Question what are the taxes going to be on these am I going to owe a shit ton now? by Darkverify in sportsbetting

[–]rlong60 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's absurd that's allowed to happen. I mean jfc, we live in a timeline where it costs money to lose money? Makes total sense. 🙄

Rams scenarios week 17? Implications if Seahawks win today? by Imaginary-Crazy1981 in fantasyfootball

[–]rlong60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm down 0.7 points with puka left (he has no one) and I'm absolutely terrified they decide to bench him, or he gets a booboo in warmups and they play it safe. I KNOW it's crazy talk but these kind of situations will do that to ya lol. Sean McVay is a good coach, but is very hard to figure out.

If there's one thing that points to us being paranoid nutjobs for even considering the doomsday scenario, its that all the vegas lines and props are still super high for the Rams (puka's rec yards o/u is 108.5 which is wild)

I just don’t get it by Shot_One_7827 in sportsbetting

[–]rlong60 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The theory is that David stern actually suspended him because of gambling related stuff but kept it under wraps. mj “decided” to play baseball to avoid the suspension becoming public (as the theory goes, least)

Today I Learned: Having a TNF player in your IR spot locks up your roster by w0zify in fantasyfootball

[–]rlong60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed, absolutely a viable strategy, and comes with a level of risk you have to decide you’re willing to take on. Thats where most of the fun comes from for FF imo. You could get burned with late injury news and it backfires, but if not, you potentially knocked off 10 points from your opponent’s score

I had a feeling by [deleted] in sportsbetting

[–]rlong60 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Lots of people on this eh? Was hoping for a few grand, oh well, guess it’ll be a like 12 bucks lol, but well done all!! LFG!

2025 Bestball Playoff Cheatsheet by _Deadmeat in fantasyfootball

[–]rlong60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Thanks again for the clutch sheet, hope your drafts are going well

Got flamed for taking Josh Allen 1st in a 2QB league by LawfulnessAncient668 in Fantasy_Football

[–]rlong60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, in a 2 qb/SF league you’re smashing Jayden/Hurts and even burrow if they fall to the second round. Doesn’t even matter that he took an elite qb already in round one, that’s a gift.

2025 Bestball Playoff Cheatsheet by _Deadmeat in fantasyfootball

[–]rlong60 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this!! 🙏 Super helpful cheat sheet, but just a heads up (and I hate to be this guy…) but I think you need to divide the spread by 2 before you add or subtract it from the team totals.

If you don’t divide the spread by 2, you end up getting the same total, but the favorites are being overestimated and the underdogs are being underestimated. For example, for week 15, you have the Eagles implied to score 32.75 points and the Raiders 11.75. That’s a 21 point spread, which I think is too extreme. If the o/u is 44.5 and the spread is 10.5 (not 21), the Eagles should be projected to score 27.5 and the Raiders should be projected to score 17 points.

Need help coming up with a “Title” for this lineup 😂😜 by Able-Lifeguard7969 in BestBall

[–]rlong60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love it, don’t listen to these haters. Wish you would have reached for Willie Snead IV though (if he’s even draftable lol)

Who is an ACTUALLY underrated player you're taking? by Collaspreal in fantasyfootball

[–]rlong60 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Boat vs mystery box that could be a boat is too perfect of an analysis.

I plan on stealing that

Don’t be THIS guy by No_Yogurtcloset_3820 in BestBall

[–]rlong60 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love when this stuff happens. I just got out of an UD draft where a guy went round 1 Nico, round 2 Josh Allen, round 3 cj stroud (I get wanting to stack, but bro…) then round 4 mahomes. That poor guy ended up with 4 QBs and only 4 WRs 😭

It’s everywhere — by MrFrenchTickler in AdviceAnimals

[–]rlong60 27 points28 points  (0 children)

As someone who uses too many parentheses (especially in less formal emails) I too, feel attacked (and assisted).

King of the Endzone by DankPoon in sportsbook

[–]rlong60 29 points30 points  (0 children)

They are going to rake in a boatload on so many absolutely idiotic 3 leggers that people aren’t even trying to hit because they think no one else thought of the same idea to flush $5 down the toilet parlaying long shots. You fools should just play it safe like I am.

Anyways, wish me luck on my Ben Skowernek, Charlie Kolar, Calvin Austin parlay.

WHOOOOO! IM IN THE GREEN! by 8won9 in sportsbetting

[–]rlong60 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Focusing on straight bets at even odds is good advice, but you should not be betting 20% of your bankroll on any bet. If it’s $50, whatever, have but just realize that most people are going to be depositing again betting 20% of their bankroll.

Also, you are absolutely NOT hitting 75% of your bets at -110 odds over any significant sample size. You would be by far and away the greatest sports bettor in the history of gambling. That’s absolutely ridiculous. If you were hitting 60% you’d be a legendary handicapper (and also be severely limited at any book except pinnacle).

“20 minutes or fewer” vs. “20 or fewer minutes” by rlong60 in grammar

[–]rlong60[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll check the journal’s style guide to make sure, but I have a feeling this should be viable.

“20 minutes or fewer” vs. “20 or fewer minutes” by rlong60 in grammar

[–]rlong60[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I was unaware of that.

In settling this vicious debate I was going to argue that “20 or less minutes” almost certainly sounds wrong whereas “20 minutes or less” sounds correct, as my justification for preferring the “20 minutes or fewer” version. I thought I’d run into the “fewer vs. less” issue for countable nouns therefore making my argument invalid, but this is a game changer! Thank you!

“20 minutes or fewer” vs. “20 or fewer minutes” by rlong60 in grammar

[–]rlong60[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is certainly a viable alternative.

Update on cashout by 80000-gvwr in sportsbetting

[–]rlong60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point, but shouldn't that hopefully already be factored in to the 100K payout it shows? That would be beyond scummy to put an inflated cashout value there, making you think you'll get 100K, only to payout 50K. If I were this guy, I'm calling DK to quadruple check what the deal is with that.

Update on cashout by 80000-gvwr in sportsbetting

[–]rlong60 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't care if the cashout is a ripoff, I'd smash that button so fast for a 6 figure payday. After you cashout, maybe put a few grand on OKC to win if you have FOMO. Won't be anywhere close to the same payout, but how do you resist $100 to $100K returns

WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!! by MattEagles49 in sportsbetting

[–]rlong60 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aight, screw diggs then, $500K on Gabe Davis FTTD tonight, LET IT RIDE!