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Bad day all around pretty much here. NHL was just bad, no excuses there. Though even with this bad run still only 1 decent day away from being back up in the black. On to today:
Updated total:
Record: 10-18
Bankroll: -$240
April 22nd Plays:
MLB:
Reds -1.5 (2.30) $100 to win $130
Twins -1.5 (2.45) $100 to win $145
Rangers/Angels OVER 8.5 (1.95) $105 to win $100
NBA:
Clippers/Grizzlies OVER 181.5 (1.91) $110 to win $100
NHL:
Jets -1.5 (3.45) $100 to win $245
Red Wings -1.5 (3.05) $100 to win $205
Ducks/Oilers UNDER 5.5 (1.75) $133.33 to win $100
Makes sense. 5 Dimes usually has slightly better lines. I just really like the mobile interface at Bookmaker compared to 5 Dimes so I usually stick with them. I already bet it at Bookmaker.
I'd like to wish you luck on your UNDER play in that game, but I hope it goes OVER. :-) I see good value there for some runs.
IB... have you been drinking your own stash?
so your risking 35% of your BR each night trying to bet +money lines. 1 bad week and your Bankroll will be drained. I suggest lowering your unit size down from 100 or having a higher bankroll.
Thanks for the post EL. You are certainly right under normal circumstances that it is too high a risk per bet. However, this is an experiment I've toyed with in the past (though I've never played it out in full) and I'm curious if I actually play it out what happens. If I get down $1,000 doing this I'll stop, otherwise I'll play it out over the 2 months.
Out of curiosity why do you seem to mainly bet run lines and puck lines? With as much as you are betting a night, seems like you are just adding even more variance into the mix
You are spot on uvarun. In the past when I've tried to bet RLs and PLs I mix in some standard basketball spread or MLB/NHL total picks. It just hasn't shaken out that way over the last couple days since I started the thread.
I'm making a solid effort to incorporate my 2-3 picks a day now that include a standard spread to do exactly that and bring in a little less variance.
I think in the end if you keep taking RLs and PLs you will end up giving any potential profit away by teams that win by 1 only. Already that has happened quite a bit in the picks I've made in this thread.
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Looks like adding some spread picks did the trick to right the ship. 5-2 night for a pretty big profit. Even the 2 that lost still won on the ML, and Jets outshout Buffalo something like 37-20 and only won by the 1 goal. Enroth stood on his head last night.
Either way, on to today:
Updated totals...
Record: 15-20
Bankroll: +$165
April 23rd Picks:
MLB:
Pirates/Phillies OVER 7 (1.91) $110 to win $100
Mariners -1.5 (2.25) $100 to win $125
Brewers -1.5 (2.45) $100 to win $145
Twins GM 1 -1.5 (2.25) $100 to win $125
Yankees/Rays OVER 7 (1.91) $110 to win $100
NHL:
Blues -1.5 (2.20) $100 to win $120
Rangers -1.5 (2.25) $100 to win $125
-1.5 handicap is hi-variance play...
-1 is a lower variance way to achieve similar yield...
there's even an extra 2%+ if u are willing to "roll your own" -1 RLs (as a combination of the -1.5 RL and the ML) versus taking the "off the shelf" versions that some books (including dimey) offer
the "heartbreak factor" is also improved (settling for a push, when ur team wins by 1 run is a hell of a lot less frustrating than having to eat a loss)
chek this out, esp post #8 http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/players-ta...1rl-wager.html
Good post fitguy. This is also a concept I've toyed with a little in the past when I've gone after 1.5 lines. Taking ML AND the 1.5 line.
Just got bit by the ML bug again w/ the Twins today!
Maybe I'll look into that in the future more after this thread is done. Good post. :highfive:
Lost $145 yesterday. Kind of a weird day that started w/ getting the Twins ML heartbreaker. Moving on to today:
Record: 17-24-1
Bankroll: +$20
April 24th Picks:
MLB:
Reds -1.5 (2.35) $100 to win $135
Nationals -1.5 (2.50) $100 to win $150
Red Sox - 1.5 (2.30) $100 to win $130
Mets/Dodgers OVER 6.5 (1.85) $118 to win $100
Brewers/Paders OVER 7.5 (2.00) $100 to win $100
NBA:
Rockets/Thunder OVER 213 (1.95) $105 to win $100
Lakers/Spurs OVER 187 (1.91) $110 to win $100
The ML jinx strikes again. $-305 yesterday. No question a future RL/PL strategy would need to include some sort of hedge system.
That being said, I feel good about these plays tonight, so I'm not including any NBA totals/sides or MLB totals.
Totals:
Record: 19-29-1
Bankroll: -$285
MLB:
Angels -1.5 (2.30) $100 to win $130
Red Sox -1.5 (1.75) $135 to win $100
Yankees -1.5 (2.45) $100 to win $145
NHL:
Capitals -1.5 (3.50) $100 to win $250
Rangers -1.5 (2.85) $100 to win $185
Penguins -1.5 (3.35) $100 to win $235
Bruins -1.5 (2.35) $100 to win $135
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