Are we on for the $10 wager or not?
I say Jones is gone by 31.
Full Version: Yo, J_Cuz
He's currently trading at -135 to go in the first round... you trying to use me to low ball yer bookie?
btw xsv, I've already made money on tomorrow's festivities.
I got in on Alex Smith when he was paying +160 to go over Aaron Rogers.
I got in on Alex Smith when he was paying +160 to go over Aaron Rogers.
Bah, I dunno what any of that means. But I think he'll be long gone by the time we pick in the first.
Cuz,
You're a sick pup!!
You bet with the book on the draft???
The only betting I do on it is at the draft party when we predict time of pick, postion or player just to add some spice to watching it.
Glad there's a sicker puppy in the litter around here!!
You're a sick pup!!
You bet with the book on the draft???
The only betting I do on it is at the draft party when we predict time of pick, postion or player just to add some spice to watching it.
Glad there's a sicker puppy in the litter around here!!
So, vdoes that mean I win -$160?
If you "win" a negative amount, isn't that the same as losing money?
Hence, the joke.
Ah - makes sense now. I can never get the hang of how Americans bet with this -135 or +160 stuff.
Over here you'd get offered odds of say 5-1 where you get back your stake plus five times the stake as winnings. Or 4-6 where it's the stake plus 4/6s as winnings.
Over here you'd get offered odds of say 5-1 where you get back your stake plus five times the stake as winnings. Or 4-6 where it's the stake plus 4/6s as winnings.
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| I can never get the hang of how Americans bet with this -135 or +160 stuff. |
Are you referring to point spreads? Like Eagles vs Dallas and the spread is Eagles -35?
I can handle that, just means that it's evens we'll win by more or less than 35 points (bookies obviously love the Dallas draft).
It's the references above to +160 or -135 I don't get.
It's the references above to +160 or -135 I don't get.
| QUOTE (Eyrie @ Apr 26 2005, 05:01 PM) |
| I can handle that, just means that it's evens we'll win by more or less than 35 points (bookies obviously love the Dallas draft). It's the references above to +160 or -135 I don't get. |
+160 would be you would win $160 on a $100 bet (total $260)
-135 would mean you need to bet $135 to win $100 (total $235)
example
two people bet the same game, $100 on a game that has the home team favored -150
the bettor on the home team if the home team wins (-150) will take $175
the bettor on the away team if the away team wins (+150) will take $250
| QUOTE (nephillymike @ Apr 23 2005, 11:27 PM) |
| Cuz, You're a sick pup!! You bet with the book on the draft??? The only betting I do on it is at the draft party when we predict time of pick, postion or player just to add some spice to watching it. Glad there's a sicker puppy in the litter around here!! |
Not sure how sick it is placing a bet at better than even odds on the guy who gets selected 1st overall to get drafted higher than the guy who gets drafted 25th overall.
I look at it as getting paid for paying attention.
Thanks, Wingspan 
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