Sportsbetting people.
 

1) BET ID=136066181
Straight Wager 11/30/05 22:25 ET
Result: Pending
Coyotes(Phoenix) 1
MightyDucks(Anaheim) 6 11/30/05 (22:35 ET)
Over 5.5 (Even)



now if i understand correctly, over 5.5 means the game will have over 5.5 goals right?? how is it 5.5? half a goal? can someone explain that to me?

and the game has over 6 goals right now, so i won right? or am i a stupid n00b?

I have absolutely no clue when it comes to sports betting. But here is a bump for you...

yeah you won..
5.5 means exactly what it means. over 5.5 points..

That 0.5 is there to prevent a push or a tie.

Yes. You did win. I think.

same here, though any gambling is fun.. and boneprone seems to know his picks, so i decided to give it a shot

edit-nevermind!

But yes, you are still a stupid noob....like me.

Yea im big into casion gamblin.. love the slots, craps, etc etc etc... Just never did any sports betting...

don't bet on sports.

you have better odds in the stock market

w00t

cool shit :)

I got screwed on the Over/Under, but I think I did well on the spread. The only thing is, you have to winn ALL the games you pick or you screwed. Freakin Goverment!!!

Haaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

slots? you little fairy!

if you're going to go to the casino, at least play holdem...

and when you feel like just having a blast and losing your money.. play roulette... stacking chips is hella fun

boneprone has graced my betting thread..

i forsee winnings in my near future... beginning with the seahawks game..

any bets for tomorrow BP ?

I want to bet as well but i have no fucking clue what all that shit means.

But it looks so interesting :/

Slots are my favorite... with roulette right behind.... then craps...

shut your piehole biatch...

:)

haha bro, you think i have any clue what the shit means?

i know what the over / under shit means... if its going to have over set amount of goals, or less then...

but on the seahawks game i bet on, i have no clue what the -3 shit means... but i still bet on it :1orglaugh

WHAT!? you don't even have holdem on that list?


that's it man.. you are NOW classifed level 4 F

that's the highest ranking level of Fairy you can get.

http://www.wtv-zone.com/califPamela/...es/fair879.gif

Someone who has no knowledge of stocks or sports takes $500 and
he/she invests in a mutual fund, chosen at random, or bets on a game, the individual has got better odds of making money in the market. To even sweeten the wager, he/she has very little chance of losing the initial investment in the fund, and possibly as high as a 50% chance of a complete loss with the sportsbet.

Yah but how much are you going to get paid out with the mutual fund compared to the sports bet?

people in porn are usually about the fast money, and then they take the fast money and invest in long term things

(from what i've seen so far anyways)

Would any of you be betting if boneprone didn't list his picks on GFY? :)

no... i'm not THAT stupid, lol

however i can tell hes on fire, so might as well get in when the getting is good :thumbsup

It depends. From that perspective, yes the sportsbet is better.
Guys that know sports and bet, can make money... but I would guess that a lot of them do it more for fun then strictly as an investement vehicle...they enjoy it. That's the other main difference between sportsbets and stocks. People like following players/teams, watching SportsCenter, it's all fun. Reading company profiles and performance histories, P/E ratios, assessing management, and following the market isn't as much fun as beer and a flying pigskin.

So I bet -3 for the Seahawks(Seattle) on Monday night like boneprone said. What exactly does that -3 mean?

yah i'd like to know as well :thumbsup

-3 means that the seahawks must win by more then 3 for you to win. If they win by 3 it will be a push.

ok great.. but what is a push and how does it effect the bet?

its like blackjack.. if you get 20 and the dealer gets 20... nobody wins.. you get your money back

Ah! Thanks man.. You can tell I am so not the gambling type.. lol

So what does +3 mean?

me and the ex owner of dansmovies.com (don't know his gfy handle) were joking about that earlier... we were both trying to figure out the terminology... my extent of sports knowledge is knowing the team names and just the top players names :1orglaugh

BTW I am Dan and "UniqueMovies" is my nick on gfy :)

hahaha.. good.. then i'm sure you know exactly what i'm talking about :1orglaugh

whichever team is +3 is getting 3 points then. So they can still lose by less than 3 and cover. If they win you win, if they lose by more then 3 you lose. Lose by 3, and it is a push..

I just had the magical moment when everything clicked.. Thanks bro

Then why would you buy points?

because boneprone said so :thumbsup

Because if they loose by 2 you still win and if they loose by 3 you get your money back.

at the same time, it cost you money since the odds will drop significantly..