...yeah, you heard me. I have 25 sportsbook accounts. Some old, some new, none borrowed, some blue...and quite honestly...you should too.
In the world of sports betting, the guys who do this for a living or who are consider "sharps" will always tell you that everything is based on value. Great bettors bet numbers, not teams.
Closing line value is a real thing, and while it may not be the entire Mona Lisa, it is at the very least, her grin.
So I will ask you a question...if you're going to buy a car...do you test just have one you pick automatically without considering any of the the other options? Are you set on that SUV that gets 12 gallons to the mile? Or the one that has a double muffler that sounds like you're inside the Ford Factory in Motown?
If so, then you and your one local (who may be your only out) and is probably shading your bets to the side he detects you will go, are probably going to have (another) losing football season.
And since I don't give a rat's ass about how cool the car may be, or about how loud the muffler is...I want options. LOTS of options.
And that is how your ol' pal, Scarf came upon his 25 different sports wagering accounts.
Line shopping in the sports wagering world is not only an item on the list of important topics, it may be the one that is capitalized and bolded at the top of your list of rules for what are truly good practices for long-term success.
This is my passion...something that drives me to be better each and every day. I may make mistakes...hell, I've made TONS of mistakes...but there is no greater challenge than to know there is someone out there hanging a number on a game and saying (in his Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry voice)..."you don't have the balls or the smarts to beat my number.
Ever since I was 8 and betting my 3rd grade buddy, $1 a pop on spreads we took from the USA Today for ESPN SEC Super Tuesday Kentucky/Tennessee battles...all I've ever wanted was to do 2 things...1. GET AN EDGE and 2. JUST FUCKING WIN
So maybe some of you can relate to the feeling of wanting nothing more than to destroy the number...if so, why are you limiting your possibilities with only one book? Sports books come in all shapes and sizes...pluses and minuses and advantages and disadvantages. I would never have been able to do this (fund 25 books), if it weren't for the magical savior to the sports bettor...
Bitcoin.
Ah yes, the forbidden fruit that the government doesn't even truly understand (or know how to regulate) and the thing that can allow me to send 500k to China in 30 seconds if I wanted to. Bitcoin and understanding how to use bitcoin is insanely important if you take this hobby seriously. I spent 6 months just reading about bitcoin before I ever even made a transaction...I wanted to be cautious but optimistic and watched others, read everything I could find, and then 6 months late took the dive into the pool.
And today, I am Michael Fucking Phelps.
Bitcoin and its utilization allows me to move money from book to book within completely reasonable timeframes. Some books process transactions in 48 hours, some do same day transactions...and the newest bitcoin only sportsbooks process transactions INSTANTLY. I am constantly moving funds here there and everywhere as I scour the spreads and props and futures and all of the options I have available.
I have a good friend who I can talk about sports betting with who "gets it". Truly understands the markets, lines, line movements, and everything in between. I continually tell him the following as we are very similary in nature when it comes to sports betting.
If you hit 60%, you're going to the Hall of Fame. If you get your crotch kicked in on 2 out of every 5 wagers, you are Jerry Friggin' Rice. This hobby is HARD. And lessons come just that way, painfully and usually full of emotional entanglement at first....you either learn ways to get better at handling the rules of the (sports betting) game...or you retire...or even worse, get retired because you've run out of options, money or both.
So when I make and post wagers I make on this site, it may look like I am almost always getting a great number...and the reason for that is because I usually am.
I put the work in to find the best numbers because with the same passion I had at 8, I still want that edge...I still want to win. Just. As. Badly.
If you don't know how bitcoin works, you're not alone. I've tutored many people on the topic and am always glad to lend a hand to anyone that wants to learn...it doesn't take a Master's Degree to figure it out and once you learn it you will never go back.
So the next time you lose a game by the hook on a last-second touchdown...on a bad number that you didn't have to settle for but left yourself no other options but to take...look me up and we can talk...I'll probably be going lot-to-lot as I look at 25 different cars before I choose the best value.
In the world of sports betting, the guys who do this for a living or who are consider "sharps" will always tell you that everything is based on value. Great bettors bet numbers, not teams.
Closing line value is a real thing, and while it may not be the entire Mona Lisa, it is at the very least, her grin.
So I will ask you a question...if you're going to buy a car...do you test just have one you pick automatically without considering any of the the other options? Are you set on that SUV that gets 12 gallons to the mile? Or the one that has a double muffler that sounds like you're inside the Ford Factory in Motown?
If so, then you and your one local (who may be your only out) and is probably shading your bets to the side he detects you will go, are probably going to have (another) losing football season.
And since I don't give a rat's ass about how cool the car may be, or about how loud the muffler is...I want options. LOTS of options.
And that is how your ol' pal, Scarf came upon his 25 different sports wagering accounts.
Line shopping in the sports wagering world is not only an item on the list of important topics, it may be the one that is capitalized and bolded at the top of your list of rules for what are truly good practices for long-term success.
This is my passion...something that drives me to be better each and every day. I may make mistakes...hell, I've made TONS of mistakes...but there is no greater challenge than to know there is someone out there hanging a number on a game and saying (in his Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry voice)..."you don't have the balls or the smarts to beat my number.
Ever since I was 8 and betting my 3rd grade buddy, $1 a pop on spreads we took from the USA Today for ESPN SEC Super Tuesday Kentucky/Tennessee battles...all I've ever wanted was to do 2 things...1. GET AN EDGE and 2. JUST FUCKING WIN
So maybe some of you can relate to the feeling of wanting nothing more than to destroy the number...if so, why are you limiting your possibilities with only one book? Sports books come in all shapes and sizes...pluses and minuses and advantages and disadvantages. I would never have been able to do this (fund 25 books), if it weren't for the magical savior to the sports bettor...
Bitcoin.
Ah yes, the forbidden fruit that the government doesn't even truly understand (or know how to regulate) and the thing that can allow me to send 500k to China in 30 seconds if I wanted to. Bitcoin and understanding how to use bitcoin is insanely important if you take this hobby seriously. I spent 6 months just reading about bitcoin before I ever even made a transaction...I wanted to be cautious but optimistic and watched others, read everything I could find, and then 6 months late took the dive into the pool.
And today, I am Michael Fucking Phelps.
Bitcoin and its utilization allows me to move money from book to book within completely reasonable timeframes. Some books process transactions in 48 hours, some do same day transactions...and the newest bitcoin only sportsbooks process transactions INSTANTLY. I am constantly moving funds here there and everywhere as I scour the spreads and props and futures and all of the options I have available.
I have a good friend who I can talk about sports betting with who "gets it". Truly understands the markets, lines, line movements, and everything in between. I continually tell him the following as we are very similary in nature when it comes to sports betting.
If you hit 60%, you're going to the Hall of Fame. If you get your crotch kicked in on 2 out of every 5 wagers, you are Jerry Friggin' Rice. This hobby is HARD. And lessons come just that way, painfully and usually full of emotional entanglement at first....you either learn ways to get better at handling the rules of the (sports betting) game...or you retire...or even worse, get retired because you've run out of options, money or both.
So when I make and post wagers I make on this site, it may look like I am almost always getting a great number...and the reason for that is because I usually am.
I put the work in to find the best numbers because with the same passion I had at 8, I still want that edge...I still want to win. Just. As. Badly.
If you don't know how bitcoin works, you're not alone. I've tutored many people on the topic and am always glad to lend a hand to anyone that wants to learn...it doesn't take a Master's Degree to figure it out and once you learn it you will never go back.
So the next time you lose a game by the hook on a last-second touchdown...on a bad number that you didn't have to settle for but left yourself no other options but to take...look me up and we can talk...I'll probably be going lot-to-lot as I look at 25 different cars before I choose the best value.