Winner of Columbus RBI Tourney??

[Stock]

Opening lines for the tourney?



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

JoeDirt:	-475
mfriley33:	+140
GDavis:	+130
fightonusc:	+325
fknmclane:	+250
Gantry:	+250
SmokedUBad:	+105
DXXPAC321:	+420
malnuboy:	+370
CurtFlood:	+420
Attezzobal:	+370
wiggum:	+150
Steve Katz:	+480
Trevor Martin:	+420
Josh Payne:	+370
Rob Conzelman:	+480
Other/Reserve:	+370

Updated.

[ultimate7]

Your odds a break even should add up to 100%, normal odds for stuff like this probably addup to 150%-200% for the profit (depending on the event, sometimes less than 150%)

Your odds add to 515%

[Stock]

Your odds a break even should add up to 100%, normal odds for stuff like this probably addup to 150%-200% for the profit (depending on the event, sometimes less than 150%)

Your odds add to 515%

AGAIN, 74 VOTES FOR "PLACING" IS NOWHERE NEAR CREDIBLE.  ALSO, Those with 0 votes would technically have a payout of infinity (obviously had to cap this).  If you need to make yourself feel better, then just double all the plusses.  Not like I am actually open for trade here and trying to fuck over the dee-nee'ers.  If we get 100 or so votes, the odds will make much more sense.

[Stock]

Opening lines for the tourney?



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

JoeDirt:	-285
mfriley33:	+150
GDavis:	+160
fightonusc:	+720
fknmclane:	+410
Gantry:	+660
SmokedUBad:	+135
DXXPAC321:	+1700
malnuboy:	+1000
CurtFlood:	+1700
Attezzobal:	+1000
wiggum:	+180
Steve Katz:	+1900
Trevor Martin:	+1700
Josh Payne:	+1000
Rob Conzelman:	+1900
Other/Reserve:	+1000

Updated as more votes come in...

[Gantry]

I don't think I should have voted for myself.  If I win this tourney I expect a blow/hand job from every attending member, playing or otherwise...

























In a row...

[fightonusc]

Do we get to split the million dollars amongst us, then?

By the way, those opening lines are way, way screwed up. Vegas would never use a money line for something like this, they would use odds (4/1, 6/1, 2/5, 20/1, etc.).

[Stock]

Do we get to split the million dollars amongst us, then?

By the way, those opening lines are way, way screwed up. Vegas would never use a money line for something like this, they would use odds (4/1, 6/1, 2/5, 20/1, etc.).

Translate it as you wish.  I use the "+/-" system since it is what I see most common in events that are not based on point spreads (ie. win/lose only).  Plus, it is easier to do the math on the payout.
"4:1" = "-400" = 1.25 payout (or something like that).

[fightonusc]

Huh?

4/1 = you win 4 dollars for every dollar you bet. (If I place a $10 bet on a team getting 4/1 odds to win the World Series and they do, I get $50 total back - $40 in winnings plus my original $10 bet)

-400 on the money line = I have to bet $400 to make $100. (If I place the same $10 bet on a team that's -400 on the money line and they win, I get a total of $12.50 back - $2.50 in winnings plus my original $10 back)

Actually, it's +400 that's equal to 4/1 odds, and neither of those are close to a 1.25 payout (it's a 4.00 payout)...

[ultimate7]

1-4 = -400 = 1.25 payout, he was just confused by 4-1 vs. 1-4

[fightonusc]

Right, I figured that, but I was feeling salty...

[Stock]

Read my last post:

My point was, you can display lines SEVERAL different ways.

For example, when I was in Vegas, The odds for Vanderlei Silva to win the Pride FC Grand Prix tournament were "+275" at the MGM Grand.  They were "3.75" at NY, NY.  In the end, these are both the same.  If I bet $100 and win, I will get $375 back when I cash in my ticket.
There is no right or wrong way to display the odds/payouts, as long as you know how much money you are getting back on a certain bet.
Since I do 95% of my gambling on online sites, I have never seen odds given such as x/y.  For odds such as tourneys or odds "to win only", I have only seen the "+/-" methodology, so that is what I am most familiar with.

[fightonusc]

Yeah, they use the money line mainly for boxing and baseball single-game betting. For most prop bets, they would use the horse racing style odds system of X/Y. The best example would be for betting on a NASCAR race. You might get different odds on 20 to 25 different drivers (maybe Jeff Gordon at 4/1, Rusty Wallace at 12/1, Joe Nemechek at 50/1, etc.) and "The Field" (all players not listed) lumped together as one bet (one player from "The Field" wins and that bet wins). That's something you also see in golf betting, as well as any futures betting on team sports (preseason betting on who will win the World Series, Super Bowl, NCAA Championships, etc.).

Since you've only really concerned yourself with boxing/MMA, it makes sense that money line betting is more familliar to you.

[GDavis]

I don't know about all the love for Dirt.  What has this guy ever won?

[Stock]

Honestly, have only seen odds like that in horse racing.  I just went and looked at 5 different online betting sites and did not have odds listed like "x/y" in any futures betting (ie. world series winner, 2006 NCAA Basketball Champion, Super Bowl winner, NFL MVP, 2006 Rose Bowl Champion, Next President, etc...).  Also, at the MGM grand, all their odds were in the "+/-".  It must just come down to who you get your lines from.

[ultimate7]

Sportsbook.com used to list futures for sports champions as 4-1, 20-1, etc.  That was 2 years ago, so not sure if they still do.

[Stock]

Sportsbook.com used to list futures for sports champions as 4-1, 20-1, etc.  That was 2 years ago, so not sure if they still do.

I normally go to these:

www.mvpsportsbook.com
www.sportsinteraction.com
www.thegreek.com
www.sportsline.com
www.betoddessa.com

Many times, sportsinteraction just lists what the payout is (ie.  1.75).  The number you would multiply your bet by to tell you what you would collect on a winning bet.

[ultimate7]

Many times, sportsinteraction just lists what the payout is (ie. 1.75). The number you would multiply your bet by to tell you what you would collect on a winning bet.

That is how European SBs tend to do it.

[Stock]

Many times, sportsinteraction just lists what the payout is (ie. 1.75). The number you would multiply your bet by to tell you what you would collect on a winning bet.

That is how European SBs tend to do it.

I guess that kind of makes sense.  sportsinteraction is based in Quebec.

[JoeDirt]

I don't know about all the love for Dirt. What has this guy ever won?

I won a 10 speed bike in the 5th grade...no, scratch that--I won $200 and bought a 10 speed bike with the dough.  So booyah to you, sir.

[ultimate7]

When I was a kid, Tony the Tiger visited my house, and I got a free bike.