First playable race today is the 4th soo... there's time for a "little" story first AND ya gotta read it if ya want today's picks too. (only kidding, of course). :mj07:
Let's call it:
Maybe You Should Just Play What I Play after all ...
Seriously, I never suggest doing that cause I can go just about ZERO for 9 races at any time. The only reason I'd STOP posting anything here, other than seeing a lack of interest, is if I think I might be losing OTHER PEOPLES moola. That's worser than nobody being interested in the plays. BUT... I gotta tellyas what's been going on around here cause the "Magic Carpet Ride" that I'm on can't last forever. (Hmm.. who sang that?... .. wait it's coming to me ... er, Donovan?... no... .. wait... GoT IT -> Steppenwolf. That's it).
On the weekend, one of my parlays that was a FOUR teamer only needed a Saints (pickem) win to cash. I checked the game at halftime and saw that it was too close not to hedge. Had to hedge cause the payoff on the parlay was too high not to. Now, the way I hedge is NOT to just play the other side (Atlanta). I play a "team scores OVER or UNDER for the 2nd half". in this case the play would be Saints score UNDER "x" 2nd half. That kinda hedging is risky, I know, but that's the way I playem and playing them that way could result in a DOUBLE score if you know what I mean and that goes ESP. for a pickem game.
Sooo what did I THINK I saw?.. Saints score UNDER 24 pts for the 2nd half. I had to rush cause the second half was about to start. I jumped on it like lightening, thinking that the oddsmaker was crazy. After the second half started, I thought there had to be something fishy bout that play so I went back and checked my pending plays. HOLY POOPIES... How the hell did I check the box that said.. "N.Y. JETS SCORE UNDER 24 PTS FOR THEIR GAME" ??? WTF?? I must be losing it.. there's NO WAY I WANTED THAT BET. ESPECIALLY THAT BET. Well $55 is $55 to me, but I just let it go cause Dimes doesn't let you cancel a play by phone.. you just have to play it other way to "cancel" it.
You KNOW THE REST.. Saints win, Jets score 19. EVERYTHING I touch lately is turning to gold. I didn't even watch the Jet game I was so pissed (at myself).
Get this -> Yesterday I watch some Philly races. I can watch races at other tracks without playing a thing - no problem. But, even though I had no intentions of playing anything yesterday, I couldn't resist playing a few yesterday cause the track was Philly. Played 5 races. I ain't gonna bore yas about the early ones... but I gotta share what happened in the 9th. I did have the pps for yesterday but ONLY used it to look a few things up.. not study it like I usually do. The ninth was a maiden race and there were a number of horses that were making their first start ... so much for the pps. I decided I'd just watch them in the prerace and post parade. I mark down the nos. of horses that look good and also the no. of horse that look bad. About two minutes before post is see I had the no. 2 maked in the "good" column two times and also no. 6 marked one time. NO OTHER HORSES WERE MARKED IN THE "GOOD" column. I wound up playing no. 2 Over/Under 3 other horse and OF COURSE the no. 6 was one of them. You know, I didn't even realize that those are the magic exacta nos. (2<->6) too. TOO BAD, I mighta doubled up on that combo.
Well, there ya go.. I'm still in the Twilight Zone over here. BOTH of those two horses were first time starters, the exacta pays $138 and change. Something else... I'd never play TWO first time starters by handicapping a race.
A streak of luck like this doesn't last long and when it does stop.. LOOK OUT. But, it might be fun to play along with small bets. A friend of mine keeps telling me I should be betting bigger.. I KNOW that the bestest way to kill the friendly ghost here at Jimbo's Place is to do just that and get the $50 and $100 out of my pocket at the betting windows instead of the dueces, fives and a tenspot. Don't get foolish! I've been there and done that as they say... DON'T DO IT!
Today's picks will follow if I see some people in this forum.
Let's call it:
Maybe You Should Just Play What I Play after all ...
Seriously, I never suggest doing that cause I can go just about ZERO for 9 races at any time. The only reason I'd STOP posting anything here, other than seeing a lack of interest, is if I think I might be losing OTHER PEOPLES moola. That's worser than nobody being interested in the plays. BUT... I gotta tellyas what's been going on around here cause the "Magic Carpet Ride" that I'm on can't last forever. (Hmm.. who sang that?... .. wait it's coming to me ... er, Donovan?... no... .. wait... GoT IT -> Steppenwolf. That's it).
On the weekend, one of my parlays that was a FOUR teamer only needed a Saints (pickem) win to cash. I checked the game at halftime and saw that it was too close not to hedge. Had to hedge cause the payoff on the parlay was too high not to. Now, the way I hedge is NOT to just play the other side (Atlanta). I play a "team scores OVER or UNDER for the 2nd half". in this case the play would be Saints score UNDER "x" 2nd half. That kinda hedging is risky, I know, but that's the way I playem and playing them that way could result in a DOUBLE score if you know what I mean and that goes ESP. for a pickem game.
Sooo what did I THINK I saw?.. Saints score UNDER 24 pts for the 2nd half. I had to rush cause the second half was about to start. I jumped on it like lightening, thinking that the oddsmaker was crazy. After the second half started, I thought there had to be something fishy bout that play so I went back and checked my pending plays. HOLY POOPIES... How the hell did I check the box that said.. "N.Y. JETS SCORE UNDER 24 PTS FOR THEIR GAME" ??? WTF?? I must be losing it.. there's NO WAY I WANTED THAT BET. ESPECIALLY THAT BET. Well $55 is $55 to me, but I just let it go cause Dimes doesn't let you cancel a play by phone.. you just have to play it other way to "cancel" it.
You KNOW THE REST.. Saints win, Jets score 19. EVERYTHING I touch lately is turning to gold. I didn't even watch the Jet game I was so pissed (at myself).
Get this -> Yesterday I watch some Philly races. I can watch races at other tracks without playing a thing - no problem. But, even though I had no intentions of playing anything yesterday, I couldn't resist playing a few yesterday cause the track was Philly. Played 5 races. I ain't gonna bore yas about the early ones... but I gotta share what happened in the 9th. I did have the pps for yesterday but ONLY used it to look a few things up.. not study it like I usually do. The ninth was a maiden race and there were a number of horses that were making their first start ... so much for the pps. I decided I'd just watch them in the prerace and post parade. I mark down the nos. of horses that look good and also the no. of horse that look bad. About two minutes before post is see I had the no. 2 maked in the "good" column two times and also no. 6 marked one time. NO OTHER HORSES WERE MARKED IN THE "GOOD" column. I wound up playing no. 2 Over/Under 3 other horse and OF COURSE the no. 6 was one of them. You know, I didn't even realize that those are the magic exacta nos. (2<->6) too. TOO BAD, I mighta doubled up on that combo.
Well, there ya go.. I'm still in the Twilight Zone over here. BOTH of those two horses were first time starters, the exacta pays $138 and change. Something else... I'd never play TWO first time starters by handicapping a race.
A streak of luck like this doesn't last long and when it does stop.. LOOK OUT. But, it might be fun to play along with small bets. A friend of mine keeps telling me I should be betting bigger.. I KNOW that the bestest way to kill the friendly ghost here at Jimbo's Place is to do just that and get the $50 and $100 out of my pocket at the betting windows instead of the dueces, fives and a tenspot. Don't get foolish! I've been there and done that as they say... DON'T DO IT!
Today's picks will follow if I see some people in this forum.
