Daniel,
Appreciate the advice, but Jonathan is right.. There is a rule of thumb in this industry, and that is to never advertise your scalps because of many reasons.. First, books read these sites, and when Carib comes in and sees this, they will know who you are immediately, then never make them +120 again, OR boot you, and you will lose your daily gold mine of scalps. And secondly, even if you did say you got them at +120, most books move their lines accordingly, so the +120 will no longer be available anymore, so it's useless to even post it. And even if they do keep it still at +120, you do not want 23 guys betting into that number, as it will only hurt you in the long run.
Appreciate the advice, but Jonathan is right.. There is a rule of thumb in this industry, and that is to never advertise your scalps because of many reasons.. First, books read these sites, and when Carib comes in and sees this, they will know who you are immediately, then never make them +120 again, OR boot you, and you will lose your daily gold mine of scalps. And secondly, even if you did say you got them at +120, most books move their lines accordingly, so the +120 will no longer be available anymore, so it's useless to even post it. And even if they do keep it still at +120, you do not want 23 guys betting into that number, as it will only hurt you in the long run.
actually... it's hard to scalp on the internet.. sportsbooks online are so sharp now, a wise-guy move occurs, litterally all the sportsbooks change their lines within seconds. some even turn the bet offline.
the ideal scalp is to do them to locals.
as locals are slow to react to wise-actions.
but after you burn them for a few times, they'll kick you out! lol
the ideal scalp is to do them to locals.
as locals are slow to react to wise-actions.
but after you burn them for a few times, they'll kick you out! lol
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lurkerforages:
amazing that not one person mentioned you make more money playing the weak number only?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Lurker, that is a silly comment. Of course betting the best number is more profitable over the long haul, but it is also much more riskier. Maybe Danny May would rather guarantee himself 130 a day than take the chance of having 4 straight bad weeks and drop 14 dimes by playing the best possible price. Don't say that's not possible either? Maybe Danny May doesn't have deep pockets to gamble and is only scalping now to build a bankroll for the future. You need money to gamble, and you need to want to risk that money too. Maybe he doesn't want to risk it and prefers to make a smaller return, but a guaranteed return by scalping, rather than make a mathematically larger return, yet risk your money gambling and have that chance of possibly losing..
It boils down to this..
Would you rather make 5% by risking it gambling.
OR
Would you rather make 2% and not risk anything and make money everyday no matter who wins or loses.
call me nuts, but I think 90% would choose the latter. You might make less, but at least you can sleep better every night knowing you will win and not have to stress yourself out over a bad streak where you can't win a game and worry about paying your bills when you have 3 straight 2-13 days and drop 13 dimes in a week, instead of winning 1500 a week scalping..
amazing that not one person mentioned you make more money playing the weak number only?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Lurker, that is a silly comment. Of course betting the best number is more profitable over the long haul, but it is also much more riskier. Maybe Danny May would rather guarantee himself 130 a day than take the chance of having 4 straight bad weeks and drop 14 dimes by playing the best possible price. Don't say that's not possible either? Maybe Danny May doesn't have deep pockets to gamble and is only scalping now to build a bankroll for the future. You need money to gamble, and you need to want to risk that money too. Maybe he doesn't want to risk it and prefers to make a smaller return, but a guaranteed return by scalping, rather than make a mathematically larger return, yet risk your money gambling and have that chance of possibly losing..
It boils down to this..
Would you rather make 5% by risking it gambling.
OR
Would you rather make 2% and not risk anything and make money everyday no matter who wins or loses.
call me nuts, but I think 90% would choose the latter. You might make less, but at least you can sleep better every night knowing you will win and not have to stress yourself out over a bad streak where you can't win a game and worry about paying your bills when you have 3 straight 2-13 days and drop 13 dimes in a week, instead of winning 1500 a week scalping..
i started out with 100% scalping but now less than 20% of my profits are scalps.
Scalps are not always risk-free due to stuff like tennis injuries, postponements, different rules at different books, and so on.
But my scalping did make me aware of which book is likely to be weak on which line. So I can make money in sports I know nothing about just by knowing which books have decent cappers and which not.
In answer to the question a risk-free 2% or a risky 5% the answer is - in my view - if you are disciplined at the level of risks you are taking on then the 5% is the way to go.
I have losing weeks but never losing months. I NEVER chase losses by increasing my stakes after a loss. I know many posters here will bash me and doubt this, but it is true.
NEVER. NEVER.
When you know you have an edge, chasing is the only way you can lose your bankroll in the long run. Someimtes it takes me 2 weeks to recover what I lost in a bad week, but I am still in there in the fourth week ready to hit those soft lines.
Scalps are not always risk-free due to stuff like tennis injuries, postponements, different rules at different books, and so on.
But my scalping did make me aware of which book is likely to be weak on which line. So I can make money in sports I know nothing about just by knowing which books have decent cappers and which not.
In answer to the question a risk-free 2% or a risky 5% the answer is - in my view - if you are disciplined at the level of risks you are taking on then the 5% is the way to go.
I have losing weeks but never losing months. I NEVER chase losses by increasing my stakes after a loss. I know many posters here will bash me and doubt this, but it is true.
NEVER. NEVER.
When you know you have an edge, chasing is the only way you can lose your bankroll in the long run. Someimtes it takes me 2 weeks to recover what I lost in a bad week, but I am still in there in the fourth week ready to hit those soft lines.
