I Bet $5,000 on Minnesota. Should I Be Worried?

[Bills4everNY]

If the opinion of people at TBD matters to you, you should have made a thread before you placed the bet.

[MarkyMannn]

7 minutes ago, Heitz said:

You should have bet on TLRY about a month ago and sold on Tuesday, your wife would have loved you...

 

I did, bought like 2 weeks earlier, and sold on Tuesday.  Made $71k    

[RobbRiddick]

I think it makes perfect sense to bet against the Bills this season. Maybe not 5k (unless you're rich) but putting a few dollars against the Bills at least gives you a little something on Monday when part of you is feeling pissed about the team getting beat again. And if they win the game and you lose your money? At least you still feel good about them winning a game. 

[finfanfromrochester]

Allen seems to me like a guy that can thrive on turf. If the Bills can stuff Latavius Murray at the line, which isn't that hard to do, then they'll have a shot at keeping it within, say, 14 points. 

[Jon in Pasadena]

1 hour ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

Then you're an idiot.  Why the hell would you do that if you cant afford it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8y6DJAeolo

[Hapless Bills Fan]

1 hour ago, BuffaloRush said:

I did it.  I had the chance to bet a lot of money on the game and I did it.  Honestly I was really torn and I hate betting against the Bills but I had to do it.  I got a very attractive offer from a local sports book that I couldn’t pass up.

 

What line'd they give you.

[COTC]

Women hate lying by omission. 

 

You could kill two birds with one stone here, lose 5k and have your wife lose trust in you at the same time. 

 

Good Luck!!

[SouthNYfan]

27 minutes ago, buffaloboyinATL said:

I ALWAYS cheer for the win and then deal with the losses when they happen.  I agree that in the big scheme this win would not likely mean much, but I enjoy my Sundays cheering for a good performance by the Bills, therefore, rooting against the OP.

 

I know but you said all of us.

So I'm telling you I'm not rooting to win right now.

I want a top pick.

 

[Luka]

You should worry, but only about your serious gambling addiction.

 

1-877-8-HOPENY

1-877-846-7369

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

A fool and is money are often parted.

 

Next time just send me your money.  

 

[BigPappy]

1 hour ago, BuffaloRush said:

I did it.  I had the chance to bet a lot of money on the game and I did it.  Honestly I was really torn and I hate betting against the Bills but I had to do it.  I got a very attractive offer from a local sports book that I couldn’t pass up.

 

But I haven’t told anyone.  Not my boss, not my wife, not my parents etc.  Just this forum.  My wife especially would kill me if she knew I had $5,000 riding on football.

 

Since I made this bet though, I have been very nervous.  My stomach feels very uncomfortable and queesy.  I have not been able to sleep at night and have been dog tired all day.  

 

But really I have nothing to be worried about right?  The Vikings are one The the NFL’s best teams and the Bills are not.  I figure that the defense will hold the Bills to FG’s and the MInnesota’s offense will score at will against our porous defense.  So I shouldn’t be worried right?

 

I mean I would feel better if it was just picking one team to win but they have to cover 17 points.  That one might be tough and i am sweating it out.  

 

Hopefully I will have some nice cash next week and can put this one behind me.  

Well....You know the saying, never bet more than your able to afford to lose. By the sounds of how your wife is going to react if you lose, it sounds like you made a dumb bet. Especially with the way the spread is at this point. It was at 17 the last time i checked and by Sunday, it may be as high as 20. So unless you got a great line or incredible odds on your 5k i would say start packing your s**t to move into the dog house. LOL!

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

 

When are you going to tell us you are Dunkirk Don?

 

 

[RobbRiddick]

47 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said:

 

Living in Vegas, betting is kind of a way of life.

 

About 10 years ago, I started betting against all 3 of "my" teams on a regular basis(Michigan basketball, Detroit Tigers, and Bills.)

 

For me, it's a great way to alleviate stress. I don't feel compelled to do it with the Tigers anymore because they have no expectations and the same goes for the Bills. And it really wouldn't work in this kind of situation for the Bills because they're huge dogs. There is no money betting Minnesota ML and laying 17 means that my team could lose AND I'd lose the bet.

 

It's perfect when my teams are favored in a relatively important game. I'll take the plus money against them and go cash a ticket if they piss me off.

 

I'm "lucky" I'm cursed with such disappointing teams. They've lost a combined 10 STRAIGHT championship games. That's pretty damn hard to for three unrelated teams!

I bet on the Pats in the last SB. For sort of the same reason. I was so dreading them winning another one that I wanted to get something out of it. 

 

It was the best money I ever lost.

[bigK14094]

1 hour ago, BuffaloRush said:

I did it.  I had the chance to bet a lot of money on the game and I did it.  Honestly I was really torn and I hate betting against the Bills but I had to do it.  I got a very attractive offer from a local sports book that I couldn’t pass up.

 

But I haven’t told anyone.  Not my boss, not my wife, not my parents etc.  Just this forum.  My wife especially would kill me if she knew I had $5,000 riding on football.

 

Since I made this bet though, I have been very nervous.  My stomach feels very uncomfortable and queesy.  I have not been able to sleep at night and have been dog tired all day.  

 

But really I have nothing to be worried about right?  The Vikings are one The the NFL’s best teams and the Bills are not.  I figure that the defense will hold the Bills to FG’s and the MInnesota’s offense will score at will against our porous defense.  So I shouldn’t be worried right?

 

I mean I would feel better if it was just picking one team to win but they have to cover 17 points.  That one might be tough and i am sweating it out.  

 

Hopefully I will have some nice cash next week and can put this one behind me.  

Betting against Bills and giving 17 is likely a mistake......especially if the D finds itself.

[BringBackFergy]

1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said:

man, a classic trap game for the Vikings.. Pack last week, Rams on Thursday..75% of the public money on the Vikings..i hope you got 2X on your money to be laying 17 into ever classic indicator that the Bills cover this easily

 

BTW do you live near Albany, have another screen name that involves a QB...i dunno, like @BringBackFergy ..and like to watch people head explode?

Not me. Hey wait! You saying I suck at betting?

[CardinalScotts]

Cousins is a .500 quarterback with some pretty descent Washington teams- that would be the worry- the FACT that he's never played 3 good games in a row

But Buffalo may be so bad it won't matter, that being said when Cousins is bad he's unbelievable in what he does so yes I'd be nervous. If McD can fix  the D and Cousins is Cousins I honestly like the Bills

[RobbRiddick]

46 minutes ago, JohnC said:

whether he wins or loses, his scrotum will be squeezed. 

 

 

 

The ironic thing here is that I once paid a woman 5k to do that very thing to me.

[KD in CA]

22 minutes ago, Domdab99 said:

I think this is BS...what does OP mean by "I got a very attractive offer from a local sports book that I couldn’t pass up." But the line you got was 17 points?

 

What was the attractive offer? If you lose, you get a blow job?

 

Or he gives one.....like Robert Downey Jr in Less Than Zero.

[Happy]

1 hour ago, row_33 said:

then again it might work out just fine and all the nervous nellies on here will swear on a stack of Bibles to the moon that they knew the VIkings would easily cover

 

 

 

^^^This^^^.  Vegas is in business to make money, so they're pretty certain Buffalo will get beat badly with a spread that big.  Good luck @BuffaloRush hope it works out for you.  Just don't bet more than you can afford to lose in the future.

[KD in CA]

1 minute ago, RobbRiddick said:

 

The ironic thing here is that I once paid a woman 5k to do that very thing to me.

 

My doctor did that yesterday and it only cost me a $20 co-pay!