Won’t lie, I have been playing the local sports lottery here in BC during my visit.
I know that countless times I have warned mark and laughed at others for playing sports lotteries and parlays but I can’t help myself
I actually enjoy hearing the “I’m into money song” played by the lotto machine every time I cash in a ticket
But aside from that there is value in playing the lottery as they do not adjust the odds and in the past week I have been able to capitalize on that. Also I like the fact that since I landed in Van that I have only had to make one ATM withdrawal because of my bet winnings. Here’s a look at my bets since I’ve been in BC
Jan 26 & Jan 27
OTT/NJ under 5.5
BUFF/NJ under 5.5
100.00 to win 100.00
won 100.00
Vegas and everywhere else has all NJ unders listed at 5 so I decided to pop my cherry on back to back Devils unders .Yes I know that the payout sucks compared to online but I think in this situation the half point value on the total and the song you get when you cash in a ticket is a good trade off
Also the over under tickets only have 20.00 max so I had to buy five tickets
Jan 29
CLE to win by 5 1.55
LAL to win by 5 1.50
20.00 to win 26.60
won 26.60
FLo5.5
TORu5.5
BOS u5.5
10.00 to win 30.00
loss 10.00
Still sketched out on the lottery so I decided to lower my wagers for this experiment. But thats ok. Decided to make the following bet . Sportsaction requires that basketball teams only win by 5 if you bet them on oddset. So with Vegas having the Cavs line -6 and the lakers at -6.5 I figured why not parlay them on the local lottery
As for my triple total bet in the NHL. I just took value on the line, but actually lost badly on all those picks (well I went 2-1). When playing the local lottery I need to discipline myself and keep bets to two games if I am to turn profit in the long run. But if I am to play three games i need to keep the wager size down to limit losses
Jan 30
Michigan 1.10
Shakrs 1.45
50.00 to win 29.75
won 29.75
Michigan 1.10
Flames 1.55
50.00 to win 35..25
won 35.25
On this day I looked for a solid double digit CBB team and played them on oddset with two pricey hockey picks I liked. Yes very conservative but this ain’t the lottery (well it kind of is but not really). Anyways both hit. yay!.
Jan 31
Tor 1.30
OKC 1.30
50.00 to win 34.50
won 34.50
LAK/NJ u5.5
TOR/IND o216.5
20.00 to win 20.00
won 20.00
Decided once again to look for discrepancies on totals and played oddset in bball with teams favored by more than 5 points and paid off.
Devils under should be 5 and 5 goals were scored, meaning I would’ve pushed had I made this bet online and the raptors over closed at 218, so I liked the value
Anyways decent first week going 6-1 on sports action tickets. I know the payouts suck compared to online but those lines are fucked and heck I rather take money away from the provincial government rather than a bookie.
I like bookies better.
