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The F$!k Aston Villa Thread

I should have never bet the Asston Villa draw machine to actually win a game. Instead, the limey bastards regressed into straight up heartless losing.

Godzilla!

I can't stop thinking about classic Godzilla movies each and every time I place a wager on Japanese soccer. The soccer betting beast known as J-League rises from the depths of a tired American betting conscious and we bettors like to kick back.

Yokohama F. Marinos +153



 

 

A Donnie Darko Easter

Easter weekend always dangles more than enough carrots before hungry sports bettors -- MLB baseball, NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, this "little" sport called soccer, boxing, and now even Mixed Martial Arts.

However, Easter weekend is a huge boon for sports books and local bookies...because bettors that have children or a heavy "spiritual" investment that includes church at least once a week, are unable to handicap games as normal due to family and religious obligations.

As if the Easter bunny dumped a giant rabbit turd into my Easter basket, my favorite online sportsbook has suspended my account for possible fraud...even though my last dozen payments are all connected with legitimate Visa debit (gift) cards purchased at REAL stores with REAL money.

Has anyone else experienced repeated problems depositing funds online with credit/debit/gift cards on the weekend...or have I really reached Scarface status in the world of online sports betting?



   

Sports Interaction Card Processing Issue

Is anyone else having credit/debit/gift card issues using Sports Interaction over the last 48 hours?

The site normally has reliable and swift processing, but according to a rep I spoke with a few hours ago, due to "high volume" the processing system could not complete the transaction.

They have posted a message I have not seen before, stating that card transactions process best on weekdays and mornings.

I have only experienced this problem with Sports Interaction once before...and thusly I was unable to get the card transaction to process until early Sunday morning.

If anyone knows any further info, or can offer advice, I'd really appreciate it.

Sunrise Soccer Sunday

As the evening nears midnight in my part of the world, I offer my pitch pondering for the earliest footie fights on Sunday:

CC Mariners -154 (Australia)

CC Mariners/Wellington Phoenix Over 2.5 -112 (Australia)

CD Xerez +130 (Spanish Segunda)

CD Xerez/Rayo Vallecano Over 2.5 (Spanish Segunda)

and yes,

drum roll, please,

A Phat Pitch Parlay
Manchester United -175
Tottenham/Charlton Over 2.5 (-208)
AS Roma or Draw (Double Chance) (-345)

2nd Half Forethoughts

Nothing like having to work on Saturday to return home to possibly the most craptastic first half of playoff football ever!

In the second half I am leaning on the

Colts (unless the number is greater than -7)

and

Over (unless the number is greater than 24)

Jets QB Mark "Dirty" Sanchez has a notoriously horrid 2nd half QB rating (and he has barely hit 50% of his passes as I scribe this).

As far as the over play, I expect both defenses to tire a tad, both offenses to make adjustments, and Roger Goodel to make a call demanding offensive football -- for all those people, like me, who had to work all day, and would rather watch football than a homoerotic MMA wrestling/floor match.

Life, Love, and Gambling

Not every day does a coworker say, "So I killed an opposum in my yard...with a bat...one swing."

Granted, it wasn't as shocking as if George Clooney revealed he likes going to the ballet, but this possum killing coworker is a jam band, peace loving, marijuana smoking, truly great friend. He's the last guy one would expect to display Jeffrey Dahmer like behavior.

He then added a story about a summer night when he left the front door open for a breeze...only to welcome a good many bats. And these bats then became "home runs" off of his killing bat.

Here's hoping that everyone slays the books today!

Bengals +7 (+100(

Titans -3 (-120)

Seahawks -5 (-115)

Cowboys +5.5 (-105)

7-Point Teaser
Packers -2.5
Bears/Lions Over 37
Giants
Chiefs -2.5
Bills/Vikings Over 37

Footie Favorites

American football bettors would be wise to wager on the world's most popular sport, soccer, especially during football season.

Because the world's most popular sport is not played in America, Yankee bettors like myself can build up their bankroll hours before the National Football League games begin.

For example, here are a few of my plays...

Sunderland -118 (English Premier League)

Marseille -105 (France)

Parlay
Espanyol -182 (Spain)
CD Nacional Madeira  -182 (Portugal)

I hope that everyone kick-starts their Sunday profits!

Sick Vick Defeats 7-1 Murr Funyons...and Many More

If you play fantasy football, AND, like me, own Michael Vick, give your dog a hug....Hell, kiss the cat. In fact, show love to every pet you own, with exception to scorpions, tarantulas, and every other un-huggable, un-kissable critter you might own.

I need 36 fantasy points from Vick to beat my opponent, and at the half he has 40. As long as Mike does not throw a bonehead interception (pun intended), fantasy football Vicktory shall be mine!

I know that the Washington Foreskins pass defense is near last in the league, but Vick is doggone good this year, no matter what defense he faces.

If the Eagles reach the NFC championship, Vick gets my vote for NFL Most Valuable Player.

Sampdoria

Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi, after last week's 2-nil loss at Napoli said, "This Parma is too ugly to be true...I hope this is a bad dream and I wake up as soon as possible."

Perhaps Parma players will get the message, and win or draw, but the team is without a win since August 29th.

My daughter loves patterns, so with Samdoria going D-W-D-W-D over the last five matches, I think you can figure out where I am going.

Sampdoria +225 (1.5 units)

*The draw is also mighty profitable, priced at my on-line book at +200.

I just can't fathom a footie victory for fumbling Parma.

(And anyway, my site offers Live Betting for this match...just in case I need a soccer match mulligan.)

If I were Jerry Jones,

...here is what I would do to restore faith in Dallas Cowboy fans, and recoup money lost by the most despicable Dallas team since Troy Aikman's rookie 1-15 season.

First of all....

Crap, ESPN's "breaking news that we all expected anyway" beat me to it. Derrr, Cowboy coach Wade Phillips has joined the already bloated (weight pun intended) American unemployment line. Coaches never play the game, because, if so, TV viewers would witness more heart attacks and gruesome Joe Theisman-esque broken bone replays than even an ER veteran would care to see. However, the head coach, like a parent or teacher is responsible for creating an atmosphere of respect, discipline, motivation, and, yes, even love and devotion...without the part where two people kiss and have intercourse. Wade Phillips, though coaching over-paid, pampered professional football players, has truly failed as a head coach.

Unless the Jason Garrett experience proves to be revolutionary as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mr. Jones will surely look elsewhere for a new Cowboy coach. The thing is, he already tried the hard-ass coaching approach with Bill Parcells, and that had mediocre results. I'd love to see Jerry Jones coach the team, because players would give a damn just a slight bit more with the guy signing the paycheck nervously pacing the sideline. Of course, the NFLPA might have a problem with Jerry holding a cattle gun in his left hand and a .357 Magnum, on safety, of course, in his right hand.[More]

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Sunrise Soccer

First of all, a shout out to the entire Covers soccer forum! Without regulars like bakemcbride, billyloco, lutz, and sharpster_XX, a novice soccer bettor like myself would have a dead leg and an empty wallet.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. And as a worldwide sport, almost any day of the year and almost any hour of the day, a match is played that can be wagered upon. Even better for American bettors, while the sun shines here, it's dark over there. The world of soccer wagering offers the greatest opportunity to make money...while you are making money at your soul-sucking real job.

Dawn approaches, here are my plays...

Istanbul Buyuksehir Draw No Bet -114

Parlay #1
FC Luzern/FC Basel Over 2.5
Glasgow Rangers

Parlay #2
Zenit St. Petersburg
Ajax/ADO Den Haag Over 2.5
Arsenal

Che-he! Che-ha! Che-ha-ha-ha!

No worries, Covers forum fanatics, I haven't lost my mind, nor did I eat a bagel dosed with lysergic acid for breakfast.

University of Illinois alumni -- well, the one's who dorkily memorize college fight songs -- should recognize the topic heading lyric/white songwriter's lame attempt to capture an Indian war cry from the Illini fight song entitled "Illinois Loyalty."

Although I've lived in Illinois nearly all my life, I've never been a sports fan who only supports and cheers for local and regional teams. My uncle, a talented U of I wrestler many, many years ago, has threatened me more than once with the half nelson move, for my lack of support and fanhood for Illinois athletics.

Today, however, I just might find myself singing, however poorly, the "Illinois Loyalty" fight song...or the ever popular (and I'm not making this up) "Oskee Wow Wow."

Illinois +3

Here are a few other early afternoon picks that make me scream, "Che-he! Che-ha! Che-ha-ha-ha!"

Army -6.5

Louisville/Syracuse Over 44 points

Baylor +8.5

Good luck today, ladies and degenerates!

Me, In-Game

Happy Sunday, ladies and degenerates! In just minutes my children arrive for a surprise visit; my ex-wife is getting married today, and is all but doctor-assured that she is pregnant. Truth is always stranger than fiction.

I can't call it a shotgun wedding, because, in all honesty, they were destined to be together. Although both children were baptized in the Catholic church, she's heavily Christian, and he's so heavily Christian he even listens to Christian heavy metal and Christian death metal...which, I guess should really be called Christian Lazarus metal. Both believe in consistent but fair child discipline. Neither of them drink or do drugs. Apart from an Oreo addiction, the stepfather is into health and fitness, which has made a visible difference on my ex. In other words, this cat is everything I never was or ever hope to be.

Observations at 1:40 p.m....

Thanks to Hakeem Nicks and Mercedes Lewis, the only thing preventing me from winning my ESPN fantasy football matchup (Chucktown Antiheroes) is if 1) Drew Brees gets injured in the first quarter, or 2) Drew Brees gets abducted by an alien football team with a quarterback worse than Casey Clausen.

The Lions appear poised to finally win a game, in large part due to the efforts of QB Shaun Hill.

The Chiefs defense has held the Colts to three field goals. (Please say it out loud as many times as it takes you to believe it.).

Will the Texans ever learn to play defense?

Will... [More]

Life, Love, and Gambling

One of the best things about middle age is finally realizing that, apart from your job, or maybe getting on an airplane, image is not everything.

Substance matters most, but in America, and other countries as well, millions of "beautiful" people hold well-paying jobs...and perform horribly...while intelligent, gifted, yet "grotesque" people are either unemployed, or working at Wal-Mart, Taco Bell, take your pick.

I'm growing a winter beard. And as long as I groom the beard properly, 1) My children will not mistake me for the boogeyman. 2) Eastern Illinois students will not walk up to me and ask, "Dude, how much for a quarter?", and 3) Random strangers will not feel compelled to give me charity.

Enjoy the following picks. And trust that I embrace all of my Covers brothers and sisters, no matter the age, race, religion, face, cup size, etc.

Golden Gophers +21.5

Coyotes/Bruins Over 5

Early Games 5-Team 6.5 Point Teaser
Minnesota +28
Syracuse +14.5
Indiana +31
Temple +9.5
Tennessee +18

Randy Moss Fantasy Football Thread

Randy better get me some yards...and at least one touchdown...in the second half, or I'm going to seriously think about trading him. I know the game plan calls for slowing down the game to prevent another New England secondary meltdown, but at some point Brady should be able to connect with Moss deep.

0-2 Cowboys To Win NFC East

The Dallas Cowboys will win the NFC East division.

I'm not crazy, nor do I have a brain tumor the size of a Heidi Montag breast implant..

The Cowboys simply lost two winnable games. Games decided by a touchdown or less. Games hurt by early season penaltys and bad offensive play calling.

How did the NFC East competition do today?

The Redskins allow Texans QB Matt Schaub to throw for 497 yards and three touchdowns in a 30-27 OT victory.

The visiting Eagles squeaked by, ready for it, the Detroit Lions 35-32.

And just minutes ago, the New York Midgets lost 38-14 on the road against the Indianapolis Colts.

I know that right now the Cowboys look like a group that couldn't even rope a three-legged calf, but something tells me...

Super Bowl or Toilet Bowl?

At 0-2, which team has the better chance of making the playoffs and possibly the Super Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys or Minnesota Vikings?

I think that even if the Dallas Cowboys, who next travel to face the Texans, enter their bye week at 0-3, they still have a better shot at the playoffs...and even a home Super Bowl. I admit it clearly appears that the Cowboys dismal preseason play has carried over to the first two regular season games. However, 1) this week Jerry Jones will bring a red-hot cattle branding iron to each practice, and 2) metaphorically kick offensive coordinator, Jason Garret, square in the nuts with the tip of his snakeskin boots. It's tough to make anyone believe that millionaire football players give a damn about winning games, but in Texas, besides Jesus Christ and family, football, at EVERY level, is the most important thing.

Brett Favre will someday be a first ballot NFL Hall of Fame quarterback. But through two games of his swan song season (yeah, right), the only thing Favre has been good at is pissing off Minnesota Vikings fans. I shouldn't laugh, because Texas residents who love the Cowboys also have a distinct vocal accent. But damn, it's funny imagining Minnesota accent laced expletives hurled at Brett Favre. Plus, I am sure that more than one fan has cracked  their official Viking viking helmet against the floor, the wall, or on the counter of their favorite bar. I would like to think that Brett Favre's problems are simply linked to... [More]

Fool's Gold

The 49ers are the biggest bust of week one. Alex Smith will never improve, Frank Gore has seriously digressed, and if San Francisco can't even stop the Seahawk defense, how do they plan to end up above .500 on the year.

As punishment, I hope Mike Singletary makes his team watch the 1985 Chicago Bears "Super Bowl Shuffle" music video until they tear up and their ears bleed.

Hokie Hoax

The Hokie hype has just three quarters to live up to the pre-season buzz and hubbub! Otherwise, "#10" is going to fall in the polls quicker than a prostitute's panties.

 

Logans Love

Logans regulars, rejoice! The site has redesigned its betting interface...so that even 80-year-old compulsive gamblers clearly know what and who they are wagering on.

Joking aside, Logans has been incredibly reliable from the start,

Most credit/debit cards are accepted, and if a problem arises, a toll free number is given that allows one to speak to a rep for other card processing options.

Logans has fabulous customer service. I have never had to wait even five minutes to get a live agent, Agents are very polite and speak great English. For example, most recently a rep called me a "wonderful man." In almost ten years of marriage, my former wife never said that.

Finally, a bank wire withdrawal has never taken more than an actual week (seven real time days) to process. Logans provides one free withdrawal a month, but be advised that, depending on your bank, other fees may be assessed.

Logans may lack the cross-sport parlays many online sports bettors love, but everything else is tight and solid as a fresh boob job.

How Sports Interaction Made My Weekend

Hello again, damsels and degenerates. More often than not, we Covers faithful find ourselves reading negative threads about some of the online sportsbooks featured on this site. However, I must give a great King Serf shout out to the customer service department at Sports Interaction.

I opened an account because I really loved the site's look, feel, broad betting options, and multiple deposit options. Unless you are lucky enough to live in Las Vegas or know several "trusted" local bookies, an online sports bettor must branch out to multiple online sportsbooks.

Due to a recent fascist situation with my bank, still unexplainable by one of those "financial wizards" one must wait to see, I was unable to use Sports Interaction's popular eCheck option.

All of the sudden, my cell phone rang and a polite, clearly understandable young lady introduced herself. She was a customer service agent from Sports Interaction, and even though she was unable to resolve the eCheck issue, she offered advice and set up a call back for later in the evening.

Right on time, 7:30 p.m. CST, I received a call from another Sports Interaction rep, Missy...though, honestly, she sounded like a man. No matter, "Missy" had an idea. She/he gave me extensive information about a Visa debit card available at Walgreen's stores ($30, $50, $100) that is generally referred to as a Gift2Go card -- www.gift2go.net He/she told me to beware of the phrase "U.S. domestic use only" on the card, or a... [More]

Covers Consensus Betting Project

I'm seriously thinking of placing a few small unit plays each day on the dogs in the Covers Consensus plays. I'll bet I profit...easily. For example, as I write this, the three top Covers Consensus bets for today, Rockies, Angels, and Giants are either losing or tied. *Even if played on the point spread, +1.5, the dogs would garner profit very, very quickly.

Call me a traitorous S.O.B., but...

...I like...

Puerto Rico Islanders +150

to beat the L.A. "Not So Out Of This World" Galaxy.

Puerto Rico kicked the Milky Way out of L.A. last Tuesday, 4-1, and I fail to understand what has changed with the Galaxy to warrant such disrespect for the Islanders. Did Shaquille O'Neil also suddenly sign with the L.A. Galaxy to put his California redwood body in goal? Is Alyssa Milano going to suit up (or down) to distract the Puerto Rican players?

I also have a few units on the...

Over 2.5 Goals (-153)

Good luck tonight, footie fanatics!