I have Rangers to win series, Should I Hedge?

Question

I have Rangers to win the series $340 to win $200. Should I hedge my bet tonight taking the Cardinals tonight $350 to win 250?

joeythevig · Answer

I have Rangers to win the series $340 to win $200. Should I hedge my bet tonight taking the Cardinals tonight $350 to win 250?

letitride25 · Answer

I have 3600 to win 2000 and im not hedging anything when i normally would. I thought the rangers would win the series when it started and still do i have been wrong before so that wouldn&#39;t surprise me. Here is my reasoning i believe carp will get roughed up a bit. I also think ron Washington will have his team ready to play and learn from some odd decisions he made last night and lastly look for cj wilson to have an impact out of the bullpen.

222bad · Answer

A hedge is supposed to give the player a chance to at least cover his original bet and possibly make a guaranteed small profit.  In your case all you&#x27;ll be doing is cutting your loses as either way you&#x27;ll lose.  -150 if the Rangers win, - 90 if the Cards win. Unless you need the original money to pay your rent, I&#x27;d say let it ride.  BOL

joeythevig · Answer

Yea i should have stated not to lose my original $340.. How would you hedge this bet then?

RutgerRot214 · Answer

Here is what I&#x27;m thinking / doing.  I took TEXAS before game 1 @ -155.  risking $155 to win $100.  After they lost I got TEXAS &#x2B;120 for another $100.  Now I am faced with losing $255 to win $220.  I&#x27;ll either play St. Louis for $100 @ -200 &#x2B;1 run Hoping to still have Rangers win by 1 run to win $220 or if the Cards win I&#x27;ll lose only $155

cacabware · Answer

unlike most people around here...............i think the rangers are far from done

ASTARISBORN · Answer

So you want to lose $90 or $150,most people hedge when they win either way but hedging and still losing either way is even dumber than when people hedge and cut into their profits. Hedging is always a bad idea,you cut into your profits. Why make a bet and then try and get out of it? If you are ever thinking of hedging then you never should have made the bet or bets.

joeythevig · Answer

Ok ASTARISBORN... I made the bet.. I want to find a way to hedge it. I understand a hedge is to profit both ways blablahbla..  Im starting a discussion. This is a good situation to back out of a bet. I&#x27;d rather eat some of the oney than all fo it if they lose. Dont give me the you shouldnt have made the bet in the first place crap..

seattleseahawks · Answer

You should have done what I did.  Take Stl &#x2B;230 after game 5 loss.  Whatever you do, TEX will not win the WS.  Sorry I like TEX too but they HAD their chances last night, twice to be exact and they blew it.  In sports MOMENTUM is EVERYTHING.  STL has all the momentum tonight.  They have nothing to loose and will go crazy in front of their wild fan tonite.  I am looking to a couple of $ on STL runline and also UNDER tonite.  Tex is frustrated after last night and will go out swinging....thin air.  GL

DickyR · Answer

Beg to differ. Really you selling yourself that momentum crap ? Tell me then how Texas has not lost back to back games since august 5th ?

KennyWoo · Answer

&#xD;&#xA;You don&#x27;t hedge bets by laying wood on both sides of the transaction.  You could hedge if you had bet STL at plus money for the series before game 1 and then you could bet TEX at plus money tonight.  Not the other way around.

Howdoiplayxx · Answer

you cant hedge when you have 2 favorites like in your case, you can buy out of your bet though by just taking st louis for a small amount and lessen your total future wager with texas

you have texas 340 to win 200 so take st louis ~ -130 to win 100, if texas wins you win 70 if st louis wins you lose 240, you are just making your total bet smaller....but you cant lock up guaranteed profit with 2 favorites (you laid -120 and now have to hedge with a -130ish)

however you should look at it as a totally separate bet, if you like the cardinals to win the series then bet more or whatever youd like and "forget" about the rangers series bet, its a separate wager, dont try to put them together. If you like the rangers still to win the series, then leave it alone or make a small wager on cardinals to miniimize your loss.....

Howdoiplayxx · Answer

oh yeah, what kenny woo said above me didnt see him say basically same thing

gn2xturbo · Answer

I think you should, Stl has all the momemtum going into game 7. STL and the under are the plays

BIGfnPOO · Answer

u cant hedge son.........

lovesoccer · Answer

Considering the Rangers have an idiot for a manager, a bullpen that can&#x27;t get anyone out and a right fielder that&#x27;s afraid of a wall, I would jump off that bet as fast as you can.

seattleseahawks · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by DickyR] &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Beg to differ. Really you selling yourself that momentum crap ? Tell me then how Texas has not lost back to back games since august 5th ? &#xD;&#xA;[/Quote]&#xD;&#xA;Well then why don&#x27;t you explain how Tex closer never loose a save in the playoff...yet he did it last night.  This is the WS.  Throw away all regular season record man.  And this is game 7 for crying out loud.

Charlie111 · Answer

Why guarantee a loss?  Go with it as you will be sick if Texas wins.  I think we see a 3-2 nailbiter type game.

dcowboys · Answer

Do you really want to be in the hole with zero action on game 7? Either let it ride out or double up on the Cards. Nut up! No action is just crazy talk! GAME FREEKIN 7! GL

dcowboys · Answer

Do you really want to be in the hole with zero action on game 7? Either let it ride out or double up on the Cards. Nut up! No action is just crazy talk! GAME FREEKIN 7! GL

T_Rav1088 · Answer

&#xD;&#xA;THIS&#xD;&#xA;The only time i&#x27;d approve of these hedges involves these big future plays.  The guys who got the cards 400-1 plus, thats something to hedge.  Playing these multiple team parlays and hedging the last bet over the long haul is just a bad play.  You&#x27;re laying insane juice EVERY play, but the plays you&#x27;re getting paid off, you&#x27;re cutting your payout in half while still laying the steep price.  Say you make a 5 team parlay.  Standard juice makes it 20-1.  Assuming a coinflip, actual odds aside, you&#x27;re laying 32-1 right off the bat.  Get down to the last game in the set, and hedge half, then you&#x27;re onlyallowing yourself to be paid out 10-1.  You&#x27;d need to win 4 of 5 games and have the ability to hedge twice as often as letting it ride out and just hitting the last game.  I know its off topic but its just something that I think people rarely evaluate.

5t4r5align · Answer

ride it out ...or double up on the cards.  I would just ride it out myself.  Rangers still have a good shot tonight

lw33 · Answer

How is no one talking about the fact that Cruz left hurt in the 11th, Napoli&#x27;s sprained the you know what out of his ankle, and looked pedestrian at the plate after that, and Hamilton is as banged up as one can be.  I love Young, Andrus, Beltre, and Kinsler, but not having those guys 100% will severely impact their offense.  On the other side, Craig is a better OF and swinging it better than Holiday currently.  Finally, teams that have lost similar games in game 6 have NOT fared well in game sevens.  86 Red Sox, Giants after blowing 5 run lead in 2005ish?  The Royals in the early 80&#x27;s were in a similar situation.  Momentum matters, whether people want to subscribe to it or not.

joeythevig · Answer

Thanks for the feedback guys. As the line continues to drop for Cardinals i may think to double up on them.. at the same time I want to let it ride with the Rangers. Its not life or death for me. Just trying to play a different angle.. I dont know how well Carpenter pitches tonight on 3 days rest and still like the Rangers. Will wait this one out..

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