Laying 850 to win 50?

[SBR Lou]

Ever done this?

[SlickFazzer]

Nope.

[JBC77]

Most chalk I ever took was probably in the -300's.

[SBR Lou]

I laid -2500 or so a little while ago on Federer.

[HAPPY BOY]

Ever done this?

[EaglesPhan36]

Must be a tennis play. And HELL NO. Largest I ever went was -250 or so for about 5 units & I got railed. Learned my lesson quick. Only way you lay the big price is in a parlay.

[pokernut9999]

Where did you get the $850 ?

[Iwinyourmoney]

to much risk for little reward

[AnotherLoan]

I laid -3000 that the Celtics would make the playoffs last year.

[daggerkobe]

I laid -800 on boxing once and the cashier at the casino couldn't understand why I risked so much for so little. Told him because it was a sure bet and still he didn't get it..... so I finally said "I'm collecting, aren't I?"

[pokernut9999]

As a old wise man once said " if you already have $850 what do you want with the $50 "

[SBR Lou]

Where did you get the $850 ?

I plead the FIFTH...

[durito]

Sure, for reasons why read the posts above.

[flyingillini]

I did it all year in 2005 when my Illini were on top of the hoops world for all those weeks. I was laying 1300 to win 100 all the time... I won every single time and lost the last game of the year...

[gordon gekko]

It's probably a free $50 but deff. not worth the risk.

[sickler]

I've never layed that much, because of the old saying "shit happens".

[max_asdf]

not worth it.

take part of the 800, easily find 50$ back

[PureGuava]

def not worth the risk

[Illusion]

Never have and never will. It's not worth the risk.

[BrentCrude]

My brotherinlaw is big into tennis and poker.He tells me story after story how these intelligent Jewish business men that play poker at Canterbury Park in Shakopee,Minnesota bet these kind of tennis bets alot and lose more than they win on them.I thought Jewish people were supposed to be frugile and real savvy on money matters.hehe!

[woodg8]

I layed £600 ($1200) to win just £120 ($240). I was down about £100 overall at the time, so put it all on Germany not to lose against Turkey in the Euro semi final. Turkey gave me a right scare

[armyoflovers]

In March I bet $700 on Chelsea in the English Premiereship to beat lowly Derby, at a 1.10 quote. So basically i wagered $700 to win $70.

Chealsea won 6-0

[armyoflovers]

In fact here is the bet, even though it was a little crazy betting it, I thought it was as sure of a thing as there was out there:

Mar 12 1:53pm Soccer - Winner 700.00 to win 70.00 70.00
1. Soccer - Chelsea - moneyline (1.10)
for the regulation time held on Mar 12 at 3:00pm [winner]

[woodg8]

My mate bet big on Newcastle to beat Derby twice They won 4 of their 11 points against them

[durito]

Never have and never will. It's not worth the risk.

def not worth the risk

to much risk for little reward

i take it none of you all will bet at -110, or +150 either then?

[SBR Lou]

I'm not the sharpest player around by far, but if Durito agrees there are instances where laying such odds are warranted, then I'll hang my hat on that.

[Brady2Moss]

The most I ever laid was an NBA live bet. Lakers VS Celtics. Cant remember which game, but the lakers were winning with about 1 minute to go, so I took them moneyline for -12500. It was a complete lock

[BrentCrude]

I wouldn't lay $850 to win $50 if that bet was that ** Donald's had hamburgers available for sale the moment I drove up to the drive thru.

[Sports Analyst]

Never on tennis. On Boxing and Basketball bets but never on Tennis.

[Santo]

Some really questionable logic applied above.

If you will win 98 times out of 100, you should back at 1.05. If you will win 90 times out of 100, you shouldn't.

To answer the question, yes I've backed 1.05 (and less) many times.

[pokernut9999]

Some really questionable logic applied above.

If you will win 98 times out of 100, you should back at 1.05. If you will win 90 times out of 100, you shouldn't.

To answer the question, yes I've backed 1.05 (and less) many times.

How do you question the logic ?


How can one answer the question without knowing the bet ?

[onlooker]

Sorry, but hell no.

[max_asdf]

i dont get the point..... return is so small

maybe if u bet 85k and one time only.. it would make sense

[Brady2Moss]

just think if you lost, you would probably kill yourself... Now is that really worth the risk?

[Santo]

just think if you lost, you would probably kill yourself... Now is that really worth the risk?

Because the odds are 1.05 does not mean you throw bankroll management out of the window.