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Nzoner's Game Room>Do you make money betting on sports?
TLO 06:26 PM 11-26-2024
Yes or no.
Feel free to elaborate.
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George Liquor 06:51 PM 11-26-2024
I'm profitable in the last 365 days but down maybe 1k or so since it has become legal in Kansas.

I'm very streaky. I'll go on runs where I hit 7 or 8 in a row and then I'll drop my next 5 or 6 bets. I had a string last spring where I hit on something like 23/25. I don't bet big, usually $40-$100 per bet.
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chiefzilla1501 06:56 PM 11-26-2024
Originally Posted by TLO:
MLB seems like it would be tough.
It was way too tough for me. Underdog hitters have impossible odds. Managers pull weird shit all the time like pull a pitcher who’s rolling in the 4th inning because of some weird analytics.

The best sport for me has been nba. But man these bullshit injury designations because coaches and players are afraid to play regular season games has made it much harder
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chiefzilla1501 07:01 PM 11-26-2024
Originally Posted by TribalElder:
Haven't tried the sports betting apps yet, it would be hard to stay up based on volumes.

I always see some random ass parlay post where 5 bucks is gonna win them 50k but I figure those are mostly bullshit 1 offs
Yeah that’s a dangerous game. I like to pull some of these for shits and giggles. Generally +1000-2000 is achievable. I had some fun with this with mlb home runs because if you hit one you can recover weeks of losses. But it is definitely something you tread very lightly on because these are way harder than it looks if you only see people do it casually
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Jewish Rabbi 07:35 PM 11-26-2024
I’m up about $20k this year. Worst year I’ve had since I started tracking 3 years ago. Gets harder and harder with books shutting down completely and me being limited on others.
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Bearcat 07:36 PM 11-26-2024
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
Yeah that’s a dangerous game. I like to pull some of these for shits and giggles. Generally +1000-2000 is achievable. I had some fun with this with mlb home runs because if you hit one you can recover weeks of losses. But it is definitely something you tread very lightly on because these are way harder than it looks if you only see people do it casually
I feel like that's my main barrier to betting... I care more about losing $50 than I do winning $50 (whether it's on one bet or across several), but then you use a phrase like "weeks of losses" and I'd probably be out of something like that before I even got to break even (much less continuing after that).

I feel like my wheelhouse would be putting down $5 on a 10k to 1 bet every once in a while.
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notorious 07:37 PM 11-26-2024
I did very well last year, got my teeth kicked in this year.

Pretty much the poster boy for "Even Steven"
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loochy 07:45 PM 11-26-2024
No.

It's a fun thing and I always lose. If you're seeing it as a money making opportunity then you have some problems and should seek help before you get out of control
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digger 07:47 PM 11-26-2024
just like with the lotto, you have to play to win... if you don't play, you can't lose...
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Rain Man 07:50 PM 11-26-2024
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
I feel like that's my main barrier to betting... I care more about losing $50 than I do winning $50 (whether it's on one bet or across several), but then you use a phrase like "weeks of losses" and I'd probably be out of something like that before I even got to break even (much less continuing after that).

I feel like my wheelhouse would be putting down $5 on a 10k to 1 bet every once in a while.
Pretty much the only gambling I ever do is buy lottery tickets, for just that reason. Regular gambling is a game where the odds are going to grind you into dust, and that's pretty much guaranteed. With the lottery, I get enjoyment out of imagining a big win even though I know the odds are ludicrous.
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wazu 07:50 PM 11-26-2024
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Okay, we may get some winners if we're including fantasy football. I can't imagine that more than one or two percent of people make money on the football gambling sites.
Sports gambling becomes legal in Missouri on December 1st. So by this time next year I think most of us expect to have made our first million. (Assuming Vegas still will let us bet on the Threepeat.)
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Rain Man 07:51 PM 11-26-2024
Originally Posted by wazu:
Sports gambling becomes legal in Missouri on December 1st. So by this time next year I think most of us expect to have made our first million. (Assuming Vegas still will let us bet on the Threepeat.)
A sure way to get rich is to bet on the Chiefs to win while also betting on their opponent to cover the spread.
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BWillie 08:01 PM 11-26-2024
If you do you are full of fucking shit.

I've been an affiliate for a decade. Almost all sportsbettors get the shit kicked out of them if they make enough bets.
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tyecopeland 08:02 PM 11-26-2024
I have money available to cash out on draftkings, fan duel and yahoo and I have never deposited to any of those, so I guess yes.
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BigRedChief 08:04 PM 11-26-2024
I’m up $400 for the year. I don’t bet large sums of money though.
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tyecopeland 08:10 PM 11-26-2024
I finished darts gambling challenge with 98,000 my first year and 76,000 my 3rd year. Went into super bowl week my 2nd year up and made some contrarian bets to try to win it which I wouldn't have done if it was real money. I did bust out the last two years.

But Id say my track record isn't bad. I have thought about starting to do some micro betting.
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