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    Default ~Brandon Laz vs Laxdjock (Round 1)~

    • the contest will run month to month, with round 1 being from Monday 5/11 until Thur 6/11. 6/12 will be left open for tiebreaker games and setting up the next round - with the next round starting 6/13.
    • ****Each player will have a starting bankroll of 60 units, and you must make a minimum of 50 plays for the round (no max). however, each day you can only play 15% of your starting bankroll for the day. ie, if you have 30 units going into a day, you may only wager 5 units (to win) for that day which can be broken up however you choose. The math comes out to 4.5 units (.15 x 30) but we will round up for any fraction > .50, and round down to the nearest unit for anything .49 or below. So if you are allowed 7.20 units coming into the day, you can play to win 7 units. 7.70 units – play to win 8 units. This will eliminate chasing, and will hopefully help us all use better proper money management techniques for our real world wagers.
    • ****Since we have no official score keeper, it is up to you to keep track of your record AND your opponents. This will be our only obstacle for having a clean tourney, so pay attention to the following rules. Each day, both of the participants should be noting the results of the prior day, along with the net total bankroll (do it for your opponent as well so you have an extra pair of eyes). If its noticed that the results/lines etc from past days are incorrect, they can obviously should corrected at any time. However that will not have an affect on any units bet on games after that (the 15% daily limit). If the results from the prior day are posted correctly, however a player goes over the 15% limit for the day, the opponent (or any other sbr member) has until the next days first pitch to report the error. If reported in time, ALL BETS made that day are cancelled for the person who broke the 15% rule.
    • all lines will be the opening consensus from sbr (far left), and plays must be posted 5 minutes before the start time of the first day game/night game (anything before 6:00 eastern is considered a day game) ie, if the first game is at 1:05 eastern, the plays for all afternoon games must be posted by NO LATER then 1pm. Night games will be considered anything that starts at 6pm eastern and forward. So for a normal night with 7:05 first pitch, those plays for all night game (including west coast) must be in by 7:00. a lot can happen in the first few at bats, so make sure these picks are in on time.
    • all bets must be for the full game and can consist of moneyline, runlines or totals. No reverse run lines.
    • we will be betting the team, not the pitcher - so a late scratch of the pitcher stands unless you cancel the bet prior to first pitch (here you can cancel a west coast game if your pitcher is scratched)
    • ML = moneyline - RL = run line. When betting a total, make sure you assign the proper money line per SBR. On the totals, over/under section – you will see a total mentioned with a 2 moneylines next to it. The top moneyline is if you take the over, the bottom is if you take the under.
    • If there happens to be a tie after 6/11 has concluded. Each player will have to make 5 picks on 6/12, all for 1 unit each. If that doesn’t end the tie, then the same thing the next day, and so on.
    • Once down to 0 units, you are out of the match.
    ie of a daily record update:

    Monday 5/11: +5 units

    Net: +65 units

    ie of selections made:

    Monday 5/11:

    mets -1.5/+110 (2 units)
    over redsox 10/-120 (5 units)

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    So based on 30 days per round, plus one tiebreak day, the start/end dates for the rounds are:

    May 11 - June 9, June 10 tiebreaker
    June 11 - July 10, July 11 tiebreaker
    July 12 - August 10, August 11 tiebreaker
    August 12 - September 10, September 11 tiebreaker

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    I don't know where the "official #'s" are posted, as every contest I've done LOU posted the daily odds....so I'm picking my games now because I'll be out for the afternoon, so whatever the odds end up being is fine.

    So 9 units to start.....

    CLE -1.5, 3 units
    CLE/CWS Under, 2 units
    NYM -1.5, 2 units
    SF -1.5, 2 units

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    In response to a private message with a question about what units represent,

    One unit bet on a -110 fave would mean betting 1.1 units to win 1 unit. Alternately, a 1 unit bet on a +120 dog means betting one unit to win 1.2 units. Sorry if that wasn't clarified in the main thread.

    Additionally, this competition is baseball only. All lines are taken as the opening lines on SBR, and the only valid plays are ML, RL, and Totals. No RRLs or parlays allowed.

    Feel free to send any additional questions to me or Dexter

    -SK

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    additionally, the 15% rule pertains to just your units bet for that day - meaning its not based on *potential* returns (from underdogs) or *potential* losses from favorites.

    ie....you have 9 units to bet today.

    4x mets -200
    2x giants -150
    3x cards +180

    *note how im not factoring the line into my 9 units allowed for the day. hope thats clear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxdjock View Post
    CLE -1.5, (+160) 3 units
    CLE/CWS Under (10.5), 2 units
    NYM -1.5 (+120), 2 units
    SF -1.5, (+155), 2 units
    CLE -1.5, 3 units @ +160....WIN +4.8 units
    CLE U10.5.....LOSS -2 units
    NYM -1.5.......LOSS -2 units

    1-2, +0.8 units w/ SF -1.5 pending

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    Error in Tuesdays Line on SBR - use the following line for the dbacks/reds game on Tuesday:

    Dbacks -210
    Reds +180

    Dbacks -1.5/+100
    Reds +1.5/-120

    over 8.5/+100
    under 8.5/-120

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    Mon Results: 2-2, +3.9 units
    Bankroll: 63.9 units (10 units available for Tues)

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    CIN +180, 2 units
    FL +154, 2 units
    HOU +158, 2 units

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    NYM -1.5, 2 units
    CLE -1.5, 2 units
    FL ML, 4 units

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxdjock View Post
    CIN +180, 2 units
    FL +154, 2 units
    HOU +158, 2 units
    CIN....Win, +3.6
    FL.....Loss, -2
    HOU....Loss, -2

    Day: 1-2, -0.4 units
    Round: 3-4, +3.5 units

    Bankroll: 63.5 units

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    Alright sorry I totally forgot about this tournament. I will start posting my plays tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxdjock View Post
    NYM -1.5, 2 units
    CLE -1.5, 2 units
    FL ML, 4 units
    NYM....LOSS, -2
    CLE (+130)...WIN, +2.6
    FL.....LOSS, -4

    Day: 1-2, -3.4 units

    Round: 4-6, +0.1 units
    Bankroll: 60.1 units

    Well....back to square one.

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    Well I am all even as well since I forgot about this thing. Hopefully I get something going starting today.

    Milwaukee Brewers (-115) = 2u
    Seattle Mariners (+145) = 2u
    Florida Marlins (-1.5) = 2u



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    PITT ML -120, 2 units
    NYM +155 ML, 3 units
    CIN -1.5 RL +135, 2 units
    FL -1.5 RL +165, 2 units

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    05/15/09 Results

    Milwaukee Brewers (-115) = Postponed
    Seattle Mariners (+145) = WIN = +2.90
    Florida Marlins (-1.5) = LOSS = -2.20

    Total Record 1-1 = +.90

    05/16/09 Picks

    Colorado Rockies (-115) = 2u
    Detroit Tigers (-129) = 2u
    Boston Red Sox RL(+106) = 2u

    Outside of the contest I have in the NBA today

    Lakers -12.5
    Orlando Magic +2.5

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxdjock View Post
    PITT ML -120, 2 units
    NYM +155 ML, 3 units
    CIN -1.5 RL +135, 2 units
    FL -1.5 RL +165, 2 units
    PITT....Loss, -2
    NYM....Win, +4.65
    CIN.....Loss, -2
    FL......Loss, -2

    Day: 1-3, -1.35 units
    Bankroll: 59.65 units

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    Today's Picks

    CIN (-125) ML, 2 units
    AZ (+110) ML, 3 units
    KC (-120) ML, 2 units

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrandonLaz View Post
    05/15/09 Results

    Milwaukee Brewers (-115) = Postponed
    Seattle Mariners (+145) = WIN = +2.90
    Florida Marlins (-1.5) = LOSS = -2.20

    Total Record 1-1 = +.90

    05/16/09 Picks

    Colorado Rockies (-115) = 2u
    Detroit Tigers (-129) = 2u
    Boston Red Sox RL(+106) = 2u

    Outside of the contest I have in the NBA today

    Lakers -12.5
    Orlando Magic +2.5
    brandon - your using the wrong lines. use the "opener" lines to the far left

    http://www.sbrodds.com/#/odds/mlb/wh...intspread.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrandonLaz View Post
    05/15/09 Results

    Milwaukee Brewers (-115) = Postponed
    Seattle Mariners (+145) = WIN = +2.90
    Florida Marlins (-1.5) = LOSS = -2.20

    Total Record 1-1 = +.90

    05/16/09 Picks

    Colorado Rockies (-115) = 2u
    Detroit Tigers (-129) = 2u
    Boston Red Sox RL(+106) = 2u

    Outside of the contest I have in the NBA today

    Lakers -12.5
    Orlando Magic +2.5
    Sure thing Dex sorry I must not have read that in the rules. I do not know what the opening lines of the games from the day before these plays where. If anyone does I will adjust the record accordingly. If the wins are forfeit I understand as well. I adjusted the lines for 05/16/09 to reflect opening day lines.

    05/16/09 Results

    Colorado Rockies (-110) = LOSS = -220
    Detroit TIgers (-130) = WIN = +200
    Boston Red Sox (+105) = Win +210

    Day Total = 2-1 = +1.90
    Contest Total = 3-2 = +2.80

    05/17/09 Plays

    Detroit Tigers RL (+125) = 2u
    Chicago Cubs RL (-115) = 2u
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays RL (+145) = 2u

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrandonLaz View Post
    Sure thing Dex sorry I must not have read that in the rules. I do not know what the opening lines of the games from the day before these plays where. If anyone does I will adjust the record accordingly. If the wins are forfeit I understand as well. I adjusted the lines for 05/16/09 to reflect opening day lines.


    no, the wins count - dont worry about the past lines as there is no way to retrieve them. you're opponent should have been paying attention

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    OAK +134, 2 u
    AZ +170, 2 u
    PHI Over 10 -120, 3 u
    STL -1.5, +155, 2 u

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxdjock View Post
    CIN (-125) ML, 2 units
    AZ (+110) ML, 3 units
    KC (-120) ML, 2 units
    CIN.....Loss, -2
    AZ....Win, +3.3
    KC.....Loss, -2

    Day: 1-2, -0.7
    Round: 5-9, -1.05
    Bankroll: 58.95

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxdjock View Post
    CIN.....Loss, -2
    AZ....Win, +3.3
    KC.....Loss, -2

    Day: 1-2, -0.7
    Round: 5-9, -1.05
    Bankroll: 58.95
    I am really confused I don't see those games listed anywhere as games you went on.

    OAK +134, 2 u
    AZ +170, 2 u
    PHI Over 10 -120, 3 u
    STL -1.5, +155, 2 u


    Those are the games you posted today.

    Meaning for the day you should be at 1-2 since one was postponed. With a W/L unit total of -1.00 even I was just confused, because you put AZ as a win and that game wasn't even played today as it was postponed.

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    The games I quoted were from the day before....I realized I didn't grade them. If you look at the scores from yesterday they all add up. Let me know if you have any Q's.

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    It doesn't matter to me to make it easier from now on do you mind include dates of games or something when you are posting results just to make it easier to read and look at the results.

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxdjock View Post
    OAK +134, 2 u
    AZ +170, 2 u
    PHI Over 10 -120, 3 u
    STL -1.5, +155, 2 u
    Sun May 17th Results
    OAK.....Loss, -2
    AZ.....Postponed, 0
    PHI....Win, +2.5
    STL.....Loss, -2

    Day: 1-2-1, -1.5
    Round: 6-11-1, -2.55
    Bankroll: 57.45

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    05/17/09 Results

    Chicago Cubs RL (-115) = LOSS = -2.30
    Detroit Tigers RL (+125) = WIN = 2.50
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays RL (+145) = WIN = 2.90

    Day Total = 2-1 = +3.10
    Contest Total = 5-3 = +5.90
    Contest Bankroll = 65.90


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    05/19/09 Plays

    Detroit Tigers +100 = 3u
    Milwaukee Brewers -110 = 2u
    Cleveland Indians RL -1.5 = 2u
    Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds UNDER 8.5 = 1u

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    05/19/09 RESULTS

    Detroit Tigers +100 = WON = +3.00
    Milwaukee Brewers -110 = WON = +2.00
    Cleveland Indians RL -1.5 = -2.20
    Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds UNDER 8.5 = WON = +1.00

    Day Total = 3-1 = +3.80
    Contest Total = 5-3 = +9.7
    Contest Bankroll = 69.7

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    I had the wrong Contest Total down for wins/losses. The count is actually at 8-4.

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    05/20/09 Picks

    Detroit Tigers RL +130= 3u
    Pittsburgh Pirates +115 = 2u
    Milwaukee Brewers -110 =2u
    Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros Under 8 = 2u
    Colorado Rockies +145 = 1u

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    Added Rule - if a game is called for rain (but if *official* after 5 inn) we will only count the side and not the total. the total is a push regardless if you're over got there, or if you're under lost.

    *lets make sure to keep accurate records and post your updated record each day, as i will be doing an overall standings at the midway point on 5/25

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    05/20/09 Results

    Detroit Tigers RL +130 = WIN = +3.90
    Pittsburgh Pirates +115 = WIN = +2.30
    Milwaukee Brewers -110 = LOSS = -2.20
    Milwaukee Brewers vs Houston Astros u8 = LOSS = -2.20
    Colorado Rockies +145 = LOSS = -1.10

    Day Results = 2-3 = +0.70
    Contest Total Units Won/Loss = 10-7 = +10.4
    Contest Total Bankroll = 70.4

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