NFL Can't Lose Picks Week 4

Week 4

Seth

(6-2-1)

Redskins -3 @ Raiders

Steelers +3 @ Vikings

Colts -9.5 @ Jaguars

Chris

(4-5)

Broncos -10.5 vs. Eagles

Bears +3 @ Lions

Seahawks -3 @ Texans

NFL Can't Lose Picks Week 3

Week 3

Seth

(4-1-1)

Bears -1 @ Steelers

Ravens +1 vs. Texans

Vikings -6.5 vs. Browns

Chris

(3-3)

Cardinals +9 @ Saints

Falcons +1 @ Dolphins

Seahawks -19 vs Jaguars

NFL Can't Lose Picks Week 2

Week 2 2013

Seth

(1-1-1)

Ravens -6 1/2 at Browns

Broncos -4 1/2 at Giants

Bengels -7 at Steelers

Chris

(0-3)

Jets +12 at Patriots

Titans +9 at Texans

49ers at Seahawks -3 

NFL Can't Lose Picks Week 1

Week 1 2013

Seth

New England -10 at Buffalo

Seattle -3 at Carolina

Cincinnati +3 at Chicago

Chris

Tampa Bay -3 at NY Jets

Miami at Cleveland (Pick 'em)

Oakland at Indianapolis -10 

Sports Book Comps

You don't get shit - Unless you are throwing down serious money ($10,000 a bet) you likely won't even be a blip on the radar when it comes to comps.

Drink Tickets - Policies are varied and inconsistent.  Cantor sports books don't give them out, don't even ask.  If you are anywhere else, just ask when you make a bet if you can get a drink ticket when you get your betting slips.

We have made an $11 bet and got two drink tickets at one casino and made $250 in bets at another casino and received one so there isn't a science to it, except you have to ask.

If you get one, its a ticket good for a free drink at several bars in the casino that will be listed on the ticket.

Rewards Programs - DON'T USE IT.  If you are in Vegas Friday through Tuesday for a NFL weekend, don't swipe your card until Monday.  The 12 hours you spent in the sports book will kill your ADT so be sure to hit the tables.  Even if you lose and only gamble your normal amount at the tables, its still concentrated in two days as opposed to the four or five days you were there.

The Odds

So far, we have discussed several types of bets and some of the bets have different odds attached to them.  Below are the varying types odds associated with each bet.

• Against the spread and over/under bets are usually at -110.  You have to bet $110 to win $100. However, sometimes the casino will charge more juice and the line will be -115.  Even rarer is when the casino charges less juice.  -105 can be found sometimes.  When -115 and -105 are listed, be sure to change your bet amounts accordingly to make sure you don't get back change.  

• Parlay Odds: standard is 3 team: 6-1, 4 team: 10-1, 5 team: 20-1, 6 team: 40-1, 7 team: 75-1, 8 team: 150-1. Since each bet on a parlay or leg has to hit in order to win, the more legs you add, the more difficult it is to hit. Some casinos offer better parlay odds than others, but that usually depends on who is operating the sports books at the the casinos.  

•  Moneyline bets don’t have standard odds set for them in the same manner as against the spread bets.  There is no spread here remember, its all based on the outright winner. While there isn't a spread, the payouts are tied to the spread.  Bigger spread = bigger payouts if you bet on the underdog and they win.  Favorites will require a larger wager to win a smaller amount.  Essentially, whatever the Moneyline is for each game determines your odds.  If the Moneyline is set at +1000, this means the odds are 10-1.  

How to Actually Make a Bet

• Locate the Race and Sports Book.  Virtually every casino has a Race and Sports Book.  
• Located the betting information sheets.  
• Behold the greatness of the betting information sheet. This is part of a sheet from the LVH from our last March Madness trip.  

• All the information you need to relay the kind of bet and amount will be found on these sheets. 
• The number assigned to each team is directly to the left of the team name.  
• To the right of the team name is the spread.  
• The column under total is the Over/Under and the M/L column is the Moneyline.   
• Dont tell the cashier you want to bet on Florida Gulf Coast.  Find the number to the left of the Florida Gulf Coast's name and tell that number to the cashier.  
• You also need to tell them what kind of bet you want to make.  
• Are you making a Moneyline bet, are you betting a team against the spread?  
• This is the second crucial piece of information you need to tell the person taking your bet.
• Finally, you need to tell them how much you are betting.  
• A $20 Moneyline bet on Florida Gulf Coast would be, "Give me the Moneyline on 879 for $20."  
• Once you place your bet, the Cashier will give you a slip of paper.  It will look like this:  

• MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THIS SLIP OF PAPER.  TREAT IT JUST LIKE CASH. (at least until you lose, then you can rip it up)
• Notice this ticket tells you how much you will win also.  
• The Moneyline is +700 so if you would have bet $100, you would have won $700 for a total of $800.  
• Since I only bet $20, I will only get 1/5th of that +700, or 140.  So if Florida Gulf Coast would have won outright, I would have got my $20 back, plus my $140 of profit.  Sadly, it didnt turn out that way, which is why I still have this ticket.  
• When you win your bet, you will need to return to the sports book and present this ticket back to cashier to collect your money.  
• If you are no longer in Vegas when the event ends, you can mail it back in as well.
• Finally, casinos within the same family will cash tickets from sister properties sports book.  If you make a bet at the Flamingo and are at Planet Hollywood when you win, the Planet Hollywood book will cash your ticket.