1. #36
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    this surface is very slow and give nadal advantage.
    to go on seppi is like to put your money in the garbage
    goodl luck man
    Last edited by moki; 08-08-16 at 06:19 AM.

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    I have Edmund winning in straights for this one as one of my picks, but will be interesting to see how Daniel presents. Also have Kasatkina on the line. I must ask why you never pick favourites though - I love a good underdog as well but sometimes taking the better player and laying the games can be a solid option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lightning View Post
    I have Edmund winning in straights for this one as one of my picks, but will be interesting to see how Daniel presents. Also have Kasatkina on the line. I must ask why you never pick favourites though - I love a good underdog as well but sometimes taking the better player and laying the games can be a solid option.
    Totally agree with you, favs are a solid option but for some reason I have always had more successful with picking dogs. I know it doesn't make sense because if I can cap "value" dogs, the opposite should apply to favs but I've just never wrapped my head around laying the games. Maybe it's something I'll get into in the future.

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    Results:
    Daniel @ 3.05 - WIN +2.05u
    Zheng @ 3.15 - LOSS -1u
    Flipkens @ 3.25 - WIN +2.25u
    Wozniacki @ 3.03 - LOSS -1u
    Zhang @ 2.43 - LOSS -1u
    Errani @ 2.66 - WIN +1.66u

    Total: 3-3, +2.96u
    Overall: 12-24, +0.13 units

    Finally back in the positive, let's keep this thing rolling!

    Pending:
    Seppi @ 5.39
    Paire @ 2.02

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    Quote Originally Posted by akasars View Post
    Totally agree with you, favs are a solid option but for some reason I have always had more successful with picking dogs. I know it doesn't make sense because if I can cap "value" dogs, the opposite should apply to favs but I've just never wrapped my head around laying the games. Maybe it's something I'll get into in the future.
    I know what you mean. Trust me, sometimes when nothing is going right I've contemplated doing what you're doing i.e. just taking underdogs, but I can't bring myself to do it because I know that overall, my style will work for me in the long run - and it does. It's just what works for you.

    One of the best lessons I've ever learnt in terms of sportsbetting was from an older guy. We were talking about betting (can't remember how we got onto it), and discussing lines ahead of the week's AFL matches. He thought a -70.5 line was great value, and I was like, 'no way, that's huge'. So anyway, he took his -70.5 and I took a -10.5 because I thought it was 'safer', and 'more achievable'. Needless to say, I lost my bet and but his team won by 110ish. The next time I saw him, he explained that you always have to remember that the lines are sometimes a reflection of the differences between the two teams. A -70.5 looks massive, but in reality, the gulf in class between the two teams was big enough that the points were easily made up. Whereas my -10.5 was an indication that the game might have been close, and it was.

    From that point forward, I was never afraid to take a massive favourite and lay huge points/games. Not to say that laying small points/games is BAD, just that often taking a massive fav with a big line isn't something to be afraid of. An example was Muguruza against Hibino. She had a -6.5 at around $2, and when I thought about it, I realised that Muguruza would have a huge advantage in every point played. Hibino would be completely outclassed, and she was. Muguruza was my -70.5 and in the end she smashed the handicap in.

    Bit long winded, but just my musings haha

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    no good opportunities over the last few days, but here's one for today:

    Shapovalov @ 2.20

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    Overall: 13-26, -0.64 units

    Adding for tomorrow:
    Lopez @ 1.99
    Shapovalov @ 2.10

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    Overall: 13-28, -2.64 units

    Tomic @ 3.00
    Bencic @ 2.03
    Svitolina @ 1.83
    Vinci @ 2.22

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    Did I just see you pick a fav? haha

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    hahaha, we'll see how it goes. adding a couple more for today:

    Lopez @ 2.11
    Stosur @ 2.25

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    Tomic @ 3.00 - WIN +2u
    Bencic @ 2.03 - LOSS -1u
    Svitolina @ 1.83 - LOSS -1u
    Vinci @ 2.22 - WIN +1.22u
    Lopez @ 2.11 - LOSS -1u
    Stosur @ 2.25 - LOSS -1u

    Today's record: 2-4, -0.78u
    Overall: 15-32, -3.42u

    Tomorrow's plays to come later tonight.

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    3 plays for tomorrow:

    Konta @ 3.10
    Kuznetsova @ 2.10
    Coric @ 5.50


    Edit: adding one early play for Friday as well
    Thiem @ 2.33
    Last edited by akasars; 08-18-16 at 12:24 AM.

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    Boom, huge win today.

    Konta @ 3.10 - LOSS -1u
    Kuznetsova @ 2.10 - WIN +1.1u
    Coric @ 5.50 - WIN +4.5u

    Today: 2-1, +4.6u
    Overall: 17-33, +1.18u

    Since Thiem/Monfils got cancelled, here are tomorrow's plays:

    Dimitrov @ 1.84
    Thiem @ 3.23
    Coric @ 3.10
    Pliskova @ 2.02
    Suarez Navarro @ 3.38

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    Dimitrov @ 1.84 - WIN +0.84u
    Thiem @ 3.23 - LOSS -1u
    Coric @ 3.10 - LOSS -1u
    Pliskova @ 2.02 - WIN +1.02u
    Suarez Navarro @ 3.38 - LOSS -1u

    Today: 2-3, -1.14u
    Overall: 19-36, +0.04u

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    Tomorrow's semifinal action:

    Dimitrov @ 2.90
    Kerber @ 2.75
    Points Awarded:

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    Dimitrov falling just short to Cilic, but I'll take the Kerber hit.

    Today: 1-1, +0.75u
    Overall: 20-37, +0.79u

    Tomorrow: Pliskova @ 3.50

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    Adding Joanna Larsson @ 1.80

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    Good luck on Plis, on +4 myself. Kerber isnt really in form this tourney she's just been winning, extending points, and her opponents have been breaking down.

    ONLINE
    08/21/2016
    12:59 AM
    [Ticket #: 271923672] STRAIGHT BET
    08/21/2016 @ 01:13 PM MU Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber Total and Spreads (Games)
    [268629] Ka Pliskova +4-110
    (Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber)
    110.00 100.00
    ONLINE
    08/21/2016
    03:43 AM
    [Ticket #: 271926130] STRAIGHT BET
    08/21/2016 @ 01:13 PM MU Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber Total and Spreads (Games)
    [268629] Ka Pliskova +4-110
    (Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber)
    110.00 100.00

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    Quote Originally Posted by jtoler View Post
    Good luck on Plis, on +4 myself. Kerber isnt really in form this tourney she's just been winning, extending points, and her opponents have been breaking down.

    ONLINE
    08/21/2016
    12:59 AM
    [Ticket #: 271923672] STRAIGHT BET
    08/21/2016 @ 01:13 PM MU Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber Total and Spreads (Games)
    [268629] Ka Pliskova +4-110
    (Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber)
    110.00 100.00
    ONLINE
    08/21/2016
    03:43 AM
    [Ticket #: 271926130] STRAIGHT BET
    08/21/2016 @ 01:13 PM MU Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber Total and Spreads (Games)
    [268629] Ka Pliskova +4-110
    (Ka Pliskova vrs A Kerber)
    110.00 100.00
    Hnnnng congrats on the Pliskova hit!

    Today: 1-1, +1.5u
    ​Overall: 21-38, +2.29 units

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