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FFA Wagering Thread: THERE HE IS!@! (4 Viewers)
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John Bender
Footballguy
You ever want your will to live sucked out of you, decide to go test drive/car shopping on a Saturday. Even if you want to spend 30 minutes at each dealership and test drive one car, prepare to spend 2.5 hours at each one while they try to avoid you leaving the property.
At one dealership, they took my keys to give me an estimate on my trade in and wouldn't return them until I met with the Sales Manager after asking for them back multiple times.
At one dealership, they took my keys to give me an estimate on my trade in and wouldn't return them until I met with the Sales Manager after asking for them back multiple times.
got_nugs
Footballguy
For some reason I thought you bought a car with the Adam Scott winnings. Am I misremembering?
Also, I shouldn't have remembered that. I feel weird now.
John Bender
Footballguy
I did.
Got the new Jeep Grand Cherokee (though the Adam Scott / Masters winnings just helped with the down payment)
It's only a year old but I was bored and wanted to test drive some luxury cars. The gas mileage on the Jeep since I never drive on the highway is 13 MPG average since I got it. Awful.
Pretty much fell in love with the new Audi A6. The experience sitting and driving one of those things is just second to none. I'm just deciding whether I want to lease or buy. Since I get bored with my cars so quickly, it might be wise to just go with a lease at this point.
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Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
How to know you're getting fat: You order SO much food from the Chinese restaurant, they give you enough fortune cookies for six people.
got_nugs
Footballguy
I bought my wife a Jeep Cherokee new a year ago. I'm about ready to pull my hair out whenever I drive that thing with my lil nuglets in the backseat.
I love my money and the environment but I do see the positives to one of those Ford Excubusses where the kids sit like a 1/2 mile behind you. Enjoy your Audi and your quiet freedom. Jerk move for rubbing it in my face IMO.
John Bender
Footballguy
How to know you're getting fat: You order SO much food from the Chinese restaurant, they give you enough fortune cookies for six people.
or 3 plastic forks
mquinnjr
Footballguy
got_nugs
Footballguy
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Remind me why I bet a preseason under
mquinnjr
Footballguy
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I think I'm fading the G-Men early in the season. Their #1 offense looks completely dysfunctional in McAdoo's system. Of course, it's always hard to tell if they are just "working on stuff" or if they are truly terrible.
NIU Kicker
Footballguy
Jesus - nice job today everyone. Chain killed it with the umpire info and RNs sharp report nailed the NFL. Bad time to handout comps Kurt.
NIU Kicker
Footballguy
I ordered. 2 quarts of clam chowder at the airport today and the girl asked me "you want that to go?".How to know you're getting fat: You order SO much food from the Chinese restaurant, they give you enough fortune cookies for six people.
ChainsawU
Footballguy
Kuroda 6.94 ERA @ Trop in 4 career starts. Yankees went 1-3 SU and 4-0 to the over in those four games. Hellickson owns a 2.97 ERA in 31 career games (30 starts) during the day. And the Yankees are 0-4 SU in Kuroda's L4 overall starts versus the Rays since last season.
Rays -121
Rays -121
ChainsawU
Footballguy
When I say day, I mean games before 6 PM local time. The Dodgers and Marlins both have the least amount of wins during the day (14) in the MLB this season. The Dodgers have the worst home record during the day at 4-7 SU (avg line -150). For the Dodgers, Hanley and Uribe are both out and it showed last night. Then you have Dan Haren, whose team is 10-15 SU in his day starts since 2012 (avg line -130). He owns a 4.59 ERA and 1.374 WHIP in those 25 starts (147 IP). I'm fading the Dodgers. Also, the Brewers are 7-2 SU at LA since 2012 (avg line 127), and 12-6 SU overall versus LA since 2012 (avg line 110).
I'm selling the Marlins and their crappy day record that I mentioned above and buying Collmenter during the day - and also off extended rest. Those are two things I really like about him tomorrow. I'm also buying Fister during the day, Santiago during the day, Angels during the day, fading the Rangers during the day, and then throwing in the A's for the late game (action junkie). Cheers dudes.
Brewers 107
Collmenter 143
Angels/Nats/A's 350
I'm selling the Marlins and their crappy day record that I mentioned above and buying Collmenter during the day - and also off extended rest. Those are two things I really like about him tomorrow. I'm also buying Fister during the day, Santiago during the day, Angels during the day, fading the Rangers during the day, and then throwing in the A's for the late game (action junkie). Cheers dudes.
Brewers 107
Collmenter 143
Angels/Nats/A's 350
ChainsawU
Footballguy
Also check out Carroll's day splits. I was surprised at that. The Jays record doesn't look good lately but I did find that they are 7-1 SU in day games since the ASB with 42 runs scored. Both of those are the best in the MLB (for day games since the ASB). The White Sox on the other hand are 1-7 SU in day games since the ASB (last MLB) with 25 runs scored. I don't have any kind of feel on that game with Hutch in there, and Carroll for that matter, and then you have the total that is high and juiced. The ump in that game will be Clint Fagan, and the road team is 18-6 SU in his games behind HP this season (6-2 SU lined < 0). I just thought that was too volatile to try anything. But again, Carroll's day splits were what stuck out the most, along with the 'Jays SU record and 42 runs scored in day games since the ASB.
swirvenirvin
Footballguy
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Kershaw 
derek245583
Footballguy
I am on the beach down here trying follow games lol
I think I'll wait until I get back to avoid divorce. It was a good one yesterday though
got_nugs
Footballguy
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Angry Beavers
Footballguy
NFL Preseason:
DEN +11/ Cleveland +8.5 -120
I was looking for a third leg, but couldn't find anything I liked.
Bender, FWIW, I have the A4 and it is fantastic. The only PIA is that you need snow tires AND all weather tires. I had all weather tires on mine ( that were not in the best shape I'll admit) and the first snow of the year I was all over the freeway, including a trip sideways at 40 MPH. After cleaning my shorts, I got snow tires. My dealer stores the tires I am not using at the time and changes em' out for $60 a year. I tend to keep my cars and run them into the ground so having two sets of tires is not a big deal as it will be a longer period of time before I need to replace either set. If you are looking at leasing, that might not be an investment you were counting on or willing to make. HTH.
GLTA
AB
DEN +11/ Cleveland +8.5 -120
I was looking for a third leg, but couldn't find anything I liked.
Bender, FWIW, I have the A4 and it is fantastic. The only PIA is that you need snow tires AND all weather tires. I had all weather tires on mine ( that were not in the best shape I'll admit) and the first snow of the year I was all over the freeway, including a trip sideways at 40 MPH. After cleaning my shorts, I got snow tires. My dealer stores the tires I am not using at the time and changes em' out for $60 a year. I tend to keep my cars and run them into the ground so having two sets of tires is not a big deal as it will be a longer period of time before I need to replace either set. If you are looking at leasing, that might not be an investment you were counting on or willing to make. HTH.
GLTA
AB
derek245583
Footballguy
John Bender
Footballguy
Thanks Beaver. Do you still need snow tires if it has the Quattro system? That's pretty much all wheel drive from what I can see. Lots of snow where I love so I'll have to be careful. Not sure what I'm going to do yet. I test drove a lot of the cars and that A6 just blew me away.NFL Preseason:
DEN +11/ Cleveland +8.5 -120
I was looking for a third leg, but couldn't find anything I liked.
Bender, FWIW, I have the A4 and it is fantastic. The only PIA is that you need snow tires AND all weather tires. I had all weather tires on mine ( that were not in the best shape I'll admit) and the first snow of the year I was all over the freeway, including a trip sideways at 40 MPH. After cleaning my shorts, I got snow tires. My dealer stores the tires I am not using at the time and changes em' out for $60 a year. I tend to keep my cars and run them into the ground so having two sets of tires is not a big deal as it will be a longer period of time before I need to replace either set. If you are looking at leasing, that might not be an investment you were counting on or willing to make. HTH.
GLTA
AB
I think my new move is going to be to dress like a complete bum and not shave for a few days so none of the salesmen take me seriously and try to trap me in the store
Do you remember how much the 35k service cost? That's supposed to be the big one.
On BMW the services are included, on Audis they are not. One of the other things I need to factor in.
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Angry Beavers
Footballguy
JB: I have at A4 Quattro and the all wheel drive didn't do crap with the high performance tires. With snow tires, the car handles like an absolute champ.
I bought mine certified used with 42,000 miles so I did not have the expense of the 35K service. I am sure if you ask, they can tell you. It was between Audi and BMW for me as well.
FWIW, bring a kid with you to go test driving, borrow one if you have to. When I went through the car search thing a couple years ago I would drag along either my son or stepson (12 and 13 at the time). They like cars anyway. I would tell them on the way to the dealership that we didn't want to spend all day there so after the test drive to get really annoying, ask when is it time to go, remember they have to go cause' they have a birthday party to attend, etc. That way, we could could see more cars in less time. The salespeople were happy to get rid of me and I had the information I wanted in trying to narrow down the field. When I bought the car, my stepson was literally in his baseball uniform and I am telling the guy, this is what I am willing to pay, if we have a deal, great, and if not, thats ok too cause the kid has a game and I'm out of time to negotiate.
I bought mine certified used with 42,000 miles so I did not have the expense of the 35K service. I am sure if you ask, they can tell you. It was between Audi and BMW for me as well.
FWIW, bring a kid with you to go test driving, borrow one if you have to. When I went through the car search thing a couple years ago I would drag along either my son or stepson (12 and 13 at the time). They like cars anyway. I would tell them on the way to the dealership that we didn't want to spend all day there so after the test drive to get really annoying, ask when is it time to go, remember they have to go cause' they have a birthday party to attend, etc. That way, we could could see more cars in less time. The salespeople were happy to get rid of me and I had the information I wanted in trying to narrow down the field. When I bought the car, my stepson was literally in his baseball uniform and I am telling the guy, this is what I am willing to pay, if we have a deal, great, and if not, thats ok too cause the kid has a game and I'm out of time to negotiate.
John Bender
Footballguy
not a bad strategy at all.I negotiate all day long for a living though and never have a problem. I refused the Mercedes dealership guy to draw the dreaded 4 box. He wanted to know the payoff amount on my jeep before he gave me his appraisal on it. No chance, I told him. They can cleverly roll in the difference into financing to make you seem like you get what you wanted.
Glad I shopped around a lot though. My jeep is only a year old and the difference in appraisals for trade in 8500 from low end to high end. I refuse to get suckered but I am glad to know about the high performance tires. I definitely have to find out what the regular maintenance fees are.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
$75 fantasy league...up to $250 in sidebets
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
DENVER AT SAN FRANCISCO: Sharps really like San Francisco here, as an opener of -3 has been bet up to -4 in some places…-4.5 in others. It takes money to move off a key number like three, even in the Preseason. And, there wasn’t buyback on the underdog at +3.5, or at +4. The Wise Guys expect Denver to largely no-show this game after making a point last week in their Super Bowl revenge win over Seattle. San Francisco is at home off a loss (a 23-3 embarrassment at Baltimore), playing for a coach who’s known for getting Preseason results in prioritized games. This line may go even higher by kickoff. The Over/Under is up a point from 40 to 41. Not universal support for the Over because a “bad” game for Denver could mean little scoring against a strong defense like San Francisco’s.
KANSAS CITY AT CAROLINA: We have a similar situation here in terms of sharp support for a home favorite around a critical number. Things started off a half-point lower. But, Carolina -2.5 blew through the three all the way to -3.5 without inspiring any underdog buy back. The Panthers are playing at home after a loss (20-18 nailbiter vs. Buffalo) while Kansas City is on the road after winning a wild game against Cincinnati. This line hasn’t made it all the way to Carolina -4 though. And, we are hearing that dog backers would step in at that number because of the quarterback rotations. The Over/Under is up from 39 to 40.5, continuing the general Over tendency we’ve been seeing all month as sharps try to anticipate the impact of officiating adjustments.
CLEVELAND AT WASHINGTON: Support for underdog Cleveland here, which really jumps out given what we’ve seen in the first two games. The Browns opened at +3, but are now only +2 on Sunday morning. It’s telling that the tide moved against a home favorite in a TV game because we all know the public likes to bet those. In this case, sharps believe that the “quarterback war” in Cleveland will inspire decent offensive play through most of the evening. And, they liked getting a road dog off a loss against a home favorite off an easy win (Skins beat New England last week 23-6). Also, some sharps believed that the public would prefer betting Manziel in this game, and they wanted to get in before any square impact. The Over/Under opened at 40.5, and is only up to 41. These teams played to 29 and 25 last week, limiting enthusiasm for a potential shootout.
KANSAS CITY AT CAROLINA: We have a similar situation here in terms of sharp support for a home favorite around a critical number. Things started off a half-point lower. But, Carolina -2.5 blew through the three all the way to -3.5 without inspiring any underdog buy back. The Panthers are playing at home after a loss (20-18 nailbiter vs. Buffalo) while Kansas City is on the road after winning a wild game against Cincinnati. This line hasn’t made it all the way to Carolina -4 though. And, we are hearing that dog backers would step in at that number because of the quarterback rotations. The Over/Under is up from 39 to 40.5, continuing the general Over tendency we’ve been seeing all month as sharps try to anticipate the impact of officiating adjustments.
CLEVELAND AT WASHINGTON: Support for underdog Cleveland here, which really jumps out given what we’ve seen in the first two games. The Browns opened at +3, but are now only +2 on Sunday morning. It’s telling that the tide moved against a home favorite in a TV game because we all know the public likes to bet those. In this case, sharps believe that the “quarterback war” in Cleveland will inspire decent offensive play through most of the evening. And, they liked getting a road dog off a loss against a home favorite off an easy win (Skins beat New England last week 23-6). Also, some sharps believed that the public would prefer betting Manziel in this game, and they wanted to get in before any square impact. The Over/Under opened at 40.5, and is only up to 41. These teams played to 29 and 25 last week, limiting enthusiasm for a potential shootout.
NIU Kicker
Footballguy
I miss the subtitle feature. We could use a A4 reference right about now.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
A kid I went to HS with and played softball with for many years walked up to the 10th floor of a construction site and took a header onto the pavement on Wednesday. He was twice-divorced, had four kids and recently went broke. :( I'm conflicted about this. A buddy of mine keeps calling him a coward. I don't think these things are black and white. We've all had a lot of bad times, but never reached the point of taking our own life. I find it hard to crawl into another person's head. I hate that he left his kids behind, but who am I to say what someone else's breaking point should be?
Sorry for the buzzkill. Needed to get that off my chest.
Sorry for the buzzkill. Needed to get that off my chest.
John Bender
Footballguy
You're in the right to feel the way you do IMO.
Your buddy is being a little to harsh as well.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Now my damn car won't turn over. 
If the radio and lights work, it's the starter. If there is no juice anywhere, it's the battery. Is that about right?
If the radio and lights work, it's the starter. If there is no juice anywhere, it's the battery. Is that about right?
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Check to make sure your battery cables are not loose. If they are, you get what you said above(radio and lights working)Now my damn car won't turn over.
If the radio and lights work, it's the starter. If there is no juice anywhere, it's the battery. Is that about right?
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The Ref
Footballguy
John Bender
Footballguy
Lights could still work on a bad battery. I'd get a jump before anything else. GLNow my damn car won't turn over.
If the radio and lights work, it's the starter. If there is no juice anywhere, it's the battery. Is that about right?
The Ref
Footballguy
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
got_nugs
Footballguy
Normally i'd make a joke about not saying jump, but not in this circumstance. Bummer RN, sorry man. I can't imagine offing myself and i've been to some pretty dark places as i'm sure many of us have. Maybe it's a DNA thing.Lights could still work on a bad battery. I'd get a jump before anything else. GLNow my damn car won't turn over.
If the radio and lights work, it's the starter. If there is no juice anywhere, it's the battery. Is that about right?
About the car, this happened to me for 1/2 hour after the gym a few weeks ago. Battery was pumping my car strong full of power but it wouldn't turn over. Ended up being that the car wasn't in park. Hey, I was tired, leg day.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
lumpy19
Footballguy
Wagerweb emailed me with a 200% freeplay bonus. I battled with them on my withdrawals a few months ago but they paid every penny. They post lines kind of late and use a -110 model for baseball which makes them useless over the summer but i'll be hitting them up for football. Pretty decent prop menu and I've found some favorable lines their in the past.
Angry Beavers
Footballguy
At least not yet
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