Posted:
#401
Rutgers +27 
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JimmyDaFreak
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#403
I warned earlier in this thread about my hesitation in laying DD with a Les Miles coached team. I went against my instincts on this game, thinking that LSU's veterans would handle a relatively young Whisky team. But it's not to be. LSU is getting pushed around at the point of attack on both sides of the ball, which means there is really no way LSU will even win the game, much less cover the spread.
I really should have went with the 1st half UNDER like I usually do in this type of game. That obviously was a much, much stronger play given this is week 1 of the season.
This was a very bad play, and the frustrating part is, I knew better. I apologize to those whom I led astray. 
Rutgers was also not a great play either, because they do not fit the criteria for the type of team I like to wager on the first week on the season. I really did feel like their defense would keep this game relatively competitive. Even had I won this play, if would not have been the manifestation of insightful handicapping, but rather wishful thinking.
Again, I know better. These are the types of bad plays that we all need to stay away from in the weeks to come.
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Posted:
#404
Hey, just read through this forum... I had a few of the same picks as you Jimmy. I love the first 2 weeks of college football, it is the most profitable period of time, especially week 2. The computers don't enough over one game and you can find messed up spreads or great risk reward opportunities. Every year I seem to turn $200 into $2-5k the first couple weeks laying out bets before the day and then proactively all day via halftime, full game combo parleys in tandom with my "sure thing" picks.
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JIMMY
Posted:
#406
After a lot of research this is another game I am really intrigued by and putting some coin on..
Southern Miss +6.5 at Kentucky
"Kentucky (3-9 ATS last year) is replacing three of four starters on the defensive line, is paper-thin at linebacker and lost its top cornerback from last season. In all, they return only five starters on defense and one of their nine top tacklers. Kentucky will also start the inexperienced but unprovenDrew Barker at quarterback.
Meanwhile, Southern Miss returns one of the best quarterbacks in the nation, Nick Mullens, a 1,000-yard running back, one of the best mid-major offensive lines and five of its six top tacklers from last season."
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Posted:
#408
Quote Originally Posted by jimmydafreak:
I warned earlier in this thread about my hesitation in laying DD with a Les Miles coached team. I went against my instincts on this game, thinking that LSU's veterans would handle a relatively young Whisky team. But it's not to be. LSU is getting pushed around at the point of attack on both sides of the ball, which means there is really no way LSU will even win the game, much less cover the spread.
I really should have went with the 1st half UNDER like I usually do in this type of game. That obviously was a much, much stronger play given this is week 1 of the season.
This was a very bad play, and the frustrating part is, I knew better. I apologize to those whom I led astray.
Rutgers was also not a great play either, because they do not fit the criteria for the type of team I like to wager on the first week on the season. I really did feel like their defense would keep this game relatively competitive. Even had I won this play, if would not have been the manifestation of insightful handicapping, but rather wishful thinking.
Again, I know better. These are the types of bad plays that we all need to stay away from in the weeks to come.
wellllllll
just give us more winners and all will be forgiven!
good luck tonight jimmy
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Posted:
#412
Quote Originally Posted by clint24:
ATTENTION!!!
Jimmy is rolling right now. Remember this. There will be good days and bad and his good outnumber his bad. Don't lose your mind over a rough week and start spouting off. Jimmy is one of the better cappers and better dudes on this site. Let's keep him around. Good to see you back Jimmy. Big W for USA today.
ATTENTION!!!
Jimmy is rolling right now. Remember this. There will be good days and bad and his good outnumber his bad. Don't lose your mind over a rough week and start spouting off. Jimmy is one of the better cappers and better dudes on this site. Let's keep him around. Good to see you back Jimmy. Big W for USA today.
A common misconception on Blankets is that I am run off by negative posters. This can hardly be farther from the truth. Trust me, a) I can take criticism, especially when it's well deserved, and b) my psyche is not so fragile that I would let some meatball dissuade me posting whatever I want. Basically I could not possibly care less what anyone else thinks. It's of no consequence to me whatsoever The truth of the matter is properly handicapping games is a lot of work, and I have a hard time with everything going on in my life to maintain a high level of handicapping through the course of an entire season. In short, I get burned out. When this becomes a second job, it is no longer fun for me.
What bothers me more than anything is when post plays that I have not had time to adequately handicap for whatever reason, and people follow those plays assuming otherwise.
I know that if I marketed myself on Blankets and other sites, I could probably be wildly successful in terms of followers, and even go tout. But that's not my goal. I eschew the spotlight, and there are reasons for that that you guys don't fully understand, and I can't explain on this forum. There are a few that know. Every time I have gotten a little too popular for my liking, I have stopped posting for a while to allow things to cool down.
Of course I understand that when I hit my first 9 plays of the new season, it's difficult to temper excitement and expectations.
The bottom line is that my popularity is much more of a burden to me than a blessing. I hope you guys can understand where I coming from here. That is not to say that I don't appreciate each and every one of you guys, this is not the case at all. Y'all help me more than you know. Just know that my spotty Blankets appearances have nothing to do with fellow posters. Quite to the contrary. It is for you that I do what I do, because obviously I could place my wagers without posting any of them. I have much love for my Blankets brethren, probably to a fault.
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Posted:
#414
Quote Originally Posted by jefff:
wellllllll
just give us more winners and all will be forgiven!
good luck tonight jimmy
wellllllll
just give us more winners and all will be forgiven!
good luck tonight jimmy
Hopefully the rest of my card are winners! And just when I thought all was lost in the LSU game, their defense essentially does what the offense has been able to do. I still doubt they cover the spread, but at least they are showing some signs of life in the 2nd half.
But again, even if they manage to cover the spread somehow, this was not a good play.
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Posted:
#419
Quote Originally Posted by bitcoinz:
After a lot of research this is another game I am really intrigued by and putting some coin on..
After a lot of research this is another game I am really intrigued by and putting some coin on..
Southern Miss +6.5 at Kentucky
"Kentucky (3-9 ATS last year) is replacing three of four starters on the defensive line, is paper-thin at linebacker and lost its top cornerback from last season. In all, they return only five starters on defense and one of their nine top tacklers. Kentucky will also start the inexperienced but unprovenDrew Barker at quarterback.
Meanwhile, Southern Miss returns one of the best quarterbacks in the nation, Nick Mullens, a 1,000-yard running back, one of the best mid-major offensive lines and five of its six top tacklers from last season."
Put back up if anyone missed... Feeling solid on this one.
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Posted:
#422
Quote Originally Posted by jimmydafreak:
A common misconception on Blankets is that I am run off by negative posters. This can hardly be farther from the truth. Trust me, a) I can take criticism, especially when it's well deserved, and b) my psyche is not so fragile that I would let some meatball dissuade me posting whatever I want. Basically I could not possibly care less what anyone else thinks. It's of no consequence to me whatsoever The truth of the matter is properly handicapping games is a lot of work, and I have a hard time with everything going on in my life to maintain a high level of handicapping through the course of an entire season. In short, I get burned out. When this becomes a second job, it is no longer fun for me.
What bothers me more than anything is when post plays that I have not had time to adequately handicap for whatever reason, and people follow those plays assuming otherwise.
I know that if I marketed myself on Blankets and other sites, I could probably be wildly successful in terms of followers, and even go tout. But that's not my goal. I eschew the spotlight, and there are reasons for that that you guys don't fully understand, and I can't explain on this forum. There are a few that know. Every time I have gotten a little too popular for my liking, I have stopped posting for a while to allow things to cool down.
Of course I understand that when I hit my first 9 plays of the new season, it's difficult to temper excitement and expectations.
The bottom line is that my popularity is much more of a burden to me than a blessing. I hope you guys can understand where I coming from here. That is not to say that I don't appreciate each and every one of you guys, this is not the case at all. Y'all help me more than you know. Just know that my spotty Blankets appearances have nothing to do with fellow posters. Quite to the contrary. It is for you that I do what I do, because obviously I could place my wagers without posting any of them. I have much love for my Blankets brethren, probably to a fault.
Just have fun with it brother!! Good luck tonightand to us and everyone that followed you on your "best bets" for the big games tonight.
I will be straight up with you the majority of the money you have helped me to win from following your picks is used to help support the girls travel softball team I coach.Of course I don't rely on it for our ball but whatever extra I can make from sports betting and what not I put towards our team. It helps pay for our tournys (which average $350 a pop) and we play in them every weekend to every other weekend most of the year. Uniforms, travel expenses, you name it. Any of yall that has been involved in travel ball know how expensive it is. So the few hundred to thousand $$ I make each week from following you well thats where it goes.
I guess what I am trying to say is what you do doesn't go unappropriated. You may not always be directly told thank you but trust me people like me do thank you and respect you for what you do!
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