EverydayEddie

I logged on here expecting to see at least one on these threads and am very surprised I have to start it.

Keep a close eye on T Parker tonight with the flopping. He faces basically zero repercussion for attempting these masterful flops, so why wouldn't he. They can't fine him enough money to dissuade him, especially in the last game of the season.

If for no other reason, just watch how well he sells his flops. Truly artistic. I say he'll attempt at least two blatant flop attempts tonight, if not more.

That being said, I predict Heat by 10-15 tonight. That's a cover for the home team for those keeping score at home.

I haven't heard this mentioned today, and no I'm not a Heat fan(Go Celts)

I replayed both calls on Ray Allen first and then Lebron, when they were both basically called for manhandling Parker. I couldn't believe how egregious the flops were on both occasions, and I couldn't believe more hasn't been spoken about them. Seems the enormity of the comeback/collapse swept them away.

Anybody else see these acting jobs?

On the Ray Allen foul Parker acts as though he gets hit in the face and even goes to check his lip for blood. Allen never comes near his face.

On the Lebron call they were jockeying for position and Parker just pulls a classic flop flailing to the floor.

You can't watch these replay's and not see the flopping. Can't say I blame Parker, b/c they can't fine him enough to detract from this nonsense when you're gunning for a championship. Just think it's a) super weak and great acting b) should be heavily fined c) it should be more acknowledged by the media

Both were huge calls at crucial points in the game.

13-18 ATS YTD (3-2 last week)

GB -4 Best bet

Clev +1

Balt +7

Wash +7(buying half)

Pit -1

Happy Wagers!!!

 

10 - 16 YTD ATS (1-4 last week)

Not a good start to the year. Here goes.

Det +3.5
Indy +3.5
NE -3(buying half)
Clev +1
GB +3.5

Happy Wagers! I'm due for a great week.

YTD ATS 9-12(time to turn it around!)

Bears -4.5(this week's SF) This should be in every gamblers portfolio. Play of the week easily.
Clev +8.5
Carolina -2.5
Pitt-3(buying half)
Buff +10.5(buying half)

YTD ATS 7-9  
Last week 2-4(thanks to GB and Balt missing by half point. Doh!!!)

S.F. -4 - Taking the bait. Sometimes it just really is this easy. Favorite on the board. Big surprise.
NE -4 - In know NE has issues, but they generally own this series, and this is the perfect bounce back opportunity. More of a gut play, than following X's and O's.
Tenn +13 - Houston rightfully getting a lot of respect, but this is a bit overboard. Tenn perfectly capable of keeping this respectable. 13 is just too many here. Houston due for a slight or major letdown.
Oakland +7.5(buying half) - Still not sold on Manning or the Broncos in general. Divisional rivalry game that is often close, and I see Darren having a big day. Wouldn't be surprised to see Oakland win this outright.
Ariz -4.5 - Granted Miami has looked better than expected in every single game thus far. I think Cards D is a for reals, and Tannenhill gets his first really bad game. I just expect the Miami offense to give this one away no matter what the Zona O ends up doing.

Happy wagers to all!!!!!!!!!!

And one for Monday night. The "seems too good to be true" bet of the week: Yes I'm taking GB -3. With full respect for what Seattle is capable of.

YTD ATS 5-5              Last week 2-3

TB +9 - If TB can be +9 every week I'll be all over it. Dallas has three defensive starters out, and I liked TB before that news.

Det -3(buying hook) - Locker and Johnson are both busts. Tenn season is already over and Det just getting it together.

KC+9 - NO will win, but this should be competitive.

Philly -3 - Of course Philly should/could be 0-2 based on their turnover prone style of play. I think they will play a clean game for once and let the cream rise to the top.

Balt -1.5 - Yes NE isn't nearly as good right now, and will have to pick on the Dolphins and Jets to find a +500 record this season. That is, if that O line continues to look as porous as it has thus far. Not a good issue to be having heading into Baltimore.

Happy Wagers!!!

Thanks KktdocT. I've taken the advice of your picks before. Kepp up the good work.

YTD ATS(3-2)

TB +9 - Giants almost always underwhelm at home. TB is nowhere near as bad as people still remember them from last year. D Martin looks like a stud thus far and I expect V Jackson to have a number of big plays vs a suspect Giants secondary. Not saying TB wins, but I expect this one to be close.

Cleveland +7.5(buying hook -120) - These teams almost always play it close no matter what the talent differential. Weeden can't possibly look as bad as last week. Browns defense looked pretty good last week and I expect them to help keep this close vs an unexplosive Cincy O. T Richardson will also have a much better game. As long as Green doesn't go nuts and Weeden has two picks or less max, this one's getting covered.

Minn -3 - Minn skill position players have big games(Harvin, AP) Indy has trouble blocking defenders and if still dealing with offensive line injury issues. They had to sign a Buc's practice squad player this week as well as former Steeler Trai Essex. J Allen should have 2-3 sacks. No Dwight Freeney to help stop AP either.

Washington -3(buying hook -120) - STL have major O line issues. New center Wells is already out till week nine after breaking bone in foot, as well as tackle Saffold with neck injury. STL had an NFC low 14 first downs and 251 total yards last week behind a healthier offensive line than will play this week. Washington looks like they might have a sleeper D this year and RGIII isn't a one game fluke. STL decline continues.

Det +7.5(buying hook -120) - SF is very good, and Det is much better than looked last week. Granted this is a major challenge for the any offense, but if any team is up to the challenge, Detroit would be one of them. I just think ultimately this line is an overreaction in both directions.

As always, Happy Wagers!!

.Want to keep a record this year, but no time for writeup's.

Hou -13  - Most chalk on the board, but it's still not enough. I live near Miami and listen to this team getting broken down via sports talk all the time. They will have some bright spots this year, but this one gets lost by 20 at least.

Phil -9.5 - Eagles can obviously implode vs anybody at anytime. I think the Eagles O, even as unproven as it's been, will exploit the Bowns D(especially LB's), which include Fujita possible getting run, as well as a rookie undrafted free agent out outside. Brows won't be able to keep up ultimately. Short of three or more Eagles TO's, this gets covered.

Wash+9 - Just have a feeling. Admittedly no good reasoning.

Buff+3.5(buying hook) - I believe in this Bills D. Jets aren't as bad as advertised and Sanchez will have a respectable season. That being said, Jets should struggle early in season, and vs this revamped D and Fitzpatrick's struggles I believe were more injury related than anything last year. He should turn to form and the Bills have enough weapons when healthy.

ATL -2.5 - KC should be formidable this season. They had a bad preseason offensively, but have the weapons. I think if KC gets it going it's going to take a little more time, as they're behind the curve. ATL bounces back strong after last season's playoff embarrassment. ATL has lots of firepower ready to go. KC could keep up, but I'll put my money on ATL outshining them today.

Happy wagers everybody!!!! Feels like Christmas morning

Or at least not mentioned nearly enough during the "whose fault is it" debate. It's funny how millions of people can watch the exact same play 101 times and come to two totally different conclusions. Reminds me a little of the Nelson Cruz ball in game 6 of the WSeries, which I will always believe he misplayed.

I feel like Welker much more dropped this pass in what was not that difficult of a catch, as opposed to it being a shitty pass. Yet some observers insist that it was more of a terrible throw. Not saying it couldn't have been a better throw, but I believe the degree of difficulty of the catch is being vastly overrated. I'd say degree of difficulty was 6 or 7 out of 10. I even heard one talking head compare the difficulty to the Manningham catch, which I think is ludacris. That was 9 out of 10. Two pts somehow not made, the first most unexplainably.

1) Welker made the catch look more difficult than it was because of his height and the way he went after the catch. He turns his body counterclockwise in a reverse 360 fashion to go after a ball that was rightly thrown away from the safety and more over his left shoulder rather than his right. Why couldn't he have simply attempted to catch it over his left shoulder closer to the sideline rather than turing his body all the way around. Would it not have more or less fallen in the basket? It's easier for receivers to catch a ball over a certain shoulder depending on wheteher  they are right or left handed, but most receivers on any higher level are capable of doing this, including Wes. What am I missing here? Why has nobody mentioned this?

2) The ball was thrown as soft as could possibly be in that situation. Some are critizizing this, and maybe rightfully so, but I also believe that the "it was Brady's fault" people are acting like he threw a rocket that was hard to handle. This ball was as soft and managebale as it gets in my opinion. Maybe because it was so soft, it threw Welker's timing off, and that's why he went after it in such an awkward fashion. Nevertheless, when he says he makes that catch 1000 out of 1000 times, he's not falling on his sword for Brady, he knows he misplayed the ball in my opinion.

Not saying I'm 100% correct on this one, but I'd put the strength of my opinion at 75-80% in terms of uncomprimising.

Can anybody tell me how I'm seeing this wrong?

I hit WVU -10.5 2nd half. Legends canceled my bet. Of course WVU was up 11 in the 2nd half when they called the game. Sucks. Wondering if they hit people with loses that were ion the wrong end?

I can't/ don't want to pay a proxy to do the SuperContest. If I could do it online, I'd be all in.

Does anybody know of some other reliable contests to buy into involving handicapping the NFL with halfway decent payouts?

Any advice on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Carlos Marmol allowed a hit and four walks without recording an out. He's the first Cubs reliever in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) to walk 4 hitters and not record an out. He's only the third Cubs pitcher to do so in the Live Ball Era and the first since Geremi Gonzalez started against the Marlins on April 2, 1998. He threw 25 pitches -- and 18 of them were balls.

Just lost a bunch on that joke of a meltdown by Marmol and Quade. Granted you have to be a little nuts to bet on the Cubs, as they are on many given nights the worst team playing on the board. I was betting Garza tonight, and up until the 9th, all systems a go.

If you watch Cubs baseball on any regular basis and you had them on the run line, you knew you were fucked 2 pitches into the ninth. Could it ever be more obvious that a pitcher is totally lost with no chance of closing the game? Didn't hit 90 the whole time in the game, and throws 95% 85mph sliders all over the place for 15 or so of the sorriest pitches you will ever see from a closer.

A manager with even one testicle would have yanked him after the second walk on 9 pitches. Yet that gutless Quade has the audacity not to even get the pen rolling until after he walks the bases loaded. TOTALLY BRAINLESS AND GUTLESS. Reminded me a little of 2004 Grady Little leaving in Pedro waaayyy too long for game 7 ALCS. Much lower stakes, but same feeling of 'everybody in the universe knows this pitcher is worthless right now, except for the only asshole who can take him out of the game.'

Icing on the cake is that slob Marmol not backing up the throw to home plate, which box Soto missed because he still has his facemask on and can't adjust to a easy one hop that slightly changes trajectory off the grass. Soto should definitely not have that mask on. What a box!!!

Cubs lack leadership behind being sorely bloated with heavy salaries to an undeserved roster. Watching these assholes pop the ball up after one pitch AB's is one of the hardest ways to lose a baseball bet. Not working the count game after game is definitely the product of poor management.

Cubs and Quade were a joke tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm an idiot for taking them!!!!!!

That feels better.

Just lost a bunch on that joke of a meltdown by Marmol and Quade. Granted you have to be a little nuts to bet on the Cubs, as they are on many given nights the worst team playing on the board. I was betting Garza tonight, and up until the 9th, all systems a go.

If you watch Cubs baseball on any regular basis and you had them on the run line, you knew you were fucked 2 pitches into the ninth. Could it ever be more obvious that a pitcher is totally lost with no chance of closing the game? Didn't hit 90 the whole time in the game, and throws 95% 85mph sliders all over the place for 15 or so of the sorriest pitches you will ever see from a closer.

A manager with even one testicle would have yanked him after the second walk on 9 pitches. Yet that gutless Quade has the audacity not to even get the pen rolling until after he walks the bases loaded. TOTALLY BRAINLESS AND GUTLESS. Reminded me a little of 2004 Grady Little leaving in Pedro waaayyy too long for game 7 ALCS. Much lower stakes, but same feeling of 'everybody in the universe knows this pitcher is worthless right now, except for the only asshole who can take him out of the game.'

Icing on the cake is that slob Marmol not backing up the throw to home plate, which box Soto missed because he still has his facemask on and can't adjust to a easy one hop that slightly changes trajectory off the grass. Soto should definitely not have that mask on. What a box!!!

Cubs lack leadership behind being sorely bloated with heavy salaries to an undeserved roster. Watching these assholes pop the ball up after one pitch AB's is one of the hardest ways to lose a baseball bet. Not working the count game after game is definitely the product of poor management.

Cubs and Quade were a joke tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm an idiot for taking them!!!!!!

That feels better.

15 - 19 - 1     2011 posted              -18.1 units

Miami -8.5   4.4units - 4
I think they crush at home tonight.

LAL - 5   2.2units - 2
 They stay hot for at least one more game and come through on the road.

Happy Wagers!

15 - 18 - 1  2011 posted      -14.8 units

Slowly but surely climbing back from 0 - 11

Spurs are nowhere near the same without Parker. Heat should have plenty of motivation after their recent embarrassment. This one isn't too hard to pull on.

Miami +2     3.3 units - 3

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13 - 19 - 0   2011 posted        -17.9 units

Duke missing by a point last night hurt.

Seton -2.5          3.3 units - 3

Time to get a little back.

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