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Posted on August 15th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
I’ve been really intrigued by guerilla marketing lately, so I’ve decided to come up with my own fun publicity stunt.
If there are 10,000 or more registered users on SpiderWebSports.com on January 1, 2010 then I will have my first name legally changed to Spiderman!
No, it’s not a joke. Yes, I really will do it.
Oh boy, lol.
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Posted on August 13th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
When these two last met, the Steelers took home a 27-23 Super Bowl win over the Cardinals. Look for a different outcome in tonight’s preseason tilt when Arizona visits Pittsburgh.
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Posted on August 13th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
The Mariners needed 14 innings to finally score a run last night, albeit the winning run, and things will not get any easier tonight vs. CC Sabathia, who looked great last outing.
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Posted on July 1st, 2009
Patrick Griffith
Keys to Picking the Right Handicapping Service
Once you have decided that investing in a picking service is worth it, it is not time to decide which service is right for you. There are plenty of legitimate services out there, but there are probably about ten times that many scam sites. We’re going to give you some pointers in how to spot a keeper, and how to dismiss the scam.
Is That Service a Scam?
- Does the service guarantee that its picks will be winners? Even rookie bettors understand that there is no such thing as a guaranteed winner. Steer clear of sites that offer these picks.
- Does the service post their picks at the start of each game? Sites that don’t do this may still be legitimate, but be careful. Anybody can post winning picks after the games have ended.
Other than following these two points, you need to rely on your common sense to spot the scams. If a service sounds too good to be true then it probably is.
Which Legitimate Service Should I pick?
After concluding that a service is legitimate you must look at the cost-benefit ratio of each service. If you can only afford to place $1 bets then you will obviously be more concerned with the price of the service that the projected ROI (return on investment). However, if you are placing $10,000 bets then your only real concern is the ROI as the cost of the service will almost nothing relative to the wager size. Most people will fall somewhere in between these two extremes. For all of you that do fall in the middle, it’s time to bust out a calculator and figure out which service is going to make you the most money.
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Posted on June 26th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
That’s right, folks. On June 23rd Spider Web Technologies was inducted as an accredited business of the Better Business Bureau. So what does that mean for you? It doesn’t change anything on our part. We were always a legitimate handicapping site, but now you can have “without a doubt” faith that we’re legit.
Let’s make some money!
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Posted on May 12th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
This one has been a long time coming, and it’s finally here! The House and Senate have both passed the bill allowing Delaware to once again be a part of the sports betting industry. As of now, the only bets allowed to be placed are lottery bets similar to a parlay. But, Governor Markell has asked the Delaware State Supreme Court to rule on a decision concerning whether or not head-to-head betting is also legal. If he gets his way, Delaware will be my new favorite place in the world.
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Posted on May 3rd, 2009
Patrick Griffith
I was doing some marketing research for our site the other day. My goal was to find some information to put on our site that showed how profitable we have been compared to well respected sports handicappers on the web. What I found, however, was shocking.
| 2009 Year-to-Date Results of Top Handicappers. |
| Handicapper |
One Year Subscription Price |
Units of Profit |
| Accuscore |
$350 |
+61.68 |
| Big Kahuna Sports† |
$6,000 |
-22.37 |
| Fast Eddie Sports† |
$2,000 |
-30.30 |
| Odds Insight† |
$2,100 |
+20.69 |
| Professional Gambler |
$1,798 |
-24.32 |
| Spider Web Sports |
$299 |
+113.77 |
| 3G Sports† |
$1,800 |
+33.93 |
† results include 2008 portion of 2008-2009 NBA and NHL seasons. |
I figured that we’d be right in the mix with the companies that we researched, but instead found that we nearly doubled the next best handicapper in profit so far this year (through the first four months of the year). I understand that our success so far this year is above normal (we expect 70-85 units of profit per quarter rather than 113), but I’m still very happy with our findings because our expected profit is well above the other companies’ actual profits.
I was also appalled at how much some of the other companies were charging to subscribe to their services. One company charged 6k a year, and that company had negative profit so far on the year. Our price of $299 is a little misleading, because we will probably be raising that price in a few months when our name gets recognition across the industry. But we won’t be raising it to several thousand dollars! What’s the world coming to these days? It’s rather funny that the two cheapest services were the two most profitable through the first quarter of 2009.
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Posted on April 27th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
Gambling, especially on something which you have a passion for, can be quite a thrill. Many sports fans and former athletes like to bet on their favorite sports. These people think that their superior knowledge of the game will lead to profit. There are, however, a few problems with this form of thinking.
Firstly, although your knowledge of basketball may be superior to 95% of the world, it’s probably not on par with the knowledge of the average sports bettor. Keep in mind that people who have no clue about basketball are not likely to bet on basketball.
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, successful sports handicapping is more about knowledge of numbers than knowledge of theory. Gambling is all about number crunching and database queries. Knowing what a “box and one” is will not give you an advantage.
For those of you who wish to gamble, you need to classify yourself as one of two things. You need to figure out whether your primary goal is to have fun or to make money. If it is to have fun, then you should pick the games yourself and bet a very small amount on each game. Betting $10 on each MNF game to make it more interesting is a perfectly fine thing to do, even with no knowledge of sports betting. But be sure not to bet an amount that will impact your life in any way.
If your goal of sports betting is to make money, then you should take a different route. You have options here as well. You can either develop your own betting system or purchase someone else’s sports handicapping service. Many bettors choose to do a combination of both of these things. They purchase a service and really pay attention to the picks that are made. Every day is a learning process, and eventually you will be able to place your own bets.
Visit our sports handicapping service for continued advice.
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Posted on April 26th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
Boston and Chicago were tied 96-96 at the end of regulation today. We put bets on the game going Under 202.5 and on Boston getting 3 points. So, after regulation, we won both of our bets for a profit of slightly more than 1.8 units. The problem is that overtime counts toward the wager.
The Bulls ended up winning 121-118, so we lost one bet and pushed the other for a net loss of 1 unit. The game going into overtime was a 2.8 unit swing for us.
Needless to say, it is very frustrating when something like this happens to a bettor. But, you just have to stay cool about it and know that in the long run everything will even itself out. The opposite situation will inevitably happen at some point down the road, where the overtime saves us.
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Posted on April 26th, 2009
Patrick Griffith
We’ll start things off (this is our first real blog post) with the most important concept in all of gambling. Even if you are the greatest punter in the world, you will inevitably lose all of your money if you don’t know how to properly manage it. Let’s go over some Do’s and Dont’s of money management.
DON’T bet more than 3% of your bankroll on any given play. I’ve seen people divide up their entire bankroll among however many plays they had that day. If you do that, you will go broke the first time that you have a winless day. And believe me, if you bet for long enough, you will have a winless day.
DO search for the best lines among multiple sports books. For those that bet online, it’s best to belong to as many sports books as possible. Their lines will often vary as much as five points, and sometimes even more. Let’s go through a simplified example to why this is so important. Assume we make three $100 plays a day, all on -140 favorites. If we win 65% of these plays, we will be up $1,027 at the end of one month. If we have the same win rate, but can find these lines at -135, then we will be up $1229 at the end of one month. Five points may not seem like much, but it sure does add up in the long run.
DON’T bet your wife’s ring, your rent check or your utility bill. Not only do you need to have that money for everyday life, but betting more than you can afford to lose will inhibit your ability to bet intelligently. You need to be relaxed and level-headed when picking each game.
DON’T vary the size of your bets dramatically from play to play. Some agencies recommend betting one unit on this play and seven units on that play. If you are going to vary the size of your bets, do it based on precise mathematical calculations, and do it so that your average bet equals one unit. Don’t be afraid to bet 1.12 units on a play just because it’s not a round number.
DO increase the size of your bets over time. If you are making $100 bets and your bankroll doubles, it would be foolish of you not to also double the size of your bets. Because of the short term variance in sports betting, we don’t recommend that you recalculate your bet size every day. Instead, once every other week or even once a month will be sufficient. If you are betting 2% of your bankroll per play, then simply recalculate how much 2% is once per month, and stick with that number until the next month.
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