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Good and bad bets

September 27th 2009 12:33
I’d like to talk about good and bad bets. An example of the best bet you can make is “I’ll bet you the world will not end today”. If you loose, who cares! A Good bet is on the result of a football game that will be played today. Even with the vig you still THINK you know what you are doing, and it is fun if you win. (Notice I didn’t say parlays).

A Bad bet is any bet made in a bar. When someone says he can do something, no matter how outrageous it sounds, believe me if he is putting up money, he can do it. For example if I say I can put 22 dimes in a shot glass that is already full to the top with water, without it overflowing, I can. I’ve done 30. (Just slide the edge of the dimes in the water one at a time without letting your fingers touch the water).

Please send us your crazy bet stories. Also, no one has answered the trivia question last week. The first person to answer receives a free week of picks from www.theprofootballsystem(No obligation, no payment).
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Week 1

September 19th 2009 14:00
Well week 1 is over with almost no upsets,except for Arizona, . This is very unusual for the first week. Usually some team takes everyone by surprise like the first year the Texans were in the league. They played the Dolphins who were coming off a good year so the Dolphins were giving the Texans about 17 points.

You know the result, the Texans won outright. A survival pool I was in lost 50 of 100 people. This year the same pool had 102 people in it. Only 7 people lost.

Please let us know your opinion of the biggest upsets ever.

Trivia question for this week: Where did the use of the word "upset" come from for sports.
1st person to respond with the correct answer gets week 3 on www.theprofootballsystem.com free.
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Definition and origin of betting terms

September 13th 2009 13:21
Beard – A friend or someone used to place a bet to conceal the true identity of the wagerer.

Bookie – Someone who takes bets. Origin of the word: In the 18th century upper class Englishmen who belonged to clubs would make wagers with each other. The drinking that also accompanied these wagering events would result in numerous arguments about who bet what. Eventually someone started keeping a book with wagers listed. When organized influences came on the scene they looked for a better term to let people know they were accepting bets. They used the club term “making a book”, which became shortened to bookmaking and then bookie.

Buck – Betting term for a $100 wager.

Dime - Betting term for a $1,000 wager.

Dog – Also known as Underdog, meaning the team that is most likely to lose a game. Also referred to as a puppy.

Juice – Another term for vigorish or vig (see vig)

Nickel - Betting term for a $500 wager.

Parlay – A bet in which the bettor picks two or more teams to win. Both teams must win or cover in order for the bettor to win.

Price – Betting term for the point spread or odds.

Prop Bet – Officially known as a proposition bet. A betting term for a special wager offered by the sports book on unique and various topics. These bets can be on sporting events, politics, and even trial verdicts.

Runner – A person who places bets for someone else when it comes to sports betting.
Sportsbook - a company that accepts bets.

Spread - The predicted scoring differential between two opponents as quoted by a bookie.

Straight bet - betting term for a wager on just one team.

Straight-up- Winning the game without regard to the pointspread.

Teaser - A type of parlay in which you adjust the point spread or total of each individual play. This moving of the point spread lowers pay off of the bet.

Vig – Derived from the word vigorish which is the charge taken on bets by a bookie. It is believed to be derived from the Russian word for winnings (vyigrysh).

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Welcome to Pro Football Betting

September 9th 2009 02:29
Hello,

I have created this site to help guide people through the world of pro football betting (that’s American football for all of my European friends). I will be posting from time to time on subjects ranging from what types of bets can be made, the history of betting, betting systems, and numerous other areas related to betting on professional football. It is that time of year again people, so let’s get ready for some FOOTBALL


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on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs...Was Actually Good.

September 19th 2009 14:05


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Gad to hear this was good. I am going to see it with the family today. I didn't know there was a children's book. I'll have to look it up for the kids.

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on Who is the ultimate James Bond?

September 15th 2009 00:02


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I agree with you Mr. Nice Guy. Tough choice between Connery and Craig. Connery is still king, but with Craig having a couple of more to go, there is some potential.

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