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Money vs. your rivalry
Posted on 3/12/18 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 3/12/18 at 1:43 pm
With March Madness brackets being one of the more popular ways to bet on sports, how much money has to be in the pot for you to forget your rivalry and pick your rival to actually win a game, assuming you think they actually can?
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Posted on 3/12/18 at 1:46 pm to GameCocky88
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I have no problem picking them to win if I think they're going to.
I have no problem picking them to win if I think they're going to.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 1:49 pm to GameCocky88
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assuming you think they actually can?
If I think they will win, why wouldn't I pick them? Me writing down another team on a piece of paper isn't gonna "get them" somehow. Money is involved, I would hope sane people would pick based on who they think will win the games regardless of rivalries.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 1:51 pm to Farmer1906
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I have no problem picking them to win if I think they're going to.
This. I have UF in the Final Four
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:03 pm to GameCocky88
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Arkansas doesn't have a rival.
I'm trying to win money
Arkansas doesn't have a rival.
I'm trying to win money
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:06 pm to GameCocky88
OP has never gambled posing a question like that. Lawd.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:10 pm to BobLeeDagger
the rivalry runs deep in SC. I personally have the toothless taters in the Sweet 16. However, I've also had a few fellow SC alums turn in their brackets mumbling "ill never pick clemson to win anything." I thought it was as dumb as everyone else ITT.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:17 pm to GameCocky88
What, are we supposed to hate money?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:21 pm to TigerTalker16
Your rivals are actually good at basketball
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:23 pm to GameCocky88
I have a similar problem but in reverse for my own team. When LSU makes the tourney I can't pick them not to win. I just can't do it in my heart. My dad always tells me to do one bracket with them winning and then another "real bracket". Can't do it.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:51 pm to GameCocky88
None.
Bama could beat anybody on a given day.
Or lose.
So talented.
Bama could beat anybody on a given day.
Or lose.
So talented.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 2:51 pm to GameCocky88
I’ll begrudgingly pick Clemson round 1. Head says beat AU in 2nd round but I’ll choose the Aubbies because frick clemson.
Rivalry bias has cost me a lot of wins in the pickem these last couple of years though
Rivalry bias has cost me a lot of wins in the pickem these last couple of years though
Posted on 3/12/18 at 3:52 pm to theGarnetWay
New Mexico State is a good team and will be a tough out for Clemson in the first round.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 3:55 pm to GameCocky88
Op is an embarrasment to the entire fan base. How lame can you be
Posted on 3/12/18 at 3:55 pm to theGarnetWay
I went back and changed it to Auburn over Clemson
Posted on 3/12/18 at 4:03 pm to GameCocky88
Betting on your rival is the best
If you win $$, it softens the blow. If your rival loses, you don't care about the $$.
If you win $$, it softens the blow. If your rival loses, you don't care about the $$.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 4:07 pm to GameCocky88
Nothing is worse than having a rival bust your bracket so I will pick them more times than not.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 4:15 pm to GameCocky88
I mean...
We win. fricking awesome. Totally worth it.
We lose. I having winnings to drown my sorrows in.
We win. fricking awesome. Totally worth it.
We lose. I having winnings to drown my sorrows in.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 4:18 pm to Pettifogger
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Betting on your rival is the best If you win $$, it softens the blow. If your rival loses, you don't care about the $$.
Fan insurance!
Posted on 3/12/18 at 4:28 pm to GameCocky88
quote:Whom do you speak of? Since we joined the SEC, we really have no rivals at the moment. If you mean the chicken shite red leggers to the west of us, I can see that, but they are no longer our rivals.
Your rivals are actually good at basketball
This post was edited on 3/12/18 at 4:29 pm
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