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    Watching games vs. Not watching

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    Posted: Jun. 22, 2018 - 6:48 PM ET #1

    Very gerneral question:  Many on the boards here have described their tendency to not watch the games they bet on. That people who do are "degenerates." Isn't there advantage in watching the contests, so to make better-informed decisions? 

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    Very gerneral question:  Many on the boards here have described their tendency to not watch the games they bet on. That people who do are "degenerates." Isn't there advantage in watching the contests, so to make better-informed decisions? 

     
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    Posted: Jun. 22, 2018 - 7:01 PM ET #2

    Anyone who claims watching a wager is degen is simply a losing bettor themaelves and have zero clue with the times of ingame live wagering and the advanced + EV betting strategies available nowadays.

    Anyone who "bets it and forgets it" until they read the scores in the following days newspaper is a broke dinosaur.

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    Anyone who claims watching a wager is degen is simply a losing bettor themaelves and have zero clue with the times of ingame live wagering and the advanced + EV betting strategies available nowadays.

    Anyone who "bets it and forgets it" until they read the scores in the following days newspaper is a broke dinosaur.

     
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    Posted: Jun. 22, 2018 - 9:30 PM ET #3

    Watching games complete waste of time unless it's a big play and is exciting. Live betting is the devil in disguise.
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    Watching games complete waste of time unless it's a big play and is exciting. Live betting is the devil in disguise.
     
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    Posted: Jun. 23, 2018 - 9:41 AM ET #4

    I watch as many games as possible because i'm and old school capper who believes in capping X's and O's more than trends, angles, and computer models. It serves me well, especially in football.
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    I watch as many games as possible because i'm and old school capper who believes in capping X's and O's more than trends, angles, and computer models. It serves me well, especially in football.
     
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    Posted: Jun. 23, 2018 - 10:53 AM ET #5

    Deals in the character you have. Personally if I wager I tend not to watch The aggravation is impossible to not have nitro handy. I like baseball and football. I wager on ncaa and nba occasionally but I hate the sport in general and will not watch them . 

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    Deals in the character you have. Personally if I wager I tend not to watch The aggravation is impossible to not have nitro handy. I like baseball and football. I wager on ncaa and nba occasionally but I hate the sport in general and will not watch them . 

     
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    Posted: Jun. 23, 2018 - 11:23 AM ET #6

    If the aggravation is too much for a person to handle they should not be gambling in the first place.

    If you're not watching, you're not learning.   And if you're not learning you're wasting your time and money.


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    If the aggravation is too much for a person to handle they should not be gambling in the first place.

    If you're not watching, you're not learning.   And if you're not learning you're wasting your time and money.


     
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    Posted: Jun. 23, 2018 - 1:29 PM ET #7


    I had a buddy of mine who would get "sponsors" and enter poker tournaments on the weekends. I always thought where's the fun in that? Just hand somebody some money and let him go gamble with it? Not for me.....

    I feel the same way about watching the games. Would I sit through a meaningless June Diamondbacks/Pirates baseball game just to "watch it"? Hell NO!!!!

    It's an adrenaline rush! Especially a close game, or it's the final leg of a parlay. Almost as good as sex! Almost.....

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    I had a buddy of mine who would get "sponsors" and enter poker tournaments on the weekends. I always thought where's the fun in that? Just hand somebody some money and let him go gamble with it? Not for me.....

    I feel the same way about watching the games. Would I sit through a meaningless June Diamondbacks/Pirates baseball game just to "watch it"? Hell NO!!!!

    It's an adrenaline rush! Especially a close game, or it's the final leg of a parlay. Almost as good as sex! Almost.....

     
     
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    Posted: Jun. 28, 2018 - 2:57 PM ET #8

    I would always watch games I had no action on if I thought I might gain even 1 nugget that would help me in the Future. The best thing was John Madden doing the color cause he was a fountain of insight.
    I use to live in Vegas and a number of punters use to listen to Bill Rafferty do a game even if they had no action. I met Bill Rafferty 1 time when he was doing a game @ Syracuse and I told him what a compliment that was.
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    I would always watch games I had no action on if I thought I might gain even 1 nugget that would help me in the Future. The best thing was John Madden doing the color cause he was a fountain of insight.
    I use to live in Vegas and a number of punters use to listen to Bill Rafferty do a game even if they had no action. I met Bill Rafferty 1 time when he was doing a game @ Syracuse and I told him what a compliment that was.
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