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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    Went with Rahm for the one and done...
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,065
    The Juggler said:
    Went with Rahm for the one and done...
    Rory for me
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,924
    Went with JT this week.  Almost a third of my pool went with Rory....hoping for a MC from him!
  • The Juggler
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    Indifference71 said:
    Went with JT this week.  Almost a third of my pool went with Rory....hoping for a MC from him!
    Off to a rough start for sure.

    I also spent about a half hour earlier putting in a bunch of dumb bets. Whenever I finish that I feel as if if I just blacked out or something. Throwing money away! lol
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  • Cliffy6745
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    Bad start for sure. Basically dead last. Almost backdoored a win last week but off to a much worse start. Figured everyone would go with him, and I am basically out of the pool already, but I can never decide if it's good to go with the top pick or try to snag a dark horse, not that Rahm or JT are really that
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,014
    You guys really shouldn't bet guys to win prior to or during the first round of a golf tournament. There's just too many guys. And you don't get good odds when you're betting on the "stars" of the tour like Rahm, Rory, or JT. Starting last year around the U.S. Open, I began waiting until at least the third round (usually the fourth) before betting, and then try to grab someone that near the top of the leaderboard. And I've had great success with it. More success than I've had gambling in the past anyway. 

    Take Rory for example. He's +3 right now as I type this and the leader is -7. People that bet on Rory will almost certainly lose. But not only that, people that bet on him didn't get very good odds to begin with because he's always one of the favorites. So what's the better bet? Betting on Thursday for someone like Rory to win the entire tournament? Or waiting until Sunday morning and grabbing the guy that's in like 2 or 3 strokes back. You'd probably get similar odds. Something in the +600 range maybe? But you'd only need the guy you bet on to have one good round, rather than four. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Cliffy6745
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    Mansplaining at it's finest!

    We're talking about a weekly pool, outside of what Juggler highlighted which he literally said was throwing away money
  • The Juggler
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    Ledbetterman10 said:
    You guys really shouldn't bet guys to win prior to or during the first round of a golf tournament. There's just too many guys. And you don't get good odds when you're betting on the "stars" of the tour like Rahm, Rory, or JT. Starting last year around the U.S. Open, I began waiting until at least the third round (usually the fourth) before betting, and then try to grab someone that near the top of the leaderboard. And I've had great success with it. More success than I've had gambling in the past anyway. 

    Take Rory for example. He's +3 right now as I type this and the leader is -7. People that bet on Rory will almost certainly lose. But not only that, people that bet on him didn't get very good odds to begin with because he's always one of the favorites. So what's the better bet? Betting on Thursday for someone like Rory to win the entire tournament? Or waiting until Sunday morning and grabbing the guy that's in like 2 or 3 strokes back. You'd probably get similar odds. Something in the +600 range maybe? But you'd only need the guy you bet on to have one good round, rather than four. 
    Schauffele is +3000 right now. You think you will have better odds on Sunday if he's in the mix?


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  • Ledbetterman10
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    Cliffy6745 said:
    Mansplaining at it's finest!

    We're talking about a weekly pool, outside of what Juggler highlighted which he literally said was throwing away money
    Okay well then maybe Juggler might find it useful. 

    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,924
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Bad start for sure. Basically dead last. Almost backdoored a win last week but off to a much worse start. Figured everyone would go with him, and I am basically out of the pool already, but I can never decide if it's good to go with the top pick or try to snag a dark horse, not that Rahm or JT are really that
    Yeah I'm struggling big time in my pool....think I'm like 5M back of the leaders.  But with all these elevated events this year, you can get right back in it if you get a winner or 2 or top 2-3 finish in those tourneys.  Used to save the big dogs for majors and players but now you have like 15 events to use the top guys.  
  • Ledbetterman10
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    The Juggler said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    You guys really shouldn't bet guys to win prior to or during the first round of a golf tournament. There's just too many guys. And you don't get good odds when you're betting on the "stars" of the tour like Rahm, Rory, or JT. Starting last year around the U.S. Open, I began waiting until at least the third round (usually the fourth) before betting, and then try to grab someone that near the top of the leaderboard. And I've had great success with it. More success than I've had gambling in the past anyway. 

    Take Rory for example. He's +3 right now as I type this and the leader is -7. People that bet on Rory will almost certainly lose. But not only that, people that bet on him didn't get very good odds to begin with because he's always one of the favorites. So what's the better bet? Betting on Thursday for someone like Rory to win the entire tournament? Or waiting until Sunday morning and grabbing the guy that's in like 2 or 3 strokes back. You'd probably get similar odds. Something in the +600 range maybe? But you'd only need the guy you bet on to have one good round, rather than four. 
    Schauffele is +3000 right now. You think you will have better odds on Sunday if he's in the mix?


    No but you have a better chance of winning betting on him Sunday if he's in the mix than betting on him now. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Cliffy6745
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    For the record, head to head, closest to pin, I find that stuff lots fun in golf and yeah, betting in the back half a tournament can be fun, especially if you had people that are out and it being a total wash
  • The Juggler
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    Ledbetterman10 said:
    The Juggler said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    You guys really shouldn't bet guys to win prior to or during the first round of a golf tournament. There's just too many guys. And you don't get good odds when you're betting on the "stars" of the tour like Rahm, Rory, or JT. Starting last year around the U.S. Open, I began waiting until at least the third round (usually the fourth) before betting, and then try to grab someone that near the top of the leaderboard. And I've had great success with it. More success than I've had gambling in the past anyway. 

    Take Rory for example. He's +3 right now as I type this and the leader is -7. People that bet on Rory will almost certainly lose. But not only that, people that bet on him didn't get very good odds to begin with because he's always one of the favorites. So what's the better bet? Betting on Thursday for someone like Rory to win the entire tournament? Or waiting until Sunday morning and grabbing the guy that's in like 2 or 3 strokes back. You'd probably get similar odds. Something in the +600 range maybe? But you'd only need the guy you bet on to have one good round, rather than four. 
    Schauffele is +3000 right now. You think you will have better odds on Sunday if he's in the mix?


    No but you have a better chance of winning betting on him Sunday if he's in the mix than betting on him now. 
    Gotcha. I don't put a lot on these initial bets but then I also place more over the weekend as well. 
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  • The Juggler
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    edited March 2023
    I like the live hole to hole stuff too...though its frustrating as youtube tv is always a little behind.
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  • Ledbetterman10
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    edited March 2023
    The Juggler said:
    I like the live hole to hole stuff too...though its frustrating as youtube tv is always a little behind.
    Same here on both fronts. 

    You may not recall but it was actually your recommendation in one of these threads that got me to try YouTube TV and I absolutely love it. Small grievances like it being a little behind aside.

    And NFL Sunday ticket is coming next season which should be awesome. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • The Juggler
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    Ledbetterman10 said:
    The Juggler said:
    I like the live hole to hole stuff too...though its frustrating as youtube tv is always a little behind.
    Same here on both fronts. 

    You may not recall but it was actually your recommendation in one of these threads that got me to try YouTube TV and I absolutely love it. Small grievances like it being a little behind aside.

    And NFL Sunday ticket is coming next season which should be awesome. 
    Nice.
    I am so excited for that. But they dropped MLB TV. Hoping it's added back before the season starts. 
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  • Cliffy6745
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    I have heard some pretty wild stuff about what YouTube is going to be doing with the NFL Ticket. It's going to be a pretty awesome product.
  • The Juggler
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    Cliffy6745 said:
    I have heard some pretty wild stuff about what YouTube is going to be doing with the NFL Ticket. It's going to be a pretty awesome product.
    Cliff, please share with the rest of us. 
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  • Ledbetterman10
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    Hopefully the CBS games are in 4K. Last season, only the Fox games were. They looked amazing. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,924
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Hopefully the CBS games are in 4K. Last season, only the Fox games were. They looked amazing. 
    The 4K stuff is the only negative about youtube tv.  It's $20 a month and there is barely anything broadcast in 4K.  I got it for a month during the world cup because all of those games were in 4K but there's not enough on a regular basis to justify $20 per month.

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