[Mike]

Hi
We will start this month off with a couple over at Clonmel tomorrow.
3.50 Lough Na Fouey @ 20-1 for 5 places
4.25 Like Ta Ma 125-1 (but we will be looking for an each way extra price in the morning)

[Mike]

Hi
This thread is a bit like playing ‘Snakes and Ladders’ just as you start getting somewhere you end up back at the start. 🙁 Of all the basketball bets to date I was never more confident than of last nights and was already planning my two pronged 4+ point bet attack for tonight and then the only quarter the Bucks lost was the first…lol.  However with the Trail Blazers 1st quarter win the spotlight now falls on Suds who is now on +1.95 and can split the bet first time up. I will have to go back to the start and go in again on 1 point as would RKay if he is not on Jury Service..lol.
I did have a question put to me over this thread and the Beat The Lotto (£) thread as to why we do the bets this way and the simple reply is, it is just a bit of fun. How you back these suggested bets is up to you most people do these bets individually and make a small profit. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi Suds
No worries the more the merrier, nice of you to try a basketball bet but I should warn you RKay is a Warriors fan so there might be a difference of opinion there…lol. 🙂
The only real rule is that if you win you must increase your stakes each time, you can split your first winning bet to get the ball rolling but after that you have to increase your stakes each time and cannot run more than two lines at any one time.
You can switch between sports any time you like (I know the Ospreys are playing this weekend) and if you lose you can just start off again but it must be using the standard 1 point start point.  🙂

[Mike]

Hi
Thanks for that Suds but I believe that is called a rookie mistake 🙁

No returns from either the bet or the ticket last week

Warriors -10.5 to beat the Rockets @ 10-11 (Basketball) Won
CLE Cavaliers +1 to beat ATL Hawks @ 10-11 (Basketball)
Wales to have the highest scoring half @ 7-4 (Rugby Union)
4.45 Kempton Quick Draw @ 11-10
Honda Classic Chris Kirk to win @ 7-2 (Golf) Won
West Ham to Beat Nottngham Forest and both teams to score @ 10-3

On the plus side with RKays basketball bet and my golf bet winning had we backed them as singles we would have turned a small profit so it was not that bad a day. But we really need that third wager every week to get that all important return. Hope you all come back this weeeknd and thanks for playing. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
It was a tough day at the office all round last night but I still have one bet running and it really has to be all in as I have used my +2 point option and the name of the game is to raise the stakes each time.
My running total is now +3.89 points which goes on a win double tonight on the following wagers which comes out at 1.27-1.  If this comes off it would take me to +8.62 which means I could then split the bet down again into two +4 point bets in the next round.
Bucks (-2) to beat the Nets in the 1st quarter @ 10-11
Nuggets to beat Rockets @ 4-25

If anyone wishes to join in or restart you just start with the usual 1 point bet. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
I will update the thread later when I have more time but this is an open question I need an assist with.?
Basketball is a new sport for me and I am still struggling with the home and away listings. Last night the Celtics game was listed everywhere as being a home fixture but was played at Madison Square Gardens.?
Now although I did not take the bet on, with the Celtics having a 24-7 home record it was on my list.
How do the listings work and are they subject to late changes… Help.?

[Mike]

Hi
It looks like RKay has thrown the gaunlet down tonight so its all or nothing. 🙂 I will go with the following two wagers both at 2.04 points.
Bet 1 CHA Hornets (-2.5) to beat the DET Pistons in the 1st Quarter @ 10-11
Bet 2 NO Pelicans v ORL Magic under 58 points 1st Quarter @ 10-11
We appear to be singing from the same hymn sheet with one of the bet options. Let’s once again hope one of us gets through to the next round as it is starting to get interesting.
The next round has to be table stakes (all or nothing) or a three point minimum bet. 🙁 🙂

[Mike]

Hi RKay
It would appear you were spot on, thanks for that. 🙂 It all gets a bit busy when I have more than three threads on the go at any one time. 🙁
This actually puts us neck and neck as we currently stand as listed below.
RKay +5.06 points.
Moi +5.08 points

[Mike]

Hi
Just a quick update and I will check in with RKay later but this is how I believe it now stands
RKay +5.06 points.
Bet 1 : 2.65 points on GSW (-2.5) vs MIN @ 10/11 Won
Bet 2 : 2 points on the double DAL (-4) vs LAL @ 10/11
POR (-9.5) vs HOU @ 10/11 Lost
Moi +3.65 points
Bet 1 1.57 points on over 55 points 1st Quarter Chicago Bulls v Washington Wizards @ 10-11 Lost
Bet 2 1.91 points on Cavaliers (-6) to beat Raptors at 10-11 Won

[Mike]

Hi
My Bet 1 wager tonight will be all 1.57 points on over 55 1st quarter points @ 10-11 in the
Chicago Bulls v Washington Wizards game.

[Mike]

Hi
Itstimetomoveon managed to grab seventh place but Tonys Pet fluffed his jumping and trailed in thirteenth, but we still turned a +2 point profit on the day.  🙂
This leaves us +6 points up this month with only two days to go. This means with nothing on the cards for tomorrow we are guaranteed another profitable month.  🙂

[Mike]

Hi RKay
That’s a bold move, 🙂
You can place bets up to half an hour before the game especailly useful in basketball as I have noticed the odds can be a bit limited early doors and the full options do not appear until quite late in some of the games. This is especially useful for me on days like today as I have only just got in myself. 🙁
I will update my bet 1 before 9pm looks like it’s going to be an interesting night. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
We are over at Naas today in the 4.10 and are going with the following two options
Tonys Pet 66-1
Itstimetoveon 66-1
But we are taking both of these on at 30-1 for 10 places.

[Mike]

Hi
RKay‘s Celtics wager came in and the Grizzlies won so both of our bets took another step forward last night but obviously due to my fluffed first bet I am a point down on RKay. Therefore I am thinking although we are both now in a postition to split our bets it would only be fair to let RKay also start a second 1 point bet off alongside his original wager.
So the state of play at present would now be.
RKay Bet 1 +3.65
RKay Bet 2 +1.00
Mike Bet 1 +1.57
Mike Bet 2 +1.91
RKay has not split any bets so can still split his original bet using any amount 1 point or more. I have already used the 1 point option so would have to use 2 points or more if I wish to split but do not have that luxury at present. 🙁
My next bet will be as stated last night and is 1.91 points (from bet 2) on the the Cavaliers -6 @ 10-11 to beat the Raptors.

[Mike]

Hi
I have been waiting for a price on tomorrows Cavaliers game to do my remaining 1 point in a home game double with the Grizzlies but cannot get any odds.
This means I will have to go with the Grizzlies -2.5 @ 10-11 against the Nuggets tonight with a view to a follow up bet on the Cavaliers when the odds are announced tomorrow.

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