The Gambling Thread

[Beerfest]

Wow, some guy won $133,530 playing pools on sports select.

[puckluck]

Sask, Wings, and Carolina for $309.

Not looking good so far.

The Magic cost me $240 yesterday for blowing a 20 point lead and ending up with a tie.

[DropIt]

bump, I cant be the only one?

Edmonton -1, Over 50 points

BC, -3.5, under 53.5 points

[rubecube]

Some good NFL lines for opening week. I hate betting a month away but PHI -5 @ STL looks good, as does NYG -3.5 @ WSH.

[Beerfest]

Edmonton over Winnipeg
Sask over BC
Calgary over Hamilton

$10 = 109.20

Might have to go do this in the next couple hours.

Ended up doing it, for 3 dollars!

[Rjcsjc62]

Originally Posted by DropIt

Edmonton -1, Over 50 points

BC, -3.5, under 53.5 points

Was this 4 individual bets? or 2 - 2 game parlays?

Either way, nice comeback in the late game. I had the exact opposite bets, win big in game 1 and lose it all in the late game.

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by Rjcsjc62

Was this 4 individual bets? or 2 - 2 game parlays?

Either way, nice comeback in the late game. I had the exact opposite bets, win big in game 1 and lose it all in the late game.

Parlays

I was done after game one.

[DropIt]

Point Spread:

KC @ DET-8.5
JKV @ NYJ-9.5
OAK @ BUF-3.5
ARZ @ WSH-4.5
BAL-6.5 @ TEN
SEA @ PIT-14.5
GB-10.5 @ CAR
TB @ MIN-3.5
CLE-2.5 @ IND
DAL-3.5 @ SF
HOU-2.5 @ MIA
SD @ NE-6.5
CIN@ DEN-4.5
PHI-2.5 @ ATL

Monday
STL @ NYG-5.5
-----------------------
Proline:
KC -4.80 @ Det -1.35 - Tie -4.40
JKV -5.30 @ NYJ -1.30. - Tie -4.60
OAK -3.05 @ BUF-1.80. - Tie -3.40
ARZ -3.20 @ WSH -1.70. -Tie -3.60
BAL -1.55 @ TEN-3.60. - Tie -3.90
SEA -7.00 @ PIT -1.05. - Tie -6.25
GB -1.25 @ CAR -5.95. - Tie -4.80
TB -3.05 @ MIN -1.80. -Tie -3.40
CLE -2.00 @ IND -2.75. -Tie -3.20
DAL -1.80 @ SF -3.05. -Tie -3.40
HOU -2.00 @ MIA -2.75. Tie -3.20
SD -3.60 @ NE -1.55. Tie -3.90
CIN -3.20 @ DEN -1.70. Tie -3.60
PHI -2.00 @ ATL -2.75. Tie -3.20

Monday
STL -3.45 @ NYG -1.60. Tie -3.80

[rubecube]

I pretty much want to bet my house on Pittsburgh -14.5 this weekend.

[troutman]

Kc @ det-8.5
gb-10.5 @ car
cle-2.5 @ ind
hou-2.5 @ mia
sd @ ne-6.5

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by troutman

Kc @ det-8.5
gb-10.5 @ car
cle-2.5 @ ind
hou-2.5 @ mia
sd @ ne-6.5

I think San Diego will cover but I like the rest.

[CofR]

The last time Lions were favoured by a touchdown or more was Week 17 of 2000. They lost that game 30-23 to the Bears.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by CofR

The last time Lions were favoured by a touchdown or more was Week 17 of 2000. They lost that game 30-23 to the Bears.

This Chief fan is willing to bet his house on the Lions covering this week.

I'm feeling that the Raiders will beat the spread on the Bills. I also like the Bengals and 4.5 points in Denver. I thought they were pretty good against Cleveland, and that they'll be able to run on the Broncos playing on a short week.

[CofR]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

This Chief fan is willing to bet his house on the Lions covering this week.

I'm feeling that the Raiders will beat the spread on the Bills. I also like the Bengals and 4.5 points in Denver. I thought they were pretty good against Cleveland, and that they'll be able to run on the Broncos playing on a short week.

I'm not too sure about this Oakland-Buffalo game, Oakland wasn't very disciplined on Monday, they've had a short week, and are playing on the East with an early kickoff. Maybe I'm just blinded by the Bills dismantling of the Chiefs, but it's a hard game to call.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by CofR

I'm not too sure about this Oakland-Buffalo game, Oakland wasn't very disciplined on Monday, they've had a short week, and are playing on the East with an early kickoff. Maybe I'm just blinded by the Bills dismantling of the Chiefs, but it's a hard game to call.

Thats a good point about the early kickoff on the East Coast after a late Monday night game.

AFC West games tend to be pretty chippy and undisciplined, as if the teams are told to play like they're still AFL teams by their coaches. Raiders will always have discipline issues, but I think they want to make the game into a sloppy slug fest because they can win those kinds of games, fits better with their mano a mano mantra.

[CofR]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Thats a good point about the early kickoff on the East Coast after a late Monday night game.

AFC West games tend to be pretty chippy and undisciplined, as if the teams are told to play like they're still AFL teams by their coaches. Raiders will always have discipline issues, but I think they want to make the game into a sloppy slug fest because they can win those kinds of games, fits better with their mano a mano mantra.

They should be able to cover with relative ease if Mcfadden can get going, but its still not a safe enough bet for me.

I've got a parlay with Houston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and San Diego on the spread, and I took the moneyline on GB.

[rubecube]

Another bet I'm considering is Pittsburgh -7.5 at halftime, and then I'll probably buy half a point as well.

[rubecube]

Thank-you, Pittsburgh!

[CofR]

Screw you Baltimore!

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Thank-you, Pittsburgh!

You sure it's not thank you Seattle?