Dirty

Anyone else here gamble on sports? Regularly or sparingly, I was just wondering. I've got really into it the last couple of years, NBA being my favorite to bet (and most profitable), but I bet NFL, MLB, and sometimes college basketball as well. But I bet NBA every night.

If anyone else here gambles or is interested, I'll post my bets I feel confident with and a little write-up about my decision.

So if anyone wants to talk about spreads or whatever, go for it. If nobody is interested, I'll let this thread die.

I won't be betting on the NFL this weekend but here are the spreads:

Packers -3.5 @ Bears, Over/Under 42.5
Jets +3.5 @ Steelers, Over/Under 38.5

I like both underdogs this week to cover.

I liked the Jets more, but I changed my mind to the Bears. I haven't thought the Bears were a great team all year. But GB isn't playing in the dome like last week, and I think the Bears special teams gives them a huge advantage. Even if the Packers kick it away from hester, they are gonna lose yardage and valuable field position. Robbie Gould is the best bad-weather kicker in the league, I think the Bears are actually going to win this game outright because I think the Packers are too 1-dimensional. I don't think they can run it on the Bears @ home, and they won't be able to pass like last week when they played a worse ATL defense in a dome.

I'd take the Jets at +3.5 as my #2 bet. I could see this game being decided by a field goal and I could also see the Jets winning outright. They have really impressed me these past 2 weeks, I am hoping this isn't a letdown game for them after beating the Pats last week. Some teams might get content with beating the Pats in a divisonal rivalry game, but i think Rex will have his boys fired up and ready to go.

If anyone is interested in betting and has any questions about basic stuff, ask away.