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re: What is your estimated total wins/losses from sports betting?
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:26 pm to Jones
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:26 pm to Jones
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I just dont see the point in gambling on sports unless youre in it to make money. The whole 'it makes it more exciting' reason they do it is kinda lame
It's all tied together. IT's exciting because money is on the line. Whether it is a lot, or a little.
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Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:42 pm to TJG210
I'll send a basic header and formula sheet with a couple sample bets just so it'll hold the formulas. Not sure if it'll be tonight but I'll have it to you by Saturday. It's nothing complex but allows me to sort by sport, bet type, etc. It's also easy to filter by qualifiers such as favorites/underdogs by <10, 10+, 20+, etc if you have a decent grasp on Excel.
You can pull your email.
You can pull your email.
This post was edited on 9/18/14 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:44 pm to Louie T
sharpbettracker.com is free and pretty useful. fwiw
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:54 pm to Lester Earl
Thanks captain obvious
I know how they get off to the thrill of money on the line. I can see excitement with betting a lot because a lot of money matters but betting small amounts seems pointless.
I know how they get off to the thrill of money on the line. I can see excitement with betting a lot because a lot of money matters but betting small amounts seems pointless.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:55 pm to Louie T
I track mine by entering data in a "pivot table friendly" format. Makes for easy analysis later.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:57 pm to Jones
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I can see excitement with betting a lot because a lot of money matters but betting small amounts seems pointless
Well I will agree with that. When I was broke winning $100 was a thrill. Now winning $1k doesn't even get it up anymore.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:58 pm to ChemE in the OP
And you can review my posts in the NFL and NCAAF threads to see track record, this year's been stellar. Last year, meh. Two years ago, also stellar. Didn't comprehensively track before that.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:58 pm to TheIndulger
When I lived in Las Vegas, the first 3 or so days I was there I caught fire in baseball, especially on totals, hitting about 80% of my bets. This caused me to get really confident and thought I was a mastermind, and then I lost all my winnings I had made so far in one day when I went 1-6 on the day, gave it all back. Then lost more the next day trying to get back up.
After that I swore off baseball and only bet WNBA, and slowly grinded out winnings. Then college football started. Opening Night in 2012 I went a perfect 7-0 and hit a 3 team parlay and 6 team teaser as well. Then the opening Saturday I did well also and made more money. Like with baseball I got ultra confident then the next 3 weeks threw all my Week 1 winnings and then some down the drain. I never really recovered the rest of the season.
After that I swore off baseball and only bet WNBA, and slowly grinded out winnings. Then college football started. Opening Night in 2012 I went a perfect 7-0 and hit a 3 team parlay and 6 team teaser as well. Then the opening Saturday I did well also and made more money. Like with baseball I got ultra confident then the next 3 weeks threw all my Week 1 winnings and then some down the drain. I never really recovered the rest of the season.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:00 pm to Jones
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I can see excitement with betting a lot because a lot of money matters but betting small amounts seems pointless.
This is a pretty stupid comment if you understand this:
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I know how they get off to the thrill of money on the line.
Maybe $50 is a lot to someone. Maybe $500 is nothing to someone. That's pretty dumb if you can't see that the amount of money on the line is pretty irrelevant. Some people bet smaller and some are going to bet bigger. Obviously they enjoy doing it either way, or they probably wouldn't be doing it at all.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:03 pm to goldennugget
I put 100 into 5d at the end of May and I'm up to around 900 on 8k volume. I haven't bet this consistently since around 2000 tho
Mostly tennis and football bets thus far. MLB polish middles too.
Mostly tennis and football bets thus far. MLB polish middles too.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:08 pm to PurpleAndGold86
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Maybe $50 is a lot to someone. Maybe $500 is nothing to someone.
well no shite. i assumed that everyone was on the same page that x amount of money might be a lot to someone and a little to someone else. i meant small amount relative to the person
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:13 pm to Goldrush25
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Well I will agree with that. When I was broke winning $100 was a thrill. Now winning $1k doesn't even get it up anymore.
Amen. A true gambler can attest that it's a shite show roller coaster. I can always tell a real professional from a crowd by their lack of emotion during a game.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:15 pm to Jones
I just gamble small and go watch the games with close friends who also have wagers. I may lose money, but it's exciting and has potential for a payout if I play it smart. I haven't kept track of my totals the last 4 years, but I would say I'm in the negative a little bit. If I can gamble for 4 months and only lose a couple hundred bucks, it's worth it to me.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:17 pm to Signature
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Amen. A true gambler can attest that it's a shite show roller coaster. I can always tell a real professional from a crowd by their lack of emotion during a game.
You have to take the emotion out of it to do it successfully over time, IMO, That and the fact that anybody that has done it for long enough to know better knows that ABSOLUTELY anything can happen in the blink of an eye when it comes to sports.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:23 pm to dgtiger3
dgtiger3's plays
This is every play I have made on my account this football season.
NCAAFB 46-30
NFL 13-7
Its a long season though
This is every play I have made on my account this football season.
NCAAFB 46-30
NFL 13-7
Its a long season though
This post was edited on 9/18/14 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:24 pm to dgtiger3
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ABSOLUTELY anything can happen in the blink of an eye when it comes to sports.
I.E. Colts/Eagles ending
Basketball is probably the worst when it comes to this.....nothing like the kick in the nuts feeling when a meaningless layup is made with .5 seconds left to either push the game over the total or backdoor cover.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:25 pm to LSUJuice
I normally make 4-6 bets a weekend of $50 each. Up $100 on the year, finished last year up $250
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:27 pm to dgtiger3
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You have to take the emotion out of it to do it successfully over time, IMO, That and the fact that anybody that has done it for long enough to know better knows that ABSOLUTELY anything can happen in the blink of an eye when it comes to sports.
Cannot agree more. It's a transformation that happens for anyone that does it long enough. That goes for all forms of gambling. Poker has more bad beats than the worst back door cover.
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:32 pm to SabiDojo
Up a good bit, but I am a bookie on the side. 
Posted on 9/18/14 at 3:37 pm to vanburenboy
I've only been gambling for 5 years now (only 23) with the spare money I kept from my paychecks (Barracks life has its benefits)...
I know for the first 3 years I was down right around $4000.
Last year (I mark my new year every end of the football season) I went on a tear. I made just shy of that $4000 back.
This year, I'm back up a lot, up nearly 190 units.
As dgtiger said, it's all about money management. My biggest issue at first was chasing losses or increasing unit size when I was on fire. I've figured out that by betting the same amount each game (I now have maybe 5 2 unit+ plays a year), it's a lot easier to come away profitable.
I know for the first 3 years I was down right around $4000.
Last year (I mark my new year every end of the football season) I went on a tear. I made just shy of that $4000 back.
This year, I'm back up a lot, up nearly 190 units.
As dgtiger said, it's all about money management. My biggest issue at first was chasing losses or increasing unit size when I was on fire. I've figured out that by betting the same amount each game (I now have maybe 5 2 unit+ plays a year), it's a lot easier to come away profitable.
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