Is this too many bets? Do I have a problem? Is this even all of them I have like six books I use. I think I found all of them but who knows? Anyways let’s get into it.
Bets That I Hate
Obviously, when you have 38 bets, with 17 of them being +1500 or more, there’s going to be some ugly picks in there. Boy, are there some ugly ones, pretty much every single one of my NFL bets. Honestly I let my Bears fandom take over a little bit, I overrated the Chargers, and Andrew Luck’s retirement was the finishing touch on all my Superbowl bets.
Outside of the NFL, I tried to do the same thing with the Chicago Fire, that I did with the Nationals and pick up some value while they were out of the playoffs. It didn’t work out they weren’t even in the playoff race. You win some you lose some i guess. Nevada, Northern Illinois, and Oklahoma State are all dead in their respective conference races. But overall I like my college football picks.
Bets That I Kind of Like
About half of my bets are in the world of college football. I feel like I did a pretty good job of spreading it across the conferences. I like a lot of my win totals. Obviously the Bengals are going under, Nebraska might be already officially under. The Pitt and USC win totals I’m already counting as pushes, at the worst.
I guess Penn State at +1425 to win the Big Ten looks good but there’s one big obstacle in the way. A reasonable person would say I could hedge against the Buckeyes in Week 13. The only problem is four years ago, I said hedging is for gardeners and I’m a man of my word. I’d say Cincinnati has a 50/50 shot at winning the AAC so I love having +650 on that. In the SEC LSU over nine is already cashed in my head and Georgia to win the title I don’t love but still, like.
Bets That I Love
I love everything I put a bet on the MLB. I had three futures to win the World Series. The Astros +450, Braves +1400, and Nationals +3300. I guess I have conflicting interest in the Series, I’ve been writing a lot about the Astros but the Nationals can win me some nice money. The playoffs have been an overall pretty enjoyable experience for me. A Joe Burrow +6000 ticket is obviously fire. I love having a Ravens +350 to win the division. Mostly I love bets that have already cashed. Like Louisville over 3.5 and a guaranteed World Series winner.
A Quick Review
Basically how profitable these futures end up is reliant on a couple of big bets. Cashing a Joe Burrow or a Nationals ticket basically pays for the rest of these bets. Getting both means taking a fire vacation and having plenty of beer money. Somehow the Nationals will probably lose the World Series and Joe Burrow will probably finish second in the Heisman. But at least I’ll be able to tell people about how much money I almost won. If both of those lose I think I’m looking at breaking even and I guess there’s nothing wrong with that.
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