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clippers@ jazz again...last time LA covered ATS,this time at home will be the same story?not sure
 
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Quote Originally Posted by winchester:

clippers@ jazz again...last time LA covered ATS,this time at home will be the same story?not sure
The last game was played in Utah and the Jazz were the ones who covered . It was two days ago and we cashed on that
 
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I will wait for a better line,just dislike -9.5...
 
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Final:
DETROIT Pistons -3  (-110)    110$
 
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Quote Originally Posted by SportsMavin:

The last game was played in Utah and the Jazz were the ones who covered . It was two days ago and we cashed on that

oh wrongtyping...Mavin...now line is +9.5,why u pick so early today,it seems like u got strong confidence n feeling...
 
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just caught up on this thread 

keep doing what you're doing mavin, you're the man.
 
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Well, last night was very good for me.

Mavin, I'm, with you on Utah. I said I'd start betting against LAC.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by winchester:

I will wait for a better line,just dislike -9.5...
might go to 9.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by SportsMavin:

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DETROIT Pistons -3  (-110)    110$
hate to lay points with bad team, but here the books adjusted the line to make us bet the bucks. i usually dont bite but also
have difficult time to lay the points. but if i have to sure i take the pistons, they are playing ok right now.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by kevinkim:

might go to 9.

u r right,-9.0 now...btw,some bad teams can bring u profits,I mean some...yesterday,I BETTED on bobcats,then they just...u know...acted like a piece of garbage
 
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I don't profess to be any great handi-capper.  I am a gambler with handicapping tendencies.  I am not doing this for a living like SportsMavin, but I am also not spending all this time to not lose money.  I see a lot of people in this thread bet a lot of games and have trouble not making a play.  I can assure you long term, you will not make money like this.

The reason for the above is I wanted to share something with money management I started doing a few years back that has changed me from a gambling loser to winner (again in perspective-I am not looking to retire from this).  I carry two bankrolls. Call it a handicapping bankroll and a gambling bankroll if you will.  The numbers aren't important, but I decided to set aside 10% of my roll for action plays. The nights where there is only one game and I know the degenerate in me needs some action.  I am sure we have all spent hours looking over a Monday night football game and cannot come up with a side to play.  Rather than risking a regular bet, I tap into by 10% roll.  If me normal wager is $500, I am literally making a $50 action play on that particular game.

I want to be clear, I only use this secondary bankroll when there is limited to nothing else going on and I just want an entertainment wager.

Last night in this thread, I mulled over two games Bucks/Heat and Thunder/Rockets.  With the help and input of the folks here, plus my own research I came up with two theories.  From a basketball perspective, I loved the Thunder, but the line was telling me something different.  I did not make a play at all.  In theory, by not making a play, I lost an easy winner, but long term that type of bet will lose more than it wins.  

I settled on the Bucks as a solid play, both researching the basketball, public betting and line.  I felt I made a solid play and had an easy win (of course the 3rd quarter got a little scary), but if you watched the game, it felt like the Bucks were taking their punch and were ready to respond. 

The point of the two stories above is not to tout my gambling prowess, it simply isn't that great.  I wanted to point out, I DID NOT make the Thunder game part of an "action play," out of my secondary roll.  Again, that bankroll is reserved solely for limited action.  I had all the action I needed tailing SportsMavin's two plays and my one play (not to mention a few College Bball plays from throughout the day). 

I am not sure if this helps or if anyone even cares about the above, but I have enjoyed this thread and wanted to add a little something that really has helped me.  If it does great, if not read and move on.

SportsMavin, thanks again for putting together an informative thread that we can all use to make money.


 
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Quote Originally Posted by Old-Jax:

I don't profess to be any great handi-capper.  I am a gambler with handicapping tendencies.  I am not doing this for a living like SportsMavin, but I am also not spending all this time to not lose money.  I see a lot of people in this thread bet a lot of games and have trouble not making a play.  I can assure you long term, you will not make money like this.

The reason for the above is I wanted to share something with money management I started doing a few years back that has changed me from a gambling loser to winner (again in perspective-I am not looking to retire from this).  I carry two bankrolls. Call it a handicapping bankroll and a gambling bankroll if you will.  The numbers aren't important, but I decided to set aside 10% of my roll for action plays. The nights where there is only one game and I know the degenerate in me needs some action.  I am sure we have all spent hours looking over a Monday night football game and cannot come up with a side to play.  Rather than risking a regular bet, I tap into by 10% roll.  If me normal wager is $500, I am literally making a $50 action play on that particular game.

I want to be clear, I only use this secondary bankroll when there is limited to nothing else going on and I just want an entertainment wager.

Last night in this thread, I mulled over two games Bucks/Heat and Thunder/Rockets.  With the help and input of the folks here, plus my own research I came up with two theories.  From a basketball perspective, I loved the Thunder, but the line was telling me something different.  I did not make a play at all.  In theory, by not making a play, I lost an easy winner, but long term that type of bet will lose more than it wins.  

I settled on the Bucks as a solid play, both researching the basketball, public betting and line.  I felt I made a solid play and had an easy win (of course the 3rd quarter got a little scary), but if you watched the game, it felt like the Bucks were taking their punch and were ready to respond. 

The point of the two stories above is not to tout my gambling prowess, it simply isn't that great.  I wanted to point out, I DID NOT make the Thunder game part of an "action play," out of my secondary roll.  Again, that bankroll is reserved solely for limited action.  I had all the action I needed tailing SportsMavin's two plays and my one play (not to mention a few College Bball plays from throughout the day). 

I am not sure if this helps or if anyone even cares about the above, but I have enjoyed this thread and wanted to add a little something that really has helped me.  If it does great, if not read and move on.

SportsMavin, thanks again for putting together an informative thread that we can all use to make money.


 
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Just my 2 cents, today my system play is Dallas ML.
 
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I love both these plays...usually I would be hard pressed with anyone playing LA in LA but considering how Utah must be feeling after that loss and laying 9 points is alot....ex:minn vs phoenix game yesterday......which is why b4 the game i layed an extra 6 points to minn....and they covered

I'm also leaning on betting SA...Dallas has been struggling...Nowitzki looks a bit sluggish out the gate...hard pressed to bet 6 against a decent team at home that most years are a great home team.....Beginning of the year i know which SA team shows up for this one....right now makes it a bit tougher but spurs do have guys back from injuries to add full depth.....I might take SA what u think Mavin??
 
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I have Det-2.5 and Utah+10,
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Quote Originally Posted by Old-Jax:

I don't profess to be any great handi-capper.  I am a gambler with handicapping tendencies.  I am not doing this for a living like SportsMavin, but I am also not spending all this time to not lose money.  I see a lot of people in this thread bet a lot of games and have trouble not making a play.  I can assure you long term, you will not make money like this.

The reason for the above is I wanted to share something with money management I started doing a few years back that has changed me from a gambling loser to winner (again in perspective-I am not looking to retire from this).  I carry two bankrolls. Call it a handicapping bankroll and a gambling bankroll if you will.  The numbers aren't important, but I decided to set aside 10% of my roll for action plays. The nights where there is only one game and I know the degenerate in me needs some action.  I am sure we have all spent hours looking over a Monday night football game and cannot come up with a side to play.  Rather than risking a regular bet, I tap into by 10% roll.  If me normal wager is $500, I am literally making a $50 action play on that particular game.

I want to be clear, I only use this secondary bankroll when there is limited to nothing else going on and I just want an entertainment wager.

Last night in this thread, I mulled over two games Bucks/Heat and Thunder/Rockets.  With the help and input of the folks here, plus my own research I came up with two theories.  From a basketball perspective, I loved the Thunder, but the line was telling me something different.  I did not make a play at all.  In theory, by not making a play, I lost an easy winner, but long term that type of bet will lose more than it wins.  

I settled on the Bucks as a solid play, both researching the basketball, public betting and line.  I felt I made a solid play and had an easy win (of course the 3rd quarter got a little scary), but if you watched the game, it felt like the Bucks were taking their punch and were ready to respond. 

The point of the two stories above is not to tout my gambling prowess, it simply isn't that great.  I wanted to point out, I DID NOT make the Thunder game part of an "action play," out of my secondary roll.  Again, that bankroll is reserved solely for limited action.  I had all the action I needed tailing SportsMavin's two plays and my one play (not to mention a few College Bball plays from throughout the day). 

I am not sure if this helps or if anyone even cares about the above, but I have enjoyed this thread and wanted to add a little something that really has helped me.  If it does great, if not read and move on.

SportsMavin, thanks again for putting together an informative thread that we can all use to make money.



Good advice 
 
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SportsMavin, I've been keeping up with your every post in this thread like a 13 yr old girl hanging on every move Justin Beiber makes or something. Love what you do, and I have all the confidence in the world that you are a gifted handicapper with a lot of experience who is willing to put in the necessary work to be a long-term winner. I've only been frequenting Covers for two months, but between this site and the other ones that I have been visiting for longer, I will say that the chances of coming across a poster like you, who is willing to not only put the time in when it comes to handicapping, but also when it comes to posting, are slim to none, and so I thank you sir.

With all of that said, I would love to hear your reasoning for betting on the Jazz tonight. You and I have different styles of handicapping to be sure (I use a lot of trends, for example, and quite frankly don't pay a lot of attention to line movement), and I feel pretty strongly that that Clippers are the play tonight. But if there is anything that can cause me to be a little apprehensive, it would be a capper of your pedigree being on the other side.

The way I look at it, the Clippers have won 9 straight home games by an average of 18.8 ppg. The Jazz are not a good road team. The Clippers are hot as can be right now, and evidently they want to win the Pacific Division badly. Chris Paul seems to be one of those guys who just can't stand losing, and the rest of the team seems to be following his lead. I believe both teams will want to win, but the Clippers have shown themselves to be head and shoulders above the competition this year, especially vs. the bottom half of the league at home.

On the other hand, I just don't see too much favoring the Jazz. Would love to hear your thoughts. Good day, sir.
 
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Good luck Mavin. Win or lose tonight, you are a solid handicapper.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Old-Jax:

I don't profess to be any great handi-capper.  I am a gambler with handicapping tendencies.  I am not doing this for a living like SportsMavin, but I am also not spending all this time to not lose money.  I see a lot of people in this thread bet a lot of games and have trouble not making a play.  I can assure you long term, you will not make money like this.

The reason for the above is I wanted to share something with money management I started doing a few years back that has changed me from a gambling loser to winner (again in perspective-I am not looking to retire from this).  I carry two bankrolls. Call it a handicapping bankroll and a gambling bankroll if you will.  The numbers aren't important, but I decided to set aside 10% of my roll for action plays. The nights where there is only one game and I know the degenerate in me needs some action.  I am sure we have all spent hours looking over a Monday night football game and cannot come up with a side to play.  Rather than risking a regular bet, I tap into by 10% roll.  If me normal wager is $500, I am literally making a $50 action play on that particular game.

I want to be clear, I only use this secondary bankroll when there is limited to nothing else going on and I just want an entertainment wager.

Last night in this thread, I mulled over two games Bucks/Heat and Thunder/Rockets.  With the help and input of the folks here, plus my own research I came up with two theories.  From a basketball perspective, I loved the Thunder, but the line was telling me something different.  I did not make a play at all.  In theory, by not making a play, I lost an easy winner, but long term that type of bet will lose more than it wins.  

I settled on the Bucks as a solid play, both researching the basketball, public betting and line.  I felt I made a solid play and had an easy win (of course the 3rd quarter got a little scary), but if you watched the game, it felt like the Bucks were taking their punch and were ready to respond. 

The point of the two stories above is not to tout my gambling prowess, it simply isn't that great.  I wanted to point out, I DID NOT make the Thunder game part of an "action play," out of my secondary roll.  Again, that bankroll is reserved solely for limited action.  I had all the action I needed tailing SportsMavin's two plays and my one play (not to mention a few College Bball plays from throughout the day). 

I am not sure if this helps or if anyone even cares about the above, but I have enjoyed this thread and wanted to add a little something that really has helped me.  If it does great, if not read and move on.

SportsMavin, thanks again for putting together an informative thread that we can all use to make money.


 
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Quote Originally Posted by hellahigh:

just caught up on this thread 

keep doing what you're doing mavin, you're the man.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Maxbo:

Well, last night was very good for me.

Mavin, I'm, with you on Utah. I said I'd start betting against LAC.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by kevinkim:

hate to lay points with bad team, but here the books adjusted the line to make us bet the bucks. i usually dont bite but also
have difficult time to lay the points. but if i have to sure i take the pistons, they are playing ok right now.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Guaji:

Just my 2 cents, today my system play is Dallas ML.
Wanna elaborate on the system?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by melosjumper7:

I love both these plays...usually I would be hard pressed with anyone playing LA in LA but considering how Utah must be feeling after that loss and laying 9 points is alot....ex:minn vs phoenix game yesterday......which is why b4 the game i layed an extra 6 points to minn....and they covered

I'm also leaning on betting SA...Dallas has been struggling...Nowitzki looks a bit sluggish out the gate...hard pressed to bet 6 against a decent team at home that most years are a great home team.....Beginning of the year i know which SA team shows up for this one....right now makes it a bit tougher but spurs do have guys back from injuries to add full depth.....I might take SA what u think Mavin??
Need more time to see if SA is the play.
 
 
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I have Det-2.5 and Utah+10,
GL today
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