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making the Dodgers underdogs of +120 +130 + 140.....and Dodgers keep showing them how stupid they are.
 
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By the way, I got burned on the Rox I think three straight games (maybe two.)
 
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no as stupid as the people betting against them, haha.  oops I had the rockies yesterday. 
 
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Looks like it might be time to get out of my Dodger bet
 
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I keep betting on them.they keep winning,lol
 
 
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no the bettors are stupid. 
 
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Yep the oddsmakers are really dumb.....have you seen the size of the casinos on the Vegas strip?  You think they built those with their own money?


 
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They make mistakes, and they base their prices on a starting pitcher, I assume they dont respect milton...I just dont get how the best team in baseball is such a huge underdog.....
 
All  I am saying is oddmakers HATE baseball....you gotta watch the lines, as they really have no clue what they are doing....if they had a choice they would not offer baseball betting.
 
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Especially during live betting.....making both sides such huge dogs based on 1 run lead.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by newrebelintown:

They make mistakes, and they base their prices on a starting pitcher, I assume they dont respect milton...I just dont get how the best team in baseball is such a huge underdog.....
 
All  I am saying is oddmakers HATE baseball....you gotta watch the lines, as they really have no clue what they are doing....if they had a choice they would not offer baseball betting.




You really dont believe this do you?  Good luck with your bet today, obviously Im a Dodger fan but Im not going to debate you over this.  Bottom line, the linesmakers do have a clue, and you counldnt be more wrong about them choosing to offer baseball betting.  They offer bets on ANYTHING and EVERYTHING they can because its profitable.
 
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You really dont believe this do you?  Good luck with your bet today, obviously Im a Dodger fan but Im not going to debate you over this.  Bottom line, the linesmakers do have a clue, and you counldnt be more wrong about them choosing to offer baseball betting.  They offer bets on ANYTHING and EVERYTHING they can because its profitable.



 
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Quote Originally Posted by newrebelintown:

if they had a choice they would not offer baseball betting.
 

They do have a choice......

 
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This was a thread for the dummies.
 
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Its you.
 
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It's you.  The oddsmakers are really good at what they do: generate equal action on both sides.  People love fading the Dodgers lately... so why wouldn't a saavy bookmaker make money by making people lay juice against them?  Seems like good business to me.  Don't hate on the books because people keep betting against the Dodgers and giving you great odds with them.
 
My suggestion is if you see a situation that looks ripe for taking advantage of... then take advantage of it and don't draw too much attention to it.  They don't come around very often.  And be careful.  It's been my experience that just about the time you think this is easy and you're smarter than someone in the business, they hand your ass to you.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Coverdatspred:

Yep the oddsmakers are really dumb.....have you seen the size of the casinos on the Vegas strip?  You think they built those with their own money?


The casinos were built on mob money and then slots.

Per square feet a single slot machine generates much more revenue than a cashier's cubicle at Caesar's.

 
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Your delusional perspectives amaze me every day.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by HappyKane:

The casinos were built on mob money and then slots.

Per square feet a single slot machine generates much more revenue than a cashier's cubicle at Caesar's.


Well ... actually, originally started from Indians then Mobs then True Big Biz Corp.... Hopefully that is the best estimate.
 
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BUT yeh... newrebel... you are the stupid one ... not the casinos ... it's all about balancing the money (50/50) not the census. Plus, if they are off 5% or more ... all they have to do is carry the money over for the other game or the other book. They trade off a lot. Whoops .. I guess that's the first time you've heard of that. You said they were stupid. They are a million steps ahead of even your father. Sorry, but the casinos are the puppet masters of your thread. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by newrebelintown:

making the Dodgers underdogs of +120 +130 + 140.....and Dodgers keep showing them how stupid they are.
 
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actually the dumbbest the oddsmakers are when they make the Nationals are faves or as +130 dogs or lower... they should be +200 every game given how brutal they are as a whole. I've made lots of units betting against the Nationals every night alone
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Coverdatspred:

Yep the oddsmakers are really dumb.....have you seen the size of the casinos on the Vegas strip?  You think they built those with their own money?


No they issued corporate bonds that they can't pay back and are now almost all bankrupt.  You think LVS got 1.5 billion for the Venetian off gambling losses?

 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by newrebelintown:

 

newrebel

nice pick!!! 

hope you mae lots

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