Month: June 2014

Sunday

Posted in Baseball - 2014/06/01 - 0 Comment

No plays today following our loss with Arizona last night.  They failed to score which makes it difficult to win.  There were two options today, Washington who is already underway hosting Texas, was a pass because of the low total (6.5) and Seattle was popping up as a option at home to Detroit because of some weird line moves that have now sorted themselves out.  Our home underdog and small favorite subset has not been doing well across all of baseball so far this season and I’m starting to question if it’s only or primarily randomness.  The good news has been the occasional total to fall back on.

More tomorrow and good luck to Sean.

Survivor

Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, UFC - 2014/06/01 - 0 Comment

Pretty good day for me yesterday, despite me losing the Thunder bet (I ended up being quartered as I also too the over, but missed teaser/line/ml).  The buzz in the WSOP at the end of the game was kinda neat though.  Of the many moments that you take away from Vegas, the random guy going, “YEAH!” at any time for the various result he is desiring is truly a great, positive, human feeling of elation, relief, and joy.  Who needs shrinks and prozacs when you have miracle cover run good to turn that frown upside down!  I will say: I abhor the cigarette culture here.  I’m surrounded by cig butt ash no matter where I go, which in a sense is a fun ironic metaphor for the ashes of the millions of dollars being set on fire in Vegas, ON A DAILY basis.

For yesterday, I went 3-1: missing the White Sox at +105…..but hit a UFC play (CB Dollaway +150), the Orioles at +110, the Athletics at -120, and those 3 in a parlay that paid out 10 to win 127.  I also made it to Day 2 of the WSOP Millionaire Maker NLHE tournament with 18.2k in chips.  Not bad for a “day”s work”.

Things I like today:

Blackhawks/Kings Under 5 at -105 (Game 7, I expect the best from these two goalies)

Blue Jays/Royals Under 8.5 -110 (Buerhle has pitched well lately)

Cubs +128

Giants +100

A’s -142 (I might also look at taking them winning the AL at some point, they are due.   I’ll need to look at this more, and hope I won’t be able to because that will mean I am still playing poker or $1.3 million dollars)

Leave you with this interesting nugget on Spurs futures for the title: