Betting against UT...

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As last football season dragged on, I asked myself a very simple economic question: How much is a single UT win worth to me? I decided it was worth $39 (ticket price) and therefore, began placing $39 on UTs opponent every game. This way, if I saw a UT win at Neyland Stadium, then I basically paid $80 to watch them win, and if they disappointed me, I got my money back.
 
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I guess that's a good plan but I just can't place a bet against UT. And since they rarely cover, I just avoid their games altogether. I get too wired just watching them to have to worry about money.
 
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(therealUT @ Apr 5 said:
As last football season dragged on, I asked myself a very simple economic question: How much is a single UT win worth to me? I decided it was worth $39 (ticket price) and therefore, began placing $39 on UTs opponent every game. This way, if I saw a UT win at Neyland Stadium, then I basically paid $80 to watch them win, and if they disappointed me, I got my money back.
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:lolabove: good for you...but i can't bet against 'em. and i sure as hell won't put money on 'em to cover either.
 
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Best advice I ever got was "Never bet for or against UT". If you do - :banghead:
 
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i bet against tennessee most of the year after the UAB game. they were money, i always feel bad about winning. it is nice though when the money comes in the mail, so in the end it was a pretty profitable season after all. eventhough we were terrible.
 
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(Xanny @ Apr 5 said:
Best advice I ever got was "Never bet for or against UT". If you do - :banghead:
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Sound advice.

Smokedog, :shakehead:
 
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never let your heart get in the way of picking the right side of a wager. If you can't do that then do as xanny said and just don' t bet on UT games.



I faded the vols in football most of the time last year and made a pretty good amount off them.



They were money in hoops this year though. I believe they had one of the best ats percentages in the nation this year.
 
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(smokedog#3 @ Apr 5 said:
i bet against tennessee most of the year after the UAB game. they were money, i always feel bad about winning. it is nice though when the money comes in the mail, so in the end it was a pretty profitable season after all. eventhough we were terrible.
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Thank you Mr. Rose.
 
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(GAVol @ Apr 5 said:
Thank you Mr. Rose.
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I thought the one justification for Pete Rose was that he always bet FOR his team. Of course, he never played/coached for the Vols, or saw his nationally ranked team fail to beat a second rate team like UAB by more than one score.
 
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UT HAS MADE ME A FEW THOUSAND BUCKS, BUT I'VE ONLY BET ON THEM FOUR TIMES & THAT WAS IN 98 & 99. GOOD TIMING I GUESS. I QUIT WHILE I WAS AHEAD.
 
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hey when your playing as bad as we were last year coming into memphis and vandy it was easy money. i was at the memphis game and williams didn't play hardly at all and i figured i was done for. memphis still ended up covering eventhough the vols won. when the vols are good or playing a team that i think they can cover i will bet for them, but last year we were horrible. you can't let your heart get involved when you are wagering money, it will burn you usually in the end.
 
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did you bet against UT when they played Kentucky? surely that game wasnt worth 80 bucks to you and did you really think THEY would beat us?
 
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(Taylor Moran @ Apr 5 said:
did you bet against UT when they played Kentucky? surely that game wasnt worth 80 bucks to you and did you really think THEY would beat us?
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No, stopped after we were no longer bowl eligible.
 
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i didn't bet on the kentucky game, i lost the lsu game. tennessee covered the ole miss game and i think that was the only game i bet for them last year. i know the two big games for me were the memphis and vandy games.
 
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i thought williams played a couple of series against ut. well i had alot to drink so your probably right, still all worked out in the end. if williams had played ut would have lost that game to. i just remember sitting there thinking how bad we looked.
 
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If you want sure money, bet on Kentucky to cover the spread. They're masters of the 1,2, 3, or 15 point loss.

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