2024 Gambling Challenge - Week 18
 

The betting windows are open for Week 18 wagering!

The following people have not bet in last two weeks and must place a bet this week or they are disqualified.

Shoes


As a reminder, here is a brief rundown of the rules:

• You are given $10,000 to start out and can bet up to $5,000 on any one bet. There is a $500 minimum bet unless you have less than that in which case you would be all in.
• Payouts are at 90% unless otherwise stated. –170 would mean you have to bet $170 to win $100. +250 would mean you would get a $250 payout on every $100 bet.
• You must bet at least once every 3 weeks or you are eliminated. If you cannot commit to participating at least this much please let us know now so somebody else can take your place.
  • You must place a wager in the first two weeks of the season, or your spot in the competition will be given to someone on the waiting list. This is ONLY for the beginning of the season. After the first three weeks, inactive spots will not be filled from the waiting list!
• Contingency bets are allowed. If you are using contingency bets, please indicate the order of your bets.
• There are no parlays.
• All bets must be placed before the scheduled opening kickoff of the game.
• I will not allow bets to be changed or cancelled once posted. Be sure that you have the correct bet made before hitting the submit button. After that, your only option is to post an offsetting bet which will cost at a minimum, 10% to the house.
  
  Anyone caught editing a bet after posting it will be immediately disqualified!

NEW PLAYERS!! The complete rules list is in this thread. Please read them, or I will make fun of you for asking questions about the rules found in the link.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=168100

Above all else, lets have some fun!

How to read the lines

Sample line

Thu 9/6 New Orleans Saints +6 +223 OVER 52.5
(Date, VISITING TEAM: Point Spread, Money Line, Over/Under)
7:30 PM Indianapolis Colts -6 -243 UNDER 52.5
(Time, HOME TEAM: Point Spread, Money Line, Over/Under)

How to bet the Money Line

Sample line
SAINTS +223
COLTS -243

First off, a money bet is a straight up win/lose bet. No points involved, so of course there are odds payoffs.

If you want to bet on the Saints, you will win $223 for every $100 that you bet. Conversely, for the Colts, you will win $100 for every $243 that you bet.

In other words, the team with the - money line is the favorite (therefore lower payout) and the team with the + is the under dog.

Placing Bets

PLEASE, format your bets like this:

Colts (-6) $5000
Chiefs (+142 money) $1000
Chiefs/Texans (Under 38) $2000


Current Standings
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Please put all your bets in one post rather than posting a couple of bets and then a few minutes later posting another one or two. It just makes it easier on me when entering them into my spreadsheet. I'm only talking about bets that are posted a few minutes apart. All others are ok.

Also, if you are placing multiple bets in one post, please try to enter them in the order that they appear in this post. Again, it just makes it easier on me. Thanks!


Week 18 NFL Lines

All times listed are for the Central Time zone. No bets are accepted after the scheduled kickoff time.
GOOD LUCK!

Bengals (-2) $4,000
Bengals (-135) $5,000

Buffalo Bills -2.5 $1000
Philadelphia Eagles -2.5 $1000</pre>

Dolphins (-1) $2000
Bengals (-2) $3500
Vikings (+135) $1500
Falcons (-8) $1500

Bengals(-2) $5000
Bengals (-135 ML) $5000
Colts (-4.5) $3000
Cowboys(+6) $3000
Cowboys (+225 ML) $3000

Panther (+315 ml) $1000
Cowboys (+225 ml) $1000
Vikings (+135 ml) $5000

Steelers (+2) $2000

Bengals (-2) $5,000
Bengals (-135) $5,000
Cleveland Browns (+20.0) $2,000
Houston Texans (+1.5) $5,000
Los Angeles Chargers (-4.0) $5,000
Los Angeles Chargers (-210) $5,000
Carolina Panthers (+8.0) $2,000
New Orleans Saints (+13.5) $2,000
Los Angeles Rams (+6.5) $5,000
Detroit Lions (-3.0) $5,000
Detroit Lions (-160) $5,000

Niiiice! Bigred with the huge pair bets.



https://i.imgur.com/j76YMj5.jpg

Slammers bets:

Chiefs +11 for $4000

Bengals (-2.0) $5000
Bengals (-135) $5,000

I'm pretty sure I've been in this since its inception. But, Ive never been in the top 5 this late in the season. As our old coach says....."You play to win the game". :harumph:

Browns (+20) $500

That's what I did the last 2 weeks... unfortunately I was wrong...:)

Browns +20 $2500
Browns ML +1000 $1000

Taking a flyer

Browns (+1,000 ML) $500

Steelers +2.0 $1,000

Chiefs (+11) $3000
Steelers (+2) $1000

Steelers (+2) $500
Steelers (+115) $500

Pittsburgh Steelers +2.0 $2500
Pittsburgh Steelers ML +115 all in (i believe is $2582)

Steelers (+115) money $2,841

Falcons (-8) $5,000
Commanders (-6) $5,000

Chiefs (+425) $2000
Chargers (+4) $2000

New York Jets (+1.0). $500

Texans (+105) $500
Jaguars (+4.5) $500
Buccaneers (-13.5) $500

New England +130 ML All-in (I believe $2500 left from the push above)

Psssst...

Chargers are -4.

Chargers (-4.0) $5,000

Chiefs. (+11.0) $5000
Chargers (-210) $5000

Buffalo (-2.5) $3,000
Houston (+1.5) $3,000
Eagles (-2.5) $3,000

Houston Texans +1.5 $2,500
Los Angeles Chargers -4.0 $5,000

Eagles -2.5 $2,000
Eagles -150 $1,000

Miami Dolphins -1.0 $5,000
Detroit Lions -3.0 $2,500

LAC (-210 ML) $5000

Chiefs (+11) $2000
Chiefs (ML +425) $2000
Jets (+1) $1000
Lions (-3) $2000

Chiefs (+11) $500
Chiefs (+425) $500
Chargers (-4) $500
Dolphins (-100) $500
Cardinals (-4.5) $500

Los Angeles Chargers -4.0 all in or $5000 whichever is correct. I'm right on the amount.

Vikings +3.0 $500

Lions MONEY -160 $1600

Detroit Lions -3.0 $5000
Detroit Lions ML -160 $5000 or all in (pretty sure I have over this)
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions O 55.5 all in (I believe I have enough for the $500 min.)

Looking good. 7- 1 and 1 push. Detroit hits, I’m going to be ecstatic.

Vikings (+135) $1000

I don't mean to single you out, because there are plenty of others that are not following my wishes. It takes a fair amount of my time to enter these bets each week and if people post their bets in the same order they are listed in the OP, it saves me a lot of time and hassle of scrolling up and down in my spreadsheet to find the games. I have posted my request in HUGE RED FONT, that scrolls across the page, yet it is ignored by several of you.

PLEASE post your bets in the order they are listed, it makes this so much easier for me.

You had $250 left for that last bet, but that's fine if it is for an all-in.

Updated Standings

That’s how you win. The less you bet the more you lose when you win.

He had a great week for sure. Maybe the best ever in this competition. Over $28,000 ahead for the week.

I was confident in about 1/2 the picks. The others was just gambling to win. I've never been close to winning this this thing. I'm usually out by week 7. Probably will never make it this far again. Playing to win, I usually lose. ;)