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  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    oh my Lord the Shane Smith experience again

    last one almost gave me a myocardial infarction and it wasn't even my bet

    come on boss, 5 Ks one time!

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 5, 2025 5:02PM

    "carry on."

    In other news from planet Krypton.....

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    perk's homie placing a phone call

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 5, 2025 4:56PM

    Nice to get the win wrapped up early. 👍

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now at 6 just to be sure. 😉

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I saw the o/u line for the game. One would of thought no problem for the over. It's uncanny how they get so close to establishing a line that gets so close to the end score.
    Reminds me of a bet I had going in the late 70's. Jets/Colts. Had the over. Needed 3 points in the second half. Not a point was scored all second half. Those beats you remember forever.

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 10,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    My buddy is riding Shane Smith again, he wanted to bet 3k on this but I got plans today so I can't swing by his store to grab the cash and run to the casino so he sent me what he had in his PayPal account to put in the bet for him on my app

    Hope this kid doesn't disappoint, last bet was against the Royals who just don't strike out much and now he is facing the Tigers who are 5th or so in the league in strikeouts so fingers crossed for him

    If you place a big bet for your friend and it scored really big, how would you handle any reporting IRS wise, if it came to that?

    Successful transactions:Tookybandit. "Everyone is equal, some are more equal than others".
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @countdouglas said:
    Not to be that guy... but just in case you didn't know, proxy betting for someone else is often frowned upon by the online sportsbooks and is considered by most to be a violation of their terms of service. It can even be considered illegal, depending on the jurisdiction... carry on.

    I appreciate that and I believe your right, but as long as you properly report the taxes and are not proxy betting for a minor I doubt they care all. that much really, a couple of friends run a bigger money book and have been doing it for years without a hiccup

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 5, 2025 6:17PM

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:

    @perkdog said:

    My buddy is riding Shane Smith again, he wanted to bet 3k on this but I got plans today so I can't swing by his store to grab the cash and run to the casino so he sent me what he had in his PayPal account to put in the bet for him on my app

    Hope this kid doesn't disappoint, last bet was against the Royals who just don't strike out much and now he is facing the Tigers who are 5th or so in the league in strikeouts so fingers crossed for him

    If you place a big bet for your friend and it scored really big, how would you handle any reporting IRS wise, if it came to that?

    I will go to the casino for larger bets, I won't put anything on my app that would be a tax ticket, I got a rich friend who is banned from the casino like my buddy who likes the MLB bets I posted here, he gave me 8k to put in a NBA bet because he was going to be in Florida during the finals and wasn't going to be near a casino and he won, the casino didn't require tax info because the amount win was less than the amount wagered, it was less than a 50/50.bet like he put up 8k and the winnings were like $5100

    Anything I do on the app it calculates the win/ loss and I report net winnings during tax season

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    I saw the o/u line for the game. One would of thought no problem for the over. It's uncanny how they get so close to establishing a line that gets so close to the end score.
    Reminds me of a bet I had going in the late 70's. Jets/Colts. Had the over. Needed 3 points in the second half. Not a point was scored all second half. Those beats you remember forever.

    I want to blame it on analytics but they been ridiculously close for decades lol

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Chiefs just weren't a good play in this loss tonight for reasons already mentioned.

    Frankly, I wish they had won this game. Now they are going to be even more motivated in the upcoming game against the Eagles. Any half-decent team certainly never wants to go 0-2 to start the season.

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @perkdog said:

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    I saw the o/u line for the game. One would of thought no problem for the over. It's uncanny how they get so close to establishing a line that gets so close to the end score.
    Reminds me of a bet I had going in the late 70's. Jets/Colts. Had the over. Needed 3 points in the second half. Not a point was scored all second half. Those beats you remember forever.

    I want to blame it on analytics but they been ridiculously close for decades lol

    I mentioned this before here or in another thread, that historically against the spread, the favorites win 49.9 percent of the time, and the dogs 50.1 percent of the time. It's always been known in most betting circles that if ya have to make a random bet on the spread, the dog is always a slightly better play.

    I'm not sure about the historical O/U. But I'd have to believe that one is extremely close as well percentage wise. Close if not almost exactly a 50/50 coin flip.

    From what I've observed this past year from following the bookies computer and the rest, the value if any is in the money line. Look at the Eagles game as a good example. Basically almost everything didn't go well for the Eagles in that game, yet the ML won, but the spread didn't.

    Yes the pre-game analysis can be that well the spread on a favorite is always going to pay more, sometimes a lot more if the ML is a short price. However what needs to be factored in is if the favorite doesn't beat the spread, you lose all your capital on that wager. A ML win and you not only keep your capital, but make some profit as well.

    That's my 2 mils of a cent analysis, perhaps not even worth that. LOL

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @stevek said:
    Okay, I'm a glutton for punishment. I admit it.

    I'm calling Penn State -42.5 on Saturday.

    Which happens to be the exact same spread as their previous game, when they failed to cover in the last 25 seconds.

    I figure every team deserves a second chance. 😉

    Penn State only ahead 10-0 at halftime. Maybe some day I'll learn not to call the favorite on these huge spreads.

    Penn State needs 5 touchdowns in the second half to cover. That being said, they will probably score 4 touchdowns, and irritate me even more. 😒

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    halftime report (5 out of 10 games complete) and my fav bet of all time is still alive

    Kennesaw State (+56.5)......................Indiana 56, Kennesaw State 9

    Utah State (+53)..................................Texas A&M 44, Utah State 22

    Florida International (+62.5)..............Penn State 34, Florida International 0

    Kent State (+69.5)................................Texas Tech 62, Kent State 14

    San Jose State (+58)............................Texas 38, San Jose State 7

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 said:
    halftime report (5 out of 10 games complete) and my fav bet of all time is still alive

    Kennesaw State (+56.5)......................Indiana 56, Kennesaw State 9

    Utah State (+53)..................................Texas A&M 44, Utah State 22

    Florida International (+62.5)..............Penn State 34, Florida International 0

    Kent State (+69.5)................................Texas Tech 62, Kent State 14

    San Jose State (+58)............................Texas 38, San Jose State 7

    One of the first blow-out scores I saw earlier today was that Florida State game. I had an uh-oh moment for ya, looked at your picks, and was glad that wasn't one of them.

  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    0-2 so far for me in football after coming back from my hissed-off vacation.

    Belichick better win this dam ML call for me tonight, or I might go back on vacation again. But this time only maybe for a week. LOL

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i've got Troy getting 52.5 and they're beating Clemson 16-0

    i think i can safely check that box

    it's going to come down to the 4 night games

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 6, 2025 8:32PM

    Troy (+52.5).....................Clemson 27, Troy 16

    Louisiana Tech (+58)..........LSU 23, Louisiana Tech 7

    Ball State (+63.5)..............Auburn 42, Ball State 3

    UL Monroe (+56)..............Alabama 73, UL Monroe 0

    Akron (+55).......................Nebraska 68, Akron 0

    you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,927 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @galaxy27 said:
    Troy (+52.5).....................Clemson 27, Troy 16

    Louisiana Tech (+58)..........LSU 23, Louisiana Tech 7

    Ball State (+63.5)..............Auburn 42, Ball State 3

    UL Monroe (+56)..............Alabama 73, UL Monroe 0

    Akron (+55).......................Nebraska 68, Akron 0

    I did a double take and was ecstatic you didn't take whoever was playing Florida State then saw this ugliness

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