Obviously. Axelwolf is obviously right.
Using a select few of many long shot sports futures tickets, and posting just the ones that show a profit is a standard (maybe THE standard) scam trickeration. In fact, it's how some scamdicappers managed to get enormous publicity a few years back, highlighting their Royals to win World Series tickets. Got USA Today coverage, as I recall, and other major media exposures.
I don't do that. I have run an outfit called Integrity Sports for 40 years. As far as the Cincy tickets, they are no big deal, as they will generate a minimal profit compared to other futures I've had in the past. The moneyline hedging (Bearcats will not beat Alabama) will double or triple my money -- that's about it. So it's a nice profit, as I said, but it's nothing remarkable. Alabama beating Georgia set up a worst case scenario for me in terms of hedging. Had Auburn or Georgia beaten Alabama, the moneyline situation would be completely different.
As I mentioned, this scenario reminds me of roughly 25 years ago when I took San Diego early in the season at 100-1 to win the SB. They wound up playing San Fran as 17-point underdogs, and I had to lay -1100 to make money. Ugly. Fortunately, I knew an illegal bookmaker, Mike Stockunas (who is semi-famous) and he was kind enough to allow me to make my hedge wagers without fronting any cash, which saved me a trip to Las Vegas and lot of inconvenience.
Besides, I mentioned taking Cincy a long time ago and said they had about as much chance as my "stepping out with Elizabeth Hurley on Saturday night." I also mentioned that I blew money on Arizona State at 150-1 to win the whole shebang. So it's not like I'm touting some big accomplishment.
For big accomplishments along this vein, I suggest the Retro Road Trip thread, where my late cousin, E.R. Dietz, had a fantastic SB futures story. Some of those tickets are posted there in that thread.
More later. Axel, check out the Retro Road Trip posts with those futures tickets.