[DukeJohn]

March Madness is always a special time of the year for me. Even though I rarely watch collage basketball, during this tournament I will be slamming my beer down at some bonehead call with the best of them. It is always great fun. It is the only time I don't worry about ROI or any of the hassles of the Professional Sport's betting lifestyle. I just have a good time and walk away with some green in my pocket when it is over.

I will be posting all my picks for this season, so pour yourself a cold one and Let's Get This Party Started!

BoL to us all,




March Madness – 2011
0 - 0 ::Units= +0.00
Final March Madness – 2010
27 - 22 55.10% ::Units= +2.82
Final NBA 2010 – 2011
44 - 30 59.46% :: ROI= +11.42%
Final NHL for 2010 – 2011
66 - 60 52.38% :: ROI= +3.78% ::Units= +42.00

[GGRIF82]

[thfootball]

How did you do last year. I Believe i might have some money to bet if i don't blow it this coming week.

[DukeJohn]

How did you do last year. I Believe i might have some money to bet if i don't blow it this coming week.

27 Wins
22 Loses

[jolmscheid]

Checking in Duke!

[jolmscheid]

Good luck on yet ANOTHER profitable venture for you...NHL and NFL and NBA has been no problem for ya!

[Joe Dogs]

Good luck DukeJohn....I,ll be keeping an eye on this thread.

[DukeJohn]

Good luck on yet ANOTHER profitable venture for you...NHL and NFL and NBA has been no problem for ya!

Thanks
The best part is the bonuses the books are offering during this time.

Good luck DukeJohn....I,ll be keeping an eye on this thread.

Thank you

I am running late today, hopefully tomorrow I will talk a little more about the bonuses. Which nearly guarantees ya some type of positive return.

Best of Luck to us All,




March Madness – 2011
0 - 0 ::Units= +0.00
Final March Madness – 2010
27 - 22 55.10% ::Units= +2.82
Final NBA 2010 – 2011
44 - 30 59.46% :: ROI= +11.42%
Final NHL for 2010 – 2011
66 - 60 52.38% :: ROI= +3.78% ::Units= +42.00

[franklt]

Good luck with your picks this year.

[DukeJohn]

Good luck with your picks this year.

Thank you

My main computer crashed. I worked on it for a day, did all I could to revive it but unfortunately I don't have the equipment to take it any further. I had to take it to a better facility and will see if they can bring life back to the cold steel.

[franklt]

so good luck with your computer too

[jolmscheid]

Look forward to ya coming back here Duke!!!

[DukeJohn]

so good luck with your computer too

Thank you very much

It was hard adjusting to living without it, but I have been told it has made a full recovery I should be able to bring it home later today.

Look forward to ya coming back here Duke!!!

It is almost time. I am so looking forward to this. Of course my computer gave me a scare, since, like a bonehead I hadn't backed-up in a while.

Just a quick note on bonuses. As-you-are-aware, during March Madness you will be able to pick up at least a 50% free play bonus; which following standard free play procedures converts that free play to at least 50% cash. In-other-words, if you plop down $200 bucks at your favorite book and get a $100 free play, covert 50% of that to cash, you just made $50 cash or 25% ROI and we haven't even started yet! So get your bonuses in.

BoL to us all,

[jolmscheid]

What do you mean by "Convert 50% to Cash" ?? I get the freeplay obviously...thanks Duke

[DukeJohn]

What do you mean by "Convert 50% to Cash" ?? I get the freeplay obviously...thanks Duke

I convert free plays to a guaranteed minimum of 50% cash, sometimes into the 60%. There are other methods but I prefer the straight win with a line of around -180 at one book and +165 at the free play book. I have written a long article about this that breaks it down step-by-step. There are other people that have also written about it and other methods. You can find huge threads on the subject. Although some of the information is way out there and although technically viable it is hardly practical. Anyway, I don't want to list my blog in this area of the forum, even though it is a free site and only gives free information, I don't want to anger SBR in anyway. This is their house, so I play by their rules. However it is not too hard to find and besides you can find the information on SBR.

I hope you understand and besides this is the quick answer:
"straight win with a line of around -180 at one book and +165 at the free play book"

BoL,

[jolmscheid]

That makes sense! Thanks Duke

[franklt]

good advices. Thank you

[DukeJohn]

I finally finished the How to video and now am working on the Step by Step guild however the first thing I did was get my little bonus.

I picked up the Rebate Wager 100% free play bonus. The one where you deposit $250 and they give you a $250 free play. Now Bet Online will match this if you ask them. So you can pick up a $500 free play if you wish.

I will of course convert that $250 free play into at least $125. So my $259 bankroll is already up $125, which is a Return on Investment of 48.62%

BoL to us all,




March Madness – 2011
0 - 0 #DIV/0! :: ROI= +48.62% ::Units= Unknown
Final March Madness – 2010
27 - 22 55.10% ::Units= +2.82
Final NBA 2010 – 2011
44 - 30 59.46% :: ROI= +11.42%
Final NHL for 2010 – 2011
66 - 60 52.38% :: ROI= +3.78% ::Units= +42.00

[franklt]

Good luck with your picks.

[jolmscheid]

GL Duke! Go get 'em...rack up another profitable venture...

[DukeJohn]

Good luck with your picks.

Thanks again

GL Duke! Go get 'em...rack up another profitable venture...

It should be a nice one... Still entering the data, hopefully I will have the entire bracket out tonight.

[playr101]

GL

-playr101

[jolmscheid]

Sweet...lookin' forward to your bracket Duke

[DukeJohn]

GL

-playr101

Thank you, you too

Sweet...lookin' forward to your bracket Duke

I finally finished the data entry of all the teams

[DukeJohn]

I am not betting the following since this is the Round 1 with the teams that are trying to make a spot in the tournament. However, I am using them in contest picks, but again no actual money so they will not be counted in my overall record.

Round 1

UTSA (19-13) -4
Ala. St. (17-17)

UAB (22-8) +4.5
Clemson (21-11)

USC (19-14)
VCU (23-11) Line too close to tell

UNC Ash. (19-13) -4.0
UALR (19-16)

BoL to us all,




March Madness – 2011
0 - 0 #DIV/0! :: ROI= +48.62% ::Units= Unknown
Final March Madness – 2010
27 - 22 55.10% ::Units= +2.82
Final NBA 2010 – 2011
44 - 30 59.46% :: ROI= +11.42%
Final NHL for 2010 – 2011
66 - 60 52.38% :: ROI= +3.78% ::Units= +42.00

[DukeJohn]

My Bracket is done

Of course I have Duke to win it all

This link is to my Bodog's Bracket Buster.

BoL to us all,

[DukeJohn]

Tuesday's Plays:

This play is ONLY if you got the free play bonus and you have at least 2 books:

NHL

• NY Isanders +155 moneyline: use this pick at where ever you got your free play from: Risk $250 to win $388
• NY Rangers -177 moneyline: use this pick at another book: Risk $250 to win $142.36

Worst case scenario you turn your free play into 55% cash

BoL to us all,

[jolmscheid]

Like it a lot Duke!

[DukeJohn]

Like it a lot Duke!

[DukeJohn]

Tuesday's Plays:

NHL

• NY Isanders +155 moneyline: use this pick at where ever you got your free play from: Risk $250 to win $388
• NY Rangers -177 moneyline: use this pick at another book: Risk $250 to win $142.36

That win turned the Free Play into a 56% conversion rate. So, now my $250 Free play is $142.36 cash... not bad for a few minutes of work.

Be back soon,




March Madness – 2011
0 - 0 #DIV/0! :: ROI= +55.16% ::Units= Unknown
Final March Madness – 2010
27 - 22 55.10% ::Units= +2.82
Final NBA 2010 – 2011
44 - 30 59.46% :: ROI= +11.42%
Final NHL for 2010 – 2011
66 - 60 52.38% :: ROI= +3.78% ::Units= +42.00

[jolmscheid]

Way to go Duke on that nice 56% ROI already..HA..

[DukeJohn]

Way to go Duke on that nice 56% ROI already..HA..

Thanks
I can buy a lot of beer with that $142 cash

[DukeJohn]

Thursday March 17, 2011

Okay Guys, here we go!

First things first, money management. Get your Starting Bank Roll and divide it by 28 and that is your Unit size. In my case, $259/28 = $9.25. So each of my bets will be to win $9.25

17 - Clemson +2.5
17 - Princeton (25-6) 664 +13
17 - Missouri (23-10) 734.9 +1
17 - Bucknell (25-8) 677 +10
17 - Temple (25-7) 664.9 -2.5
17 - Northern Colo 690.4 +15.5
17 - Vanderbilt (23-10) 731.3 -3
17 - Morehead St. 670.4 +9.5
17 - UNC Ash. (19-13) 667.9 +17.5
17 - Butler (23-9) 689.3 +2.5
17 - Utah St. (30-3) 718.3 +2.5
17 - Belmont (30-4) 770.9 +5
17 - Gonzaga (24-9) 730.9 +1.5
17 - BYU (30-4) 801.6 -8.5
17 - UCLA (22-10) 633.5 +1
17 - UC Santa Barbara 657.6 +13

BoL to us all,




March Madness – 2011
0 - 0 #DIV/0! :: ROI= +55.16% ::Units= +15.44
Final March Madness – 2010
27 - 22 55.10% ::Units= +2.82
Final NBA 2010 – 2011
44 - 30 59.46% :: ROI= +11.42%
Final NHL for 2010 – 2011
66 - 60 52.38% :: ROI= +3.78% ::Units= +42.00

[jolmscheid]

Looks good to me Duke! Good luck!

[DukeJohn]

Thursday March 17, 2011

Okay Guys, here we go!

First things first, money management. Get your Starting Bank Roll and divide it by 28 and that is your Unit size. In my case, $259/28 = $9.25. So each of my bets will be to win $9.25

17 - Clemson +2.5
17 - Princeton (25-6) 664 +13
17 - Missouri (23-10) 734.9 +1
17 - Bucknell (25-8) 677 +10
17 - Temple (25-7) 664.9 -2.5
17 - Northern Colo 690.4 +15.5
17 - Vanderbilt (23-10) 731.3 -3
17 - Morehead St. 670.4 +9.5
17 - UNC Ash. (19-13) 667.9 +17.5
17 - Butler (23-9) 689.3 +2.5
17 - Utah St. (30-3) 718.3 +2.5
17 - Belmont (30-4) 770.9 +5
17 - Gonzaga (24-9) 730.9 +1.5
17 - BYU (30-4) 801.6 -8.5
17 - UCLA (22-10) 633.5 +1
17 - UC Santa Barbara 657.6 +13

LOL... that was great fun It had it all today. There were plenty of WTF, like losing by a half point in the final seconds and a few BOUYAA! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT!!

Overall it was some good times. Although it would have been nice to have a winning record today, but there are many games left to go and we still have that bonus cushion. So it is all good.

See ya tomorrow,




March Madness – 2011 – Because this is for fun I have included the bonus in the ROI & Units for March Madness this year
5 - 11 31.25% :: ROI= +30.51% ::Units= +8.54
Final March Madness – 2010
27 - 22 55.10% ::Units= +2.82
Final NBA 2010 – 2011
44 - 30 59.46% :: ROI= +11.42%
Final NHL for 2010 – 2011
66 - 60 52.38% :: ROI= +3.78% ::Units= +42.00