1. 12-21-12 06:52 PM #1
    ebbearsfb1
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    do you ever bet against your favorite team in a big spot?

    aka playoff game, must win game etc..

    i never have but could of made good money betting against the steelers this year..


    so does anyone bet against their favorite teams?


    pros: if your teams loses, at least you win money. depends on how prideful you are in your team obviously.

    cons: lose money but your teams wins



    i am not saying a large bet, but a normal one that is with in your regular gambling means a 1 or 2 unit play
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  2. 12-21-12 06:54 PM #2
    ChalkyDog
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    Have done it before, will do it again.

    However, the game sucks then.
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  3. 12-21-12 07:16 PM #3
    thetrinity
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    if they were laying points yes
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  4. 12-21-12 07:20 PM #4
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    I do quite often actually. Minny teams blow
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  5. 12-21-12 07:36 PM #5
    1brokegirl
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    yes just learned about this that you have no favorite team when it comes to winning money was told if i cannot bet against my my favorite team to stop gambling on sports period. each week there is a different situation in each game
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  6. 12-21-12 07:39 PM #6
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    the only sport im a loyal fan in is baseball and while i will bet against my cardinals during the season with no problem, once they get in the playoffs i generally either bet on them, stay away, or play the total... no real loyalties in any other sport so not much of a issue..
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  7. 12-21-12 07:39 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1brokegirl View Post
    yes just learned about this that you have no favorite team when it comes to winning money was told if i cannot bet against my my favorite team to stop gambling on sports period. each week there is a different situation in each game
    Bingo, I am as big a Pats fan as there is but money is money. Laid my first bet against the Pats last week SF+6. Although I would never do it unless I felt there was strong value involved, like any other bet I lay, it was kind of nice to be against my team. When they lost, it sucked but I felt good about the 3X I won, if they pulled the game out and covered I would have been happy about the home team win. Just my 2 cents
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  8. 12-21-12 07:45 PM #8
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    Nope.

    Bad karma.
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  9. 12-21-12 08:15 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by SmittyZ28 View Post
    Bingo, I am as big a Pats fan as there is but money is money. Laid my first bet against the Pats last week SF+6. Although I would never do it unless I felt there was strong value involved, like any other bet I lay, it was kind of nice to be against my team. When they lost, it sucked but I felt good about the 3X I won, if they pulled the game out and covered I would have been happy about the home team win. Just my 2 cents
    easy to do in a reg season gm when not a ton of meaning (plus you took the points so not like it was ml where you wanted them to lose),,did you bet against the pats in either of the last 2 superbowl losses?
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  10. 12-21-12 09:34 PM #10
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    I am a Pats fan as well. Leading up to the game, I was betting 10 point teasers on the "G"Men.
    By game day, I think I had 5-6 bets working for 10 units total..I only bets props day of game.

    I felt the Pats were going to win, but had no confidence in a straight up cover.
    Obviously was dissapointed with the outcome, but at least I added a chunk to my BR.
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  11. 12-21-12 09:44 PM #11
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    I'm pretty good at betting against the Longhorns. Much higher winning % than when betting on them.
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  12. 12-21-12 09:58 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by SBR_John View Post
    I'm pretty good at betting against the Longhorns. Much higher winning % than when betting on them.
    Traitor.

    I can never bring myself to do that. Rooting against the Horns simply feels like treason to me.

    That being said, the fact that Manny is coming back with Mack made me throw up a bit.
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  13. 12-21-12 10:04 PM #13
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    I have done this quite a few times

    If my team loses I want to at least be rewarded for my misery

    I have also bet on teams I like though
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  14. 12-21-12 10:06 PM #14
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    Being a fan of Toronto teams I do not remember them being in any important games.
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  15. 12-21-12 10:06 PM #15
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    won both times betting packers against bears this season

    lost ass betting against bulls tonight
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  16. 12-21-12 11:43 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by thetrinity View Post
    if they were laying points yes
    pitt is laying 4 sunday.

    going to the game..



    would obviously love to pound steelers ml and be a double happy camera..

    could put bengals in a teaser and hope or just take on the ml.

    interesting stuff in here
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  17. 12-21-12 11:59 PM #17
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    This time I will. I took the Patriots against the Niners on Sunday, because with a Patriots loss the Broncos can basically seal up the #2 seed.

    The next time I will fade Denver is if they make it to the AFC Championship game. I'm willing to lose several hundred dollars on fade just to see my team go to the Superbowl. Considering it's been 13 years since they last went.
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  18. 12-22-12 12:48 AM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by ebbearsfb1 View Post
    aka playoff game, must win game etc..

    i never have but could of made good money betting against the steelers this year..


    so does anyone bet against their favorite teams?


    pros: if your teams loses, at least you win money. depends on how prideful you are in your team obviously.

    cons: lose money but your teams wins



    i am not saying a large bet, but a normal one that is with in your regular gambling means a 1 or 2 unit play
    I practically went all in week 1 fading my Colts in a mix of ML and spread betting. Just knew 100% that I would win and Colts would lose by 14+ to Bears in Chicago... the situation was just too perfect for the Bears.

    For NCAAB the Tarheels on TV as a favorite usually always leads to a high scoring first half where the underdog covers. I used this in their last game vs Texas and bet the first half over and it hit easily.

    but of course i hold out hope and root on for my team to pull the upset and win.
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  19. 12-22-12 03:55 AM #19
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    If you bet against your team in Baseball or basketball during the regular season I could accept it being much easier than say NFL for example.
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  20. 12-22-12 05:46 AM #20
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    Bet against the Redskins and Cousins buried me
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  21. 12-22-12 05:58 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    Have done it before, will do it again.

    However, the game sucks then.
    ^This
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  22. 12-22-12 06:00 AM #22
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    Nope, I dont do it personally
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  23. 12-22-12 09:29 AM #23
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    when im betting games, my favorite team is the one that wins me the $$$...
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  24. 12-22-12 09:32 AM #24
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    lot of good opinions..


    hard to be at the game and have a bet on the other team.


    not sure how i'll play it..

    teaser could work...maybe some props
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  25. 12-22-12 10:21 AM #25
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    I tend to usually avoid their games
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  26. 12-22-12 10:21 AM #26
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    Save me the trouble
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  27. 12-22-12 10:24 AM #27
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    nope
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  28. 12-22-12 11:17 AM #28
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  29. 12-22-12 11:19 AM #29
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    yep. you gotta bet with your head, not your heart. i took bama in the 1st game of the year. die hard michigan fan but i knew they werent bama caliber.
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  30. 12-22-12 01:03 PM #30
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    Yep...Nothing personal, strickly business.... Happy Holidays and i hope you all fill your stockings with bundles of lettuce....peace..
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  31. 12-22-12 01:18 PM #31
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    eh, it's tough for me to watch a 49ers game with a pending ats bet against them. but i'm willing to use the opponent in teasers...then it's not so bad.


    for tomorrow i have the seahawks in a bunch of 7 and 10 point teasers, hoping for a 3 point niner win!
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