Last night may have been the straw that breaks the camel's back for me as a sports bettor.
Central Michigan (my alma mater) is at DePaul at fancy new Wintrust Arena. I attend the game and take the Chippewas at +12, because let's face it, hard to get excited for November MAC/Big East basketball unless you have money at stake. What ensued was the worst beat in my five years of betting on sports.
CMU starts out on fire, making pretty much every shot they take, goes up by 18 at the half (covering by 30). I also sprinkled a little on the CMU +600 ML before the game, just for kicks. So feeling pretty damn good at this point.
A thousand bricks and turnovers later, the game is tied in the second half. I figure whatever, the moneyline was a stretch from the beginning but the cover is still in good shape. Nope, DePaul continues their run, goes up by 13 on a layup with 20 seconds left (the only time of the game they were up by more than 12). I'm dead inside at this point, but here's the thing, Central has the ball and one last chance to snag the cover. DePaul at this point couldn't give two craps about playing defense and they practically usher the CMU player into the lane for an uncontested layup. BRICK. Game over, DePaul covers.
So yeah, felt the need to vent. It gets to the point where you wonder why you're even doing this. I've had a brutal past couple months and this was the cherry on top. Do I really need this in my life? Nooooooo.
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Last night may have been the straw that breaks the camel's back for me as a sports bettor.
Central Michigan (my alma mater) is at DePaul at fancy new Wintrust Arena. I attend the game and take the Chippewas at +12, because let's face it, hard to get excited for November MAC/Big East basketball unless you have money at stake. What ensued was the worst beat in my five years of betting on sports.
CMU starts out on fire, making pretty much every shot they take, goes up by 18 at the half (covering by 30). I also sprinkled a little on the CMU +600 ML before the game, just for kicks. So feeling pretty damn good at this point.
A thousand bricks and turnovers later, the game is tied in the second half. I figure whatever, the moneyline was a stretch from the beginning but the cover is still in good shape. Nope, DePaul continues their run, goes up by 13 on a layup with 20 seconds left (the only time of the game they were up by more than 12). I'm dead inside at this point, but here's the thing, Central has the ball and one last chance to snag the cover. DePaul at this point couldn't give two craps about playing defense and they practically usher the CMU player into the lane for an uncontested layup. BRICK. Game over, DePaul covers.
So yeah, felt the need to vent. It gets to the point where you wonder why you're even doing this. I've had a brutal past couple months and this was the cherry on top. Do I really need this in my life? Nooooooo.
I feel for you man. I had the chipps plus 12 myself. Horrible beat. Something didnt look right with central Mich guard and that easy wide open layup at the end it look like he was intentionally missing. I was watching on my phone though. Maybe you had a better look being at the game?. Try to keep your head up losses like this do happen but in the long run in tends to even out. This is the prime example of why bankroll management is so important. And is the exact reason why I keep all my bets the same unit size. I couldn't imagine going large on a game like this and losing like that. Gl to You!
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I feel for you man. I had the chipps plus 12 myself. Horrible beat. Something didnt look right with central Mich guard and that easy wide open layup at the end it look like he was intentionally missing. I was watching on my phone though. Maybe you had a better look being at the game?. Try to keep your head up losses like this do happen but in the long run in tends to even out. This is the prime example of why bankroll management is so important. And is the exact reason why I keep all my bets the same unit size. I couldn't imagine going large on a game like this and losing like that. Gl to You!
The funny thing is we decided to move down to behind the Central bench at halftime, when they were up 18. So maybe we jinxed them, lol. And that player's entire family was in the same section because he is from Illinois. I don't think it was intentional but it was a truly bizarre play, the way DePaul more or less pointed him to the hoop and how badly he missed. I don't know how it got to that point to begin with - covering by 30 at the half is like a 99.9% win probability.
I didn't go bust because of the bet but still, the psychology behind suffering a beat like that is devastating. Makes it tempting to chase the loss even though it's the worst thing you can do. At the very least I need an extended break, haha.
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The funny thing is we decided to move down to behind the Central bench at halftime, when they were up 18. So maybe we jinxed them, lol. And that player's entire family was in the same section because he is from Illinois. I don't think it was intentional but it was a truly bizarre play, the way DePaul more or less pointed him to the hoop and how badly he missed. I don't know how it got to that point to begin with - covering by 30 at the half is like a 99.9% win probability.
I didn't go bust because of the bet but still, the psychology behind suffering a beat like that is devastating. Makes it tempting to chase the loss even though it's the worst thing you can do. At the very least I need an extended break, haha.
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