European betting site titans Betfair and PaddyPower announced their merger this morning.
The companies announced that Irish PaddyPower would hold 52% of shares, while London-based Betfair would stake 48%. This is a massive merger worth over $5 billion dollars, bringing the new groups combined total to nearly $8 billion. Both companies individual shares jolted 20% following the announcement.
The new group plans to expand deeper into Europe, as well as tackling the Australian market which has always been a challenge due to unusual gambling restrictions. This merger also gives them a great opportunity to rival the current leader Bet365.
This announcement came after Ladbrokes and Coral declared their merger earlier this month. Although much smaller than today’s news, the recent mergers may be foreshadowing for more to come. With high taxes, it could be beneficial for these companies to operate as one. Both parties have not made it clear if there are going to be any changes to either website.
European gambling sites are among the most profitable in the industry given how nearly their entire client base are obsessed with parlaying everything together. Keep getting those accas in, lads!
For the most part, PayPal has been everyone’s first online wallet. Its the most recognized name in the industry, and its very convenient for protecting your information when buying or selling items online. However, this is not without a few major flaws which keep sportsbooks from accepting PayPal as a deposit or payout method. On top of imposing very strict anti-gambling clauses in their terms of conditions, PayPal employs a bunch of idiots in their fraud department who for whatever reason are unable to recognize false-claims. This makes PayPal a dangerous payment option, especially in an industry where you are not always dealing with the most honest customers. Only certain European sportsbooks that are verified vendors accept PayPal.
Although most sportsbooks are very safe, the majority of people do not feel comfortable sharing their credit card or banking information online. And thats perfectly fine. Which is why I am going to tell you how you can still use PayPal to deposit and withdraw from your online American sportsbook accounts even if that is not an accepted payment method.
Understanding Cryptocurrencies
Lets get this out of the way first; no sportsbooks accept PayPal. If you ever run into a sportsbook that does, avoid it at all costs. This is a red-flag that they are running a sketchy operation, and you should not take that risk as there are other viable options available regardless of where you live. You are likely dealing with an illegal bookmaking operation, which is incredibly dangerous.
The work-around I am going to describe today can be used by anyone, but its especially convenient for American users who generally are limited in their payment transfer options due to governmental gambling restrictions. With the rise of cryptocurrencies over the past year, many mainstream sportsbooks have begun to accept Bitcoin as a deposit and payout method. Bitcoin is a difficult concept to grasp for some, so for the sake of this article I will keep it simple. Think of Bitcoin as another currency; its value compared to the US dollar will go up and down from day to day, hour to hour. Its safe and stable, so you do not need to worry about any crashes that could come at the moment you purchase Bitcoin. In fact, Bitcoin is actually safer than most payment transfer methods as its non-refundable. As soon as you send the Bitcoins to someone else, thats it.
Its also untraceable and anonymous, making it a great option for Americans looking to fly under the radar with their gambling activity. If anyone inquires about the nature of your PayPal activity, all you need to tell them is that you were experimenting with cryptocurrencies. Simple, right?
The Work Around
I will go into more step-by-step detail in the next section, but what we are going to do is acquire Bitcoin via a method of your choosing, then fund our sportsbook account with that cryptocurrency. Once we want to withdraw, we will receive our payout in Bitcoin, which can then be sold for PayPal.
As mentioned above, we know that Bitcoin is non-refundable, and PayPal is. For some unexplained reason, PayPal refuses to hire competent individuals to run their fraud department. The people they staff seem to get off on awarding disputes to the wrong party more often than not. Its an absolute circus, but thats a rant for another day. Because of this, its pretty much impossible to find anyone selling Bitcoin that accepts PayPal as a payment method. But don’t worry, there are plenty of other ways to buy Bitcoins. The most notable method that Frostbet personally recommends is Coinbase – we will discuss this in the next section.
Now you might be asking yourself, when it comes time to request a withdrawal (which we will receive in Bitcoin), and we want to sell it for PayPal, doesn’t that put us at risk? The way Bitcoin-to-PayPal sales work is that the person performing the transfer will buy your Bitcoin for a small percentage below market value. This ‘commission’ is how they earn their money. I will explain how to find a trusted seller below. These individuals have built up a reputation, and would never tarnish all of the commission they earn for a one-time scam. Alternatively, you could also use Coinbase as described above to perform your transfers.
Lets get into the details!
Step #1 – Getting a Bitcoin Wallet
The first step towards using Bitcoin as a sportsbook funding method is to get a Bitcoin wallet. This will be the account that you can send and receive Bitcoins from. If you have an iPhone, this can be as simple as downloading an app. The one that Frostbet personally recommends is Bread Wallet (we have no affiliation to them. We just like their app since it has a simple interface which is important for Bitcoin rookies). You can find this in the app store.
When you download the app, you will be prompted to create an account. It is crucial that you write-down (on paper, and digitally) the information that the app tells you to write-down. In the event that something happens to your phone, you want to be able to recover your account. Bitcoin wallets do not use the traditional username/password log-in system. Instead, you will be given a Bitcoin address which will look like your 4-year old daughter just inputted gibberish on the keyboard.
Once your account is synced up, you are ready to purchase Bitcoins.
Step #2 – Purchase Bitcoins via Coinbase
Click here to create a Coinbase account. For the same reasons stated above, Coinbase does not accept PayPal as a transfer method. However, you can use pretty much any other option to purchase Bitcoins. This means that if you do not trust your credit card or banking information with your sportsbook, you can use Coinbase as a pseudo-middleman for your transaction. This is a company worth nearly one billion dollars, so there should be no reason for you to be skeptical of their authenticity.
You will also benefit from the fact that your payment will be processed through a known company, rather than using illegal payment processors. If you ever deposited funds into an American sportsbook, you will notice that your credit card will your deposit as purchasing outdoors equipment or camera parts from online companies. This does help keep your activities secure to a certain degree, but going through Coinbase will be the grand slam.
Following the AshleyMadison leak, where the personal information of 38 millions cheating assholes were exposed to the world, European betting site PaddyPower released odds on some of the potential victims of the hacktivist attack.
People who cheat are lowlifes, simple. The Ashley Madison leak has allowed the world to identify who should be punished. Leading PaddyPower’s list was a Premier League footballer, who turned up with 1/10 odds (-1000) to be named. They seem very confident, perhaps they have some inside information? They are all horny bastards, but I am not so sure they would need a website to pull some.
Next on the list is a British MP at 1/4 (-250), followed by a member of the British Royal Family at 5/6 (-120). Next as we enter underdog territory, is everyone’s favourite option: A Roman Catholic Cardinal at 2/1 (+200).
Finally, the last item is the biggest long-shot of them all. The Only Way Is Essex (abbreviated TOWIE) is a British sit-com. I am not from England so I have never heard of it, and even if I lived there I probably still would not give a shit. It seems like a prude show, leading to PaddyPower’s 7/1 (+700) line on one of them being named as AshleyMadison members.
And if betting on individual “people props” was not your cup of tea, you could also bet on the Grand Salami “Ashley Madison Fallout”. For a nice return of 6/1 (+600), you can wager if 2015 will break the record for the highest number of United Kingdom divorces. Humans have a strange obsession with ruining their marriages, and making their families hate them.
In a pre-season game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, star Green Bay Packers wide-receiver Jordy Nelson hobbled off the field after injuring his leg on the first drive. While he walked off the field on his own, NFL insider Ian Rapoport tweeted out that the initial diagnosis was a torn ACL. While they are still awaiting confirmation via MRI, it is safe to assume that the chances of the initial report being confirmed are high.
An ACL injury would likely take Nelson out of the game for at least six months (with the potential of missing the entire season). But lets be realistic, none of us are doctors, so anything said about this is purely speculation.
How would an injury to Jordy Nelson affect the Green Bay Packers changes of winning the division, conference, and Super-Bowl? At the time of injury, the current lines for the Green Bay Packers were +500 to win the Super Bowl, +320 to win the conference, -300 to win the division, and -610 to make the playoffs. Their win-total was set at 11, -125 to the over. This was captured by SportsInsights immediately following the injury.
Lets take a look at how things have moved now that a few hours have passed, and sportsbooks have had time to adjust their lines. The most important one of all, the odds to win the Super Bowl, have not changed. They remain runner-up behind the +450 Seahawks at +500.
There has been slight movement towards the under for their win total by 10 cents. The over 11 was -125 before the injury, and is not -115.
Green Bay’s playoff odds have not changed (remains at -610).
Green Bay’s odds to win the NFC North division have also stood-pat, clocking in at -300 before and after the injury.
There are a few ways we can explain the fact that the odds have not moved. The most important one is that no one really knows what happened to Nelson as of yet. The MRI will confirm what we may already know. But generally this does not matter, and bettors will make impulsive decisions without knowing all of the facts.
The lack of movement can be due to the fact that most sportsbooks have taken significant action in favor of Green Bay over the off-season. There will be no need for them to make sudden line changes, as they already have a lot of action on one side.
Finally, it could be due to the fact that Jordy Nelson is not as valuable to the Green Bay Packers as he is perceived to be. There is no doubt that he is a vital piece of their offense when he is playing well, but does this really change much? When you already have the best offense in the league, you can afford to take hits in that department. A lot of Green Bay’s success in the upcoming season will be determined by the quality of their defense. I could catch touchdowns with Aaron Rodgers throwing seeds in my pocket.
What is the best plan of action to take full advantage of the Nelson injury? My guess is waiting as long as possible before backing the Packers. If he is confirmed out for an extended period of time, there will eventually be some wannabe sharps pushing the line down. We will not see significant line movement either way, but Green Bay is still a brilliant team without him, and this could be the perfect opportunity to take advantage of some overreactions.
I will make a follow-up post for pre-season NFL predictions in the coming weeks, where I will explain what we should do with the Packers. ,
Bet365 are offering a free $50 in-play wager on Monday’s Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool. Below are some tips on how you can take advantage of this promotion as safely as possible.
The Promotion
First of all, if you do not already have a Bet365 account you can create one using the button below. This is a bonus link that will automatically accept you into the free-bet promotion:
This promotion is still active today (October 17th,2025)
The bonus will be automatically applied to your Bet365 account once you sign up using the button above (or by clicking here).
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How It Works
The way this promotion works is that if you place a pre-game wager on the Arsenal/Liverpool match, Bet365 will give you a risk-free wager of the same amount (up to $50) in their live-betting interface. This means you will need to have 100 units of currency in your account to take full advantage of this promotion. Now you might think that there is a catch, but if you play your cards right everything will be very safe.
Now there are three things that you can do with your free promotion. You can bet against your pre-game wager to give yourself a true risk-free $50 wager, you can use your pre-game wager on a very probable market and use your in-play bet for a connected long-shot, or you can double-up on one side. Lets break down each one.
Option #1 – True Risk Free Wager
If you would like to have a true risk-free wager, decide what side you like before the game begins. That will end up being your true wager. For example, I believe Liverpool will cover the Asian handicap in this game, which is currently set at +0.75 (1.90). If you agree with me, then place a $50 wager on that line before the game begins. As soon as it starts, you will place your risk-free promotional $50 bet on the opposite side (which will be Arsenal -0.75, at around 1.90). If Arsenal end up covering, you will break even (aside from small losses on the juice, which is fine considering the potential benefits). If Liverpool win or draw, you will get the money from your free-wager back, and can collect the winnings on your pre-game wager.
Option #2 – Correlated Favourite and Underdog
The next option will see you placing your pre-game wager on a very large favourite (to give you access to the promotion), and your in-play wager on something that is indirectly correlated to the initial marker. The best way to do this is to place your first $50 on there being over 0.5 goals in the match. This is a huge favourite, so you will not be expecting much in return. Next, once the game begins, you will go ahead and place your promotional wager on the draw. Now this gives you three possible outcomes:
(1) If one team wins, this means that the initial pre-game wager won, and you will make a very small profit (few dollars).
(2) If there is a scoreless draw, this means the initial wager loses, but you will make a decent return on the in-play wager (~$100)
(3) If there is a score draw, this means both wagers win, and you will have the biggest possible return (~$150)
This option is recommended for anyone who believes that there is a high chance that a draw will occur. You are guaranteed to not lose any money.
Option #3 – Double-Wager
The last option is the only one where you have the potential for losing money. This one implies placing your $50 pre-game wager and the $50 in-play promotional offer on the same market. This should only be done if you are very confident with one side winning the game.
Statistically, it is not a bad idea. If you were to bet on Liverpool +0.5 at 2.25 odds, you would essentially be getting 3.50. This is a great bet, as if you were to place it an infinite amount of times, you would generate a clear profit. This will apply for whichever market you elect to pick.
This guy is so stupid that I had to write another article about him. I know I said I wouldn’t, but I had to break that promise. Sorry, maybe we should just see other people. It’s not you, it’s me.
Yesterday, I wrote an article about a clown who gave out two 10-unit plays on line errors. Bovada’s idiot line-maker put Justin Upton and Jason Heyward +195 and +185 respectively not to hit a home-run in the match between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres.
These lines should have been closer to -300, so obviously Bovada cancelled all wagers on these markets, which they should have. The fact that this idiot thought he was going to get away with this, and to even have the audacity to release two 10-unit plays on them, proves that he has no idea whats going on. As I discussed yesterday, this is on top of the fact that player props have very low limits. He either does not bet on the games that he releases, or is betting to small for him to consider himself “one of the best sports cappers around”. His words, not mine.
Bovada paid out the wager, and then voided it shortly after. Once again, this is something that they have a right to do. There is no rule that states that they are not allowed to retract a bad line after it has been paid out. This is a myth that is believed by some lesser minds, such as the subject of this article.
Can you make a more square card if you tried? Bet on the Cardinals, bet on the over, bet on two line-errors. Thats a noob-special. Who the hell needs to pay money for that? But based on his quiet reaction, we can assume that he does not have any clients to begin with. Which should come as a surprise to no one. After Bovada retracted the lines, he had some brilliant comments to make:
“I don’t think that’s allowed” – Guy who actually tried to steal 35 units from a sportsbook.
We did some more digging to see how much the best sports capper in the world bets on each game. As stated, considering that these props are normally locked at $250, and he was wagering ten-units on it, he probably is not risking more than $25 per game. Well he posted this picture where he tried to blur-out his account balance. To no one’s surprise, genius did not do a good job of this and we can easily tell how much is in his account.
Lets zoom in on that top portion. We are going to block off the bottom part that says his account number, and just focus on the very obvious numbers. We will even point to the dollar sign, so you know exactly where his account balance starts.
Nice. $0.00. Now you might be saying, what if he just went all-in on the soccer play in the ticket that he posted. Well, that is probably the case. But the play ended up losing, as Atletico Madrid only won by one-goal, failing to cover the spread.
So there goes all of his money. And if you needed any more proof that he had a zero account balance before making a fool of himself by releasing those error plays, here is a previous screenshot that he posted earlier this month, where he seemed to have no problem showing his account balance.
The only thing worse than a scammer tout, is a scammer tout who does not bet on the games he releases. Check-mate.
It has been a while since we checked in on Major League Baseball. Lets take a look at the updated odds for each team to win their division, league pennant, and World Series, and analyze some of the predictions we made earlier on this season.
Division Odds
We will be taking all of our lines from Bet365. They provide a fair price on every game, and take a significant amount of action at high-limits. This gives us an accurate reflection of the current betting market.
The Royals in the AL central are already a done-deal, turning up at -125000. We do not need to talk about them.
Teams that were looking to have ran away with their division are not looking so hot anymore. The Texas Rangers (+380), Toronto Blue Jays (-130), and San Francisco Giants (+175) are have slowly crept their way up the standings. In our previous article, I advised purchasing pennant futures on the Blue Jays, Mets, Giants, and Pirates. All of which have moved in the right direction since those wagers. This is apparent based on their current division odds.
I believe the Blue Jays will eventually beat the Yankees to claim the AL east. Both teams play 7 more games against each other. It is possible that the return of Michael Pineda to the now-six man rotation will rejuvenate New York, but with an unclear time-table for Mark Teixeira’s return, and a roster that is bound to regress to the mean, I do not believe it will be enough. A -130 price for them to overcome their 0.5 games-back deficit is a gift that should otherwise be priced below -160. The Blue Jays have been destroying everyone in their path on a 18-4 run, and to be completely honest, they have been under-performing. Troy Tulowitzki has been terrible since coming over from Colorado, barely putting up a .200 batting average. He will not continue that for the rest of the season. Josh Donaldson is as good as he appears to be, so I would not expect any significant regression on any stat markets besides home-runs. Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, the two “old guys” on this new-look roster, are finally playing up to their potential. How about Ben Revere, who lead the National League in hits last season who has only now begun to be a productive player for his new team. And we cannot forget about Devon Travis and Marcus Stroman, who are both probable to return before the end of the regular season. Yeah, exactly.
The Dodgers are something else. For the first time in history a team has surpassed the $300 million dollar luxury tax mark. And they suck. Right after acquiring Chase Utley, they find themselves no-hit by Mike Fiers. I believe the Dodgers will prove to do the opposite of the Yankees down the closing stretch of the season, and they will finally start playing to their true potential. They will run away with the division, and the Giants will come up just short. Its difficult to advise betting on a -240, especially given their recent form. Overall, I believe this line is set very close to the true-line, and staying away would be very advisable.
Not one person has said a thing about the Texas Rangers. Even after they acquired Cole Hamels, no one wanted to talk about them. Well here they are, you do not really have a choice anymore. I was tempted to throw something about the Rangers into the last article about pennant odds. I felt as though they would pull a comeback more often than their odds suggested, and that they would match up well against any team come the post-season. This was before the Hamels deal, and even if it weren’t, I would probably still be too much of a coward to include it. But now I am the one looking like a fool.
They are not a bad team. A lot of people have trouble looking season-to-season. Last year they were awful, and most individuals have not forgotten that. The truth is that they did not have a rotation last year, and most of their star players were either injured (Fielder) or in massive slumps (Shoo, Beltre). While they are still missing two of their best pitchers (Darvish, Holland), they are still making up an insane amount of ground in the standings, which they continued to do yesterday against Randy Wolf and the Tigers. As much as I am sitting here waiting for the Houston Astros to regress to the terrible team that they are, I unfortunately believe it will not happen during the regular season. I am not sure the Rangers will hang on to the Wild Card spot that they moved into yesterday, let alone make a serious challenge for the division. Thus I advise staying away from their very-tempting +380 series line.
Pennant Odds
I probably should have waited for this section of the article to circle-jerk myself for making four great pennant predictions, but I couldn’t wait. Its called premature ejaculation, and the prostitute that I cried in front of for two hours last night says its perfectly normal.
The Royals and Blue Jays sit as +275 co-favorites atop the American League at the start of play today. Division-leader Yankees are +400, and the Astros are +450. I stand by my initial prediction that I believe the AL east will win the pennant this year. I do not think the Orioles have the necessary rotation to keep competing with the Angels, Rangers, and Blue Jays/Yankees for one of the two Wild Card spots. Is it worth purchasing the Yankees at +400? I believe we are at the cut-off point of it being worth-it, which generally means that you are scratching at straws, or whatever that stupid expression is.
(EDIT: Grasping at straws. Still stupid)
I believe the best advise to give is to stay away from American League pennant odds altogether. I find it difficult to take the Royals as a co-favorite, and would rather pay +275 for Toronto IF they were firmly ahead in their division. While I stated that I believe they will win by a large margin, nothing is for certain. Spend your money elsewhere.
In terms of the National League, our interest into the Mets (+1200 to +350), Pirates (+850 to +500), and Giants (+1200 to +1000) have all trended in the right direction. While its getting to the point where we can safely assume that the Mets and Pirates will make the playoffs (barring another epic Nationals end-of-season run, which will happen now that I wrote this, sorry New Yorkers) we need to predict how well they will do in post-season play. The Pirates do not have the rotation to keep up with other teams, plain and simple. Cole is a fantastic pitcher, but it ends right there. Liriano is due for some regression, which has already started to hit him hard over the last few starts. After that, who do you have? Locke? Happ? It is an absolute disaster. Unless you have a line-up like Toronto that can make up for certain rotation weaknesses, you are not going to go far enough. If you are holding on to a Pirates ticket, its time to think about how you will hedge it once they reach the playoffs.
The Mets have the rotation, and now they have the line-up. Do we buy? Absolutely not. If you did not get in on the +1200, then I would probably advise staying away. They are lower than they should be. Regardless of how well they are playing, I believe there is still a much bigger margin between them and the Pirates and Dodgers. We can say what we want about the recent performance of the most expensive team in baseball, but they are all-around a better team than the Mets. Avoid any steam-chasing here.
In short, avoid betting on any pennant lines. It is too late in the season to get a significant edge.
World Series Odds
Cardinals, Royals, and Blue Jays are now all +550 co-favorites to win the World Series. This is followed by the Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees, all +800 runners-up. I believe if the Dodgers end up playing as good as they can, they will be in the World Series. The reason why I advise against purchasing their pennant odds instead is because if they reach the level they need to play at to defeat the Cardinals, they will certainly have enough to win it all. Consider a play on them at +800 while they are in the midst of their current slump.
For the American League, you probably know which team I am going to pick given how much I have fawned over their recent additions. The Blue Jays at +550 to take it all is still very much worth it. If you can get an exact-match up line this late in the season, you cannot go wrong by picking the Dodgers defeating the Blue Jays in the final game of the season. Thats where my current prediction lies.
Our subject for today is going to be a Twitter random. Lets take a look at the jackass’ profile:
First of all, anyone with two first-names is automatically an asshole. Secondly, if you are not going to capitalize the first word in your sentence I am not going to read it. Thirdly, I do not want to talk about your package in my DMs. I have a wife.
Also, where the fuck is “Making Money”? Which state is that in anyways?
Regardless of all this, we know this type of person. They claim to have clients when they really don’t, and the photos that I am about to post will prove that. No one in the right mind would trust this guy with a dime.
The big announcement! Boy genius saw a bunch of people tweeting about this line error hours before, and decided to take all of the credit. Regardless, he is still an idiot for thinking that this line will hold up. But the best is where he gave both of these plays as 10-UNIT CLIENT PLAYS.
This is proof that this guy does not bet on the games he releases. The limits on these Bovada props are very low. Anyone claiming to make a 10-unit bet on it is lying.
Of course, he patted himself on the back for a great capping effort.
This guy is an idiot. I do not think I need to write any more about him.
Update
We have received confirmation that Bovada have marked all wagers as a push, as it should be.
A week ago Frostbet posted two articles regarding the incident where BetOnline fired one of their virtual casino dealers “Andy” for being too friendly. He used his Twitter account to interact with users outside of work. Nothing harmful was done, but the online sportsbook did not want to take any risks so they terminated his employment without providing any reason.
Andy gained popularity when many popular Twitch streamers began going into BetOnline’s video casinos for videos. Andy’s friendly personality quickly made him a fan favorite, which eventually lead to him losing his job. These streamers (who made a fuck-ton of money, for those of you who are not familiar with the field), most notably “Sodapoppin”, raised nearly $2000 for Andy.
He put it to good use.
New Career
Andy posted a picture from his Twitter account (@lukyandy), showing how he spent the $2,000.
Video games. Anyone older than 25 will probably think he spent that money irresponsibly, considering that he just lost his job. Given his connection to many popular streamers, he has the perfect opportunity to begin a career as a Twitch streamer. Remember when I said they earned a lot of money earlier? I was not lying. Since posting this picture, he has hosted two streaming sessions, amassing over 10,000 Twitch followers.
Here is a snapshot from his most recent stream, where he is playing World of Warcraft:
It remains to be seen if Andy can make a living through Twitch streaming. Its a very saturated field. He does have the advantage of having connections to popular streamers who want to help him, but that will only get him so far. He was very popular as a blackjack dealer, so there is no reason why he cannot translate that over to build an entertaining Twitch channel. But people will not pity-watch for long. Lets hope for the best.
Incase anyone is curious, Twitch users earn revenue via five methods:
(1) In-stream advertisements that play periodically (big-timers sometimes disable these)
(2) Donations (the big earner, I have never understood why some people donate massive amounts)
(3) Subscriptions (users can pay a small one-time fee to subscribe to a particular stream, gaining some new features)
(4) Sponsorships
(5) Shout-outs (rare)
This is not really a gambling story, but I figure it was worth a follow-up after the last two articles. Everyone at Frostbet wishes him the best of luck on his new journey. Click on the banner below if you want to check out his stream. If he is not currently online, the previous stream will play by default.
We all know Bovada sucks. From square-odds to visitor-throttling, they are the epitome for a terrible betting site. And don’t even get me started on their new user interface.
Every sportsbook is entitled to make a mistake every so often with an incorrect line. It happens, no one is perfect. But whoever has been in charge of Bovada’s MLB prop lines for the past two days needs to be fired. Yesterday, they set Indians’ strike-out pitcher Carlos Carrasco’s K-total at 3. Thats a serious problem. Even though he was facing the Yankees, this was at least half of what it should have opened at.
A few people tried to jump on to take advantage, hoping that Bovada would not catch on. Their plans were foiled when popular gambling Twitter personality (and thats probably where his credentials should end) Johnny Detroit tweeted about it.
That screenshot is hilarious. KellyInVegas, another so-called “Vegas Expert” who sells picks without a real record (and provides terrible gambling advice to prove that she has no clue what she is ever talking about) claiming that this would be a good middle opportunity. Are you fucking kidding me? First of all, even if Johnny Detroit does not tweet about it, there is a fairly high chance that Bovada realizes their error and voids the bet all together (I would say this scenario occurs at least 80% of the time). Then you would be stuck with a random bet on the under 6.5. But thats not even the start of all the stupidity, if you are given a 3.5 advantage on something as low as a strike-out total, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU MIDDLING IT? Take the damn money and run, for fucks sake.
With football season approaching, we will have plenty more opportunities to see Kelly’s lack of betting knowledge. But lets get back to the story. Bovada ended up pulling the line and voiding all bets.
They ended up re-opening it at 6. Carlos Carrasco ended the game with 11 strike-outs in his victory over the Yankees.
A lot of people were furious over Johnny Detroit’s tweet. It takes a very special situation for me to defend someone like that due to the documented evidence of him constantly selling picks with a losing record, but he did not do anything wrong here. Like I said, there is a very small chance that this would have gone through anyways. But for the fun of it, lets see some of the anger.
Snitches get stitches. Delete the fucking tweet!
Please sir, I want s’more.
This next guy must have been relying on the line-error to break even on the week. This kitty has claws.
If you ask nicely he will do it.
Heavy threats.
The money was finally refunded after Johnny kept the tweet up. The last guy still has not had enough.
Lol.
Like I said earlier, I am not one to defend Johnny Detroit for anything. I really cannot stand losing sports-bettors who sell picks, it bothers me. But he did not do anything wrong here. I do find it funny how the last guy was making fun of him for selling picks, yet he is losing his mind over a line-error. The only reason you would be that desperate for a guaranteed winner was if you dug yourself a hole so deep you would be better off heading to China. Pot meet kettle, I suppose.
Now Bovada did not just stop with the Carrasco mistake. Today they came back with two home-run props that had the lines severely messed up. Justin Upton was +195 to not hit one out of the part, and Jason Heyward was +185. On any night, these would likely be at least -325 or so. Here is a screenshot of it happening, sponsored by Bovada’s disgusting new interface.
Every time you cry yourself to sleep because of Bovada’s new interface, they murder three kittens in Africa. Its a lose-lose situation.
As with the strike-out prop, these will likely get voided as well (with or without a snitch). It is a problem that this has happened two days in a row. Clearly whoever is in charge of entering these lines onto the website is not paying enough attention. It prevents people who actually wanted to bet on these props from getting a fair line that will not get cancelled. Just another reason why you should not use Bovada.
But I guarantee no one will listen, and they will sign-on to fund their accounts right after closing this window. Bovada opened the line at +5000.
