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re: Planning to break the bank....
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:29 pm to Tigerbait337
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:29 pm to Tigerbait337
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Wonder how many people went bankrupt for betting on the Appy State/Michigan game..
idk but I know a guy that put about 2500 on the giants in the superbowl.
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Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:32 pm to Smoke Green
no, but i can if you want.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:33 pm to LSUGrad9295
I would argue betting the house on UW +16.5, the first game is almost always a cluster frick on offence especailly since our QB situation is not where it should be, very long road trip, UW is actually a real BCS team with decent tradion, facilities, and talent. I'm not saying i'd bet alot either way. I do think LSU will win but if i HAD to bet i'd bet UW. I'll prolly stay away from this game. History looks like I may be right when LSU opens vs. a BCS team.
Sep. 2 1989 Texas A&M L 16-28 College Station
Sep. 8 1990 Georgia W 18-13 Baton Rouge
Sep. 7 1991 Georgia L 10-31 Athens
Sep. 5 1992 Texas A&M L 22-31 Baton Rouge
Sep. 4 1993 Texas A&M L 0-24 College Station
Sep. 3 1994 Texas A&M L 13-18 Baton Rouge
Sep. 2 1995 Texas A&M L 17-33 College Station
Sep. 1 2002 Virginia Tech L 8-26 Blacksburg,VA
Sep. 4 2004 Oregon St. W 22-21 (OT) Baton Rouge
Sep. 10 2005 Arizona St. W 35-31 Tempe, AZ
Aug. 30 2007 Miss. State W 45-0 Starkville, MS
Sep. 2 1989 Texas A&M L 16-28 College Station
Sep. 8 1990 Georgia W 18-13 Baton Rouge
Sep. 7 1991 Georgia L 10-31 Athens
Sep. 5 1992 Texas A&M L 22-31 Baton Rouge
Sep. 4 1993 Texas A&M L 0-24 College Station
Sep. 3 1994 Texas A&M L 13-18 Baton Rouge
Sep. 2 1995 Texas A&M L 17-33 College Station
Sep. 1 2002 Virginia Tech L 8-26 Blacksburg,VA
Sep. 4 2004 Oregon St. W 22-21 (OT) Baton Rouge
Sep. 10 2005 Arizona St. W 35-31 Tempe, AZ
Aug. 30 2007 Miss. State W 45-0 Starkville, MS
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:37 pm to chopsigep
Well, as bad as Washington's record was last year, they stuck strong with a damn pretty good BYU team with Locker healthy and will likely be improved this season.
Locker playing makes me think LSU fans need to understand what type of a playmaker that young man is. Add to that a new offensive scheme for UW and defensive scheme for LSU being implemented and you may run into some reasons not to lay everything down.
Locker playing makes me think LSU fans need to understand what type of a playmaker that young man is. Add to that a new offensive scheme for UW and defensive scheme for LSU being implemented and you may run into some reasons not to lay everything down.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:37 pm to LSULyle00690
Gosh, you guys can convince yourselves out of anything. Do we not have one of the most talented rosters in the country like I read on here every day? And was UW not 0-12 last year?
I know they will be much better, but we will improve as much as they do IMO. I'll just say this, I know it's the opener, but if we only beat them by 2 TDs, I would doubt that it is going to be the season that we are all hoping for.
I know they will be much better, but we will improve as much as they do IMO. I'll just say this, I know it's the opener, but if we only beat them by 2 TDs, I would doubt that it is going to be the season that we are all hoping for.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:40 pm to Tigerbait337
quote:
Wonder how many people went bankrupt for betting on the Appy State/Michigan game..
what was the line in that game? was it around 22 or so? i forget. anyway, i read since '96 a team that's a dog between 17.5 - 24 pts. has a 7% chance of winning outright.
so yeah, i'm sure some folks took it in the shorts on that game.
Stanford, at +41, against USC in '07 was the biggest upset ever. they had like a 1.3% chance of winning outright.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:44 pm to Smoke Green
i don't think mich/ASU had a line since it was I-A vs. I-AA
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:45 pm to Smoke Green
quote:
Wonder how many people went bankrupt for betting on the Appy State/Michigan game
Yeah, I was in Vegas for that game....I made a shite ton of money on that one. And the Notre Dame game too. The lines are always skewed the first week of College football, great time to make some bank.....as long as you're smart enough to figure which side of the skew to be on.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:45 pm to LSULyle00690
i think some books took action, from what i've read.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:46 pm to LSULyle00690
oregon state ended 7-5 that year a close loss to usc & wins over notre dame, oregon, washington, wash. st. & arizona
arizona state ended 7-5, had a tune-up game against temple before our game & we were dealing with the hurricane season at that point
miss. st. wasn't a horrible team either - ended 8-5 with wins over alabama, auburn, ole miss, & ucf
washington won 0 games last year & got absolutely destroyed in quite a few of them - just don't think it's the same scenario as history would indicate
good post though
arizona state ended 7-5, had a tune-up game against temple before our game & we were dealing with the hurricane season at that point
miss. st. wasn't a horrible team either - ended 8-5 with wins over alabama, auburn, ole miss, & ucf
washington won 0 games last year & got absolutely destroyed in quite a few of them - just don't think it's the same scenario as history would indicate
good post though
This post was edited on 8/25/09 at 10:48 pm
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:48 pm to chopsigep
Oregon St had Derek Anderson at QB and a defense that was pretty doggone good. We overall had much less talent that year than we do this year. There is no comparison.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 10:49 pm to chopsigep
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Tell me why I shouldn't bet everything I have on LSU -16.5 at Washington. I just can't justify not putting a massive wager on this game. I turn to the rant for their sage advice on this subject.
I know it sounds corny...but 'never bet more than you can afford to lose'...especially when the outcome is predicated on the supposed skills of kids.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 11:12 pm to Tigerbait337
No one, because I don't think they allow betting on AA versus A games.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 11:24 pm to chopsigep
I would take the points..........but LSU 38, Washington 21 seems plausible.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 11:27 pm to Volvagia
quote:No lines for sure. Only way is to find a die hard idiot.
No one, because I don't think they allow betting on AA versus A games.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 11:33 pm to chopsigep
Personally the line seems like a trap bet. I thought it would be in the 21-28 range. I understand and agree Wash has a new coach and a new found attitude but they were 0-12 last year. Had LSU had an average/good year I could see a potential sleepwalk/tight game. However the Tigers (with a new DC and a pissed off Miles and infinite talent) want to set the tone. This team is too good to screw around and Miles knows better. We need/have to mop up with an inferior Pac-1 team.
I will gladly lay the points.
I will gladly lay the points.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 11:36 pm to chopsigep
99.9% of these kids will have never been this far away from home in their life. And certain demographics of people (well represented on this team) have been known to have weird reactions in situations like this. Combine that with the stress of a season opener and this might translate to not covering the spread.
Posted on 8/25/09 at 11:37 pm to chopsigep
do it
Posted on 8/26/09 at 12:19 am to Meursault
In some places, the line opened at - 14. It's already gone up to - 17 and I expect it to be higher at kickoff. This obviously means that a huge amount of $$ has gone on the Tigers.
I'm not a gambling expert nor do I claim to be. That said, living in Vegas teaches you one VERY important thing. That is, whenever you go against the general public, you stand a better than average chance of winning. This is especially true early in the season, when lines tend to be inflated.
As my late father used to say, "you don't think they build all these gaudy new places because most people coming here WIN, do ya?"
I'm not a gambling expert nor do I claim to be. That said, living in Vegas teaches you one VERY important thing. That is, whenever you go against the general public, you stand a better than average chance of winning. This is especially true early in the season, when lines tend to be inflated.
As my late father used to say, "you don't think they build all these gaudy new places because most people coming here WIN, do ya?"
This post was edited on 8/26/09 at 12:21 am
Posted on 8/26/09 at 12:50 am to chopsigep
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Tell me why I shouldn't bet everything I have on LSU -16.5 at Washington. I just can't justify not putting a massive wager on this game. I turn to the rant for their sage advice on this subject.
I've been telling my investors to put their money into shotguns and canned goods. That's never bad advice. However, betting on LSU football isn't a bad alternative.
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