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  • GoYankeesGoGoYankeesGo Posts: 226

    What's this guy smoking?

    Rob Neyer,
    ESPN Insider Dodgers over Twins
  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>What's this guy smoking?

    Rob Neyer,
    ESPN Insider Dodgers over Twins >>



    The same stuff as anyone picking the old, decrepit yankees to win the world series.

  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    I see the Sox (White or Red) vs the Cardinals
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  • GoYankeesGoGoYankeesGo Posts: 226

    A few writers picked David Wright to win the NL MVP. That ought to put some smiles on Met fans faces.
  • JrMacdaddyJrMacdaddy Posts: 506 ✭✭


    << <i>ESPN Insider Dodgers over Twins >>



    I like the Twins as much as anybody but if you think they will win the world series, let alone their division you need help.
  • GoYankeesGoGoYankeesGo Posts: 226

    Well at least one person who posted in this thread thinks the Dodgers and Twims have as good of a shot as the Yankees.
  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The guys at ESPN can't even pick their noses.

    I see the Phillies winning the NL pennant. Of course by the end of April, I may have a different opinion image
  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
    20 different guys at ESPN making picks. Not much different than 20 of us here making our picks.

    Some of them made me laugh, though. Eric Chavez as AL MVP? image JD Drew as NL MVP? imageimage
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  • SouthsiderSouthsider Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭
    It's obvious that only Phil Rogers and Sean McAdam have any clue what's going on. image

    White Sox repeat!
  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,098 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>A few writers picked David Wright to win the NL MVP. That ought to put some smiles on Met fans faces. >>



    The just had a memory lapse and forgot about Mr Albert Pujols out here in the midwest. He will make his presence known again, and those media guys out east will wake up. Pujols will win his second in a row!

    Shane

  • aro13aro13 Posts: 1,961 ✭✭✭
    Some people simply make predictions to look all the more impressive if they are right. If David Wright wins the MVP somebody will point out the genius who picked him. When Pujols wins again, nobody will point out the guy picked Wright.
  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭


    << <i>Some people simply make predictions to look all the more impressive if they are right. If David Wright wins the MVP somebody will point out the genius who picked him. When Pujols wins again, nobody will point out the guy picked Wright. >>



    You're absolutely right. Not like they have to be right or accurate. It's like the weather.

  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭

    Here are the Vegas odds on winning the Series:

    Arizona Diamondbacks 100-1
    Atlanta Braves 25-1
    Baltimore Orioles 100-1
    Boston Red Sox 10-1
    Chicago Cubs 12-1
    Chicago White Sox 9-2
    Cincinnati Reds 175-1
    Cleveland Indians 14-1
    Colorado Rockies 300-1
    Detroit Tigers 100-1
    Florida Marlins 250-1
    Houston Astros 30-1
    Kansas City Royals 400-1
    Los Angeles Angels 13-1
    Los Angeles Dodgers 20-1
    Milwaukee Brewers 40-1
    Minnesota Twins 25-1
    New York Mets 5-1
    New York Yankees 7-2
    Oakland Athletics 13-1
    Philadelphia Phillies 30-1
    Pittsburgh Pirates 100-1
    San Diego Padres 40-1
    San Francisco Giants 23-1
    Seattle Mariners 60-1
    St Louis Cardinals 7-1
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 350-1
    Texas Rangers 40-1
    Toronto Blue Jays 30-1
    Washington Nationals 100-1


    These guys usually know a thing or 2 about a thing or 2.

    Only 6 teams have better odds than the Dodgers.
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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭


    << <i>Here are the Vegas odds on winning the Series:

    Arizona Diamondbacks 100-1
    Atlanta Braves 25-1
    Baltimore Orioles 100-1
    Boston Red Sox 10-1
    Chicago Cubs 12-1
    Chicago White Sox 9-2
    Cincinnati Reds 175-1
    Cleveland Indians 14-1
    Colorado Rockies 300-1
    Detroit Tigers 100-1
    Florida Marlins 250-1
    Houston Astros 30-1
    Kansas City Royals 400-1
    Los Angeles Angels 13-1
    Los Angeles Dodgers 20-1
    Milwaukee Brewers 40-1
    Minnesota Twins 25-1
    New York Mets 5-1
    New York Yankees 7-2
    Oakland Athletics 13-1
    Philadelphia Phillies 30-1
    Pittsburgh Pirates 100-1
    San Diego Padres 40-1
    San Francisco Giants 23-1
    Seattle Mariners 60-1
    St Louis Cardinals 7-1
    Tampa Bay Devil Rays 350-1
    Texas Rangers 40-1
    Toronto Blue Jays 30-1
    Washington Nationals 100-1


    These guys usually know a thing or 2 about a thing or 2.

    Only 6 teams have better odds than the Dodgers. >>






    here are the Vegas odds on winning the PSA League Championship


    Mint or Better 5-2
    Lost Coast Dart 7-1
    Bake McBrides Afro 5-1
    vegas athletics 5-1
    Number's Nimrods 7-1
    I Got the Runs 6-1
    Saber'sDen 9-1
    Team Bring It 8-1
    The Melon Omas 5-2
    GeorgeBrettsPineTar 3-1
    Team Disco 10-1
    zef204 8-1
    bri2327 8-1
    "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."
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  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭


    << <i>here are the Vegas odds on winning the PSA League Championship


    Mint or Better 5-2
    Lost Coast Dart 7-1
    Bake McBrides Afro 5-1
    vegas athletics 5-1
    Number's Nimrods 7-1
    I Got the Runs 6-1
    Saber'sDen 9-1
    Team Bring It 8-1
    The Melon Omas 5-2
    GeorgeBrettsPineTar 3-1
    Team Disco 10-1
    zef204 8-1
    bri2327 8-1 >>



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  • onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433


    << <i>



    here are the Vegas odds on winning the PSA League Championship


    Mint or Better 5-2
    Lost Coast Dart 7-1
    Bake McBrides Afro 5-1
    vegas athletics 5-1
    Number's Nimrods 7-1
    I Got the Runs 6-1
    Saber'sDen 9-1
    Team Bring It 8-1
    The Melon Omas 5-2
    GeorgeBrettsPineTar 3-1
    Team Disco 10-1
    zef204 8-1
    bri2327 8-1 >>



    I'm at 7-1???

    dude, did you see my pitching?? Add a zero on that bad boy.
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

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  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    Take the 30-1 odds teams for the series. The ChiSox were 30-1 last year at this time and yes I laid down $300 on them to win the series and $200 @ 12-1 to win the American League Pennant. First time since 1987 I got a bet right in Vegas on the sports book. It was worth the wait too. image
  • xbaggypantsxbaggypants Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭
    I've got $100 on the Jays at 30-1.
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>


    here are the Vegas odds on winning the PSA League Championship


    Mint or Better 5-2
    Lost Coast Dart 7-1
    Bake McBrides Afro 5-1
    vegas athletics 5-1
    Number's Nimrods 7-1
    I Got the Runs 6-1
    Saber'sDen 9-1
    Team Bring It 8-1
    The Melon Omas 5-2
    GeorgeBrettsPineTar 3-1
    Team Disco 10-1
    zef204 8-1
    bri2327 8-1 >>



    I want to know HOW these odds were produced image

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  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366


    << <i>Take the 30-1 odds teams for the series. The ChiSox were 30-1 last year at this time and yes I laid down $300 on them to win the series and $200 @ 12-1 to win the American League Pennant. First time since 1987 I got a bet right in Vegas on the sports book. It was worth the wait too. image >>



    Holy cow - congrats on your winnings!

    I like Oakland for 13-1 and Atlanta 25-1
  • ctsoxfanctsoxfan Posts: 6,246 ✭✭
    The wiseguys need to take another look at the PSA league odds - I am sure 8-1 for Team Bring It cannot be correct.

    I love the 30-1 odds for the Jays, I might throw some money on that myself. But, I have a feeling this could be the Mets year.

    1986 rematch - Red Sox vs Mets?
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  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭


    << <i>Take the 30-1 odds teams for the series. The ChiSox were 30-1 last year at this time and yes I laid down $300 on them to win the series and $200 @ 12-1 to win the American League Pennant. First time since 1987 I got a bet right in Vegas on the sports book. It was worth the wait too. image >>



    That was a bad bet. If you liked the Sox, say, to win it all, and they're 12-1 to win their division, you would have made a lot more money if you would have simply taken the division bet, then parlayed your winnings on the ALCS and the WS.

    Same goes for the NCAA's. NEVER take a team at 10-1. Instead, take them on the ML every game they play. If they go 6-0 your profits will dwarf what you would have made by taking a crappy futures bet.


  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭


    << <i>The wiseguys need to take another look at the PSA league odds - I am sure 8-1 for Team Bring It cannot be correct.

    I love the 30-1 odds for the Jays, I might throw some money on that myself. But, I have a feeling this could be the Mets year.

    1986 rematch - Red Sox vs Mets? >>



    Take the Jays to win the division, then bet all your winnings (and your original stake) on the AlCS and WS. It's a much, much better bet.
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    Boo, before the ChiSox last year, the last few WS winners came from wild-card teams so your method would not have worked.
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭


    << <i>Boo, before the ChiSox last year, the last few WS winners came from wild-card teams so your method would not have worked. >>



    Then take them to win the AL or NLCS and then parlay on the WS.

    If you do a search and check the futures lines for WS winning teams you'll see that in almost every case this method is superior to betting championship futures.
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    I agree that's true more times than not, especially since people often "hedge" their bet anyway should their team reach the WS. It's probably more true for NL teams since with exception of STL and maybe NYM, almost every AL team would be favored in the WS (the AL is better and the AL wins the all-star game every single year)

    As far as his was concerned, it is a counter-example. 30-1 for the WS is better than 12-1 for the ALCS... the 30-1 bet correlates to getting the ChiSox at +138 in the WS once they won the ALCS, I recall they were around -150 so doing the ALCS and then WS bet method you would only get around 21-1 odds for them.
  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A good friend of mine is a KC Royals fan. One gambling website actually has them at 5,000 to 1, and unfortunately for Royals fans it should be higher than that. My friend lurks here and I know he'll "enjoy" reading this...maybe it'll p*ss him off enough to finally post but he'll probably just curse my butt by e-mail - LOL

    30 to 1 on my Phils seems about right although I have seen it lower on some bookie websites.
  • Dallas88Dallas88 Posts: 746 ✭
    I got 3-1 odds on my team since I'm using McDougal as my primary closer!

    5000-1 is about right for the Royals.
  • iamthegreatcornholioiamthegreatcornholio Posts: 3,366
    FWIW, I was bored and compared Zef's odds with the odds at a larger site.

    The biggest discrepancy was the Cubs - 12-1 in Vegas but 46-1 online to win the WS - I guess the offshore books are banking on the cursed teams to win the WS streak ending at 2 in a row.
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