Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 OK....can't promise I will be able to post lines for every Sabres game, (especially when the quarterly bans happen), but I am going to whip a little something up here for fun. The idea is, everyone starts with a bankroll of $1,000 I will post the money line for each Sabres game. How this line works is that it is in increments of $100. The favorite is denoted by a minus (-), and the underdog is denoted by a plus (+). Sometimes both teams in a close matchup will be minus, but both will never be plus. Let's use tonight as an example. Detroit -185 Buffalo +165 This means that if you want to bet on Detroit, you have to wager in increments of $185 for each $100 you want to win. You bet $185, you end up with $285 if they win. If they lose, you are out $185. You bet in increments of $100 on the + team, so you would bet $100 on Buffalo, and if they win you end up with $265....your original $100 and the +$165. If you lose you are only down $100. You will be allowed to bet in even increments up to your total current bankroll, but not partial amounts. So let's say you want to go all-in on Detroit tonight. You can only win a maximum of $500 for a $925 wager. If successful, your new bankroll is $1500 going forward. If you lose, you are down to $75. If someone drops below $100, I will allow an all-in wager, but we are working with the $100 base otherwise. The winner at the end of the season is the person with the highest total bankroll. 1) You do not have to bet every game 2) You DO have to bet at least 1 game EVERY MONTH to be eligible for a prize. That's 7 bets minimum. 3) When you are at $0, you are out of the contest, although feel free to comment along with opinions 4) Please keep track of your own bankroll, and be on your honor. If we only have a few dozen doing this, I may keep a scoreboard of some sort, but I don't know if we will have 5, or 100 doing this. 5) Use any strategy you want. Go all-in early or only on a few games...go fairly small on every game....mix and match....whatever is the most fun or most worthwhile to you. Just make sure to wager at least once a month to stay alive. 6) As the season winds down, the last few weeks I may allow those still mathematically alive to private message me their wagers the day of the game, up until a set time before faceoff. Call this the Final Jeopardy method. Who knows, someone may have this wrapped up with 20 games left. We may have 20 people alive with 5 games left. This can go a myriad of ways. 7) My decisions are final. I don't expect any goofiness, but if someone is editing after the puck drops, or looks to be trying to pull a fast one, I will pull the plug on them. I'm not going to pop someone for simple math mistakes, especially early on when someone may be trying to get the hang of the line and format. 8) I will try to set the line the night before the game, or early the day of. Whatever the line I set is, that's what it is. It will not shift. If the actual Vegas line moves and you want to try and take advantage, feel free. If I fail to set a line for a game, then that game is off the table. All lines will be put in this thread. 9) Prize will be awarded to the person with the largest bankroll at the end of the regular season. There may also be prizes awarded for other things such as most correct wagers, best %, longest streak, etc.....but we will see how big the player pool is before I get all Santa Clausy. The winner with the largest bankroll will receive a Game Worn Sabres Jersey. 10) Good luck, and please point out anything that I may have missed That being said.....tonight's official line is: Detroit -185 Buffalo +165 Again, you can put in wagers in increments of $185 to win $100 on Detroit, or in increments of $100 to win $165 on Buffalo. If Detroit wins tonight, the highest possible bankroll will be $1500. If Buffalo wins, the highest possible bankroll will be $2650. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 $925 on Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 OK, I put one unit on Detroit. As much as I hate to say it. I'll either be at $1100 or $815 by the end of the night, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanseabass Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 $370 on Detroit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 $200 on Sabres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 $500 on Buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaught Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well, since its fake money, I'm all in! $1000 on the Sabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well, since its fake money, I'm all in! $1000 on the Sabres. Someone didn't read the rules. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 200$ on Buffalo, I got a good feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Great idea. $740 on Detroit, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Great idea. $740 on Detroit, please. I'll put $200 on Buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache of God Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Great idea. I've been lurking here for over 3 years now and this post has finally inspired me to post. I'd like to wager $100 fake dollars on the Sabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 185 on Detroit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Great idea. I've been lurking here for over 3 years now and this post has finally inspired me to post. I'd like to wager $100 fake dollars on the Sabres. Cool deal. This is sort of what I was hoping to see happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaught Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Someone didn't read the rules. :) I did read the rules, so I'm not sure what your comment means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I did read the rules, so I'm not sure what your comment means. Mea Culpa. I read part of the above as "maximum $500 bet". My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaught Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Mea Culpa. I read part of the above as "maximum $500 bet". My bad. Ah yeah, that bit was a little confusing, no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Ah yeah, that bit was a little confusing, no worries. Sorry, you're good. I was just trying to point out you can't wager all $1000 on Detroit, the favorites need to be bet to win multiples of $100. Just so the payout isn't $1540.54 I can verify w/l and bankroll quickly in round lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 This needs to be merged with the virtual drinking thread from awhile back. Who knows where SabreSpace AfterHours™ could go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwchze Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 200 on sabres....why the frig not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Balls Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Give me $925 on Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabre snipe Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 $1000 on Sabres. Go big or go home. No whammies, no whammies, STOP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 100 on Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 1) Love the thread! 2) For the first time ever, I may add a sig and just track my bankroll in it 3) 370 on Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) So you can only bet for one team? Not allowed to bet say $200 on the Sabres and $370 on Detroit? I'll bet $555 on the Wings. Edited October 2, 2013 by nobody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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