Question for board / Re: Poll Results
RightAngle
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According to the poll results above, over 30% of the voters believe that 15%-30% of professional games or MORE are fixed by players, officials, coaches, or other.
So I have to ask, why would anyone who thinks this way bet on sports? 10% juice plus 15-30%+ fixed games is ton of disadvantage to overcome!
Assuming you go 50% on fixed games, you'd have to hit over 54% on non-fixed games just to break even!
Edward
So I have to ask, why would anyone who thinks this way bet on sports? 10% juice plus 15-30%+ fixed games is ton of disadvantage to overcome!
Assuming you go 50% on fixed games, you'd have to hit over 54% on non-fixed games just to break even!
Edward
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Or of course, they are in the actual fix, which would be very profitable of course!!
Long term 54% is considered a very good capper, 55% and above is considered world class.
Keep in mind that at -110 you have to hit 52.4% of games just to break even, and that is if none of the games have a predetermined (fixed) outcome.
The 10% vig is hard enough to overcome by itself, but IF 15-30% of games have a predetermined outcome as well, which many on this board seem to believe, then you have to be a very good capper just to break even, and a world class capper to make any money.
Edward
it has been posted here on our BT also---SPOILED--i personally don't play the nba till playoff time---and i'm as a big a"deviate" as anyone here---(smile)
even if every single game was fixed, you still have a 50-50 shot of picking the right side. theres not many types of bets where you have a 50 percent shot of winning. Am not talking about juice or any of that, just that you still have a 50 percent chance of hitting the same side the refs might be on.
Lets put it this, if games are fixed or not it doesnt really matter cause nobody really knows whos gonna win anyways.
GL....
Eddie
The one factor not discussed here is the one thing (and only thing) that the bettor totally controls - the number of units with each wager. A good money management system will win many units with 50% or less wins. For example, Ed, over the last couple of years that I've been with you (including some free picks) your outstanding picks have hit 69-41 for a fantastic 63% winning edge. But with a good money management system, this produced almost 100 units adding to the already great value of your service. I guess another example is what I've posted on this forum. I'm currently 43-19 with 24 more wins than losses. But, I'm at plus 67 Units which is more than the total games posted here, including losses, which means that my money management system has produced over one positive unit for every game wagered - win or lose.
Big Dog
The biggest advantage the bettors have over the books is the ability to PASS! Bettors can pick and choose their spots.