WEDNESDAY: SHIT SPECIAL OF THE DAY - Memphis Grizzlies +4 1/2 visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:35 PM EST plus one baseball game

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   I want YOU to make money!

 Everything on this site is total bullshit except one thing.

Winning! I pity the fool that does not understand that!

 CURRENT FUND: FUND 4          

Starting balance of $50,000

   Today's beginning balance = $59,329.19

Today's profit = $1,487.89

Today's ending balance = $60,817.08

This week's profit so far through Wednesday = $1,722.77

1% of the bankroll = $593

Thanks Shit!

NBA BET FOR 1% OF THE BANKROLL - SHIT SPECIAL OF THE DAY

$593 NBA 737 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES +4 1/2 VISITING THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER, 9:35 PM EST
Winner, FINAL SCORE: Memphis 88 Oklahoma City 84, profit of $539.09

"Shit Special of the Day: Memphis +4.5. Maybe I'm in the minority but I just don't see Memphis losing by more than 3 points if at all. In the playoffs they are 9-1 ATS and 7-3-1 as an underdog last 11 games. Also this year the only time they lost by double digits to OKC was when Rudy Gay was traded and Prince wasn't on the team yet following the trade. Also Durant is 1-3 when facing elimination. I think the best game was the last game and I don't see Memphis giving them a 17 point lead again. BOL"

MLB BET FOR 1% OF THE BANKROLL - FADING MR. AITCH IN BASEBALL

$593 MLB 912 LA DODGERS RUN LINE -1 1/2 +160 AT HOME OVER THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS, 10:10 PM EST
Winner, FINAL SCORE: LA Dodgers 3 Washington 1, profit of $948.80

Hondo (34-31)

"Hondo treaded water last night as he hit with the Rays against Lackey but missed with the Mariners because of the ineptitude of Furbush, aka Mr. Redundant. Thus, the debt remained at 190 garveys.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will tip his hat to a Nat — 10 units on Ross to show the Dodgers who’s Boss."

  Grading at lines above, about the worst lines I could find.

Of course, always shop around.

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SBMS Report Card

8 Week's Ago Loss (Monday through Sunday week) = $6,126.94

7 Week's Ago Loss =  $1,512.22

6 Week's Ago Loss =    $3,872.86

5 Week's Ago Loss  = $3,906.96

4  Week's Ago Profit = $1,829.64

3 Week's Ago Profit = $65.40

2 Week's Ago Profit = $493.95

Last Week's profit = $2,791.40

This week's profit so far through Wednesday = $1,722.77

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For newbies at sports betting - article I found at covers.com:

Oddsmakers don't try to predict the outcome of the game when setting point spreads. If a team is favored by seven points, that doesn't mean that the oddsmaker necessarily thinks it will win by seven points. The oddsmaker's goal when setting the line is to keep an equal number of bets on both sides of the game. The betting public's perception of the game can be as important as the actual comparison of the two teams.

Why do oddsmakers try to keep the action even on both sides of a bet? A bookie's worst fear is being "sided." This happens when many bets come in on one side of a game. If that side turns out to be the winning side, the bookie will lose a lot of money. Ideally, half the bettors lose, and their money goes to pay off the other half, who won, with the bookie taking the vig.

Oddsmakers are so intent on keeping the action even that they actually move the line in response to betting patterns. If too many bets are coming in for the underdog, then that team might have been given too many points, so the line is moved. Bets made prior to the move are still counted at the old line. Some bettors will make additional bets after the line moves, on the opposite side of the game. This is known as middling. For example, let's say the opening line on a football game is Tampa Bay -7; SAN FRANCISCO. A lot of people might think Tampa Bay will beat San Francisco by more than seven points, so they all bet on Tampa. The oddsmaker sees this pattern and moves the line, giving Tampa -10. Now, Tampa has to win by more than ten points for bets placed on Tampa to win. A bettor can place another bet with the new line, this time on San Francisco. If Tampa wins the game by eight points, the bettor has middled -- he's won on both bets.

Sometimes a single well-known gambler can force oddsmakers to move the line. When one of these gamblers makes a bet, a lot of people pay attention and bet the same way, because he has a reputation for winning frequently. This can draw so much action to one side of the bet that the oddsmaker must move the line.