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    Favorites Portfolio System

    donvndcn
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    donvndcn
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    Posted: Jan. 20, 2009 - 3:29 AM ET #1

    I call this a portfolio system because you can put them in and trust me at the end of the day you will win money, break even and 1 out of 3 times you will lose somewhat. Never have I lost them all and went belly up. If you look back on Sunday and Monday the favorites worked wonders so you can verify that this worked well.
     
    You have to pick even number of games for this to work and put about 20 bucks between the two you match up. For example for Tuesday we will go with
     
    Ohio -4 for $55
    Toledo -4  for $35
    Miami Ohio -4 $55
    No Illinios -5 for $35
    Colorado -6 for $55
    Texas Tech -10 for $35
    Duke -18   $55
    Maryland -9 for $35
     
    I will not be keeping track of it cause I only do this once or twice a week to make a profit and then done. If you do this everyday you will find 1 out of 3 days you will lose some and it is crazy to be up and then lose the profits. 
     
    I will explain more in detail how I arrive at the games later in the day but I try to match up games with similar lines and I always try and take strong teams to add to the portfolio.
    You can start with small amonts to test it if you want but it works wonders.  Most players will play alot of games and play favors and dogs, this decreases your chances of hitting wheras if you play only favors or dogs you will have more of a chance at hitting.
    Also by dividing up the increments it prevents losing your tail in juice in case of a split of all games and it increases the earnings if you win more out of your portfolio.  I hope I can bring some stuff here and make new friends as well as ideas and help.
    I do not have time to crunch numbers and stats and back test systems so I rely on things I can do by capping fast and with limited time.
     
     
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    To remove first post, remove entire topic.
    I call this a portfolio system because you can put them in and trust me at the end of the day you will win money, break even and 1 out of 3 times you will lose somewhat. Never have I lost them all and went belly up. If you look back on Sunday and Monday the favorites worked wonders so you can verify that this worked well.
     
    You have to pick even number of games for this to work and put about 20 bucks between the two you match up. For example for Tuesday we will go with
     
    Ohio -4 for $55
    Toledo -4  for $35
    Miami Ohio -4 $55
    No Illinios -5 for $35
    Colorado -6 for $55
    Texas Tech -10 for $35
    Duke -18   $55
    Maryland -9 for $35
     
    I will not be keeping track of it cause I only do this once or twice a week to make a profit and then done. If you do this everyday you will find 1 out of 3 days you will lose some and it is crazy to be up and then lose the profits. 
     
    I will explain more in detail how I arrive at the games later in the day but I try to match up games with similar lines and I always try and take strong teams to add to the portfolio.
    You can start with small amonts to test it if you want but it works wonders.  Most players will play alot of games and play favors and dogs, this decreases your chances of hitting wheras if you play only favors or dogs you will have more of a chance at hitting.
    Also by dividing up the increments it prevents losing your tail in juice in case of a split of all games and it increases the earnings if you win more out of your portfolio.  I hope I can bring some stuff here and make new friends as well as ideas and help.
    I do not have time to crunch numbers and stats and back test systems so I rely on things I can do by capping fast and with limited time.
     
     
     
    donvndcn
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    Posted: Jan. 21, 2009 - 1:01 PM ET #2

    So I hope everyone gets the concept of this one because I will not be able to keep this up while doing the other post. Any questions just ask me in the other thread and I will answer any if I can.
     
     
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    So I hope everyone gets the concept of this one because I will not be able to keep this up while doing the other post. Any questions just ask me in the other thread and I will answer any if I can.
     
     
     
    elpatron
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    Posted: Jan. 21, 2009 - 2:29 PM ET #3

    When you say that you try to take strong teams does that mean teams that have a better than .500 winning percentage or a team that has a better record than the team that they are facing? Or what criteria do you use? Thanks for the info.
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    When you say that you try to take strong teams does that mean teams that have a better than .500 winning percentage or a team that has a better record than the team that they are facing? Or what criteria do you use? Thanks for the info.
     
    collectNOW
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    Posted: Jan. 21, 2009 - 5:21 PM ET #4

    I show a profit of $110 by going 5-3.Of the 3 losses,do we take them as a fav or dog their next game and double our bet? Duke would be a $110 bet against maryland,but since we have to chase with maryland also,what do you do on that game?
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    I show a profit of $110 by going 5-3.Of the 3 losses,do we take them as a fav or dog their next game and double our bet? Duke would be a $110 bet against maryland,but since we have to chase with maryland also,what do you do on that game?
     
    elpatron
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    Posted: Jan. 22, 2009 - 3:11 PM ET #5

    Quote Originally Posted by collectNOW:

    I show a profit of $110 by going 5-3.Of the 3 losses,do we take them as a fav or dog their next game and double our bet? Duke would be a $110 bet against maryland,but since we have to chase with maryland also,what do you do on that game?

    Collect, I don't think he's chasing with this system, I think that he is just pairing up similar lines and betting more on one than the other in the pair.

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    Quote Originally Posted by collectNOW:

    I show a profit of $110 by going 5-3.Of the 3 losses,do we take them as a fav or dog their next game and double our bet? Duke would be a $110 bet against maryland,but since we have to chase with maryland also,what do you do on that game?

    Collect, I don't think he's chasing with this system, I think that he is just pairing up similar lines and betting more on one than the other in the pair.

     
    donvndcn
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    Posted: Jan. 23, 2009 - 10:19 PM ET #6

    With this you do not chase. You simply are playing FAVORED teams. I ususally pick ones in the Top 25 if available but as it was said, try to pair up similiar lines and go for it. I do not advise this as a day to day strategy however I make money with this almost evcerytime I need to bail out or sometimes on Monday when I want a good start into the week.
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    With this you do not chase. You simply are playing FAVORED teams. I ususally pick ones in the Top 25 if available but as it was said, try to pair up similiar lines and go for it. I do not advise this as a day to day strategy however I make money with this almost evcerytime I need to bail out or sometimes on Monday when I want a good start into the week.
     
    wizardofroz
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    Posted: Jan. 24, 2009 - 1:55 AM ET #7

    Chalk is for losers. 
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    Chalk is for losers. 
     
    Diamondjake
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    Posted: Jan. 24, 2009 - 2:00 PM ET #8

    Incredible....just when I think I've read the worst post ever u show up.   
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    Incredible....just when I think I've read the worst post ever u show up.   
     
     
    eppy224
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    Posted: Jan. 30, 2009 - 3:16 PM ET #9

    Quote Originally Posted by donvndcn:

    I call this a portfolio system because you can put them in and trust me at the end of the day you will win money, break even and 1 out of 3 times you will lose somewhat. Never have I lost them all and went belly up. If you look back on Sunday and Monday the favorites worked wonders so you can verify that this worked well.
     
    You have to pick even number of games for this to work and put about 20 bucks between the two you match up. For example for Tuesday we will go with
     
    Ohio -4 for $55
    Toledo -4  for $35
    Miami Ohio -4 $55
    No Illinios -5 for $35
    Colorado -6 for $55
    Texas Tech -10 for $35
    Duke -18   $55
    Maryland -9 for $35
     
    I will not be keeping track of it cause I only do this once or twice a week to make a profit and then done. If you do this everyday you will find 1 out of 3 days you will lose some and it is crazy to be up and then lose the profits. 
     
    I will explain more in detail how I arrive at the games later in the day but I try to match up games with similar lines and I always try and take strong teams to add to the portfolio.
    You can start with small amonts to test it if you want but it works wonders.  Most players will play alot of games and play favors and dogs, this decreases your chances of hitting wheras if you play only favors or dogs you will have more of a chance at hitting.
    Also by dividing up the increments it prevents losing your tail in juice in case of a split of all games and it increases the earnings if you win more out of your portfolio.  I hope I can bring some stuff here and make new friends as well as ideas and help.
    I do not have time to crunch numbers and stats and back test systems so I rely on things I can do by capping fast and with limited time.
     
     

    I don't understand what you mean when  you say you try to match up teams with "similiar lines".  What does that mean exactly?

    Reply
    Quote Originally Posted by donvndcn:

    I call this a portfolio system because you can put them in and trust me at the end of the day you will win money, break even and 1 out of 3 times you will lose somewhat. Never have I lost them all and went belly up. If you look back on Sunday and Monday the favorites worked wonders so you can verify that this worked well.
     
    You have to pick even number of games for this to work and put about 20 bucks between the two you match up. For example for Tuesday we will go with
     
    Ohio -4 for $55
    Toledo -4  for $35
    Miami Ohio -4 $55
    No Illinios -5 for $35
    Colorado -6 for $55
    Texas Tech -10 for $35
    Duke -18   $55
    Maryland -9 for $35
     
    I will not be keeping track of it cause I only do this once or twice a week to make a profit and then done. If you do this everyday you will find 1 out of 3 days you will lose some and it is crazy to be up and then lose the profits. 
     
    I will explain more in detail how I arrive at the games later in the day but I try to match up games with similar lines and I always try and take strong teams to add to the portfolio.
    You can start with small amonts to test it if you want but it works wonders.  Most players will play alot of games and play favors and dogs, this decreases your chances of hitting wheras if you play only favors or dogs you will have more of a chance at hitting.
    Also by dividing up the increments it prevents losing your tail in juice in case of a split of all games and it increases the earnings if you win more out of your portfolio.  I hope I can bring some stuff here and make new friends as well as ideas and help.
    I do not have time to crunch numbers and stats and back test systems so I rely on things I can do by capping fast and with limited time.
     
     

    I don't understand what you mean when  you say you try to match up teams with "similiar lines".  What does that mean exactly?

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