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    Proline/SportsSelect Discussion Thread

    Hope you guys don't mind a newbie making a thread for the sports lottery up here in Canada, sportselect.
    Basically, it takes the whole idea of sports betting and turns it into the impossible: minimum 3 game parlays with below offshore money line returns. For instance, Thursday NCAA basketball card has 13 games, and you must get a minimum of a 2 game parlay on spreads or 3 games on moneyline to cash. 2 games pays 2 to 1, 3 games pays 5-1. So you can see how it might be called a "suckers bet".
    The website is here if anyone cares or wants to check it out:
    http://proline.olg.ca/pointspreadEvents.do
    I'm here for tips from the NCAA basketball experts. The proline spreads stay the same once they are set and do not move, so I am finding spreads to be most my profitable venture, and NCAA basketball in particular.

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    Any picks for today yet bro? I'm reviewing and researching some stuff myself...

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    Quote Originally Posted by JC2008 View Post
    Any picks for today yet bro? I'm reviewing and researching some stuff myself...
    I liked WF at -3.5 right off the bat. Also leaning to ND at +8.5 (I think Louisville wins by 4-7) and I am leaning Stanford even thought that big line scares me. Might do a 2/3 rotation with one 3 game ticket. Good luck let me know what you think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OLGC_Slayer View Post
    I liked WF at -3.5 right off the bat. Also leaning to ND at +8.5 (I think Louisville wins by 4-7) and I am leaning Stanford even thought that big line scares me. Might do a 2/3 rotation with one 3 game ticket. Good luck let me know what you think.
    Not touching Point Spread, only Pro Line. Probably 2 tickets. I would like to take ND to win with those odds but will opt for the tie since I think it will be a close game. Still not sure if I'm gonna bother with that game though.

    Playing three plays per ticket. In no order, I will be going:

    USC to Win
    UCLA to Win
    Wake Forest to Win
    Boise State to Win
    Wisconsin to Win

    Definitely considering selecting a Washington State over California win as well...

    Edmonton/LA TIE

    My instinct tells me this one is going to the shootout and with the amount of shootouts Edmonton has, I believe it is a good play for the huge odds. If the Kings are up, the crowd in Edmonton is a big factor.
    Last edited by JC2008; 02-28-08 at 11:21 AM.

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    I cant pick a hockey team to save my life...I stick to basketball, football and especially baseball. I have made a good profit off ties in NCAA BB this year, I am liking these games to tie:
    72, 76 and 81. BOL with your picks.
    To be honest, I should head down to Niagara to place my point spread bets as they have 3-1 odds on 2 game sets and 7-1 on 3 game parlays.

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    damn yesterday I lost by one on two tickets for 200 and 150
    becuase of lsu winning by seven and ohlahoma getiing blown out(looking for the ties)

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    Quote Originally Posted by khaliagent View Post
    damn yesterday I lost by one on two tickets for 200 and 150
    becuase of lsu winning by seven and ohlahoma getiing blown out(looking for the ties)
    I got burned outta about 200 bucks by Kentucky (not covering the spread or winning) and LSU (not tying). Kentucky really pised me off cause it looks like they just coasted through the last half of the second half.....and all those missed FT's. Jeezus.

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    we need some ties and solid ones but I think this might be a night of striaght winners

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    usc gaurd daniel hacket(9ppg;back injury) will be playing limited minutes for usc

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    Who do you like on the spreads?....Ive got a 2/3 rotation on
    Wake -3.5
    ND+8.5 (praying for a close game, I think it will be)
    Stanford -11.5---this big line scares me a little but i think the Cardinal are fired up and looking to secure a 2 seed.

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    the gambling worl seems to think nd (70% for ND 30% for lousiville) just makes me wonder what those 30% really know.
    game seems alittle fishy(too high at -8 which makes me think the handicappers know somethin here

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    I like usc +4.5
    mich st +6.5
    stanford -11.5
    ucla-7.5
    boise st-4.5

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    This proline stuff is very interesting...For a sportsgame you are right it is a suckers bet, but for a state/province lottery it has better odds than most stuff: tickets, pick 4's etc (because you can balance a little skill with luck). I just have never heard of a state run a book (outside carribean etc) which is interesting...especially with all the stuff going on in the U.S. who knows how long we got until Offshorre business is made much harder to access.. Wonder if the U.S. gov will ever take a similar approach...Right now I know the only place in US with legal sportsbooks is Las Vegas (history of Atlantic City's attempts for a book in the early 90's is pretty interesting stuff)....Any ways just wanted to chime in...Like the Wake pick....GL

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    Thanks awj. I cut up all my ************ a few years back so opening an offshore is a pain in the ass, I did have a pinnacle account a few years back but got washed out due to poor money management. I may open an offshore account again in the near future, but for now its proline.
    The tie factor (less than 6 points) in NCAA basketball makes it profitable if you can pick the right games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by khaliagent View Post
    the gambling worl seems to think nd (70% for ND 30% for lousiville) just makes me wonder what those 30% really know.
    game seems alittle fishy(too high at -8 which makes me think the handicappers know somethin here
    It scares me too. Proline has extra half point hook and Im taking it....LOL.

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    try to find something that you wouldn't play instead of that notre dame it is way too fishy

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    Quote Originally Posted by OLGC_Slayer View Post
    I should head down to Niagara to place my point spread bets as they have 3-1 odds on 2 game sets and 7-1 on 3 game parlays.
    you mean the casino point spread pays 3-to-1 for 2 games? !!

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    the reason for the big spread ..

    notre dame cant cover away games,

    but however they shall cover this one

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    Quote Originally Posted by charleyb View Post
    the reason for the big spread ..

    notre dame cant cover away games,

    but however they shall cover this one
    Why will they cover this game? I took Notre Dame Plus the 8 points. On paper ND'S win Probability is only 36% to win this game out right.
    Last edited by Gundog; 02-28-08 at 06:00 PM.

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    notre dame is going down

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    Well shat the bed tonight. Played WF, Stanford and ND. 1/3. Try again tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charleyb View Post
    you mean the casino point spread pays 3-to-1 for 2 games? !!
    Yes.

    http://casinoniagara.com/?Page=Multi...orts%20Section

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    I lost on a combo play and my other ticket thanks to the Penguins loss, my other ticket would have won if Wake Forest didn't ****in' lose.

    USC to win
    Nevada to win
    Wake Forest to win
    Wisconsin to win


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    Quote Originally Posted by JC2008 View Post

    USC to Win
    UCLA to Win
    Wake Forest to Win
    Boise State to Win
    Wisconsin to Win
    Nice job.

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    Hey JC do u play CBK pools? Never tried myself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JC2008 View Post
    I lost on a combo play and my other ticket thanks to the Penguins loss, my other ticket would have won if Wake Forest didn't ****in' lose.

    USC to win
    Nevada to win
    Wake Forest to win
    Wisconsin to win

    WF fooked me too bro.

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    NWO over Jazz
    Wizards over Bulls
    San Jose over Detroit

    $3 bet yields me $51.93

    The Wizards couldn't have made it any more stressful though lol!

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