Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Originally Posted by monet View Post
Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
Is in-game betting considered a reasonable hedge for traditional betting ?
Example: You place a moneyline bet for an NFL game. Your team is losing as the first half approaches the end, so you place an in-game moneyline bet for the other team prior to the start of the 2nd half such that the amount wagered for the in-game bet offsets the loss on the traditional pre-game bet if your team should lose. I'm thinking this could be a tool for avoiding a large loss by taking a smaller loss via the in-game insurance hedge.
HEDGING IS THE DEVIL!!

My girlfriend, who was in charge of a high stakes sports betting LV cartel, says "Hedging is for wienies!"

I hedge a lot. The older I get, the more I've hedged. It's a sign of weakness, old age, and paranoia. Sometimes, as in UMass at halftime yesterday, I hedge because I am literally going blind watching the ugliness and stupidity of a game and cannot stomach the fact that I have the team I have. I wasted half a bet on a hedge yesterday because watching Eastern Mich/UMass was mind numbing. The solution, of course, is don't watch the unwatchable.
I am a firm believer in making the bets and going to sleep right before game time.
Sometimes I watch as you all know because I will share my experience with you live and in person.
But the go to sleep right before game time is by far the best strategy.
Make sure you sleep through the entire game.
And never hedge.
Middling is ok, that's different.
Inside Information is where the real money is at.
Or crazy promotions which are harder to come by these days.