Listeners Tim, Josh, and I, low rollers and NFL betting amateurs, wanted a fun way to practice our sports betting. We have a $500 bankroll starting in week 2 of the NFL season. Our goal is to make it last as long as possible. As with any form of gambling, practice is key to money management. We figured this would be a fun way to do some public training. If you’d like to join in the fun, shoot me an email. For pro advice, head over to friend of VFB, The Vegas Parlay.
Here are our picks. We used the Android and ios app The Score for lines:
Super Bowl
Adam (@vegasfanboy) Playoffs: $512 (5-3) Regular season: $434 (22-23-1)
Carolina -5 ($110)
I think this game may actually be quite a blowout, but I was happy I waited and got a decent line for it. I enjoy watching Cam Newton, so it’s fun to be able to root right along with him.
OVER 43.5
Carolina may get 30 of these points. As with all Super Bowls, I’m hoping for a shootout.
Props:
Alternate pointspread: Carolina +10.5 +190 ($10)
Will there be a successful 2-point conversion? Yes +330 ($10)
First touchdown scorer: Greg Olsen +750 ($10)
Josh (@JarshMcDarsh) Playoffs: $520 (3-2) Regular season: $573 (19-24-3)
Props ($20 on all):
Tails (-105)
“John Fox” said during broadcast: OVER 1 (-140)
“Kubiak was Elway’s backup” said during broadcast: YES (+140)
Score in the first 1:30: YES (+1000)
Panters win by 19-24 points: (+900)
Broncos win by 1-6 points: (+900)
Greg Olsen MVP: (22/1)
Cousins points and rebounds over Newton rushing yards: EVEN
Olsen receptions over Montreal/Carolina goals: EVEN
Tim (@_winning_picks) Playoffs: $620 (5-2) Regular season: $574 (15-16)
This is obviously for entertainment purposes only. Seriously, mirroring anything we do is highly questionable.
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