I am not joking, I know someone who wants to lay 6,600 to win 200 on..

[harrington]

Marshall over UB ML. No way UB wins this game but for some reason I told this guy he is crazy. I have seen 28 point underdogs win games outright. It will not happen, trust me UB is the worst DIV I team I have ever seen. Is this guy F#*KING NUTS?????

 

[Journeyman]

Why not just take Marshall,lol...take em laying the wood. If it loses take em next week for 400...thats crazy! So what are the odds a 28 point fave loses? Something like 1 in 33, well for 200 bucks thats just nuts!

 

[harrington]

He might have been busting my balls but he says it can't lose and believe it or not he does shit like this 3 or 4 times a season.

 

[dif]

one of my best friend lost 6,000 on the cubs -game 6.

 

[dif]

6,000$

 

[TheFunkMonkey]

Why is he nuts?

You said it yourself:

"No way UB wins this game..."

"It will not happen, trust me UB is the worst DIV I team I have ever seen."

So your friend will earn 3% on his money for an automatic (according to you) win.

Some people NEVER bet big moneylines. But as far as I'm concerned, value is value. If you saw -7000 on the Packers against Grover High School, wouldn't the Packers be a good value?

 

[harrington]

Yes that is exactly his point.

 

[lakerfan]

If he usually bets several thousand a game I would say ok. If he usually bets a nickel a game, he might consider 660 to win 20.

I don't like the bet, but I reserve huge bets for when I have a huge edge AND I am getting decent odds.

 

[harrington]

He is a dime or two a game player but has an unlimited and very deep bankroll.

 

[Fishhead]

A win is a win....good luck

 

[JudgeWapner]

Don't care what the proposition is,could never lay that kind of juice.

 

[harrington]

I agree Judge, it looks automatic but laying that kind of juice is nuts!

 

[TTinCO]

I'm with the Judge. I can't do it.

I certainly understand the guys logic, and it is obviously most likely a free $200.

....most likely

 

[harrington]

$200 to this gentleman is nothing which makes this even more curious to me.

 

[oldmantime]

Consider a Credit Card company (bank) that gives some poor slob a credit card with $2,000 limit. The person has no assests (house) blows the $2,000 and files bankruptcy. Now a bank has VERY DEEP POCKETS! So they lay a 21% interest rate on the guy from the start.

Who's gambling here???

 

[RobFunk]

it is probably just the thrill of having that much money out on the game, but knowing it should win considering how bad UB is

 

[ChicagoCharlie]

Same people that bet 10k on a horse to show that pays $ 2.10. High success rate but a loser in the long run.

 

[Angelle]

That just doesn't make much sense to me.

 

[HacheMan]

Only 7-3 Marshall after 1st qtr........

 

[RobFunk]

journey is right though. just bet the spread to make 200 and go double or nothing. you can do that for like 5 weeks.