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FFA Wagering Thread: THERE HE IS!@! (4 Viewers)

Broadmoor De Light at a whopping 65 - 1 right now in the 7th race at Hollywood Park. Take a stab at it. Boxed her with the 5 and 6. 5 looks like winner.

 
Clay Travis (CFB reporter and SEC guy is 32-16 on the season):

Vols -12.5 vs. Kentucky

Georgia -13 vs. Georgia Tech

Auburn +33.5 vs. Bama

LSU -12 vs. Arkansas :thumbdown:

Mizzou +22.5 vs. Texas A&M

 
Nice hit dude.

JERANIMO IMO in the feature (next race). Old guy LOVES Hollypark and that's a pretty good price on him.

 
Because I got cut on NCAA props I really didn't look at the card much this weekend. I like SC tomorrow at Clemson catching the 3.5. SEC team with SEC talent and SEC speed playing a team with SEC talent on O, but a D that can't stop anyone. I think the under 62 is a decent play as well.

If anyone posted it I tip my cap, if not shame on all of us. That ECU Marshall Over was Free money and playable all the way up to 76.5.

 
Dr D 1 Stuckey 0 :excited:

Also I should have just stayed away from LSU, they stink.

Let's talk about the late game fellas, need some action.

Six of the last seven in the series have gone under but we are talking a RichRod team here.

Arizona State gave up 43 to Oregon, 45 to UCLA, 36 to OSU and 38 to USC. They've been pretty good on defense in their other games.

Arizona got blanked by Oregon and scored 10 vs UCLA (lost those games a combined 115-10) but also beat USC and killed UW.

Right now its Zona -2.5 and the total is 71. Anybody have a lean here?

 
'The Ref said:
Because I got cut on NCAA props I really didn't look at the card much this weekend. I like SC tomorrow at Clemson catching the 3.5. SEC team with SEC talent and SEC speed playing a team with SEC talent on O, but a D that can't stop anyone. I think the under 62 is a decent play as well.If anyone posted it I tip my cap, if not shame on all of us. That ECU Marshall Over was Free money and playable all the way up to 76.5.
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I couldnt find the #### on TV so I didnt bet it. Then I found it and tuned in and it was 45-45 :wall:
 
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?

Also some guy in one forum started a thread saying he had $100k and then is listing his plays. Unfortunately for him his math isn't very good and he's adding wins he never posted on the board to his totals. Guy is up to $160k now, lucky *******.

 
Cincy/USF under 21 1/2 2nd half. 1/2 unit. :)

These offenses are horrible.

 
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'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?
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"Units" are merely a way for people to maintain discretion. Gamblers tend to be paranoid. I can see a guy not wanting to admit that he's got $10,000 on an NFL game for fear (rational or not) that the IRS may be playing Big Brother on the forum.So instead, it's just 10 units. Nobody knows what exactly that means. But they know it's a strong play, which is the point.

And you can ignore "100 Unit" plays. All shtick. Same as our 74-STAR Cadmium Locks.

 
'Raider Nation said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?
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"Units" are merely a way for people to maintain discretion. Gamblers tend to be paranoid. I can see a guy not wanting to admit that he's got $10,000 on an NFL game for fear (rational or not) that the IRS may be playing Big Brother on the forum.So instead, it's just 10 units. Nobody knows what exactly that means. But they know it's a strong play, which is the point.

And you can ignore "100 Unit" plays. All shtick. Same as our 74-STAR Cadmium Locks.
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Yes I know what units are. But a unit is a measurement of your bankroll/bet amount so why not break it down into manageable parts. If your bankroll is $10k and your normal better unit is $250 that is 40 units. So why do people say 30, 50, 100 units? It's ####### stupid and from reading all the crap that is being posted, these guys put almost no thought into actually handicapping the game. I don't think those things are mutually exclusive, seems like they have no idea what they are doing.
 
'Doctor Detroit said:
'Raider Nation said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?
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"Units" are merely a way for people to maintain discretion. Gamblers tend to be paranoid. I can see a guy not wanting to admit that he's got $10,000 on an NFL game for fear (rational or not) that the IRS may be playing Big Brother on the forum.So instead, it's just 10 units. Nobody knows what exactly that means. But they know it's a strong play, which is the point.

And you can ignore "100 Unit" plays. All shtick. Same as our 74-STAR Cadmium Locks.
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Yes I know what units are. But a unit is a measurement of your bankroll/bet amount so why not break it down into manageable parts. If your bankroll is $10k and your normal better unit is $250 that is 40 units. So why do people say 30, 50, 100 units? It's ####### stupid and from reading all the crap that is being posted, these guys put almost no thought into actually handicapping the game. I don't think those things are mutually exclusive, seems like they have no idea what they are doing.
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Oh, gotcha. Truthfully, when I used to peruse those places, I would almost never pay attention to the units mentioned. It seems like whichever numbers their fingers strike on the keyboard will do the trick. There are only a couple of people worth paying attention to anyway, and they rarely trumpet unit sizes.
 
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit? Also some guy in one forum started a thread saying he had $100k and then is listing his plays. Unfortunately for him his math isn't very good and he's adding wins he never posted on the board to his totals. Guy is up to $160k now, lucky *******.
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A unit is a standard bet for that person. Some folks bet $20 units..... some folks bet $1000 units. Multiple unit bets are an indicator of relative strength. If I say I have $100 on something it's a pretty big play for me. For someone like Lumpy it's probably nothing. And then the paranoia fiscal reasons as well.EDIT: NM I see the above. I agree with the 100 unit BS. It's all shock value / marketing I'm guessing
 
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'Doctor Detroit said:
'Raider Nation said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?
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"Units" are merely a way for people to maintain discretion. Gamblers tend to be paranoid. I can see a guy not wanting to admit that he's got $10,000 on an NFL game for fear (rational or not) that the IRS may be playing Big Brother on the forum.So instead, it's just 10 units. Nobody knows what exactly that means. But they know it's a strong play, which is the point.

And you can ignore "100 Unit" plays. All shtick. Same as our 74-STAR Cadmium Locks.
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Yes I know what units are. But a unit is a measurement of your bankroll/bet amount so why not break it down into manageable parts. If your bankroll is $10k and your normal better unit is $250 that is 40 units. So why do people say 30, 50, 100 units? It's ####### stupid and from reading all the crap that is being posted, these guys put almost no thought into actually handicapping the game. I don't think those things are mutually exclusive, seems like they have no idea what they are doing.
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Typically a unit for me is 2.5% of total bankroll. However, if I have a bad couple of weeks there are times where I don't reduce my unit size from what it was before my bad weeks, from a dollar amount standpoint. Not sure if that makes sense? I usually don't do much of anything during the summer, so when football starts I have a 40 unit bankroll.
 
'gussy said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
'Raider Nation said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?
Click to expand...
"Units" are merely a way for people to maintain discretion. Gamblers tend to be paranoid. I can see a guy not wanting to admit that he's got $10,000 on an NFL game for fear (rational or not) that the IRS may be playing Big Brother on the forum.So instead, it's just 10 units. Nobody knows what exactly that means. But they know it's a strong play, which is the point.

And you can ignore "100 Unit" plays. All shtick. Same as our 74-STAR Cadmium Locks.
Click to expand...
Yes I know what units are. But a unit is a measurement of your bankroll/bet amount so why not break it down into manageable parts. If your bankroll is $10k and your normal better unit is $250 that is 40 units. So why do people say 30, 50, 100 units? It's ####### stupid and from reading all the crap that is being posted, these guys put almost no thought into actually handicapping the game. I don't think those things are mutually exclusive, seems like they have no idea what they are doing.
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Typically a unit for me is 2.5% of total bankroll. However, if I have a bad couple of weeks there are times where I don't reduce my unit size from what it was before my bad weeks, from a dollar amount standpoint. Not sure if that makes sense? I usually don't do much of anything during the summer, so when football starts I have a 40 unit bankroll.
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Just to elaborate on that a little bit, about a month ago I was up about 125% from my initial deposit back in August. So you could say 40 units turned in to about 90 some units. However I kept increasing my bet size to continue to bet 2.5% on a one unit bet. I had two TERRIBLE weeks after that which took me all the way down to about 8 units. When I put my entire bankroll on the BYU last weekend it was essentially about a 7.7 unit play based on what my unit size had grown to AFTER the 125% gain. Then I reloaded :) Typically a unit for me is 2.5% of total bankroll. However, if I have a bad couple of weeks there are times where I don't reduce my unit size from what it was before my bad weeks, from a dollar amount standpoint. Not sure if that makes sense? I usually don't do much of anything during the summer, so when football starts I have a 40 unit bankroll

 
'gussy said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
'Raider Nation said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?
Click to expand...
"Units" are merely a way for people to maintain discretion. Gamblers tend to be paranoid. I can see a guy not wanting to admit that he's got $10,000 on an NFL game for fear (rational or not) that the IRS may be playing Big Brother on the forum.So instead, it's just 10 units. Nobody knows what exactly that means. But they know it's a strong play, which is the point.

And you can ignore "100 Unit" plays. All shtick. Same as our 74-STAR Cadmium Locks.
Click to expand...
Yes I know what units are. But a unit is a measurement of your bankroll/bet amount so why not break it down into manageable parts. If your bankroll is $10k and your normal better unit is $250 that is 40 units. So why do people say 30, 50, 100 units? It's ####### stupid and from reading all the crap that is being posted, these guys put almost no thought into actually handicapping the game. I don't think those things are mutually exclusive, seems like they have no idea what they are doing.
Click to expand...
Typically a unit for me is 2.5% of total bankroll. However, if I have a bad couple of weeks there are times where I don't reduce my unit size from what it was before my bad weeks, from a dollar amount standpoint. Not sure if that makes sense? I usually don't do much of anything during the summer, so when football starts I have a 40 unit bankroll.
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Yeah makes perfect sense and this is something I've explained to friends of mine. One unit for me is between 3% and 4% of my bankroll but I also have different sized units. :mellow:

CFB and NHL bets are bigger than NFL units and double a CBB/NBA unit. I adjust my unit size every Monday during football season (and monthly during hockey) as long as it rounds up to an even number. To me this is key in being successful and staying organized.

 
'Doctor Detroit said:
'gussy said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
'Raider Nation said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit?
Click to expand...
"Units" are merely a way for people to maintain discretion. Gamblers tend to be paranoid. I can see a guy not wanting to admit that he's got $10,000 on an NFL game for fear (rational or not) that the IRS may be playing Big Brother on the forum.So instead, it's just 10 units. Nobody knows what exactly that means. But they know it's a strong play, which is the point.

And you can ignore "100 Unit" plays. All shtick. Same as our 74-STAR Cadmium Locks.
Click to expand...
Yes I know what units are. But a unit is a measurement of your bankroll/bet amount so why not break it down into manageable parts. If your bankroll is $10k and your normal better unit is $250 that is 40 units. So why do people say 30, 50, 100 units? It's ####### stupid and from reading all the crap that is being posted, these guys put almost no thought into actually handicapping the game. I don't think those things are mutually exclusive, seems like they have no idea what they are doing.
Click to expand...
Typically a unit for me is 2.5% of total bankroll. However, if I have a bad couple of weeks there are times where I don't reduce my unit size from what it was before my bad weeks, from a dollar amount standpoint. Not sure if that makes sense? I usually don't do much of anything during the summer, so when football starts I have a 40 unit bankroll.
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Yeah makes perfect sense and this is something I've explained to friends of mine. One unit for me is between 3% and 4% of my bankroll but I also have different sized units. :mellow:

CFB and NHL bets are bigger than NFL units and double a CBB/NBA unit. I adjust my unit size every Monday during football season (and monthly during hockey) as long as it rounds up to an even number. To me this is key in being successful and staying organized.
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I typically bet full units on sides and totals in NFL/CFB, although I occassionally go 1/2 units on totals, and then I bet 1/2 units on CBB, NBA, MLB, NHL. CBB was my best sport last year and it's started good this year for me as well and I've actually debated playing full units on CBB. My reasoning for playing 1/2 units has always been the number of plays that I make, but this year I've really tightened up my criteria and I'm playing less games than I ever have. Last year there were a number of Saturday's where I'd play 15-20 games. This year I've only played 31 games ytd.
 
I'm probably pretty conservative, my typical unit is about 1% of my bankroll, and I count all pending bets as part of that. Up to a 10% edge is 1 unit, 11-20% is 1.5 units, 20%+ is 2 units, 25%+ is 3 units. But I'm also playing on a buddy's account, and have been cut to $100, so 1 unit = $60, and sometimes I'll play 1.66 units = $100.

 
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'Doctor Detroit said:
Dr D 1 Stuckey 0 :excited: Also I should have just stayed away from LSU, they stink. Let's talk about the late game fellas, need some action. Six of the last seven in the series have gone under but we are talking a RichRod team here. Arizona State gave up 43 to Oregon, 45 to UCLA, 36 to OSU and 38 to USC. They've been pretty good on defense in their other games. Arizona got blanked by Oregon and scored 10 vs UCLA (lost those games a combined 115-10) but also beat USC and killed UW. Right now its Zona -2.5 and the total is 71. Anybody have a lean here?
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Lightly on AZ State ML. Seems like a cointoss game. Should be offensive. Over might be worth a snizzle.
 
Arizona State ML +115 .5u for action

Reasoning: I do not like Richrod and like the Sun Devils helmets (I fit in well in those gambling forums now).

OMG please finish this UC/USF game! :X

 
Just dropped number two off at her mom house after wings & beer. Saw the postings and got the wager in, but the forum is being a #### so please excuse the late posting..

ARIZONA STATE +2½ -105

105/100

Defense:

ASU enters this game with 2x the sacks. And entered last week ranked 2nd in tackles for loss.

Arizona has given up 600+ on five separate occasions.

:banned:

 
'[icon] said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit? Also some guy in one forum started a thread saying he had $100k and then is listing his plays. Unfortunately for him his math isn't very good and he's adding wins he never posted on the board to his totals. Guy is up to $160k now, lucky *******.
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A unit is a standard bet for that person. Some folks bet $20 units..... some folks bet $1000 units. Multiple unit bets are an indicator of relative strength. If I say I have $100 on something it's a pretty big play for me. For someone like Lumpy it's probably nothing. And then the paranoia fiscal reasons as well.EDIT: NM I see the above. I agree with the 100 unit BS. It's all shock value / marketing I'm guessing
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Also DD, a unit price varies for each bettor so what you are reading on here about when someone bets multiple units you need to realize that it can vary wildly and over time you should become aware of posters' actual unit size and their corresponding confidence on a particular game.
 
'BRONG said:
'[icon] said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit? Also some guy in one forum started a thread saying he had $100k and then is listing his plays. Unfortunately for him his math isn't very good and he's adding wins he never posted on the board to his totals. Guy is up to $160k now, lucky *******.
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A unit is a standard bet for that person. Some folks bet $20 units..... some folks bet $1000 units. Multiple unit bets are an indicator of relative strength. If I say I have $100 on something it's a pretty big play for me. For someone like Lumpy it's probably nothing. And then the paranoia fiscal reasons as well.EDIT: NM I see the above. I agree with the 100 unit BS. It's all shock value / marketing I'm guessing
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Also DD, a unit price varies for each bettor so what you are reading on here about when someone bets multiple units you need to realize that it can vary wildly and over time you should become aware of posters' actual unit size and their corresponding confidence on a particular game.
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This. My 1 unit is my old hockey number. Completely random.
 
'John Bender said:
'BRONG said:
There he is! :excited:
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Hiyo
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Was just wondering where you been and if you drank yourself to death. Can't believe you missed the pick 6; that would've been one of the best rushes you'll ever get gambling. As each race unfolds and you get closer and closer, it is absolutely ####### nuts. You're lucky the longshot got nosed out in the last race, you woulda been kicking yourself and your family in the d ick.
 
'BRONG said:
'[icon] said:
'Doctor Detroit said:
I'm sure some of you degenerates have frequented the various sports betting forums out there through the years. What is the deal with 100 units, 50 units, 30 units? Why not just say $30 or one unit? Also some guy in one forum started a thread saying he had $100k and then is listing his plays. Unfortunately for him his math isn't very good and he's adding wins he never posted on the board to his totals. Guy is up to $160k now, lucky *******.
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A unit is a standard bet for that person. Some folks bet $20 units..... some folks bet $1000 units. Multiple unit bets are an indicator of relative strength. If I say I have $100 on something it's a pretty big play for me. For someone like Lumpy it's probably nothing. And then the paranoia fiscal reasons as well.EDIT: NM I see the above. I agree with the 100 unit BS. It's all shock value / marketing I'm guessing
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Also DD, a unit price varies for each bettor so what you are reading on here about when someone bets multiple units you need to realize that it can vary wildly and over time you should become aware of posters' actual unit size and their corresponding confidence on a particular game.
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Did you read my subsequent posts? Not sure why people are giving me the definition of a unit, I guess I wasn't very clear. My whole point is that there a a lot of dumb gamblers out there, and a lot of them reside in these sportsbook forums. I was hoping there might be some content to help with tough calls, but there is nothing at all. Mostly just guys dogging each other for losing bets and the like.
 
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