Out of curiosity how many people.....

SBR Lou · 11-25-07, 03:34 AM

I watch most of them.

Doug · 11-25-07, 03:46 AM

rarely watch, but check scores.

ChuteBoxe · 11-25-07, 04:51 AM

I pretty much watch every game I bet on. If it's not on TV, I'll find the stream online. The game has to be pretty low on the radar if I can't find it. Something like North Texas vs. Western Kentucky, but other than that, I normally am fortunate to be able to watch. I'm not superstitious at all, but I've always had bad luck if I didn't watch. When I'm betting heavy, Saturday's and Sunday's at my house drive the wife crazy. lol. I have 3 computers hooked up to seperate 20" NEC LCD monitors with remotes, and my 50" RCA HDTV, all on at the same time. She might not like it, but I have a blast.

LLXC · 11-25-07, 04:55 AM

I try not to watch but I usually end up watching them. I probably end up watching what I can, but will bet on games even if I know I can't.

VegasDave · 11-25-07, 05:33 AM

I personally try to stay away from my game and then pull the score up on my phone. I put my thumb over the score and slowly reveal the team I bet against score. I then calculate what my score needs to be, take a deep breath, and slowly reveal.

****ing awesome when you reveal an opponent score of like 0 or 7, absolutely brutal when there's a 42 glaring at me.

ChuteBoxe · 11-25-07, 05:38 AM

hahaha, used to do the same thing when I used to work saturday's and sunday's. If that score was 0 or 7, I couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. If it was 42 or so, like you said, I was the hardest worker at that place, I tried to do everything to take my mind off the game. lol.

VegasDave · 11-25-07, 05:45 AM

I mean there are games I bet on BECAUSE I'm going to be watching them, and then other games that I bet on with the intent to actually win.

With all the bullshit calls, etc, it will keep me alive much longer to just look at the score on a phone instead of watch the damn thing crumble in front of my eyes.

Destroyer · 11-25-07, 06:03 AM

I definitely watch the games that I bet. That's the ultimate high for an action junkie: betting & watching the outcome of the game is sensory overload. LOL.

HAPPY BOY · 11-25-07, 07:00 AM

used to watch 100% of them. Lately the more I do this as an investment the more I find myself watching a little less. In other words I'd rather watch, but Im ok betting 1 or 2 games I like and checking the scores on my pager from time to time.

JBC77 · 11-25-07, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by Doug

rarely watch, but check scores.

Same here.

swifty · 11-25-07, 08:57 AM

I definitely watch the games that I bet. Keep me in the games

Santo · 11-25-07, 09:24 AM

Less than 1%

Dead Money · 11-25-07, 09:32 AM

I am a gambler and a sports fan, ( in that order).

The only things I watch on tv are sports, and law and order.
If I do have some free time I am always watching a game. I usually have the computer on score websites keeping an eye on scores.

You make alot more cash if you can watch and be by the computer. You can try to middle and hedge during halftime lines.
Just my 2 cents.

jon13009 · 11-25-07, 10:05 AM

I also watch looking for opportunities for 2nd half plays. Painful at times, but can be profitable if done correctly.

If not for halftime lines, I would not watch.

GL

cartay · 11-25-07, 11:10 AM

Try to watch if I can. Makes it so much more interesting.

The danger (square-ness) is doing one's best not to wager on a game just because it's on TV.

Bullajami · 11-25-07, 11:39 AM

Originally posted by Doug

rarely watch, but check scores.

Dittos

SBR Lou · 11-25-07, 12:04 PM

I'd probably get frustrated less never watching, turnover's and blown calls wouldn't make my hair stand. Ultimately though, I love sports. I'm not a guy who is going to lose all his money playing craps, though I have been known to get drunk and play blackjack, sports have always just been part of my life and I love watching/betting on them.

andybord · 11-25-07, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by jon13009

I also watch looking for opportunities for 2nd half plays. Painful at times, but can be profitable if done correctly.

If not for halftime lines, I would not watch.

GL

Same here....I win most of my money on 2nd half lines. It's obviously easier to get a sense of how the game is going if you watch it live rather than check the score.

I'll use some fun money to bet on national TV games too because they are more interesting when you have coin on them.

pico · 11-25-07, 12:06 PM

Originally posted by flyingillini

watch the majority of the games they wager on? Myself I usually watch them and don't like to wager on stuff I can't see. Just curious to see the opinions of you guys...

weekdays i watch about 50%...weekends, i watch 70%

i like to bet on the game i watch because sometimes espn gets really slow and the score is delayed. plus, i like to make half time adjustments

jjgold · 11-25-07, 12:10 PM

I watch all local stuff and national games, I got rid of all my packages, waste of money

frostno98 · 11-25-07, 12:55 PM

Don't really watch what i bet on until the 4th quarter, unless it's a monday or sunday nighter. Too aggravating to watch where your money's going for 3 hours or so.

MrX · 11-25-07, 10:10 PM

Best thing I ever did was stop watching the games. I'll probably live an extra 20 years.

biggamer3 · 11-25-07, 10:48 PM

Never watch any of the Nba games unless local ones

louisvillekid · 11-25-07, 11:04 PM

probably half, a lot of the west coast teams in college and hockey i don't watch, i just check scores.

idontlikerocks · 11-25-07, 11:14 PM

if i want to watch a game i will find a bet that i like , be it a prop a tease or something. if i am on a losing streek, i will not bet a tv game unless i would've bet it anyhow. it's not possible to watch everything that i have action on, but like a lot of people here i have the computer on with scores while a game is on the tube.

SPECULATOR 13 · 11-25-07, 11:43 PM

I Waited 'till The End Of The 3rd Quarter To Start Watching The N.e. Game Tonight,cause I Couldn't Take The Pressure.i Have Almost Completed My Comeback ,the Game Tonight Was A Must In Order To Keep The Momentum Going.

Dark Horse · 11-26-07, 12:10 AM

Watch too many of them. Waste of time, really.

tblues2005 · 11-26-07, 12:16 AM

I wager on a fair share of games but I do like to know the teams that I am wagering on and know which ones could be trap games and try to bet on teams that could win those trap games and most of it comes through for me and I have a few lose that way but I do come out ahead on them trap games that I see though. I say I find them about 80 percent of the time that I could hit on those trap games. I sure like to bet on teams that have to play New England the following week, they get caught looking ahead, like Baltimore did today they got beat bad vs. San Diego and I think they were looking ahead to play New England and they played flat today.

jdwars · 11-26-07, 12:25 AM

I don't let the TV schedule corrupt my picks. I don't bet a game just because it is on TV. I pick my best bets. If it is on TV, I watch it. If not, I follow it on the computer.

SBR_John · 11-26-07, 08:55 AM

Im with jdwars. And never use MNF as a bailout game. Bet it only if it made the list earlier in the week.

I like watching the scores on SBRLines.

Justin7 · 11-26-07, 10:20 AM

I almost never watch a game unless I'm doing live betting.

seaborneq · 11-26-07, 10:52 AM

Watching is a must for me.

greg66 · 11-26-07, 08:00 PM

Depends on my mood.

McBa1n · 11-26-07, 08:25 PM

I watch them all - and if I can't see it live, I'll definitly tivo the game and review it. The 30 min complete game cuts of NFL games on direct tv is a godsend for catching up on missed plays or catching teams that normally fly under the radar... Unfortunatly, I find that the more I know about a team the worse I do betting them.