Winner of Columbus RBI Tourney??

[Attezzobal]

The other day I opened up a Gatorade and proceeded to play street football with Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts practice squad...BITCH

[Stock]

Opening lines for the tourney?



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

JoeDirt:	-270
mfriley33:	+130
GDavis:	+185
fightonusc:	+810
fknmclane:	+475
Gantry:	+730
SmokedUBad:	+125
DXXPAC321:	+1200
malnuboy:	+1200
CurtFlood:	+2250
Attezzobal:	+660
wiggum:	+180
Steve Katz:	+2520
Trevor Martin:	+2250
Josh Payne:	+810
Rob Conzelman:	+2520
Other/Reserve:	+1200

JoeD,
Who is Steve Katz and Rob Conzelman?  Are they really that bad, or do they just have 0 votes since nobody on Dee-Nee knows them?
Also, do you see any lines that look relatively out of wack?
I would like to give more weight to votes from people who actually know something about these guys' game play.  There are probably some people who have voted that have no clue who is really good.

[JoeDirt]

JoeD,
Who is Steve Katz and Rob Conzelman? Are they really that bad, or do they just have 0 votes since nobody on Dee-Nee knows them?

Yeah, they are two of the four "unknowns" of the tournament.  The other two are Josh Payne and Trevor Martin.  My opinion is that they should have better odds than those who are "known" to not be competitive at ATG, based on the fact that these people are travelling across the country to enter a tourney full of strangers.  I just have a hard time believing that they won't be very good...

[Stock]

Right, those were my thoughts too.  Especially since I think they all paid the full entry fee. 

[Gantry]

Never forget about the dark horses...   There's some 11-year old in his basement right now that is ready to shock the RBI world in a couple years...

[fightonusc]

And his name is Mr. RBI, Jr.

[Stock]

Opening lines for the tourney?



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

JoeDirt:	-125
mfriley33:	+220
GDavis:	+295
fightonusc:	+550
fknmclane:	+1200
Gantry:	+1050
SmokedUBad:	+210
DXXPAC321:	+1700
malnuboy:	+1700
CurtFlood:	+3000
Attezzobal:	+910
wiggum:	+285
Steve Katz:	+810
Trevor Martin:	+785
Josh Payne:	+735
Rob Conzelman:	+810
Other/Reserve:	+4500

Updated. 
You want some of that action Curtflood?   

[JoeDirt]

I must stipulate that Riley and I are completely equals in this game--each can thump the other at any given time...

JoeDirt:   -125
mfriley33:   +220

[GDavis]

I must stipulate that Riley and I are completely equals in the bedroom --each can thump the other at any given time...

[ultimate7]

Realist Odds for those we know

Riley     +300
Foster  +300
Beales  +300
Dirt       +325  (hosting disadvantage)
Bandur  +600
GDavis   +600
Azz        +600
Each Unknown  +600
Fighon    +1000
Field (mclane, Gantry, Flood, Malnu)   +2500      

[Stock]

I must stipulate that Riley and I are completely equals in this game--each can thump the other at any given time...

JoeDirt:   -125
mfriley33:   +220

That's the beauty of real sportsbook gambling.  The better team does not necessarily have the lower line.  The lines follow the money (or in this case the votes).  

This reminds me of a UFC event almost 2 years ago where Tank Abbot fought Kimo.  The odds were -115 on both fighters.  This was ridiculous that the odds were even.  There is no way in hell Kimo could have lost that fight.  I put the maximum bet of $500 down on sportsinteraction, and Kimo won in less that 2 minutes in the 1st round.

[JoeDirt]

I think our sample size is way too small to have the "bets" affecting the odds...

[Stock]

I think our sample size is way too small to have the "bets" affecting the odds...

If you factor in credibility, you are absolutely correct.  If credibility is ignored, then 1 "bet" could significantly affect the odds on a sample size this small.

[JoeDirt]

That's exactly what I'm saying---1 bet should never affect odds in a significant manner.

[ultimate7]

It really depends how big that bet is

[Stock]

It really depends how big that bet is

That is a given.  For the purposes of this thread, all "bets" were assumed to be equal.

[JoeDirt]

yeah, dummy (ult).

[Stock]

Realist Odds for those we know

Riley     +300
Foster  +300
Beales  +300
Dirt       +325  (hosting disadvantage)
Bandur  +600
GDavis   +600
Azz        +600
Each Unknown  +600
Fighon    +1000
Field (mclane, Gantry, Flood, Malnu)   +2500      

Are you willing to take action on those lines?

[JoeDirt]

Are you willing to take action on those lines?

I say let's just fill out our brackets and each throw in $1-$5 in and make in interesting!

[Stock]

I say let's just fill out our brackets and each throw in $1-$5 in and make in interesting!

That would be cool.  How would we fill in brackets for something like this though.  Aren't there loser/winner brackets and whatnot?

Otherwise, FOR FUN, I would be willing to take small bets on my lines.  (Max $45 dollar payout).  Not willing to get raped; just thinking like 1-2 dollar bets.
Would also take fake bets, in case you would like to see how well you would do.  Just PM me. Edit (or post them)



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

JoeDirt:	+205
mfriley33:	+260
GDavis:	+475
fightonusc:	+800
fknmclane:	+1700
Gantry:	+1700
SmokedUBad:	+335
DXXPAC321:	+2500
malnuboy:	+2500
CurtFlood:	+3200
Attezzobal:	+910
wiggum:	+360
Steve Katz:	+605
Trevor Martin:	+605
Josh Payne:	+605
Rob Conzelman:	+605
Other/Reserve:	+4500