1. 03-02-14 08:19 PM #1
    pavyracer
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    Do You Feel Like A Dumbass When You Lose by 1/2 point in Basketball?

    You spend 2 hrs capping games , you bet +9.5 and they lose by 10 on a dunk with 1 second left.
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  2. 03-02-14 08:23 PM #2
    boeing power
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    Yes I do.

    but I feel like a genius if I had the -9.5.

    Funny how that works.
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  3. 03-02-14 08:31 PM #3
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    I had the -9.5

    Thing of Beauty.
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  4. 03-02-14 08:33 PM #4
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    It's part of the game.
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  5. 03-02-14 09:44 PM #5
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    always buy that 1/2 pt. too many bad losses so now I won't let it happen.
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  6. 03-02-14 10:08 PM #6
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    Most the time I am just pissed at the world. Including my dumbass.

    Fukk when that bullshit happens.
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  7. 03-02-14 10:14 PM #7
    eidolon
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    I feel like a dumbass when I have a large free play and buy the point down to a whole number only for it to be a push/loss...
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  8. 03-02-14 10:22 PM #8
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    happened to me twice today, would've been a big swing
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  9. 03-02-14 10:24 PM #9
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    I'm banging a cougar so it doesnt really matter
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  10. 03-02-14 10:48 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smoke View Post
    I'm banging a cougar so it doesnt really matter
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  11. 03-02-14 10:56 PM #11
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    No

    I don't spend more than five minutes keeping a game

    Also plenty of basketball games come down to that half-point so you do not get upset
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  12. 03-02-14 11:03 PM #12
    romoney
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    I always buy the hook..its not worth it to me in my opinion...just sayin..
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  13. 03-02-14 11:06 PM #13
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    It's why I bet NHL, MLB and NFL, play ML sports for the most part. Basketball is the most corrupt, it has been proven time and time again. I only feel like a dumbass when I bet the sport.
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  14. 03-02-14 11:50 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smoke View Post
    I'm banging a cougar so it doesnt really matter
    U mean joe?
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  15. 03-02-14 11:52 PM #15
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    I had phnx -8.5 today. Thought i had lost one. Phx badass team though.
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  16. 03-02-14 11:55 PM #16
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    Paying more for a hook .10 cents hurts the bettor. In the long run. Ur win rate has to increase.
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  17. 03-02-14 11:57 PM #17
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    Hell you can buy 5 pts for 2.40 more from betonline. Use it selectively and wisely. Usually the moneyline is cheaper by a large amount.
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  18. 03-02-14 11:59 PM #18
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    Sorry i posted please dont warn me with a ban.
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  19. 03-03-14 12:13 AM #19
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    I feel like a dumbass whenever I open one of your threads.
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  20. 03-03-14 05:28 AM #20
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    like a dumbass...lost twice today by a hook on Mavs and Magic
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  21. 03-03-14 08:05 AM #21
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    I don't feel like a dumbass (well kinda for watching the whole game) I get more pissed at the idiot who didn't run out the clock
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  22. 03-03-14 08:33 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyliving View Post
    happened to me twice today, would've been a big swing
    and that is why u always buy buy buy. especially a LARGE bet.

    wow, after reading responses in here, why am i not surprised so many of you are losers
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  23. 03-03-14 08:35 AM #23
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    yup I know the feeling
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  24. 03-03-14 08:38 AM #24
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    Only if you had +9.5 when most everyone else had +10.5. Then yeah, that's gotta feel awful.
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  25. 03-03-14 08:45 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by d2bets View Post
    Only if you had +9.5 when most everyone else had +10.5. Then yeah, that's gotta feel awful.
    Exactly, only when I missed out on a better line.
    Last edited by RonPaul2008; 03-03-14 at 08:48 AM.
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  26. 03-03-14 09:24 AM #26
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    IMO the worst is betting the under or 2nd hlf under, nailing it, until someone buzzer beats a tie to go into OT. But like losing by a half point it goes the other way just as much. Only the losers leave the mark. You just have to remember that somehow
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  27. 03-03-14 09:54 AM #27
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    I had minesota +9.5 vs Michigan lost by half point,,,wtf
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  28. 03-03-14 09:57 AM #28
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    Was just betpoints...but yes yes I do
    PARLAY (7 TEAMS)-- Should have had +10
    [816] INDIANA +125
    [822] CLEMSON -170
    [830] VILLANOVA -10-110
    [843] GEORGIA TECH +9½-110
    [845] NEW MEXICO -6½-110
    [847] TOTAL o133½-110
    (STANFORD vrs ARIZONA)
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  29. 03-03-14 10:07 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by SplitAces View Post
    always buy that 1/2 pt. too many bad losses so now I won't let it happen.
    Always buy the hook and the -120 juice
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  30. 03-03-14 02:21 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Bear View Post
    Always buy the hook and the -120 juice
    I don't necessarily do that, but in a teaser, if both teams don't have the hook (not sure if I'm using this term correctly), like +6 and +4, I try to do a 5 point teaser instead of a 4.5 point teaser to avoid the small probabliity it will occur.
    yeah - the worst thing is waiting too long or placing too early and miss out on the 1 point line move and then you lose by 1/2 point!
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  31. 03-03-14 02:23 PM #31
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    I only feel dumb when it is NBA.
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  32. 03-03-14 02:28 PM #32
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    Losers buy points!!!!!
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  33. 03-03-14 02:41 PM #33
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    Teasers are your friends in closely matched teams especially if totals are below 135 or so

    listen to me
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  34. 03-03-14 02:52 PM #34
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    beaver ball even worse
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  35. 03-03-14 02:59 PM #35
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    ya bet feel like on top of the world when wiinning by1/2 a point. that fkn half point outcomesss hahahahah
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