Puchasing Picks? good or bad?

rake922 · 03-16-08, 02:04 PM

How much did you lose on that pick?

helicopter23 · 03-16-08, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by MeatMan73

I've paid for some basketball selections (since football is over) and have not had much luck. Are these guys just a buncha scam-artists? Or, does the mainstream sports-betting activist do just as well without these "sports selection services"?
I got friggin crushed yesterday with Larry Ness and his lock of the year, Georgetown over Pitt. I lost big, and paid cash for that slop. Now I'm pissed and embarrassed and in the hole.

Scam artists and car salesman.

pavyracer · 03-16-08, 02:52 PM

Not trying to sound naive but why will you have to pay for a pick if it lost? Shouldn't you ask for a moneyback guarantee?

guitarjosh · 03-16-08, 03:01 PM

Usually a bad idea. For the few good touts to be worth it you'll need a 5 figure starting bankroll.

awhitejackson · 03-16-08, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by pavyracer

Not trying to sound naive but why will you have to pay for a pick if it lost? Shouldn't you ask for a moneyback guarantee?

Most places only make you pay if you win...I've only bought a package once and it went 1-3...

helicopter23 · 03-16-08, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by awhitejackson

Most places only make you pay if you win...I've only bought a package once and it went 1-3...

Yeah. Better to lose yourself then those clowns. Another funny one is when people say this guy is 23-4 since the season. Somebody's going to be blowing up because hundred's of people have posted picks and its bound to happen.

INVEGA MAN · 03-16-08, 03:51 PM

These TOUTS are a joke. You are better off flipping a coin.

5 star bomb · 03-16-08, 03:52 PM

bad

diogee · 03-16-08, 03:55 PM

Meatman if you want to follow anybody follow LT Profits picks at this very site.

treece · 03-16-08, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by INVEGA MAN

These TOUTS are a joke. You are better off flipping a coin.

b lang flips coins.

erybdyducksth · 03-16-08, 04:10 PM

brandon lang is a joke ever since his movie he use to be great at what he did remember use too. Honestly though I would never bet against him in the superbowl

twtb19 · 03-16-08, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by erybdyducksth

brandon lang is a joke ever since his movie he use to be great at what he did remember use too. Honestly though I would never bet against him in the superbowl

Two for the Money was on yesterday and again today on TBS or TNT, I forget which.

Thor4140 · 03-16-08, 05:26 PM

If i could find one person who puts in the bull work i do with the same theories i have with this crap, i would pay for his picks. that would be impossible unless i had a twin.

Red_Sux · 03-16-08, 05:39 PM

bad

ritehook · 03-16-08, 07:16 PM

Touting is all about promotion. But they fill a need. The average clueless bettor demands the loud mouth touts - is Stu Feiner still operating? Actually, a caricature of a tout, but apparently very successful.

I recall the pompous tout Kelso Sturgeon appearing on a horse racing radio show in California on Sat and Sun. He would give two college picks on Sat, and two pro picks on Sun.

His picks became a joke, as they consistently went into the tank. At one point he told the show's host, a SoCal horse trrainer: "It's very hard to pick two winners in a row, and I'm living proof of that."

You bet that's not what he was telling those on his sucker list.

And another vainglorious tout, on another forum, admitted that his lifetime wins ATS was about 50%. Same as closing your eyes and using a hatpin.

ritehook · 03-16-08, 07:19 PM

That other tout was, as I recall, Johnny DeMarco.

Famous for his breathless pitch, "Guys, I swear to God that I have the winner of the late game today!! Absolutely no way this tream will lose . . ."

Stupid bettors call lying touts into existence. To twist Voltaire's famous phrase about God: "If touts did not exist the bettors would have to create them."

erybdyducksth · 03-16-08, 07:46 PM

The funniest mark ive ever heard was Joe Deminkio this guy is a too, He calls all the time and leaves these b-sh*t message saying you as a man need to play these games bla bal blah He makes me laugh. Most these clowns are nothing more then car salesman

guitarjosh · 03-16-08, 08:05 PM

The thing about these touts is they prey on people who know little about betting. Look in any sports annual at Walmart and their ads are everywhere. They don't ask for a lot to start, maybe $99, but when you call for the picks they constantly try to upsell you to get their $100 lock of the day or something like that. That's where they get hit.