Somewhere along the way, the notion that watching games was more interesting and compelling because we had a little action, became the way we collectively consumed sports. That's penetrating dumb. I would argue that unless I am actively live betting or hedging there's no reason to watch a game I have money on. Maybe if I am a fan, but in that case I shouldn't have money on the game anyways.
It's make me agitated. I get angry at people/places/things that are out of my control. When I start to feel like I am going to lose a close game, I start blaming refs and players for shit. I might make stupid comments to people I actually like. It's a lot of stress for not a lifechanging amount of money. It's an all around lose lose proposition.
In most cases I don't give a shit about the teams playing anyways. I bet a number that I think has value and hope it wins so I can make a little side scratch.
I would argue that you should watch most games without having money on them if you want to win. Let's say it's getting to the end of the college basketball season and I want to do some research on a team. If I have money on it, I cannot be unbiased and objectively rate the performance of the team/coach/refs. I am better off just watching the game and taking some notes.
Last night while Nate was melting down I was thinking about this as I was taking personal inventory of my mood and attitude. I was super grumpy not only because I was losing but because the crappy IPTV announcer track was off from the game. I could hear what was happening before I could see it and was on major tilt. I knew the ML was toast but the spread was still in play but watching was just making me even more pissed. So I turned it off and decided ok I will take the L(s) and clear my head.
I woke up with a cover and didn't have to sweat the nonsense around it. My head was right and I was in a better mood. I know I have mentioned this before as has laker and a few others, but just thought I would write a little bit more than a one liner.
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