Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Going back to cali then to vegas

I am on a flight with my wife heading for california. We take this trip every year before the super bowl. Just the 2 of us and it is always fun. We actually don't do much, some walking on the beach, eating a lot, my wife looks for movie stars etc. in the beginning,it was her idea to go. She calls it a "lovers trip". I think we have lovers trips all the time but this one is special to her. I think it was originally a yearly chance for her to decide if she still loved me and she decided rather she was going to put up with my hijinks for another year. Now, after 16 years of marriage,I think it is just a chance for her to get away from being a mom for a few days. I don't have to pass the test anymore. She drank the cool-aid. We may go whale watching tuesday so that should be fun.

Then to vegas. The football season was o.k. I have had lots of great seasons over the last 10 years. I have had a couple of bad ones but this one was just ok. A small profit for the season clients. The problem is that when we are that close to even, there are going to be lots of different opinions on exactly how the season actually was. Here is what I mean.

Let's say player 1 played all of my selections and went 100-100. He is going to say he didn't lose money ,except juice, and isn't very happy but understands it could have been worse and will hope for much better next year.

Player 2 played the exact selections but on 10 different games that the line was -2.5 he got the game at -3.5. Then those games ended our team 17,the other team 14. He loses those 10 games! Not good for him because instead of being 100-100 ,he is (with only 10 games different) 90-110!! He loses 20 units on the season and is mad.

Now some will have the lines work for them and they will win 20 games more but fact will be ,some are very happy. Most are o.k. And some lost.

we did better than the 100-100 example but you get the idea. Now on a season where we go 150-75, everyone is happy. Some more than others but not too many angry clients.

Thankfully, we are making money almost every week this season in hoops so the ones that are betting hoops are all very happy.

Have a good week, I will check in from cali then vegas.
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