*** Official Flying Stupidity Wagering thread ***

[Kalam]

They had a lot of injuries and their scrubs had a lot of run in the middle of the season. So I guess Roberts wants the A team to get some reps together. Klay Thompson's little brother actually played pretty good. Had some clutch hits. Not sure why he seems to be buried behind the corpses of Gallo and Bellinger right now. Maybe defense.

That sentence puzzled me. What scrubs got playing time and who in the lineup was injured? Gonna let you in on a secret: only the top 3 in the order matter.

I could definitely be wrong, but I am pretty sure most of the starting rotation players have missed 25+ games except Trea Turner and Freeman. Plenty of opportunities for Roberts to see the scrubs play.

[Kalam]

Ok. This is retarded. Full disclosure I have Maryland -2.5 and over 73, so this is kind of a big deal for my pocketbook.

Anyways, the Maryland receiver scores a TD and gets a celebration taunting penalty. Ok, no biggie. Except there was an offensive hold on the play, so instead of a TD there is a 10 yard penalty. But wait, the taunting penalty still stands, so now instead of a TD we have a 25 yard penalty.

LOL.

[Tellafriend]

Ok. This is retarded. Full disclosure I have Maryland -2.5 and over 73, so this is kind of a big deal for my pocketbook.

Anyways, the Maryland receiver scores a TD and gets a celebration taunting penalty. Ok, no biggie. Except there was an offensive hold on the play, so instead of a TD there is a 10 yard penalty. But wait, the taunting penalty still stands, so now instead of a TD we have a 25 yard penalty.

LOL.

Thank god. I have smu +3. But also the over; so it’s dead.

[Dan Druff]

I got my NFL Giants pick right. Let's try again this week:

New Orleans +125 moneyline (+2.5 ok) vs Tampa Bay
Atlanta +10.5 at Rams
San Francisco -8.5 vs Seattle

Adding:

Dallas +7.5 -115 (+7 +100 ok) vs Cincinnati

[Sanlmar]

Kamara is out for the Saints, Druff

Just DM for a teaser. I’ll be discreet


Good Morning Daly

[Dan Druff]

Kamara is out for the Saints, Druff

Just DM for a teaser. I’ll be discreet


Good Morning Daly

Well, too late. I already placed this bet days ago.

Oddly the line has barely moved in favor of Tampa. Admittedly I no longer love my position on the Saints, but what's done is done.

I'm going to take a Verm approach here and throw a few more picks onto the pile.

Green Bay vs. Chicago - Under 42
New England -3 at Pittsburgh
New England / Pittsburgh - Under 40 -107

That's 7 NFL picks for me, up from just one the previous week.

Lord help me.

[Dan Druff]

One baseball game. Just about to bet/post it, and there was an 8-point line drop. Still like it.

Anibal the Animal somehow pitching well last several starts. Look it up. Alcantara seems tired, and is over the 200 inning mark, and has thrown over 400 in the past 2 seasons.

Washington (An. Sanchez) +156 vs. Miami (Alcantara)

Hard to resist a +156 line against shitty Miami on the road.

[DJ_Chaps]

YOU GUYS FORGET THE BRADY BUCS INABILITY TO BEAT SAINTS IN REG SEASON.


QUICK TO POINT OUT NO KAMARA, SLOW TO NOTICE BUCS HAVE NO RECIEVERS. SHAMEFUL ALMOST.

[Dan Druff]

Don't look now, but someone's NFL picks are 4-1-1 so far today, with the only loss being the stupid Saints pick.

Hoping GB game stays low scoring.

[Texter]

Texas is only favored by 4.5 over Texas Tech.

TT offense is terrible, Texas Defense is stout. TT kicker stinks as well.

TT lost last year 70-35 to the worst Texas team in 20 years.

Seems like a no brainer

[Dan Druff]

Got lucky with Green Bay. Was 31 points after 1H, and I basically wrote it off. Then somehow only 6 points scored in 2H, so I covered by 5 points. Wow! If I had the over, I would've been pissed.

So I went 5-1-1 today -- tying the New England -3 pick, losing the Saints pick which I probably made too early (I wouldn't have made it today), and winning the other 5. Dallas even won OUTRIGHT.

That puts me at 6-1-1 on the season for NFL. Who needs baseball?

[Sanlmar]

Thread hitting ridiculous. I’m a little reluctant to post now. Amazing & fun.

Gonna admit when I initially saw Druff bet NFL I was concerned for his mental health but obviously I’m in the presence of greatness and need to stifle my feelings of empathy like a good Republican.

Two ideas awaiting approval from you guys
Cubs (Miley) +128 v Mia (Cabrera) is everyone’s binky but Cubs Miley is close enuff and Miami just can’t score. I don’t understand this line

Dodgers (Kershaw) v D’Backs (Kelly) +215 F5
Similar pitchers. Dodgers coming off extra innings late night Sunday night baseball. Huge travel from San Fran to LA. Do Dodgers rest one or more of the power trio in a meaningless exhibition? Dodgers have a massive bullpen edge - although they used a lot of relievers last night… hmmm. Let’s avoid that and flip some coins with a 2:1 edge.

We need to start fading Kershaw again to prepare ourselves for the playoffs. Rebuild that muscle memory

[Sanlmar]

Mookie Betts last night. Game winning hit and game saving catch. Routine for Betts. His value to the Dodgers is never discussed in conversations about Judge and Ohtani.

If you weed out the Dodgers poor extra inning performance I think the rest of the losses have a high percentage of Betts being absent. I’m too lazy but I know it’s the Dodger power trio or bust.

Playoffs are coming. I used to go to South Point in Vegas for the first round but I think I’m gonna go to Colorado instead and bang some of those legendary new Colorado sports book bonuses. I think only New Jersey ever came close and that ship has sailed.


I got Cleveland and Atlanta in a +200 parlay just before first pitch. BCR knows

[Sanlmar]

Passing on Kershaw fade.

Not willing to gamble the lineup although I believe I am right. I’m a gutless nit. The under 7.5 is really tempting but passed on that too. Diamondbacks really slumping at plate.

[Texter]

Texas is only favored by 4.5 over Texas Tech.

TT offense is terrible, Texas Defense is stout. TT kicker stinks as well.

TT lost last year 70-35 to the worst Texas team in 20 years.

Seems like a no brainer

Now up to 6.5 but still a no brainer. Wise guys must read pfa

[Dan Druff]

Burnes versus Scherzer. I take Burns.

Starting shortly.

Milwaukee (Burnes) -115 vs Mets (Scherzer)

[Dan Druff]

Okay, I can't resist. Hard to not keep pressing when you're hot in a certain sport.

I've been considering firing on Philadelphia for awhile, but I'm finally doing it. In the meantime, the line touched the -3 mark, which is significant (not in a good way), but I still like it. Wish I hit it earlier today when it was 2.5.

Philadelphia -3 +100 vs. Minnesota (-105 ok)

FLY EAGLES FLY

[Dan Druff]

Passing on Kershaw fade.

Not willing to gamble the lineup although I believe I am right. I’m a gutless nit. The under 7.5 is really tempting but passed on that too. Diamondbacks really slumping at plate.

I don't blame you. He's been good, and the Dodgers are just rolling over these bad teams. They even almost won the other day with all of the "big 3" absent. (It was Freeman's first missed game, by the way. Guy almost never misses.)

[tigerpiper]

I like the diamondbacks play. Seems way better than 3-1

[Dan Druff]

I like the diamondbacks play. Seems way better than 3-1

Well it's more like 2.5-1, and the money is more landing on the Dodgers side, and not just public money. Dodgers are 52-26 on the road this year, which is different than their other good teams as of late. The dominant Dodgers teams during the last decade absolutely killed it at home, but were only decent on the road. Here to be .667 on the road near the end of the season is insane.