1. 09-18-13 03:27 PM #1
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    LVH contest

    who here is in the LVH contest? and what is your team name?
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  2. 09-18-13 03:30 PM #2
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    what kinda contest? and how do you enter? how much do it cost?
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  3. 09-18-13 03:37 PM #3
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    Cowherd won it all last year
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  4. 09-18-13 03:44 PM #4
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    Brock landers is in it
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  5. 09-18-13 03:45 PM #5
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    thelvh.com/supercontest
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  6. 09-18-13 03:45 PM #6
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    whats his team name
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  7. 09-18-13 03:46 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    Cowherd won it all last year
    100% false
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  8. 09-18-13 03:47 PM #8
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    team name?
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  9. 09-18-13 03:51 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by marked12 View Post
    team name?
    Brock Landers
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  10. 09-18-13 03:59 PM #10
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    Extremely bad investment

    Easier to win at blackjack or craps
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  11. 09-18-13 04:10 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock Landers View Post
    100% false

    Cowherd still says he hit 71% and would have won the lvh contest last year.
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  12. 09-18-13 04:10 PM #12
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    Read this article about the LVH supercontest that proves it is all a coin flip.... never bet on an NFL game ever again after reading it. http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/web..._on_nfl_games/
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  13. 09-18-13 04:11 PM #13
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    Cowherd didn't enter the LVH last year,however If he did,I believe we would have been top 5 material.
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  14. 09-18-13 04:13 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Extremely bad investment

    Easier to win at blackjack or craps
    Do you think people enter this contest and try to get lucky and win, and then use that new found fame at winning the LVH supercontest to go tout?
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  15. 09-18-13 04:14 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by frogsrangers View Post
    Read this article about the LVH supercontest that proves it is all a coin flip.... never bet on an NFL game ever again after reading it. http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/web..._on_nfl_games/
    Just goes to show how lucky Fezzick was to win this thing two years in a row.
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  16. 09-18-13 04:19 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by frogsrangers View Post
    Read this article about the LVH supercontest that proves it is all a coin flip.... never bet on an NFL game ever again after reading it. http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/web..._on_nfl_games/
    Did they change the rules? I thought the picks all had to be in by Friday?

    Now they have to be in by Sat and you get to use Wed lines?????

    I always thought the hardest part was the time/information constraint.
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  17. 09-18-13 04:19 PM #17
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    1500 isn't bad.

    Can you mail in picks or do you need runners? I thought you needed runners.
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  18. 09-18-13 04:22 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by C-Gold View Post
    1500 isn't bad.

    Can you mail in picks or do you need runners? I thought you needed runners.
    Pretty sure you need a proxy if you don't live in NV
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  19. 09-18-13 04:29 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by C-Gold View Post
    1500 isn't bad.

    Can you mail in picks or do you need runners? I thought you needed runners.
    They aren't allowed to take out of state picks
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  20. 09-18-13 04:31 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by frogsrangers View Post
    they aren't allowed to take out of state picks
    das raysis
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  21. 09-18-13 04:34 PM #21
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    Just crunched the numbers for the contest so far. There are 1032 entries this year.

    Last Week: 2344-2816-0 (45.4%)
    Season: 4110-5802-403 (39.8%)

    LVH winning big so far.
    Last edited by frogsrangers; 09-18-13 at 04:59 PM.
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  22. 09-18-13 04:35 PM #22
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    In it...off to a horrendous start 5-5. Signed up with a proxy since out of state.

    Maybe not horrendous when looking at those numbers ^^.
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  23. 09-18-13 04:37 PM #23
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    How much does a proxy cost?
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  24. 09-18-13 04:37 PM #24
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    How much does the grand prize winner get and about how much do the top 20 get?
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  25. 09-18-13 04:37 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by C-Gold View Post
    1500 isn't bad.

    Can you mail in picks or do you need runners? I thought you needed runners.


    If I remember correctly the initial sign most be done in person. Then plays can be entered each week via proxy
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  26. 09-18-13 04:37 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gonz312 View Post
    In it...off to a horrendous start 5-5. Signed up with a proxy since out of state.
    5-5 is above average so far though
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  27. 09-18-13 04:41 PM #27
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    I email/text my proxy every friday with my picks. Wed night if I want to play a thursday game which I avoid since lines come out wed too. Had to sign up in person along with the proxy. Paying him flat 200 for the season, will probably tip if I happen to come up in the money though.

    Proxy prices vary. But alot of guys try to lock in a % if winnings from the start.
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  28. 09-18-13 04:50 PM #28
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    Also, there was one quitter last week: Entry CAH, who went 1-4 in Week 1 and I guess decided to call it quits early.
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  29. 09-18-13 05:02 PM #29
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    Last Week:

    5-0: 9 entries (0.8%)
    4-1: 112 entries (10.9%)
    3-2: 303 entries (29.4%)
    2-3: 372 entries (37.1%)
    1-4: 196 entries (19%)
    0-5: 41 entries (3.9%)

    60/40 split in winners/losers last week.

    FYI, the odds of flipping a coin 5 times and it hitting heads each time is 3.125%. Only 9 people got the "5 heads" last week.
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  30. 09-18-13 05:07 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by frogsrangers View Post
    Last Week:

    5-0: 9 entries (0.8%)
    4-1: 112 entries (10.9%)
    3-2: 303 entries (29.4%)
    2-3: 372 entries (37.1%)
    1-4: 196 entries (19%)
    0-5: 41 entries (3.9%)

    60/40 split in winners/losers last week.

    FYI, the odds of flipping a coin 5 times and it hitting heads each time is 3.125%. Only 9 people got the "5 heads" last week.
    Huge sample size there guy.
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  31. 09-18-13 05:25 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by C-Gold View Post
    1500 isn't bad.

    Can you mail in picks or do you need runners? I thought you needed runners.
    you have to have a runner, they call them a proxy
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  32. 09-18-13 05:26 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by C-Gold View Post
    How much does a proxy cost?
    250 and 10% of winnings
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  33. 09-18-13 05:42 PM #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by C-Gold View Post
    Huge sample size there guy.
    Season long, only 226 out of 1033 entries have scored 5.5 or more points in the contest. 5.5 points is equal to 55%, the percentage needed to break even on -110 side bets against the house. 226 / 1033 = 21.8%. If that is a sample of NFL bettors as a whole this year so far, books have done well so far. Even if you take the overall results, its 4110-5802-403 (39.8%) or a 12.5% edge for the house so far.
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  34. 09-18-13 05:47 PM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by C-Gold View Post
    Huge sample size there guy.
    That wasn't a sample population
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  35. 09-18-13 06:13 PM #35
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    I'm in it.. 7-2-1 through 2 weeks. Team name: All You Can Eat.
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