re: Official Week 8 College Football Bet Thread

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Damn Acc. Lol i feel the complete opposite of you

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The first time I ever went to Las Vegas(NCAA Tournament) I tried both the Bellagio and Caesers. Both were nightmares because they were too crowded and you had to stand. We walked down the street to Mandalay Bay and we found seats and didn't have to pay.

It's for that I hate those places with a passion.

Wynn is OK but its a lot like The M, you have to get there really early if you want to sit. It's not pay to sit at the Wynn, but the seating is all cubby style except for some tables to the side so you have to show up early.

I prefer places where I can get up and go get some food or place a bet without having to worry about my seat being taken.

I hear that but its week 8

The books are empty right now

Going during March Madness is always a nightmare

Getting a spot at Legassis outside with a server and fresh air is great

Best of luck this weekend

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I appreciate the information. I definitely do not want to pay to sit and want to be able to watch the games.

Forgive my ignorance, but how is the betting process? person/window teller or computer type thing?

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Pay to sit is standard in Las Vegas because there are more people than seats, so naturally the hosts will rope off the places to sit and make you pay. But the larger books don't do this because they offer plenty of seating.

Here is advice I can give you:

1. Regardless of where you go, the seating will fill up, so get there early. I say show up to whatever book you go to, get there no later than 1 hour before the first games start, so 8:00am. This ensures you will have a seat. Bring a bottle of water and perhaps a snack, as it will stay rather full until the afternoon. Then the seating will thin out and you can get up and go get food or go to the bathroom without worrying about losing your seat.

2. Make all your bets no later than the night before. If you insist on making bets the day of the game, like I said, get there early. The lines get long, and lots of people are unable to get bets in by 9:00am kick. There will ALWAYS be someone making 100 different 8 team parlay bets and holding up the line. Even with multiple tellers the lines move slow. The lines thin out once the game starts, so if you want to bet a 6:00PM kick the day of the game, that's fine.

3. Betting is done via tellers or "writers". You tell them the SIDE NUMBER, not the team, you want to bet. For example, in a game between LSU and Alabama, LSU will be 101 and Alabama will be 102, the over will be 101 and the under will be 102. If you want to bet LSU, you tell the writer "101 Side". If you want to bet LSU Money Line, you tell the writer "101 Money Line". If you want to bet the over, you tell them "101 Over". If you want to do a parlay or teaser you tell them parlay or teaser, # of teams, # of points if its a teaser, and then give them the numbers. Teasers/Parlays can also be done on scantron like cards. All betting is done via game numbers. No need to mention the name of nay team. All of the numbers are on the odds boards they have, as well as additional games on the printouts.

Thanks man. That is very helpful! Save me a lot of confusion!

thanks

I have my list of auto-fades, blind bets, and I pay attention to RLM every week. It's always good to cross-reference my hunches with your model.

Have you publicized your betting record for this season yet? Curious as to how you are doing using the model.

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He usually gives an update every week on how the various different model outputs did. But I don't think he bets exactly what the model spits out every week, either.

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Yeah I am losing this season because I am not trusting my model enough.

I'll post how its done week by week later when I update the Week 7 results.

When did you go to Bellagio and pay to sit? My pops and I got good seats for free on CFB Saturday a couple weeks ago.

So are these plays (you listed them on pg 2) from Method 5?

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Western Kentucky +14.5 & +16.5
Appalachian State -5
East Carolina -2.5
Utah State -5
Wake Forest +10
Vandy +2.5
Navy -22
Boise State -31
Illinois +7
Houston -20.5
Florida International -15
Arkansas -5
Washington State +7.5

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Got a feeling Utah is the sucker's bet. They are the number three team in the country while USC is 3-3 and Utah is getting points. Add in the fact the public is on Utah early and the line has moved from 3 to 3.5. Something not adding up.