Betting tips

[W.HI.P]

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NHL

Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars
Red Wings lead series 3-1

If I was a coach of any team, starting off with home-ice advantage, up 3-0 in a series..... I'm gonna lose game 4 to win at home in game 5.

Bet on the Detroit Red Wings

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MLB

St.Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays
Wainwright - Garza

What can you say about the Rays?
They lead the American league, and look capable of maintaining that position.
I like what i've seen from Garza, He's clearly the Rays #3 pitcher.

Bet on the Tampa Bay Rays

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Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers
Oswalt - Padilla

Oswalt pitching = Astros win.
The line-up is on fire:
Pence, Matsui, Tejada, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee will be impossible for Padilla to blank.

Bet on the Houston Astros

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Seattle Mariners vs San Diego Padres
Bedard - Wolf

Even if Bedard is not pitching like the strike-out king he was last year, his team is up against a
Put Adrian aside, this padres line-up is a disgrace.

Bet on the Seattle Mariners

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Arizona Diamondbacks - Detroit Tigers
Galarraga - Scherzer

Scherzer's got the stuff.
His #s will show it as this season moves on.

Bet on the Arizona Diamondbacks

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[W.HI.P]

Not the best of days, although Sherzer showed his stuff, and Bedard looked like he's back on track.

Not to mention another home run by Lance Berkman who is on pace to break all the records!

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MLB


LA Angels vs LA Dodgers
Jered Weaver - Lowe

Jered looks really good out there, i doubt the Dodgers will be able to score while he's pitching.
I expect Lowe to start showing last years form right about now.

Bet on the Under

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New York Yankees vs New York Mets
Wang - Perez

Wang will have a tough time against this line-up!
At this particular time, Damon, Matsui and Giambi don't really scare me.
Expect the Yankees to challenge for this pennant later on in the season.
The Yankees are the Rays main threat, despite the way the standings look at this moment.

Bet on the New York Mets

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[W.HI.P]

Long term bets, latest results:

Eastern Conference Champion

Pittsburgh Penguins = 6.50 = WIN

Still to come ...............

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Stanley Cup Winner

Pittsburgh Penguins = 13.00


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NBA Champions
Boston Celtics 4/1
LA Lakers 16/1

NBA Finalists

Boston Celtics vs LA Lakers = 12/1 (25/1)

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EURO 2008 - Champion/Finalist

Italy = 8.00 / 4.00
Holland = 13.00 / 6.50
Sweden = 26.00 / 13.00

Euro 2008 Group Winner

Group A
Czech Rep. = 3.00

Group B
Poland = 9.00

Group C
Italy = 2.50
Holland = 3.40

Group D
Sweden = 5.00


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Major League Baseball

World Series
New York Mets = 8.00
LA Angels = 10.00

National league pennant
New York Mets = 3.75

American League Pennant
LA Angels = 5.50

American League West Winner
LA Angels = 1.40

National League East Winner
NY Mets = 1.47

American League East Winner
Tampa Bay = 67.00

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All prices listed, are the prices that were listed at the time of the prediction

[W.HI.P]

That LA-LA game was scheduled to be Penny vs Weaver, but for some reason Lowe went a day ahead.

The Yankees have lost the last 3 games Wang has started in.
The Mets really beat up on him today.
So much for that 30-0 prediction Deadbeater.

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NBA

New Orleans Hornets(-4.0) vs San Antonio Spurs
Series tied 3-3

I've got money on the Lakers and the Celtics making it to the Finals, but I gotta tell you, I'm afraid of Chris Paul and his team.
I Kinda want the Spurs to win this game as they pose no threat on the Lakers, but you got to be realistic.
There is no competition in this one.
The Hornets are leagues ahead of the Spurs, and will have no problem here.

Bet on the New Orleans Hornets

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MLB

Oakland A's vs Tampa Bay Rays
Blanton - Shields

The A's are on spiral downfall that seems to have no end.
Shields will have no problems against this weak line-up.

Bet on the Tampa Bay Rays

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LA Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
B.Penny- B.Arroyo

The Reds winning streak looks to come to an end as they face Brad Penny.
This guy is too good, although struggling of late.
He should get back on track at this pitchers park.

Bet on the LA Dodgers

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[W.HI.P]

The LA Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays both won!

So the Lakers will face the Spurs.

Celtics win the finals in game 6 against the Lakers.
If Bynum was on the team, I'd say that Garnett can't defend both Bynum and Gasol.
At this time, with Bynum out with surgery, it looks like a miss-match. Garnett and Pierce as a defencive pair, eliminate the main keys of the Lakers.

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NBA

Boston Celtics(-4.5) vs Detroit Pistons
Series tied 0-0

Loads of money on this game.

Bet on the Boston Celtics

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MLB

Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners
J.Verlander - C.silva

Both of these teams are accomplishing less than expected so far this year.
Both teams will improve, but I expect Detroit to actually make a serious challenge to win their division.
The bats will get better, but its kind of hard to have a winning record when a pitcher with the capablities that Verlander has is not on track.
And your #1 key in the Bullpen Zumaya, is on the DL.
I do expect Verlander to improve dramatically.

Bet on the Detroit Tigers

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NY Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
M.Mussina vs D.Cabrera

The Yankees are without their leader (Catcher) Possada.
Not to mention that batter...umm, what was his name?
Yeah, Alex Rodriguez ....hrrmm.
Mussina should do just fine in this game.
Cabrera has got some serious pitches, but, can you say home-run here?

Bet on the NY.Yankees

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Boston Red Sox vs KC Royals
J.Masterson vs G.Meche

Look, I'm not saying that the Royals are gonna beat up on the kid.
What I'm saying is that Meche is an established pitcher who has some serious gems to pitch this year.
The price is huge.

Bet on the Kansas City Royals

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Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels
D.McGowan vs J.Lackey

I have nothing against the McGowan, its just that I don't expect him to be able to keep it in the park against some of these hitters.

Lackey, unlike some other pitchers, needs less time to find his groove.

Bet on the LA Angels

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Chicago White Sox vs Clevland Indians
J.Contreras vs C.C.Sabathia

I won't be suprised if Contreras continues his superb form.
The truth is though, that Sabathia is a better pitcher.
And Clevland's line-up, is still better than Chicago's despite their improvments.

Bet on the Clevland Indians

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Oakland A's vs Tampa Bay Rays
G.Smith vs S.Kazmir

Kazmir is very hard to beat.
The Bull-pen is elite.
The Rays line-up takes them into contention.

The A's, without a doubt, are amongst the 5 worst teams in baseball.

Bet on the Tampa Bay Rays

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Colorado Rockies vs San Fransisco Giants
A.Cook vs T.Lincecum

The best way to continue my 100% streak on lincecum's starts is to take the under as his opponents pitcher faces this weak Giants line-up.

Bet on the Under

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[W.HI.P]

Made a load of cash on the Celtics!

Mussina got killed.
Kazmir dominated, getting another win for the Rays!
Meche pitched a gem despite not getting the win.
Verlander got the win for Detroit.
Sabathia lost out to Contreras, and Lackey got the win for the Angels.

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Champions League Final

Chelsea - Man Utd.

Russia is dominating sports at this time.
Russia beat Canada in the Hockey Final.
A russian team won the Uefa cup.
I say the Russian team wins the Champions league as well.
If the English had a place in soccer, they would be competing for the Euro like Russia is instead of sitting on the sidelines along sides Albania, watching.

Bet on Chelsea

Well, you may place a few coins on the Russian's beating the English in the CL final :p , but the money is on both wins, so yeah, gotta bet against the Masses:

Bet on the Draw!

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Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
N.Blackburn vs S.Ponson

Not to many good baseball bets today... tommorow is a much better day.
This game particular is paying pretty well given the fact that the Twins are a better team, at home, and with Blackburn starting today who is truly a great pitcher!

Bet on the Minnesota Twins

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[lookout123]

Well, you may place a few coins on the Russian's beating the English in the CL final , but the money is on both wins, so yeah, gotta bet against the Masses:

The problem is that it is a Russian team vs and American team in the first ever all English CL final. No English ownership there.

[W.HI.P]

You're right.... the English are incapable of winning anything.

We won our bet on the draw ....they took all the money of the masses who wagered on one team or the other.

Coincidence again? ....nah, can't be.

[W.HI.P]

Blackburn has pitched 5 scoreless innings so far against the Rangers

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NBA

Boston Celtics(-3.5) vs Detroit Pistons
Celtics lead series 1-0

They just keep giving us these little gifts!

Bet on the Boston Celtics

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MLB

Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
T.Hudson vs J.Santana

Hudson is a great pitcher, but Santana is the elite.
The Mets line-up is superior as well.

Bet on the New york Mets

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Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
L.Hernandez vs V.Padilla

One would say that its a negative thing for a pitcher to move from the National league to the American league.
Not in Livian hernandez's case, as he leaves a home run park to come here.
I expect him to continue to pitch at this level.

Bet on the Minnesota Twins

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Toronto Blue Jays vs LA Angels
A.Burnett - J.Saunders

I think I might make it to this game.
I wanna see this kid in action.
Saunders truly is a great pitcher, and i can't see how the Jays are gonna hurt him in any way.

Bet on the LA Angels

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[lookout123]

Originally Posted by W.HI.P

You're right.... the English are incapable of winning anything.

We won our bet on the draw ....they took all the money of the masses who wagered on one team or the other.

Coincidence again? ....nah, can't be.

Do you even have any idea how many soccer/football games end regular time in a draw? it is a very normal part of the sport, so drop the tinfoil hat.

[W.HI.P]

My silver hat provides me with constant profit.
I'll keep it on if you don't mind :p

[Clodfobble]

I absolutely buy your theory, W.HI.P, but I think you have cause & effect switched.

It's not that the games are rigged to end in the way that will be most profitable for the bookies. It's that the bookies know what they're doing, and thus are setting themselves up to be profitable based on what they know to be the most likely outcome (in this case, a draw.) It's not a conspiracy, it's just good business decisions.

[W.HI.P]

I'm glad I didn't go to the Angels@Blue Jays game as Ervin Santana is pitching in Saunders place.

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I absolutely buy your theory, W.HI.P, but I think you have cause & effect switched.

It's not that the games are rigged to end in the way that will be most profitable for the bookies. It's that the bookies know what they're doing, and thus are setting themselves up to be profitable based on what they know to be the most likely outcome (in this case, a draw.) It's not a conspiracy, it's just good business decisions.

It is wise to collect the bets of the masses, yes.

Take a step back and open your mind......

When I speak of the money collectors, its not the dude you call up on the phone.
I speak of a group of people who collect the majority of wagers world-wide.

When the amount of money wagered is greater than the value of all organizations involved, it becomes suspect.

At close examination of all of the highest wagered events these past 12 years, we'll find the exact same thing, over and over again:

The masses lose.

That is what I take advantage of.
Betting against highly wagered events, on the bet where the masses lose.
In Soccer, its the draw.
in the NFL, its the loss of the team being bombarded by the media.
You see, its that media that influences the masses in their bets.
The media always guides the masses away from the winning bet.
They just sweep up all the money.

Here are some recent examples:

NFL
2007-2008
New England Patriots
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers

2006-2007
Baltimore Ravens
New Orlean Saints
New England Patriots

Here were 2 of the most extreme cases:

Horse-racing
1991 Derby(Royal Ascot)

Odds on favorite Tenby.

A tiny, quick horse, bombarded by the media, while in reality as proven after the derby, was a small calibure horse, who could not win out against Reverley's Opera House, or White Muzzle.

Soccer
2000 Euro

Holland

This was probably the most extreme brain-washing I've ever seen.
All European countries were bombared by the Media about Holland playing at home, showing Orange colours all the time, Rud this and Van Nistlroy that......
Every single person watching the Euro was convinced that Holland would win it all.

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This world is built on deception.
Credit, mortages, the stock market, placing invesments within the bank
All these systems are built to keep the masses down.
To maintain control, power.
Tying up your money, your power.
Money makes money.

[W.HI.P]

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MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
Z.Duke vs C.Zambrano

If Soriano, Lee, Ramirez, Fukudome and Soto, can't get runs up, Zambrano can.
He'll certainly be shutting out the Pirates today.

Bet on the Chicago Cubs

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Clevland Indians vs Texas Rangers
F.Carmona - K.Gabbard

Don't start getting all excited about the Rangers, its not happening.
Carmona is of the absolute elite, and will not get beat up by this line-up.
Martinez and Hafner will get it going.

Bet on the Clevland Indians

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Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
R.Halladay - Z.Grienke

There is no comparing these two pitchers.
Grienke is superior, despite what the locals think.
Both line-ups are weak, and the price is very high.

Bet on the Kansas City Royals

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles
M.Garza - J.Guthrie

Do you see what I see? (Do you see what I see?)
The Rays, the Rays, winning the AL East.
With Kazmir, Shields and Percival.
With Crawford, Upton, Pena and Longoria.

Bet on the Tampa Bay Rays

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Chicago White Sox vs LA Angels
G.Floyd - J.Saunders

It won't be as easy as the Blue Jays for Saunders as the White sox have some bats.
Floyd has also been pitching some gems this year.
Guerrero's back to hitting home runs, and Figgins is back in the line-up.

Bet on the LA Angels

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[W.HI.P]

Saunders pitched a real Gem, going 8-1 lowering his ERA to 2.31.
Tampa Bay beat the Orioles!
Carmona and Grienke achieved less than expected.
Zambrano went 4 for 5, getting 2 RBI's and a run.
Not to mention striking out 6, going 7-1, maintaining a 2.48 ERA.

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NBA

Detroit Pistons(-5.0) vs Boston Celtics
Series tied 1-1

Celtics should win here, despite their poor overall road record in the play-offs.
Celtics vs Lakers final, here we come $$$

Bet on the Boston Celtics

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NHL

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Series tied 0-0

I'm not putting anything past the Red Wings.
I simply have my money riding on the Penguins to win the Stanley Cup.
For some reason I also have loads of money riding on this particular game. *Crosses fingers*

Bet on the Pittsburgh Penguins

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MLB

Chicago White Sox vs LA Angels
J.Danks - Jered Weaver

The White Sox line-up has seriously improved.
They start this series though, against two ace's.
Saunders and Weaver are elite.... get used to it!

Bet on the LA Angels

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Clevland Indians vs Texas Rangers
C.Lee - S.Feldman

Its not just the 1.37 ERA and 0.79 WHIP.... Lee also has 46 K's and counting.

Bet on the Clevland Indians

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LA Dodgers vs St.Louis Cardinals
B.Penny - K.Lohse

Ok, so you're disapointed in Penny's season so far.
But I know what his #'s will look like at the end of the year.
I'll be riding on him all season.

Bet on the LA Dodgers

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