$OFFICIAL MISC Sports betting THREAD$

[aspire210]

betus.com

lol hope you only like depositing. crooks never let me cash out. they will feed you bull**** for months about how its "in the mail" then they want to charge you to cancel and reissue another check.

try
thegreek.com
bookmaker.com
5dimes.com

[aspire210]

I've got to brush up on my NBA so I can start betting with you guise...early picks for college football Saturday:

Oklahoma -5.5
Ohio State +3.5
Oregon State +7
Oregon -5.5

edit: apparently I'm betting on all states that begin with the letter "O"...wtf?

those have trap written all over them. There is no reason oregon and oklahoma should only be favored by 5.5. I wouldn't touch the OSU game with a 10 foot pole, never know which pryor is going to show up. same for oregon state, their D is atrocious, but if shut down javid best, then cal is a push over. BOL tho.

[uptonogood]

can one of you brahs PM me. i wanna start betting on NBA and i have a very good knowledge of NBA and teams.

i'm really good at picking teams to win but i don't know how betting system works.

like what is the minimum bet you can put on a game and etc and how to make money than to lose.

i only want to bet in NBA games.

[jcilla26]

can one of you brahs PM me. i wanna start betting on NBA and i have a very good knowledge of NBA and teams.

i'm really good at picking teams to win but i don't know how betting system works.

like what is the minimum bet you can put on a game and etc and how to make money than to lose.

i only want to bet in NBA games.

The minimum is anything I believe. Basically they give you a point spread and you either cover or you don't. For example, if the Bulls are -3, and they win by 4 you win. If they win by 3, you push and get your money back. If the win by 2 or less or lose straight up, you lose what you initially bet plus 10 percent juice. So if they didn't cover and you bet 10, you'd lose 11. You can also pick teams to just win straight up but you will most likely be paying heavy juice for a lot of teams. Like if the Bulls are say -200, you'd have to put up 20 to win 10.

[Greg1983]

i'm really good at picking teams to win but i don't know how betting system works.

Uh yeah. I'm guessing you think you're good because you can pick games like Cleveland over Washington tonight. Everyone is good at picking winners and losers. Here we deal with spreads and moneylines. It's pretty simple and it's all been answered in the last couple pages of the thread.

I see you're Canadian. If you want to get started, this is the site you use.

http://www.pinnaclesports.com

You won't find lower juice (the percentage you pay the bookie to take your action... you only pay it on bets you lose) anywhere. I personally bet on a couple others once in a while if they have a better line (thegreek.com, 5dimes.com), but Pinnacle takes 95% of my action.

[Greg1983]

The minimum is anything I believe.

And to answer this question more specifically, if you bet on Pinnacle (you'd be a fool not to), the minimum bet is 1 US dollar. Or whatever that converts to in our monopoly money.

[-Brainiac-]

Yep , pinnaclesports is the way to go for the non US customers , best lines around .

[aspire210]

Yep , pinnaclesports is the way to go for the non US customers , best lines around .

kinda depends on which side you want doesn't it? But yea, pinnacle is the best if you arent from the US

[jcilla26]

Uh yeah. I'm guessing you think you're good because you can pick games like Cleveland over Washington tonight. Everyone is good at picking winners and losers..

Wizards win straight up tonight, brah....

[Greg1983]

kinda depends on which side you want doesn't it? But yea, pinnacle is the best if you arent from the US

Well all legit books are going to be within 0.5 of each other on point spreads. The ones that are slower to react to line changes are the sketchy ones you don't want to trust with your money most likely. When we say better odds, we mean lower juice.

[Greg1983]

Wizards win straight up tonight, brah....

I'd lol.

[-Brainiac-]

Wizards win straight up tonight, brah....

Only if Agent 0 scores 80

[jcilla26]

I'd lol.

Lol, they almost look semi legit so far.

[uptonogood]

The minimum is anything I believe. Basically they give you a point spread and you either cover or you don't. For example, if the Bulls are -3, and they win by 4 you win. If they win by 3, you push and get your money back. If the win by 2 or less or lose straight up, you lose what you initially bet plus 10 percent juice. So if they didn't cover and you bet 10, you'd lose 11. You can also pick teams to just win straight up but you will most likely be paying heavy juice for a lot of teams. Like if the Bulls are say -200, you'd have to put up 20 to win 10.

so i'm at the pinnacle website and i'm staring at this:

Tue 11/3	701	Washington Wizards	+11.5 -111	+590	OVER 197.5 +101	
04:05 PM	702	Cleveland Cavaliers	-11.5 +101	-650	UNDER 197.5 -111

so according this, cavs are expected to win by 11.5, i would have picked wizards on this if it wasn't for the injury to butler, sources are saying he can play but how effective he would be is the problem. should be a close game non-the less, so i think wizards lose but cover the spread.

what do the other numbers mean:
-111 +590 OVER 197.5 +101

[-Brainiac-]

so i'm at the pinnacle website and i'm staring at this:

Tue 11/3	701	Washington Wizards	+11.5 -111	+590	OVER 197.5 +101	
04:05 PM	702	Cleveland Cavaliers	-11.5 +101	-650	UNDER 197.5 -111

so according this, cavs are expected to win by 11.5, i would have picked wizards on this if it wasn't for the injury to butler, sources are saying he can play but how effective he would be is the problem. should be a close game non-the less, so i think wizards lose but cover the spread.

what do the other numbers mean:
-111 +590 OVER 197.5 +101

http://sportsgambling.about.com/od/s...moneylines.htm

Explained what money line , handicap , etc means .


+/- numbers next to handicap and total points are odds ( american )

If are indicated with a + sign then they show the amount you would win for a 100 stake. If there is a - sign then they show how much you need to stake to win 100.

EG : New York Yankees - 207 vs Philadelphia Phillies + 189

Bet $207 to win $100 on NY Yankees ( Your $207 back + $100 profit )

Bet $100 to win $189 on Phillies ( Your $100 back + $189 profit )

This


Over 197.5 pts = total pts in the game , eg : 101 : 92 for Cavs = 193 pts so under 197.5 would cash in this case .

[Greg1983]

what do the other numbers mean:
-111 +590 OVER 197.5 +101

The -111 means you have to risk 111 dollars to win 100 dollars if you take the Wizards +11.5. The +590 is the Wizards moneyline. If you risk 100 dollars on them to win outright, you profit 590 if they win.

The +101 next to the Cavs means you have to risk 100 dollars to win 101 dollars if you take the Cavs -11.5. Looks like Brainiac answered your over/under question.

[uptonogood]

i just found a site where you can do fake betting, just gonna give that a shot see how it works before i dive into the real thing.

i want to learn the process so i don't lose money

my picks are for:
washington (+11.6), i can't see the cavs running away on this one, wiz are too good.
nuggets (-6) this one seems way too easy. nuggets by 6 or more is obvious
celtics (-7.5) another easy pick. don't like sixers chances too much even at home
magic (-7) pretty straightforward, magic favorite to win by 7 or more is laughable.
mavs (-6) this is gonna be close but jazz are away and suck on the road, plus last nights game which was a loss at home has the jazz down.

[SweetTouch]

^

Yeah, betting on road favorites is the key to successful sports betting.

JK...good luck though...

[uptonogood]

^

Yeah, betting on road favorites is the key to successful sports betting.

JK...good luck though...

first time brah, gotta learn the ins and outs and the how to's before i get into the real deal.

i just want to learn how to bet for now. getting my feet wet. can't jump into real betting blindly and expect to win.

haha

[SweetTouch]

Hope you get some beginner's luck...

[Greg1983]

Hope you get some beginner's luck...

Nah let him save the beginner's luck for when he switches over to real money!

[SweetTouch]

Nah let him save the beginner's luck for when he switches over to real money!

Oh...I missed that he wasn't betting real $ on these games...

[-Brainiac-]

Wizards rapin Cavs in the (_x_) atm 35:19

[uptonogood]

nuggets giving pacers a good beating

41 : 23

[uptonogood]

wtf is going on with the magic.

oh wait they are playing against the pistons, but then again, the pistons don't even ahve the same team anymore

[uptonogood]

lol i guess i'm talking to myself

but i lost cause cavs just won by .5, lol, final score 90 - 102, if it was 92-102 i would have won

and doesn't look to good for me in the magic game, wtf man.

[Eyepoked]

How is that winning by .5?

[uptonogood]

How is that winning by .5?

cavs were favored to win by 11.5

[Eyepoked]

You can't win over it lol? is the .5 point for a push?

[aspire210]

i just found a site where you can do fake betting, just gonna give that a shot see how it works before i dive into the real thing.

i want to learn the process so i don't lose money
.

i don't know where you are doing "fake" betting, but you can go to covers.com, make an account and pick and it will keep track of all your stats. You can also enter contests for most correct picks in a month, most correct picks in a row, etc. Good way to get a feel for it, have a little fun and not lose your shirt. Also, covers.com has some good info, but it also has a lot of touts preaching their picks like they are gospel.