Bowl Thread 2010 (continued)

took bc a long time ago at +10, and still like them, sorry no writeup, actually on family vaca in cabo right now, rather hard to handicap out here unfortunately.  you on bc also right?

Im on BC, I got them at +8.5....

Try not to get beheadded in Cabo.

Mom, I told you to stop posting in my threads. 

Thanks.

I might as well update this thing.....

Record:   Down 32 units, Up 28 units

1.  BYU -11.5 (lean)
2.  Fresno ML +105 (1 unit)  LOSS
3.  Troy -2 (3 units)  WIN
4.  S Miss +3 (lean)
5.  Utah +17 (2 units)  LOSS
6.  SD St -4.5 (2.5 units)  WIN
7.  Hawaii -10 (lean)
8.  FIU ML +110 (lean)
9.  G Tech +3 (2 units)  LOSS
10.  WVU -3 (4 units) LOSS
11.  Missouri -2.5 (1 unit)  LOSS
12.  MD -7 (2 units)  WIN
13.  Baylor PK (3 units)  LOSS
14.  AZ +4.5 (lean)
15.  Army +7 (lean)
16.  KST +1 (2 units)  LOSS
17.  UNC -1.5 (lean)
18.  Wash +14 (2 units)  WIN
19.  USF +5.5 (lean)
20.  Notre Dame +3 (3 units)  WIN
21.  Georgia -6.5 (2 units)  LOSS
22. FSU +3 (2 units)  WIN
23.  NW +9.5 (2 units)  WIN
24.  PSU +7 (2 units)  LOSS
25.  Mich St +10 (2 units)  LOSS
26.  Miss St -4.5 (4 units)  WIN
27.  TCU -2.5 (6 units)  LOSS
28.  Okl -16.5 (lean)
29.  Stanford -3.5 (2.5 units)  WIN
30.  Ark +3.5 (3 units)  LOSS
31.  Mia O PK (3 units)  WIN
32.  LSU -1 (2 units)  WIN
33.  KY +3.5 (2 units)  LOSS

34.  BC +7.5 (3 units)

National Champ game will come later....

GL all

Van--great info for all the newer gamblers out there.  I have a solid job that allows me to play for as much as I want and am not worried about the income one way or another, and it has really helped taking the emotion out for me as well.  With that said, i have played poker and bet on 3 sports only(CFB, MLB, and NBA). I have had great success with the sports and mild success with poker, and considered trying it full time in order to concentrate on it and make better decisions. 

However, I have a feeling it would change if I tried it for a living, so your commentary seems right on to me.  Thanks for all the solid capping, and excellent advise for all of us, regardless of experience.

Van, can you please explain the process of buying and selling the points.

I think there are multiple threads where he explains IN DEPTH about the procedure...might take a while to find it though.

i like oregon too, not sure about you van, wish i took them at +3 and +3.5, but can't say that i did.  think i missed the boat on that one.

I got a chunk in at +3, and an equal chunk in at +2.5, and ML too....

Moo,

Current Record:  Up 31 units, Down 32 units

So after 34 games, I am 1 unit down.  Last year, I broke exactly even on bowl season, and it looks like it will be close to that this year.  Maybe next year I will just take a 3 week vacation instead of dealing with this mess.......

National Championship:

35.  Oregon ML (3 units)

I would be surprised if Oregon punts tonight.

GL all

any thoughts on the Over 73 Vanzack?

there could be 500 snaps tonight we these two fast-paced explosive offenses.

Over.

To clarify, I am not betting on the over.

But if I were to bet the total, it would clearly be the over.

thanks van.

i hope im not annoying you, but do you have any thoughts on the NFL playoff games next weekend yet?

....  Good luck Van

Not annoying at all.....

I took a position in Atlanta -1 -114 when it first came out, will probably sell it, but I do like them at that number so who knows.

I think you kind of have to take the ravens at 3.5.  I think a cheap -3 is a fair number for the steelers, and in this kind of game, that half point is huge.

And I would take seattle (I had them back in October only getting 6 and they won outright at chicago) - 10 is too much, and I would probably take N.E. if the number creeps any lower.....

But overall - as usual with playoff lines - they are pretty close.

thanks for letting me pick your brain man.

good luck the rest of the way.

 Good morning Van! I noticed you have McConahay , if I spelled that right, as your avitar. I am from Longview, Tx, and went to Pine Tree, and he went to Longview HS, and was a few years younger than me. I didnt know him until he was out of college and had only played in a couple of movies, but I used to play pool and drink beer at the hangout, "The Rusty Nail", and I used to play him in pool for 100 a game. He was cocky, but kool. Although, I was pretty cocky myself. If you have seen that movie with Cruise and Paul Newman, I cant remeber the name of movie right now, but anyway Matt would spin his pool stick like Cruise did <lol>. I only remember losing one game, but it was hard to play bc the women were all around fawning over him. Anyway, that was back in 1989, so I am sure he doesnt even remember me, and he sure has made something of himself as an actor from this small town of 100k.

 I had a great day yesterday, lost 2 huge parlays by .5 on Nevada, but hit the three teamers bc I bought down to 6.5, but moving on. New day and a new dollar! I am leaning Oregon, especially 1st half, b4 Auburn adjusts at halftime, but tuff one 4 me to cap. Im just playing my average plays bc if this were just another day with plenty of games I wouldnt touch it! I was hoping you had this one picked and hoping you were thinking as I! BOL 2nite and have a great day VAN!

Let's get the $.

hey vanzack, 

aub is now -1 -110 on the greek

Van I got Oregon +3 (even) for 10 units on Betus a couple weeks ago when it sat at Auburn -3 (+115) on matchbook. Betus is ridiculously horrible with dog lines. In fact, they had Seahawks +4.5 (-105) vs the Rams the last night of the regular season when they were +3.5 (-120) everywhere else. I was able to take the +4.5 (-105) with -4.5 (+130) on matchbook to lock in a quick profit. If you haven't used betus before, check them out. They don't have a great rating but I've gotten my payouts in a reasonable time frame and as you can see they are notoriously horrible/slow with dog lines.

I took 10 units on Oregon with the intent of buying some back. the -3 currently sits at +130 on matchbook so I'm currently deciding how to play this, but GL with Oregon tonight.