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Hello Covers Community, I'm Scott the Sports Guy. I lived in Vegas for six years and have been betting not only on Football, but all other sports for a long time. I do a lot of straight betting, but also futures. I used to be a professional sports reporter for ten years in the mid90s to early 2000s and follow all sports closely. I make several picks each week because a lot of my bets are parlays and teasers etc. However, the picks I make I have the most confidence in for the weekend, so feel free to use any of the picks as you see fit, straight, parlay etc. I also recommend making straight bets based on the bets I have the most confidence to offset any potential losses from my parlays. Last weekend I batted 1.000 (meaning I hit all my picks on Sunday) and netted a profit of 1700 units. (1 unit = 100 ) Here were my picks for today: 6pt Tsr W - Rams -3 W - Minn + 3.5 W - Dall +2.5 L - LAC +8.5 L - Den +2 3/1 100/400 -100
Alt. Pt. Line Parlay W - KC -3.5 W - Rams -6.5 W - Indy -6.5 L - LAC +3.5 3/1 50/318 -50
Combo Parlay W Rams -9 ( This was my most confident play ) W - GBay ML W - Dall ML L- LAC +2.5 / O 51 ( I was sure LA would keep this close, but hey we all get some wrong ) 3/2 50/787 -50
All ML Parlay W - KC ML also covered -6.5 W - GB ML also covered -5.5 W - Cincy ML also covered -3.5 W - Minn ML also covered - 2.5 W - Dall ML also covered - 3.5 -- These 5 was all very sure about. L - Den ML ( not sure why I convinced myself to include this, but that's what I have to live with ) 5/1 100/1,100 -100
Really wanted to take Arizona + pts. and ML but thought without HC they wouldn’t do it. Glad to see them still roll. BTW I have a futures bet on Murray for MVP at +750 I made 9/21 I also have SB Winner futures on GB and Buffalo (and Tenn, but I see how that's now not likely) I may keep hammering Buffalo. But Chargers and Balt still strong picks. In the NFC no reason to think Ariz, Dallas, GB and the Rams won't be your final four. Overall Pick Record Today 14 / 6 - Keeping in mind the only two things I got wrong were taking the Chargers and the Broncos FYI yesterday I had one 6way Alt Line Parlay that went 4-2 OU -7.5, Cincy -15.5, MSU +2, Iowa U 48.5, Iowa -5.5, Neb +2,
Here's where I'm leaning for tomorrow: 2Way Teaser Bills ML/ U 59
400/333 So as you can see, betting on multi team parlays and teasers is very risky, but if you can nail it down to two or three and stick to it, you can make some money. Look at my ML parlay, which went 5 and 1. Sometimes I'll do two tickets, one with 6 and then another with 5 etc. 4 and 3. This 5way parlay would've paid 24/1, so you put 100 on the 6way and 100 on the 5way if you hit the 5way you net + 2300. But as someone once told me, the books make their money on us playing parlays and teasers, so if you want to make money, just focus on one or two straight bets you like. Use picks wisely going forward. I'll post next week's picks by Friday 10PM CST. |
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stardove, from my perspective and i learned this the hard way, do not pay ANYONE for picks. Remember this is gambling, at the end of the day any one of is just guessing. You can say you have all the metrics in the world, but in sports anything can happen...look at the UCONN women...they were huge favorites and LOST. If you want to tail someone for free that shows they have a decent record that's up to you. But save your money. If I'm going to lose a bet, I'd rather lose without the extra loss of having paid someone for their shitty pick. I used two different services that claimed they were the garbage and i lost count how many times they gave me picks to give up the points, in football and basketball, and the team lost outright! Even better still, just do your own research and make a decision. Like for me, I watched SoCar and Oregon the last week and said to myself they are both going to keep it close and cover, so I took them both and look...i hit em both. If they had lost at least I didn't pay someone to tell me what to do.
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stardove | 58 |
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Good eye. That would be cool.
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Seriously the only way to play these 2 games today is to 5pt tease Kansas -3/Gonzaga -2
in College Basketball
They are very enticing and can work out, but in general teasers and parlays are how casino books make a lot of their money because they are sucker bets...trust me.
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Hello,
If you are considering paying people for their advice consider this...if they work for either Jeff Allen Sports or Elliot Stern International, run the other way! These guys are scams!!! They want a ton of money up front and their winning percentage is crap. Jeff Allen hit for under 50%...that cost me money! Elliot Stern is garbage too. Plus they are liars, rude and unsympathetic. They will literally steal your money, give you bad picks hoping you will quit using them, so they can run off with your "investment". You can just as easily use public information and make your own pick. Also it's the eye test, did you see a team play? Follow your gut. Good luck!
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I too have the Packers to win around 2400. And at the start of the playoffs I took Pitt/GB matchup to win 3000. I'm letting it ride. I know what you mean about not wanting to leave empty handed but I personally just let it ride because it's still a good possibility and I believe in positive karma, i.e. not betting the other way just to get something back. Believe in what you originally thought, it's almost there :)
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So, with the Man U pick, 3 for 4 on the weekend, +$390
ARS LEI = 1st draw of the season btw. |
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Quote Originally Posted by franz555: I checked all your past posts but couldn't find the Man U bet anywhere ? Those are my " thoughts " BOL going forward. That's because this was my first post making picks, but if you'd like to see a screen shot of my bet, i'd be happy to show you....geez, untrustworthy much?
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Full disclosure I am no expert by any means, just a big fan. I live in Vegas and have been following soccer a lot the last two years...won some nice bets on Leicester, Iceland and Wales. I don't bet huge, just within my means. I look for quality match-ups with decent odds. Today I hit MAN U -1 (-120) $300 = 250 so, with that my picks are: Leicester - Arsenal Draw (+250) $100 = 250 Chelsea Win (-140) $140 = 100 Thoughts?
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I hope for your sake you are kidding about this, because if not...YIKES....there is no such thing as inside information...and on a pre-season game...JESUS.
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BRUH...I told you
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Bro, the Niners are my team, but you can't be this stupid. I believe in having faith but it's the G. D. pre-season, you have no control, by the end they are both using 3rd and 4th stringers. Plus whoever sold you on "inside info" is laughing right now. I once used a service that said they had inside info then they opened up the season 0-3 and went 3-11 before I quit using them. best of luck though.
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i'm def on Belgium and i'll take a chance on Ice...i love the under in ice/aus (2) but would prefer under 2.5...it could easily end 1 -1 too.
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I've been betting Sale every week and will continue to do so. Yes, he'll lose along the way, but by the end of the year...way ahead $$$ wise. He'll be a 20-game winner for sure.
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replied to
Bubba's $$$$ Thread ~ FRIDAY ~ Post Your BEST Play (With Write-up) ~ 05/13/16
in MLB Betting Quote Originally Posted by Mermanmaid: I don't know if this is a gift from the gambling gods or what. Chicago White Sox ML -150 $$$$ Chris sale ladies and gentleman.7-0 this year, against luis severino whose 0-5. Chris sale has been spectacular this year, Batters are batting .165 against him which is the 3rd lowest average in the MLB. Sale is 3-1 against the Yankees with a 1.31 ERA Lets get this money. Been crazy hot last few days, gone 13-2, looking to continue. Final card will be out tomorrow I agree, I'm all in for $1500 to win $1000. Sale on fire, Yanks stink.
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Gambling can be rough...got burned by the Padres last night, had the Cubs -1.5 runs, was sitting pretty in the 8th up 8 - 3, guy hits a Grand Slam to make it 8 - 7....ugh. Still riding the Cubs the rest of the way.
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BRW166 | 11 |
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Wow, I'm shocked. Road or no road, Clips without two best players have been outscored by a TON. I'm all over Portland -150 on ML.
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