Football Gambling Rules

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With football season rapidly approaching I figured I would lay out my own personal rules of betting in case you have gambling problem like me and your strategy isn’t working. I have learned these guidelines from other gambling junkies, bookies, sports book workers, and just plain old dumb luck types.

I lived in Nevada for five years. What a state! It takes you a solid good six months to a year of living there to block out mentally that there are slot machines in your grocery store. And I am not talking about mom and pop grocery stores; I am talking about chain grocery stores. Crazy thing about it, people would be playing them. Before you even think of accusing me as being one, I can honestly say I never stooped to that level. Thankfully.

I got my first taste of sports betting during my first football season living in Nevada. Boy did I like it. People can say that fantasy enhances a game because you have more to cheer for.  Want an even bigger rush? Drop a $100 on a team to win or cover the spread and watch how you hang on every play from the opening kickoff to the final play of the game. I have won and lost hundreds of dollars on a game ending field goal, made or missed, interception, punt, fumble, dropped pass or safety. It happens that fast.

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For example, do you remember this past Superbowl? Do you remember the pass that Russell Wilson threw to Kearse where he managed to magically pull it down, but didn’t manage to get it in the end zone? Well if he hadn’t been so stunned that he caught the ball and could have gotten into the end zone. Seattle fans would still be celebrating! Plus winner, winner, chicken dinner for me. It wouldn’t have mattered what New England did next. I would have cashed in a mere $10 bet for $560 dollars. I was going to make it rain like a NFL rookie at a strip club (not really but it sounded cool).

So let’s cover some simple guidelines to help make your gambling experience a positive one.

1) NEVER, EVER bet on your team! It is a double whammy. You never want to put that type of pressure on the team you love. Don’t bet for them or against them.  Just stay away. If they win the game, but don’t cover the spread, you will be mad. If they lose the game and don’t cover the spread, you will be mad. I can’t state this strongly enough! Never bet on your team!

2) Always take the home underdog to cover the spread, not to win. This is a common rule to sport’s book pros. They love the home team underdog to COVER the spread. Wait, just to make sure you are reading what I am typing, they bet them to COVER the spread not win the game. In other words, don’t take the Raiders to beat the Broncos at home. However, t it is a good bet they will cover the spread.

3) If you have to rationalize or convince yourself that a team is due to have a good or bad game stay the hell away from the bet! Nothing hampers a gambler’s thinking more than rationalizing things. After they lose you will scream loudly, “What the hell was I was thinking!” However, you will find yourself doing it again next week.

4) Take into account the history of two teams. Look back at what has happen the past couple of years in terms of score and it will be a great indicator of this year. I know this one will force you to hit the google machine, but in the long run, it does really help.

5)  Stay away from the popular games.  This is especially important at the college level. Each week there are over 50 games played in college football. Do you really think the odds makers have the time to accurately breakdown each game? No way! They focus on big money games, big name teams, big booster teams, and individual game such as a Thursday night or Monday night game.

6) Finally, and let’s keep this one between us. In a college game, if you don’t think the big boosters and the college coaches know the spread of their team when playing a creampuff,  then I guess you live in a cave and should just enjoy the view from your mountain top. Actually I can’t believe I just said that out loud. Move over hermit! I am coming to join you before I am assassinated by boosters from the SEC or anyone from the state of Florida, Oklahoma or Texas.

Good luck! I hope my 6 tips about football betting help you win some major bucks!

Saint Jimma

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What We Learned About The CFPR Committee

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So unless you don’t like college football or don’t like sports at all, you probably had an opinion about the first rankings of the College Football Playoff Rankings (CFPR). If you live in South Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio or Alabama, then you were very pleased with the rankings. I am sure there was some grumblings in Ohio, but overall agreement that it could be a good reflection. So what did we learn about the group selecting the teams. Here are some observations about them:

• They pay way to much attention to the AP 25 while ignoring it simultaneously. To place Alabama in the top four and Norte Dame knocking on the door is acknowledging that AP Top 25 rankings have meaning. They based it on who Alabama and Norte Dame have played and beaten or lost to. This would be fine way to look at it, but here is where it gets a bit screwy. Currently Alabama has beaten only one team ranked in the AP top 25. They also have a loss to one team in the Top 25 at home. So it is my estimate that they acknowledged the Top 25 rankings prior to this week and then ignored the rankings with other teams like Michigan State. Michigan State has beaten Oregon and Michigan both in the Top 25 and has 0 losses. So why are they not in the playoff picture? Why are they not at least knocking on the door? Because the committee chose to ignore the rankings when it came to Michigan State. Hey committee, you can’t have it both ways for certain teams. Please stay consistent.
• The second thing that was demonstrated was there was a learning curve from last year. This is clearly demonstrated by dropping Ohio State down to third instead of keeping them at #1. Last year Florida State, the reigning champs, held onto the number one spot all year because, they were the reigning champs and undefeated. Even though they were barely winning games on last second plays to lesser team. This year, Ohio State is following that exact same formula, but they got dropped down to the 3^rd.  The committee learned something and applied it. However, last year the SEC went 2-4 against ranked bowl opponents and their top three SEC teams all lost in the bowl last year. While the Big 10 went 5-5 and its top three teams all won. So what happens right out of the gate, two SEC teams are in the top 4, one Big 10 team and one ACC team. Once again, excluding a Michigan State team and two Big 12 teams.

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