Never bet on the Lions

What was I thinking? I have been a Lions fan for 30+ years now. I should know better then to ever bet on them. My mother knows nothing about sports, and when I told her I took the Lions her response was, “Are you insane?”

My thinking was, generally they are so pathetic that they really get up for the Thanksgiving game because it is probably the only time every year they are on national TV. It is a general misconception in the Lions community that they play well on Thanksgiving day. I did some research and found that to be totally not true. I think they are something like 33-31 and a few ties, so nothing to write home about.

New Section

I now have a new section up in place called Sports Betting. I will use that area to discuss my daily picks and my win/loss record. I am using poker bonus money to fund this new adventure, so I will be starting small. I hope to wager about $50 a day on average or $1500 a month.

I have been researching new sportsbooks to deposit some money into. ICFishes over at ITH recommended having a few different places to lay bets so you can take advantage of a site if they are offering a better line or better odds. I probably never would have thought of that myself, but he makes total sense. Imagine that, learning something new on ITH. That place really is a well of knowledge just waiting to be tapped.

I think I have found 3 sites to use. I will be using Cris, VIPSports, and probably Pinnacle. Pinnacle irks me a bit because some of their website messes up when I use Firefox.

I will also be using Bodog and Bet365 because I have poker accounts there and you can transfer money back and forth between your poker and sports betting accounts.

I hope everyone had a safe and good Thanksgiving.