Betting for/against your team (split from Prior thread)

[goonys evil twin]

I scrambled around trying to find a way to put a ton of money on the Marlins to win games 6 and 7. I checked out internet gambling sites and asked people about bookies, but I didn't want to sign up to one of those sites and couldn't find a bookie (a girl in our office had connections, but she left on maternity leave a couple weeks before).

 

I would have gladly lost a couple hundred if the Cubs won, but I was pretty certain they wouldn't.

 

There's nothing wrong with betting against the team you root for, it's hedging your bets. I'm still going to root for them. And when it's a Bears game I know they are going to lose (which happened a lot the past 15 years), I'd definitely pick against them, but still cheer for a win. It's not like I'm putting up my paycheck against them and hoping they lose.

 

Even though I'd do it without problem, I don't believe I've ever actually bet against Cubs or Bears.

[badgercub]

You won't see Prior until after the all-star break at the earliest. Maybe later.

 

Ah, hell. I'll join in on the fun, too. Care to wager on that?

 

I don't wager, ever. Well........I *did* bet on the Marlins on games 6 and 7 and won about 1,500 bucks. Almost never.

 

It's a feeling, based on past history with how our starter's injuries tend to go.

 

You should be banned from all things Cubs for the rest of your life. :twisted: :wink:

 

I don't feel guilty about it, though I understand people's reaction to it.

 

It was based on a hunch. No, the money didn't help soften the blow. It paid my rent instead :wink:

 

Did you ever see The Bad lieutenant?

 

Great movie. Harvey Keitel was excellent.

[srbin84]

I think betting against the Cubs is a good idea because it makes it easier to take the loss if you lose the bet since the Cubs won. And the main reason, the Cubs always lose at somepoint no matter how good they are. I wouldn't feel bad about it at all. I feel entitled to the money and right to bet for it after all the money they have made from fans and not won.