View Poll Results: Futures are for suckers

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  1. 01-01-08 01:09 PM #1
    rake922
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    Quote Originally Posted by rake922 View Post
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    I have a dime on Tampa Bay to win the superbowl at 50-1.
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    Quote Originally Posted by curious View Post
    I have a dime on Tampa Bay to win the superbowl at 50-1.
    sounds like a sportsbook just made a grand then
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    couldn't disagree more
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    Quote Originally Posted by d ray View Post
    couldn't disagree more
    uh oh, d ray is here
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    Quote Originally Posted by d ray View Post
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    some great input in here
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  9. 01-01-08 01:34 PM #9
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    you can find good value in futures at times, i don't bet them alot, but won 2 this year in baseball for total wins. over for royals and cubs.
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    Well you are asking a rather odd question.

    If you could get New England +5000 to make the AFC Champ game, would you take it?

    That's obviously a ridiculous line, but like any other bet some futures can have value. There is more to consider than a game that's say tonight (ie time value of money).

    But, blanket statements like futures are for suckers or they aren't just don't make any sense.
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    i also think for sports like college BB, if you pick a team or two to win the national title and get good odds, you can hedge it in the tournament and guarentee yourself money.
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    Futures are good markets just like any other. Tradesports has some of the sharpest people playing prediction markets and a lot of bookmakers like to buy positions they can bet off later.

    But, they can be traps. It's a good way for a book to scam users. They can have great attractive odds and only end up scamming 1/30th of the bettors.

    If you bet a line with no value, you give the book your money to make interest on for 6 months and then they give it back to players after keeping the juice.
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    I personally think there's great value in Indy to win the SB, if you can find the best odds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crazyl View Post
    I personally think there's great value in Indy to win the SB, if you can find the best odds.
    Me too. Anytime there is such a high profiled public team like the Pats there is potential value on the 2nd and 3rd best IMO. The Pats are beatable.
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  15. 01-01-08 01:59 PM #15
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    mostly they are, I would almost never play a future that is not at least 30/1 or more, I did pick up Washington at 50/1 to win the NFC at beted before the Cowboys game though,
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  16. 01-01-08 02:42 PM #16
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    sharper players can use these futures to great advantage so long as they are willing to tie up their funds for a while. but i understand the idea that these are sucker bets as my friends at work are always playing some of these with high hopes and most of them are sucker bettors. One of my friends had st louis winning over 7 1/2 games. For the regular joe, these can be of great value when betting number of wins a team will have for the year because he essentially feels like he has money riding on every game of the season for a small iinitial play. i personally like to find great value plays here when they forget or are slow to change the odds after some games have played. picked up ohio st at 20 - 1 when it was obvious they had a good shot to make the title game, the next day it was down to +450.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rake922 View Post
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    What an idiotic statement. I have found many value plays over the years by combing thru futures. Colorado to win the national league most recently. Judging by your avatar, you've been out in the sun too long.
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    I have found many values over the years also on futures so I do disagree with his statement.
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