# NFL Sports Betting Contest/Exhibition : 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 6, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165 "2013-09-06T10:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/21 "2013-09-11T22:01:04Z")
Loss $400 Browns -1 1.877 $200 ATL +3.5 1.885 $100 MIN ML 2.86 $100 CLE-1; MIA/CLE OVER 40.5; TEN+6 7.0 5 point 6 team teaser. CLE +5, MIA/CLE OVER 34.5, TEN +12, OAK+17, SEA+3, NE -3.5 Win $200 TEN +6 1.943 – 389 $200 SEA -3 1.962 – 392 $100 CIN+3; CIN/CHI OVER 42; OAK+11 7.0 – CIN+3 is a tie, reverts to 2 team parlay at 3.64 – 364 Total wagered 1300 Total won (gross, including return of wager) 1145 Net -155 ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/22 "2013-09-14T02:59:11Z")
Bet Sheet #2 > [@VarlosZ](#): > > $200 Chargers +289 > $100 Buffalo +124 > $200 San Fran +125 > > $200 St. Louis +7 -119 > > $300 Jets/Pats o43.5 +100 > $300 Skins/Packers o49.5 -105 Adding: $300 Car/Buf u43.5 -105 $400 SF/Sea u44 -105 ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/23 "2013-09-15T08:38:30Z")
> [@Jules\_Andre](#): > > -$1613 I’ll need a double check on the odds I listed for the parlays, because I’m not sure I listed them properly. **Money Lines** $300 Miami +120 $200 Jacksonville +205 $100 New York Giants +184 **Parlays (2 teams / +264 ?)** $250 each Detroit -1 Chicago -5.5 * * * San Diego +7.5 Miami +1 * * * Cleveland +7 Tennessee +9 * * * St. Louis +5 Jacksonville +5 **Teasers (6 teams / 6 points / +610)** $200 each Chicago +0.5 Cincinnati -0.5 Detroit +5 Carolina +3 Miami +7 Tennessee +15 Baltimore -1 St. Louis +11 Dallas +9 Jacksonville +11 New York Giants +10 Seattle +3 * * * Total: $2000 ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/24 "2013-09-15T08:41:04Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Total won (gross, including return of wager) 1145 I think we’re only counting net winnings. That was the impression I got from Varlos’ first post ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/25 "2013-09-15T09:33:39Z")
I put that there only for clarity. Like when you’re evaluating bets, say you put $110 on something at -110 odds. You get back $210. The $110 original bet, plus the $100 you won. That was just my note that the number I was adding up in that instance included the $110 I was getting back. I took that gross wins number and subtracted the cost of the lost bets to generate a net, which is what counts. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/26 "2013-09-15T15:32:02Z")
> [@Jules\_Andre](#): > > I’ll need a double check on the odds I listed for the parlays, because I’m not sure I listed them properly. Looks good. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/27 "2013-09-15T15:35:15Z")
FWIW, I’d just say anyone who enters the contest at any time can spend their futures dollars on their first post. Some of the bets will certainly disappear, but the odds will change as the season goes on, so it’s not like they get an advantage betting late. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/28 "2013-09-15T16:56:47Z")
Damn, I left my NFL stuff to the last minute, unexpectedly busy all through the night. I wanted to do more fun parlays and teasers but it looks like I’m just gonna have to stick to basic stuff this week. $100 Cleveland ML 3.77 $200 Cleveland +5.5 1.98 $400 ATL -4 1.98 $100 DAL ML 2.51 $400 NO -3 1.917 $100 DET -1 1.85 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/29 "2013-09-17T17:22:43Z")
$100 Cleveland ML 3.77 $200 Cleveland +5.5 1.98 $100 DAL ML 2.51 $400 NO -3 1.917 $100 DET -1 1.85 $400 ATL -4 1.98 Total wagered $1300 Total back $792 Net -508 No won by 2, ugh, that’s not a common thing. Dallas lost by 1. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/30 "2013-09-17T21:05:02Z")
+$578 – $200 Chargers +289 +$124 – $100 Buffalo +124 -$200 – $200 San Fran +125 push – $200 St. Louis +7 -119 -$300 – $300 Car/Buf u43.5 -105 -$300 – $300 Jets/Pats o43.5 +100 +$286 – $300 Skins/Packers o49.5 -105 +$381 – $400 SF/Sea u44 -105 * * * +569 Tear to Date: -$556 Hey, maybe I don’t now totally suck at this! I was fortunate to get St. Louis when I did; at kickoff the spread was down to +4. Can’t believe I didn’t wind up betting more on the SF/Sea under, which was by far my favorite bet of the week. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/31 "2013-09-18T07:00:48Z")
**Money Lines** **-$200 //** $200 Jacksonville +205 \*\*-$100 // \*\*$100 New York Giants +184 \*\*+$360 // \*\*$300 Miami +120 **Parlays (2 teams / +264) $250 each** \*\*-$250 // \*\* Detroit -1 Chicago -5.5 \*\*-$250 // \*\* Cleveland +7 Tennessee +9 \*\*-$250 // \*\* St. Louis +5 Jacksonville +5 \*\*+$660 // \*\* San Diego +7.5 Miami +1 **Teasers** **(6 teams / 6 points / +610)** $200 each \*\*-$200 // \*\* Baltimore -1 St. Louis +11 Dallas +9 Jacksonville +11 New York Giants +10 Seattle +3 \*\*+3,660 // \*\* Chicago +0.5 Cincinnati -0.5 Detroit +5 Carolina +3 Miami +7 Tennessee +15 Totals: Lost: $1,000 Won: $4,680 Net: +3,680 \*\*Running Total: \*\ ***+2,067** Wow, I did a lot better than I thought, thanks to hitting a home run on a big teaser. I’M BACK IN THE GAME! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/32 "2013-09-18T07:11:37Z")
$200 teaser at +610 would be net +1220, right? Not sure why you’ve tripled that. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/33 "2013-09-18T08:08:08Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > $200 teaser at +610 would be net +1220, right? Not sure why you’ve tripled that. Whoops, you’re right. I don’t know how that happened. +1,220 // Chicago +0.5 Cincinnati -0.5 Detroit +5 Carolina +3 Miami +7 Tennessee +15 Totals: Lost: $1,000 Won: $2,240 Net: +1,240 Running Total: **-$373** After my fuckup, I’m not quite all the way back. But this helped a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/34 "2013-09-18T08:53:35Z")
> [@Jules\_Andre](#): > > Running Total: **-$373** **Money Lines** $250 Kansas City +150 $250 Detroit +111 $100 Cleveland +223 **Parlays (2 teams / +264)** $200 each Kansas City +3 Seattle -19.5 * * * Houston -1 Detroit +1 * * * Cleveland +6 CLE@MIN u41 * * * New York Giants +1 AZ@NO o49 **Teasers (3 teams / 6 points / +165)** $200 each Kansas City +9 Detroit +7 Seattle -13.5 Cleveland +12 San Diego +9 Houston +5 St. Louis +10 Green Bay +5 New York Giants +7 * * * Total: $2000 ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/35 "2013-09-19T20:16:39Z")
$100 Oakland ML +975 $200 Chiefs ML +153 $100 Ravens ML +118 $100 Bills +1 +120 $200 Chargers +3 +100 $300 Bears/Steelers o40.5 +100 $500 Pats/Bucs u43.5 -103 $200 Seahawks/Jags u40.5 -110 $300 KC/Philly: Total sacks o4.5 -162 Prop bets, hell yeah. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/36 "2013-09-22T08:59:28Z")
I don’t know why I keep putting my football stuff up to the last minute, I’ve been crazy busy on weekends lately, but I’ll try to cram in some bets before the games. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/37 "2013-09-22T16:37:29Z")
$500 Atlanta +3 1.917 $300 CHI -1 1.877 $200 DET/WAS O 48.5 1.952 $100 HOU -1 2.030 $100 TB +7.5 1.909 Parlays $100 CLE +7; CLE/MIN U 40.5 $100 ATL+3, ATL+MIA O 44.5, DET/WAS O 48.5 $100 IND+10; SF/IND O 46.5, BUF+2.5; CHI-1 $100 ATL+3; CHI-1; DET/WAS O 48.5; HOU -1; TB +7.5 Teasers 7.5 points 7 team 6.30 $200 ATL +10.5; ATL+MIA O 37; DET/WAS O 41; IND +17.5; JAX +26.5; CHI +6.5; SF/IND O 39 $200 CLE +14; CLE/MIN U 48; ATL +10.5; ATL+MIA O 37; CHI +6.5; BUF+9; TB +15 ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/38 "2013-09-22T22:16:37Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > $200 Seahawks/Jags u40.5 -110 God damn it Jacksonville, will you please suck just a \*little \*bit less? Seahawks are on pace to cover the total by themselves… ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/39 "2013-09-22T23:37:49Z")
$2000 Bears -1 -116 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/40 "2013-09-22T23:39:40Z")
Yeah, that’s probably the way to do it. Not quite as entertaining, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165.md?page=3)