Guster
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Aerial Assault
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Guster > are you doing Sox Squares again?
Guster
Footballguy
Nope, wasn't worth the time it took to track down $ and keep updated. One of my friends was considering keeping it going, I'll check in with him and let you know if he's going to do it
Frostillicus
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T Bell
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proninja
Footballguy
I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
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RorNot sure. I just copy and pasted it...
I guess you could say...
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Officer Pete Malloy
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Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
You can't watch TV without your wife?I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
proninja
Footballguy
I generally prefer internetting to TV. In fact, she's watching TV now, and here I am.You can't watch TV without your wife?I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
belljr
Footballguy
you can get shows on the Internet now....:mindblown:I generally prefer internetting to TV. In fact, she's watching TV now, and here I am.You can't watch TV without your wife?I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
T Bell
Footballguy
It sounds like his wife...You can't watch TV without your wife?I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
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...was just being a crank.
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Officer Pete Malloy
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Here you goI generally prefer internetting to TV. In fact, she's watching TV now, and here I am.You can't watch TV without your wife?I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
proninja
Footballguy
So, the owner of my bike shop is selling the shop I work in to his first employee and longtime #2 as of April 1. Yesterday morning, the owner decided he wanted me to work in the shop he's keeping. New owner also wanted me. I had one day to decide, because health care signup was today. Thanks for that!
So anyway, there was a bidding war, and I ended up working with the new owner like I would like to with a raise that has me inching perilously close to a living wage doing this thing, and he knows I've got his back and want to be there. Didn't really sleep last night thinking about it, but hey, it's nice to be wanted.
So anyway, there was a bidding war, and I ended up working with the new owner like I would like to with a raise that has me inching perilously close to a living wage doing this thing, and he knows I've got his back and want to be there. Didn't really sleep last night thinking about it, but hey, it's nice to be wanted.
Mr. Pickles
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proninja
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Here you goI generally prefer internetting to TV. In fact, she's watching TV now, and here I am.You can't watch TV without your wife?I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
belljr
Footballguy
i had some trouble with the earlier seasons... The guy with bull in his name usually has good streamsHere you goI generally prefer internetting to TV. In fact, she's watching TV now, and here I am.You can't watch TV without your wife?I made it halfway through the second episode. My wife thought it was depressing, started crying, and now we don't watch it.
Next time I know to not start a new show I want to watch when it's that time of month.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
krista4
Footballguy
Awesome, GB. So great to be in a bidding war when you're doing what you love.So, the owner of my bike shop is selling the shop I work in to his first employee and longtime #2 as of April 1. Yesterday morning, the owner decided he wanted me to work in the shop he's keeping. New owner also wanted me. I had one day to decide, because health care signup was today. Thanks for that!
So anyway, there was a bidding war, and I ended up working with the new owner like I would like to with a raise that has me inching perilously close to a living wage doing this thing, and he knows I've got his back and want to be there. Didn't really sleep last night thinking about it, but hey, it's nice to be wanted.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
They eat Blake's Lotaburger on Breaking Bad a lot. I noticed on rewatch because I had Blake's lotaburger when I was in Albuquerque. It wasn't very good.
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Grew up there, family has had season tickets for 40 years.
Regardless, how can you not root for them?
Officer Pete Malloy
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shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Frostillicus
Footballguy
I went to a Dayton bar once in Chicago. Dayton was playing. They were all horrible.
Officer Pete Malloy
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Mr. Pickles
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strykerpks
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Hey gambling nerds.
When you guys bet 1U, is that a hundo? A finsky? A dime? A rack? Just trying to follow your thread in the hopes that I can contribute at some point.
Also, I just go through my local (who now has a sweet website). I get standard odds. Why do you bet something -375? That seems bad. Why did bender post something about a parlay paying 1:1? I get +260 on any parlay.
Also someone bumped RN saying the Wisconsin giving 4 to Baylor was "vegas not even trying". Isn't that bad juju to bump something like that in that thread?
Sorry for spamming GMTAN but I didnt feel comfortable posting there
When you guys bet 1U, is that a hundo? A finsky? A dime? A rack? Just trying to follow your thread in the hopes that I can contribute at some point.
Also, I just go through my local (who now has a sweet website). I get standard odds. Why do you bet something -375? That seems bad. Why did bender post something about a parlay paying 1:1? I get +260 on any parlay.
Also someone bumped RN saying the Wisconsin giving 4 to Baylor was "vegas not even trying". Isn't that bad juju to bump something like that in that thread?
Sorry for spamming GMTAN but I didnt feel comfortable posting there
1u is a standard betting unit for that person. Might be $20 for some and a $100 (or more) for others. Just a way to show how confident you are in a play mostly.
If a $20 better puts $50 on something, that's pretty strong compared to a $100 better putting $50 on something.
As for parlays, you're getting 2.6 to 1 if the bets are standard -110 odds. If you start playing chalk parlays with big favorites, you won't get the same odds in a parlay.
If a $20 better puts $50 on something, that's pretty strong compared to a $100 better putting $50 on something.
As for parlays, you're getting 2.6 to 1 if the bets are standard -110 odds. If you start playing chalk parlays with big favorites, you won't get the same odds in a parlay.
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-fish-
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If something is a lock (like Obama winning the election over Romney) -375 odds isn't that terrible. Still free money in the end.
strykerpks
Footballguy
Gotcha. Thanks, I kind of figured that but didnt' want to jinx anyone.
I still get +260 on all parlays regardless of the line, OU, ML etc. Parlaying ML seems bad as well but maybe I'm misunderstanding. Do the books have different juice on those?
I still get +260 on all parlays regardless of the line, OU, ML etc. Parlaying ML seems bad as well but maybe I'm misunderstanding. Do the books have different juice on those?
John Bender
Footballguy
Jump in anytime over there stryker. we need some new blood, plus there's a lot of smart guys over there who can make you money in what they do best.
we need some new blood, plus there's a lot of smart guys over there who can make you money in what they do best.
strykerpks
Footballguy
Oh I've gleaned a few plays over the weekendJump in anytime over there stryker.
I just don't want to be the n00b during one of the most awesomest beautiful gambling times of the year.
John Bender
Footballguy
You would still get +260, but it would be adjusted accordingly if you were paralying moneyline favorites. Some books vary on the vig or the odds for specific games but generally it's the same.
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If you parlay a -200 favorite with a -200 favorite and still get +260, you could put your bookie out of business in a hurry. I'm sure it's adjusted for the odds. If not, cash in.
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Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
1) My unit size 
is $70-100 for something i feel pretty confident about, $40-50 for sides and such. But everyone's unit size varies, it's just a nice way of not explicitly talking money. Some guys will, like Chainsaw and occasionally GooRoo.
Everything is relative re: odds. The best way to think of -375 is that the break-even % is 78.95% (use this). Let's say you're making 100 different $1 bets on an event that you think will win 90% of the time. 90 of your bets return 0.266 ($23.99), and 10 of your bets lose $1 (-$10). That's a 14 unit yield over 100 bets, which is pretty damn good.
Granted, at 78.95%, there's not much space between you and the ceiling. It's tough to find bets that are going to yield a profit at long odds like that. They're also pretty miserable from a psychological perspective, as there's only relief if you win.
2) Parlay odds depend on what you're parlaying. Parlaying two -110 games yields +260, but you can parlay all types of odds. People typically like to parlay a couple of underdogs to get a decent payout instead of laying $1 to win $.50.
Parlays are an accelerant: If you're making bets that normally wouldn't return a profit if you were betting them straight, you'll lose money faster if you parlay those games. However, if you are making +EV bets, you will win money faster with parlays.
3) 100x yes. There is very little homerism in the FFAWT. Everyone knows who everyone else roots for, but the rah-rah #### isn't really welcome in there.
4) *bonus*: Tail anything that GooRoo posts.
is $70-100 for something i feel pretty confident about, $40-50 for sides and such. But everyone's unit size varies, it's just a nice way of not explicitly talking money. Some guys will, like Chainsaw and occasionally GooRoo.Everything is relative re: odds. The best way to think of -375 is that the break-even % is 78.95% (use this). Let's say you're making 100 different $1 bets on an event that you think will win 90% of the time. 90 of your bets return 0.266 ($23.99), and 10 of your bets lose $1 (-$10). That's a 14 unit yield over 100 bets, which is pretty damn good.
Granted, at 78.95%, there's not much space between you and the ceiling. It's tough to find bets that are going to yield a profit at long odds like that. They're also pretty miserable from a psychological perspective, as there's only relief if you win.
2) Parlay odds depend on what you're parlaying. Parlaying two -110 games yields +260, but you can parlay all types of odds. People typically like to parlay a couple of underdogs to get a decent payout instead of laying $1 to win $.50.
Parlays are an accelerant: If you're making bets that normally wouldn't return a profit if you were betting them straight, you'll lose money faster if you parlay those games. However, if you are making +EV bets, you will win money faster with parlays.
3) 100x yes. There is very little homerism in the FFAWT. Everyone knows who everyone else roots for, but the rah-rah #### isn't really welcome in there.
4) *bonus*: Tail anything that GooRoo posts.
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Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Modogg's UFC plays are also a must-follow.
John Bender
Footballguy
It's not one of those threads where if you jump in and ask questions people will be snarky. Most all in there are very cool guys and willing to help with your questions much better than I could. Unless it's tennis which I actually know something about, I just get drunk and tail the smart guys.Oh I've gleaned a few plays over the weekendJump in anytime over there stryker.
John Bender
Footballguy
Good posting.1) My unit size
Everything is relative re: odds. The best way to think of -375 is that the break-even % is 78.95% (use this). Let's say you're making 100 different $1 bets on an event that you think will win 90% of the time. 90 of your bets return 0.266 ($23.99), and 10 of your bets lose $1 (-$10). That's a 14 unit yield over 100 bets, which is pretty damn good.
Granted, at 78.95%, there's not much space between you and the ceiling. It's tough to find bets that are going to yield a profit at long odds like that. They're also pretty miserable from a psychological perspective, as there's only relief if you win.
2) Parlay odds depend on what you're parlaying. Parlaying two -110 games yields +260, but you can parlay all types of odds. People typically like to parlay a couple of underdogs to get a decent payout instead of laying $1 to win $.50.
Parlays are an accelerant: If you're making bets that normally wouldn't return a profit if you were betting them straight, you'll lose money faster if you parlay those games. However, if you are making +EV bets, you will win money faster with parlays.
3) 100x yes. There is very little homerism in the FFAWT. Everyone knows who everyone else roots for, but the rah-rah #### isn't really welcome in there.
4) *bonus*: Tail anything that GooRoo posts.
Anything GooRoo posts is +ev. Lumpy is the other guy who is generally sharper than most others in the thread (imo). Everyone has their thing tho... (modogg on UFC, GPJ on Soccer, etc etc)
Very poor form to bump that rn post. Normally you would get run out of the thread for crap like that but everyone was likely too drunk tonight.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Glad numb is taking and running with the footy torch, I'm tired of being the guy who bets on the effete homo sports and politics.Good posting.1) My unit size
Everything is relative re: odds. The best way to think of -375 is that the break-even % is 78.95% (use this). Let's say you're making 100 different $1 bets on an event that you think will win 90% of the time. 90 of your bets return 0.266 ($23.99), and 10 of your bets lose $1 (-$10). That's a 14 unit yield over 100 bets, which is pretty damn good.
Granted, at 78.95%, there's not much space between you and the ceiling. It's tough to find bets that are going to yield a profit at long odds like that. They're also pretty miserable from a psychological perspective, as there's only relief if you win.
2) Parlay odds depend on what you're parlaying. Parlaying two -110 games yields +260, but you can parlay all types of odds. People typically like to parlay a couple of underdogs to get a decent payout instead of laying $1 to win $.50.
Parlays are an accelerant: If you're making bets that normally wouldn't return a profit if you were betting them straight, you'll lose money faster if you parlay those games. However, if you are making +EV bets, you will win money faster with parlays.
3) 100x yes. There is very little homerism in the FFAWT. Everyone knows who everyone else roots for, but the rah-rah #### isn't really welcome in there.
4) *bonus*: Tail anything that GooRoo posts.
Anything GooRoo posts is +ev. Lumpy is the other guy who is generally sharper than most others in the thread (imo). Everyone has their thing tho... (modogg on UFC, GPJ on Soccer, etc etc)
Very poor form to bump that rn post. Normally you would get run out of the thread for crap like that but everyone was likely too drunk tonight.
MP checks in less than once every few months at this point.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Not a regular anymore, I think he's popped in occasionally since.
LHUCKS posted in there a few times, he was like the Billy Walters of losing bets.
strykerpks
Footballguy
1) My unit size
Everything is relative re: odds. The best way to think of -375 is that the break-even % is 78.95% (use this). Let's say you're making 100 different $1 bets on an event that you think will win 90% of the time. 90 of your bets return 0.266 ($23.99), and 10 of your bets lose $1 (-$10). That's a 14 unit yield over 100 bets, which is pretty damn good.
Granted, at 78.95%, there's not much space between you and the ceiling. It's tough to find bets that are going to yield a profit at long odds like that. They're also pretty miserable from a psychological perspective, as there's only relief if you win.
2) Parlay odds depend on what you're parlaying. Parlaying two -110 games yields +260, but you can parlay all types of odds. People typically like to parlay a couple of underdogs to get a decent payout instead of laying $1 to win $.50.
Parlays are an accelerant: If you're making bets that normally wouldn't return a profit if you were betting them straight, you'll lose money faster if you parlay those games. However, if you are making +EV bets, you will win money faster with parlays.
3) 100x yes. There is very little homerism in the FFAWT. Everyone knows who everyone else roots for, but the rah-rah #### isn't really welcome in there.
4) *bonus*: Tail anything that GooRoo posts.
1. Ok. I just wasn't sure if a "unit" was universal. Thanks.
2. I now see that ML plays through my local site will vary my parlay odds. Everything else is +260. I just got confused by some of the terminology in the past week.
3: Good. I thought that bump was in bad taste (even if for my team) but didn't want to say anything
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