 11-2 Under as home favorite


    NCAA:

    Mississippi state over 133.5
    Last edited by Slanina; 01-24-09 at 03:41 PM.
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  16. 01-25-09 03:26 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slanina View Post
    1/24

    NBA:

    New York under 207

    Milwaukee -7



    NEW YORK: 10-2 Under in January
    PHILADELPHIA: 11-2 Under as home favorite


    NCAA:

    Mississippi state over 133.5
    Almost time to reload that $20, after an 0-3 day.
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  17. 01-25-09 08:23 AM #17
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    i would like to turn 1 usd into 5000k
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  18. 02-02-09 12:02 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by jayc88 View Post
    i would like to turn 1 usd into 5000k
    Don't be an ass. Read the original post. No need for sarcasm.
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  19. 02-02-09 12:04 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by G's pks View Post
    Almost time to reload that $20, after an 0-3 day.
    Yeah, I lost the $20. It was all in good fun. Although, it made me miss my gambling days.
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  20. 02-02-09 12:10 PM #20
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    put up another $20, LOL, start over
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  21. 02-02-09 12:28 PM #21
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    $20..Lol. What can you do with $20? If you don't have at least $100 in your account I don't see the point of gambling...
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  22. 02-02-09 12:34 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by johnnymapalo View Post
    $20..Lol. What can you do with $20? If you don't have at least $100 in your account I don't see the point of gambling...

    Crazy how that first post eludes so many. $100 into 500 doesn't worthy an additional 500 from someone. $20 does with it being a friendly bet.
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  23. 02-02-09 02:42 PM #23
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    Sell the bike...go all in on one game...make a thread and we will be there for you!
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  24. 02-03-09 01:46 PM #24
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    Haha. I could never get myself to sell my bike. I'll have her until I'm 40.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slanina View Post
    Haha. I could never get myself to sell my bike. I'll have her until I'm 40.

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