The Sports Betting thread

[Pesci]

No, no. Not at all.

[Guest Kou]

Well my penalty bet didn't work well.

[Baddar]

We need first scorer bets for games. Please?

No need to ask twice.

I'll do that for Saturday. Due to the small matter of me leaving in 8 minutes, I won't bother rushing through everyone's bets and seeing what was scored.

I'll post all the info on what was gained/lost along with new bets for the weekend later tonight.

Also, I did have 4 on Chelsea to win...but Robbie Keane is still a magnificent bastard. From what I hear, Berbatov could've made himself an even bigger one in the dying minutes.

EDIT: Haven't mentioned it yet, but if for some reason I miss out a bet that you should've won credits on, let me know in here or via PM so I can get it sorted. Shouldn't happen, but just in case.

Edited March 20, 2008 by Badd-um-tsch

[Baddar]

Here's the results of last night's betting, and the current standings. Remember, we all start on 500 credits (unlike the 150 during the trial) so that's why credits look high if you're wondering...

Baddar - 498

Bet 1

16 on Man Utd @ 1/7 +18

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FlatDoughnut - 503

Bet 1

20 on Manchester United 1/7 +23

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Slogger - 503

Bet 1

20 on United. 1/7 +23

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BC - 497

Bet 1

15 on Manchester United @ 1/7 +17

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Ellis - 512

Bet 1

15 on Man Utd to win 1/7 +17

Bet 2

5 on Tottenham-Chelsea Draw 2/1 +15

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Darloboy - 503

I'll have 20 on Man Utd. 1/7 +23

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Kou - 508

Bet 1

Man Utd - 11 at 1/7 +13

Bet 2

Spurs-Chelsea Draw - 5 at 2/1 +15

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SNT - 497

Bet 1

15 on Man United 1/7 +17

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Pesci - 480

No win.

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supergrass - 506

Bet 1 - 12 on United to win @ 1/7 +14

Bet 2 - 4 on Spurs-Chelsea Draw @ 2/1 +12

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Lost Soul - 491

10 on United 1/7 +11

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Scott McFly - 508

Bet 1 - 11 on Man Unted 1/7 +13

Bet 2 - 5 on a Spurs-Chelsea draw 2/1 +15

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Liam Byrne - 491

10 on Man Yoo to win. 1/7 +11

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TSSTB - 497

Bet 1

15 on United to win 1/7 +17

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Summers - 480

Did not bet.

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Incase somebody pulls out...

KANEY - 491

10 on Man Utd at 1/7 +11

EWB Bookie - Table

1st. Ellis - 512

2nd. Kou - 508

3rd. Scott McFly - 508

4th. supergrass - 506

5th. FlatDoughnut - 503

6th. Slogger - 503

7th. Darloboy - 503

8th. Baddar - 498

9th. BC - 497

10th. SNT - 497

11th. TSSTB - 497

12th. Liam Byrne - 491

13th. Lost Soul - 491

14th. Pesci - 480

15th. Summers - 480

I'll tidy it all up properly later. I'll put up the next set of bets at the same time. Again, any queries about the credits you were given, PM me or reply in this thread.

Edited March 20, 2008 by Badd-um-tsch

[Scott McFly]

Joint second, pretty good start! Was watching the Man U game and the Spurs-Chelsea score kept popping up at the bottom, was well chuffed when Huddlestone made it 3-3, then 5 minutes later it was 4-3 Chelsea and that's how I presumed it finished until I checked the score online. So yeah, Robbie Keane you magnificent bastard indeed.

[Baddar]

Here's the betting for the weekend's games. It'll be based over Saturday and Sunday due to "Grand Slam Sunday".

Bet 1

Aston Villa vs. Sunderland - Aston Villa 2/7, Draw 2/1, Sunderland 5/1

Bet 2

Everton vs. West Ham - Everton 4/5, Draw 12/5, West Ham 7/2

Bet 3

Manchester United vs. Liverpool - Manchester United 1/2, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 5/2

Bet 4

Chelsea vs. Arsenal - Chelsea 11/10, Draw 2/1, Arsenal 13/8

Bet 5

First goalscorer - Choose a first goalscorer from any of Saturday's/Sunday's Premier League games. I will then determine the odds (likely to be from Betfred) and I'll make it known what odds you're playing with.

Almost didn't get this up as my PC crashed this morning.

Usual rules apply.

[FireDoughnut]

Bet 5

All 20 on Carlos Tevez - First-scorer 5/1

Edited March 20, 2008 by FDwight McCarthy

[Steeb]

Bet 1

15 on Villa

Bet 5

5 on Cristiano Ronaldo to score first

[Liam]

Is it like a proper bookies, where if you do first goal scorer, if they don't play before the first goal (either subbed on after or not played at all), you get your points back?

Anyways:

10 on Man Yoo

10 on Arsenal/Chelsea draw

[King Ellis]

I think i'll spread my points amongst all the matches.

Bet 1

5 on Villa to win

Bet 2

5 on Everton to win

Bet 3

5 on Man Yoo to win

Bet 4

5 on Arsenal to win

[Sick N Twisted]

Bet 2

Everton vs. West Ham - Everton 4/5, Draw 12/5, West Ham 7/2

all 20 on Everton

[Darloboy]

10 on Aston Villa to win

10 on Man Utd to win

[Pesci]

Bet 4

20 on Chelsea

One day these big bets on Chelsea will pay off.

[Baddar]

Is it like a proper bookies, where if you do first goal scorer, if they don't play before the first goal (either subbed on after or not played at all), you get your points back?

I'm not sure how to work it with first goal-scorer's. Simply because I'd like everyone to use their 20 credits every single week (unless we can help it, with postponements etc)

I'll leave this open for discussion. The difficulty comes when somebody places 20 on "Chris Eagles" to score first every single week, knowing that there's a 98% chance he won't even feature, earning back the week's credits already, if you know what I mean.

There has to be some sort of rule to combat that. Again, suggest away.

...And if no-one suggests anything, well, you just lose your credits if the player don't score first, regardless of whether he was on the pitch or not.

[brenchill]

Bet 1

Aston Villa vs. Sunderland - Aston Villa 2/7, Draw 2/1, Sunderland 5/1

7 on Aston Villa to win

Bet 2

Everton vs. West Ham - Everton 4/5, Draw 12/5, West Ham 7/2

7 on West Ham to win

Bet 3

Manchester United vs. Liverpool - Manchester United 1/2, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 5/2

6 on Manchester United to win

[FireDoughnut]

Is it like a proper bookies, where if you do first goal scorer, if they don't play before the first goal (either subbed on after or not played at all), you get your points back?

I'm not sure how to work it with first goal-scorer's. Simply because I'd like everyone to use their 20 credits every single week (unless we can help it, with postponements etc)

I'll leave this open for discussion. The difficulty comes when somebody places 20 on "Chris Eagles" to score first every single week, knowing that there's a 98% chance he won't even feature, earning back the week's credits already, if you know what I mean.

There has to be some sort of rule to combat that. Again, suggest away.

...And if no-one suggests anything, well, you just lose your credits if the player don't score first, regardless of whether he was on the pitch or not.

I'm happy for it be a risk I'm willing to take.

[Baddar]

Bet 2

Everton vs. West Ham - 5 on the Draw 12/5

Bet 3

Manchester United vs. Liverpool - 10 on Manchester United 1/2

Bet 4

Chelsea vs. Arsenal - 5 on the Draw 2/1

[supergrass]

Bet 3: Manchester United vs. Liverpool - Manchester United 1/2, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 5/2

8 on Draw @ 3/1

Bet 4: Chelsea vs. Arsenal - Chelsea 11/10, Draw 2/1, Arsenal 13/8

8 on Draw @ 2/1

First goalscorer: 4 on Fernando Torres to score first vs. Man United.

[Slogger]

20 on United, Why mess with something that has me up by 3.

[Scott McFly]

Bet 2 - 5 on West Ham.

Bet 3 - 5 on Man United.

Bet 4 - 5 on draw.

Bet 5 - 5 on Emmanuel Adebayor to score first.

Also, I'm happy with the suggestion of losing your points for first goalscorer even if the player doesn't feature. It's too easy to manipulate the rule as you mentioned.