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Quote Originally Posted by gambleholic63:

Overs were 34-17 during the playoffs a few days ago so I agree. Calling this a "moose" is a joke. It's not like 44 points is guaranteed. I would say it's in the 75% range considering the way the game was going, but these guys are acting like the sky is falling because they lost a bet.

Its just the fact that I parlayed that with OKC -5 to win big money is what gets me. Oh well, learned my lesson and staying away from totals. BOL to everyone going forward. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by HtownHustla91:

I agree 100% but all i'm saying is that there's more of an actual science to capping spreads and Moneylines than capping totals. Spreads and ML are more predictable than totals and you have a higher chance of hitting them. 

Books must be REALLY STUPID to set the spreads " more predictable " for gamblers to have a higher chance of winning !!!
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Second2-Numbers:


Books must be REALLY STUPID to set the spreads " more predictable " for gamblers to have a higher chance of winning !!!
whats your point? 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by gambleholic63:

Overs were 34-17 during the playoffs a few days ago so I agree. Calling this a "moose" is a joke. It's not like 44 points is guaranteed. I would say it's in the 75% range considering the way the game was going, but these guys are acting like the sky is falling because they lost a bet.



It sucks for them, I understand that.
That's what gambling is about, sports too.
One is winning and one is losing.
This is one of the reasons I am not a big fan of gambling and doing all I can to stop it.

 
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I gamble $50-100-200 a game and I think that's ok considering that I have 500K in the biggest legalized gamble in the entire world.....the stock market.....and we know that's a rigged game as well. 
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Quote Originally Posted by gambleholic63:

I gamble $50-100-200 a game and I think that's ok considering that I have 500K in the biggest legalized gamble in the entire world.....the stock market.....and we know that's a rigged game as well. 


You are investing $500k in stocks?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by gambleholic63:

Overs were 34-17 during the playoffs a few days ago so I agree. Calling this a "moose" is a joke. It's not like 44 points is guaranteed. I would say it's in the 75% range considering the way the game was going, but these guys are acting like the sky is falling because they lost a bet.



Let me start by saying I didn't bet this total, did get Game 1 over, because I felt like OKC would lock down the perimeter a bit more and Clippers road games already have the tendency to slow down pace wise in the 2H.  However, you definitely are under stating the moose here.  Yes, lots of games have quarters that go under 44, however these two teams do not at all, especially the Clippers.  In the Clippers last series vs GS, 1 out of 28 quarters went below 44, in their 4 regular season matchups with OKC, 1 out of 16 went below 44 (43).  If I knew what the pace was going to be like I definitely would've taken this over, pretty much everything had to go perfect in the 4th quarter for it not to hit, more like it had about a 95% chance of hitting going into the 4Q but missed.  Does it happen? Sure, but it definitely was a pretty gross beat.
 
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the writing is on the wall
if you cant read it, well then....
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Quote Originally Posted by wolfman50:



Let me start by saying I didn't bet this total, did get Game 1 over, because I felt like OKC would lock down the perimeter a bit more and Clippers road games already have the tendency to slow down pace wise in the 2H.  However, you definitely are under stating the moose here.  Yes, lots of games have quarters that go under 44, however these two teams do not at all, especially the Clippers.  In the Clippers last series vs GS, 1 out of 28 quarters went below 44, in their 4 regular season matchups with OKC, 1 out of 16 went below 44 (43).  If I knew what the pace was going to be like I definitely would've taken this over, pretty much everything had to go perfect in the 4th quarter for it not to hit, more like it had about a 95% chance of hitting going into the 4Q but missed.  Does it happen? Sure, but it definitely was a pretty gross beat.

Well, I admit I didn't realize that 1 of 28 quarters went under 44 in the GS/LA series....that's pretty amazing. I stand corrected....but still would not call it a moose. This was on the fence with 4 minutes to go....basically a coin flip.

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You are investing $500k in stocks?

Yep....everything that I have to my name less the house, camper, cars and the dog. Where else can we put money these days???? CD's pay like one half of one percent....that's garbage. At least I am getting dividends of roughly 3% in the market.

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Quote Originally Posted by dontknowhowtobe:



Spreads are not coin flip?
Washington +4.5 was the MOTHER of coin flips in the game tonight!

All kind of gambling is coin flip ... sometimes your UNDER / OVER can go 20-30 pts more than the original line, sometimes it can be 1 point here or there ...

No one knows and that's why it's gambling ... you can only try to predict, but in the end of the day you are betting, risking your own money, to win or lose, based on a random outcome, and no one could say this was planned in advance ... in the last possession the shot could have been in and it was OVER the line ...

It's gambling, there are no rules or steady ways to make money.
Gambling is destined for these kind of outcomes!

 

That's why its fun! If we knew the outcome it would be boring!!

 
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Wouldn't call it a moose, getting blown out usually resorts to low scoring 4th quarters, unless you're watching a rockets or blazer game, these teams don't know how to play with a lead, and that's why both of those teams will were fighting just to get destroyed the next round by simple pick and roll offense. That's the NBA lol
 
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idk, i guess I have a different definition of a moose, was it an epic bad beat? No definitely not, I figured with the blowout factor it would be around 50, and Game 1 did have a 45, I guess it was pretty gross how bad the first 6-7 minutes had to go before they even got to the inevitable stretch where OKC would just hold the ball last few possessions of the game
 
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Truth be told...people from future were onto me and sucked the energy from the stadium and general location area, too include player energy ...wasn't enough to score in the 4th. It was like "space jam" all over again!
 
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Take the Indiana/Washington game 1 for example. After 3 low scoring quarters they scored 67 in the last quarter 20 points were score in the last 40 seconds which has to be a record.  I was on the under 
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Quote Originally Posted by gambleholic63:

Yep....everything that I have to my name less the house, camper, cars and the dog. Where else can we put money these days???? CD's pay like one half of one percent....that's garbage. At least I am getting dividends of roughly 3% in the market.



Yes, that makes sense, but can I ask what kind of stocks are you investing in?

 
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Quote Originally Posted by UnderdogKing:

Take the Indiana/Washington game 1 for example. After 3 low scoring quarters they scored 67 in the last quarter 20 points were score in the last 40 seconds which has to be a record.  I was on the under 


Exactly.
There are no rules.
I wasn't on the under but I felt sorry for those who went on the under, it was "crystal clear" game that goes under but the 4th quarter ruined it all ... that's why it's gambling, predicting an unknown and a random outcome.

 
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There were a lot of split free throws, jacked up 3s, and just dumb little mistakes that led to this outcome, not to mention how the pace of the game decreased dramatically in the 4th quarter. This really could have gone both ways but I'd definitely call it a moose after having a 117 point first half. 
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by dontknowhowtobe:



Yes, that makes sense, but can I ask what kind of stocks are you investing in?

Sorry for the late reply "dontknow". I invest mostly in ETF sector funds like the SPY, XLE and the XLF. These type of funds allow you to capture the performance of the S&P 500, energy and financial sectors with very low fees when compared to typical mutual funds. I also dabble in individual stocks....just picked up a few hundred shares of Western Union at $16.35. It is down 15% since October of last year, so you have a protected downside there. I try to buy low and then typically hold on for the long run as opposed to trying to time the market.

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