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Highly Selective - Highly Profitable NBA Playoff Action
- Thread starter Green17
- Start date
Tuesday 6-9-09
Orlando -3.5 WIN
Although I got this line early at -3.5, the general consensus was that -4 was more widely available without buying the half point.
Because of that, I will grade this as a push for record keeping purposes.
NBA Playoff Record (updated through 6-10-09)
6-3-3
Although I got this line early at -3.5, the general consensus was that -4 was more widely available without buying the half point.
Because of that, I will grade this as a push for record keeping purposes.
NBA Playoff Record (updated through 6-10-09)
6-3-3
Although grading this a push is admirable, you diminish the fact that highly selective and highly profitable bets are also a result of betting the right number. If you are going to go with the favorite you need to bet early, -3.5 like you did when you posted on Monday, -3.5 was widely available on Monday.
The -4 was taking the worst of it late Tuesday and a push was the penalty that you paid for not being on the ball.
You posted -3.5 when it was widely available. I think the bet should be graded a winner.
Oh wait never mind, I see you also did the opposite, Houston+8. it moved to +9 and when it went to +9 and you used that number.
For record keeping purposes post one number. If it moves too bad, you have to adhere to the number you posted, it avoids all kinds of problems.
Post Favs lines early and Dog lines late.
Thanks Razor.
On the Houston game the number did not play a factor. I was more available to the computer and followed the lines more closely as there was more NBA action going on at that time. This time though, it's the only game in town, NBA wise, and so I didn't follow it as closely. Bet it when it came out and posted it but saw yesterday prior to the game that it was -4 most everywhere. Even then, I would have bought the hook myself, but certainly didn't want to post it with a -3.5, -120 after the fact. Thanks again.
On the Houston game the number did not play a factor. I was more available to the computer and followed the lines more closely as there was more NBA action going on at that time. This time though, it's the only game in town, NBA wise, and so I didn't follow it as closely. Bet it when it came out and posted it but saw yesterday prior to the game that it was -4 most everywhere. Even then, I would have bought the hook myself, but certainly didn't want to post it with a -3.5, -120 after the fact. Thanks again.
