Originally Posted by
bubblebuttluv
I've learned that sports with attrition based schedules are complete bullshit, unless you can martingale them. Sure you may get your ass handed to you on an MLB or NHL game when betting the moneyline, but at odds that are never more than -300 you can martingale that. You can't exactly martingale the Heat during the regular season when every one of their damn games was -1500.
Stick to MMA where the fighters care to win all their fights, since they are paid so little and they may only fight at most 5-6 times a year. Stick to motor racing where every race counts because the points you get are so precious.
Stick to obscure European stuff like Darts and Snooker where you are only paid per match and tournament that you win.
Stick to college sports where the athletes GIVE A SHIT every game.
Avoid these attrition based sports for your own sanity. I think every league should be based around a points standing system, like soccer, and playoffs should not exist. Then you would have a reason to care to win every game. The only positive about a playoff system in NCAA football is that it will just be a 4-teamer so you still will have to realistically lose no more than 2 games if you expect to make it.
Pity party I know, call the wambulance I know, NittanyLionsFan is about to come in here and rip me apart I know. But, I am a colllege student without a job right now and tonight I lost about half of my small time $800 bank roll on stupid bets (apparently) like Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 and Miami Heat moneyline. That does not change the fact that I haven't said a ton of truthful shit in this post. Remember Lebron James may be his whole F.U.C.K.I.N.G. TEAM (!) and he may have got his ass kicked tonight and he may lose the series (yes he, not his team, because his team is playing like complete shit and it may as well be 1-on-5 out there), but he still made over $200,000.00 tonight.
Tonight's like this make a man just want to quit this racket and finish my finance degree real f.u.c.k.i.n.g. soon so I can start slaving away at some Investment Bank for the rest of my life.