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I've been sports gambling for about 2 years now and it has been a hell of a roller coaster ride.. There are weeks where I'm up 20 units and then weeks where I'm down 20 units.. I realized that I have just been a very undisciplined gambler. A lot of times I am gambling for action, for example. Last night I had 1 unit on the Bears and 1 unit on the Over 47.5. After watching the 1st half I put 1 unit on the under 23.5. Well the second half goes over and I pretty much shot myself in the foot..

I'm making this thread to start to keep track of my plays. I will be posting every single play I make more for me to see how disciplined/undisciplined I can be.

I do no consider myself a capper, although I do cap some of my own plays. I do read into line movements and such and read up on other capper's write-ups which help me make my final picks. Ultimately, my goal is to make money and stay disciplined. Feedback would be much appreciated...

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Today's picks:

1 Unit W.Michigan +12.5
1 Unit W.Michigan TT Over 28
1 Unit W.Michigan 1H TT Over 14
1 Unit N.Ill/B.Green Under 65.5
1 Unit N.Ill/B.Green Under 1H 33

1 Unit Action Reverse  - W.Michigan +12.5 - N.Ill/B.Green Under 65.5

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I DO THE SAME THING. I LOVE TO WATCH A GAME WITH SOMETHING ON THE LINE. KILLED MYSELF OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE NFL. COLLEGE WAS A GREAT DAY AND LOST IT ALL ON SUNDAY. MONEY MGMT. IS MY PROBLEM.
 
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BOL TO YOU THIS WEEK.
 
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Edit:

1 Unit W.Michigan +12

The line moved to 12 from 12.5 while I was posting this...
 
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BOL. I think creating a forum helps you stay disciplined and helps hold yourself responsible for your plays.
 
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tarheelmania  BOL to u too!
 
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samdude3, yes I can see how this will help me stay disciplined... I will post every play I make and hopefully it will help me be a better gambler..
 
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money mgmt is my problem too but im getting better each week and actually making money now..i would not bet every gm. seems like you should start out by doing a few on saturday and sunday but if you wanna bet on tues, wed, thurs, fri, sat BOL...i try and limit myself to 5 college gms a week and 3 nfl, everyone is different tho
 
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hmm. I do think I make too many plays in the past. I am trying to narrow down my plays now.. I still think I playing 6 units a day is a bit much but I really liked these plays. Let's see how these next few days goes...
 
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I love the goal. Was in a similar boat last year. This is my 3rd year seriously gambling and I've become much better.

What I see right away though, is despite your goal, you have 6 bets spread over two games. I myself bet everyday, I love that NCAA now has games Tuesday thru Friday. BUT, I will bet once on each game, a total or a side. Period. To me, that is discipline.

To me, half-time bets, props, team totals, quarters, reverses were all invented by books to help you lose more money.

Good luck.

 
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yea how are you narrowing your plays with 6 plays on 2 games but i guess you could of use to bet like 15 plays on 2 gms...dont really follow this conference so i guess thats why i am saying that but you prob do with the plays BOL

 
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IF I WAS YOUR BOOKIE, ILL BE BANKING ON YOUR PLAYS ALREADY!  CAN YOU SEND ME YOUR PLAYS? ILL BE GLADLY TO TAKE THEM.
 
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So, you say in your initial post you are working on gambling with discipline, but you have 6 plays on two MAC games?  Just curious, what would be undisciplined?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by aggieaccountant:

So, you say in your initial post you are working on gambling with discipline, but you have 6 plays on two MAC games?  Just curious, what would be undisciplined?



 
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I think once you become action junkie that's where the trouble starts. I used to bet every day on any sports (ei: european sports, american) I just needed to have some sort of action. Now I really challenge and study myself and the habits, I stick to the sports that gives me the best chance of making money, it's all about the money! I have no favorite sports when it comes to betting!

Betting is only fun when you win, I could careless about the games on TV if at the end of the day I will end-up losing. We can't expect to win every games, all we want is to make a wise investments that will make profits.

BOL everyone.

 
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NIU -5
 
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haha, I guess this thread has helped me already. I do see where I am being undisciplined in betting 6 units on 2 MAC games... So, after today, since I already put in these bets, I will try to place a 1 unit bet on either the side or total only on ONE game... thanks fellas!
 
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Carlo8169, I think that's exactly what I;ve been doing.. I won a bunch on MNF every week, but kept giving it back the next afternoon on CFL Soccer. I was just looking for action. I work for myself, and I have a lot of free time, so it almost became something I did in the background while I was working in my office.. talk about being a junkie... I realized that I need to get a away from that and hopefully by posting all my plays it will help me stay disciplined.. thanks!
 
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"I stick to the sports that gives me the best chance of making money, it's all about the money! I have no favorite sports when it comes to betting!"

This the best quoted that I ve read allday!!!!
" WHEN IT COME TO SPORTS BETTING; NOTHING IS SAFE".

By the way --VIZ! I LIKE YOUR PLAYS TONIGHT! North Western and UNDER NIU/BG.
PUT 2 Units on each instead reverse play
 
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1 Unit W.Michigan +12.5 WIN +1 Unit
1 Unit W.Michigan TT Over 28 WIN +1 Unit
1 Unit W.Michigan 1H TT Over 14 WIN +1 Unit
1 Unit N.Ill/B.Green Under 65.5 14 WIN +1 Unit
1 Unit N.Ill/B.Green Under 1H 33 LOSS -1.15 Unit

1 Unit Action Reverse  - W.Michigan +12.5 - N.Ill/B.Green Under 65.5 WIN +4 Units


So, I went 5-1, with my CFB post. I do see how I was fairly undisciplined in playing so many units in 2 games, I was lucky to hit almost all my plays. Today, I will be more disciplined.

Updated Record:

CFB 5-1 +7.85 Units 
 
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NICE START  JUST REMEMBER IS A MARATHON----
 
 
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