bushwacked Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I think those lines work like baseball lines... $100 wins $175 in Germany's case, for example. Since they are both plus, I bet it means overall WC winner. If not I need to change sportsbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Since they are both plus, I bet it means overall WC winner. If not I need to change sportsbooks. Not necessarily. And no, it was the Spain/Germany game I was looking at on sportsbook.com. Germany was +175 to win vs. Spain. Spain was +145 to win vs. Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Not having Mueller for this match sucks for the Germans, but his replacement is actually better suited to attack the Spanish defense. The guys in the back for Spain are locking down on Klose and Podolski, making Mueller's replacement - Trachowski (sp.?) an important cog in the attack. He can really blast it from long range. With Klose/Podolski locked up, those deep shots are necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wiegie Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Spain goes ahead in the 73rd minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Spain goes ahead in the 73rd minute. THat was a sweet header. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Scheiße Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Spain-Netherlands in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 THat was a sweet header. Never underestimate the lead singer of Anvil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinL Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Not necessarily. And no, it was the Spain/Germany game I was looking at on sportsbook.com. Germany was +175 to win vs. Spain. Spain was +145 to win vs. Germany. Why wouldn't playing both evenly (for example, $100 each) be a guaranteed winner? Germany wins, you are +175 on Germany and -100 on Spain for a net of +75. Spain wins, you are +145 on Spain and -100 on Germany for a net of +45. Of course you have to also cover the vig on both bets but I don't think it is 20%? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Why wouldn't playing both evenly (for example, $100 each) be a guaranteed winner? Germany wins, you are +175 on Germany and -100 on Spain for a net of +75. Spain wins, you are +145 on Spain and -100 on Germany for a net of +45. Of course you have to also cover the vig on both bets but I don't think it is 20%? If you do both evenly you will give $200 to get $175 (loss of $25) if Germany wins or give $200 to get $145 (loss of $55) if Spain wins. You are a loser if you play both evenly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinL Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 If you do both evenly you will give $200 to get $175 (loss of $25) if Germany wins or give $200 to get $145 (loss of $55) if Spain wins. You are a loser if you play both evenly. OK I thought it was like a baseball line, where one team might be +110 and the other team might be +85. Where if you win you keep your original $100 and win either $110 or $85 depending which team you bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Scheiße Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Scheiße I guess Germany showed up like it was 1944-45 instead of 1939-43. Too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I thought Germany played tight, meaning nervously. They didn't challenge Spain enough, and when you let Spain control the ball that much, they will get one in the net eventually. Germany is young. They should be even better in 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Never underestimate the lead singer of Anvil. No love? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 No love? Dude, I said that during the game... Spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 3rd place game was excellent I thought uruguay deserved a better fate, they were let down by some bad goaltending on the first two goals. diego forlan scored some beautiful goals in this tournament. I come away a big fan of both these teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 Forlan was great this past month... That was a great game...hopefully tomorrow will match it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 31 pages on soccer? Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Forlan was great this past month... That was a great game...hopefully tomorrow will match it Neither team today really had anything to lose so they played wide open. I think is either Spain or NED gets a goal in early, it will loosen things up. Otherwise, I expect a defensive battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 Neither team today really had anything to lose so they played wide open. I think is either Spain or NED gets a goal in early, it will loosen things up. Otherwise, I expect a defensive battle. I was hoping for an early goal in the Spain vs Germany game...that game had so much potential....ended up being Spain shutting everything down... Who does Spain think they are, Italy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 yet another reason why DeJong is a piece of $hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 How was that karate kick not a red card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 i haven't been watching but i see i haven't missed much. wake me up when it's the penalty shoot off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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