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Well, we finally had a losing week. We continue to take it on the chin in college basketball. My results have been frustrating as hell because college basketball and football are the two sport I excel in. It’s true, betting on sports is a marathon and not a sprint. Money management is vital and we’ll continue to grind until the tide turns in college basketball. Which, it will.
We had the return of the UFC after taking a few weeks off. I killed it once again in my predictions for the event by going 9-1 (I do not include draws in my record). My bets on the event went 2-0 for +2.0*. We cashed on Aspen Ladd and Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
I really liked the Ladd bet and considered making it a 2* play, but decided in the end to keep it at 1*. She got back to what she does best and finished the fight with her ground and pound just like I thought she would. I’m not going to lie, we were fortunate to get the win on Rozenstruik. But, the outcome was what I expected. I didn’t trust the fight IQ of Overeem and it came to fruition here. Going 2-0 really helped take the sting out of a poor betting week otherwise.
UFC 245 is this weekend and we already have a bet. 1* on Viviane Araujo -150. Hopefully you got on this one when I posted it on Twitter because she’s been bet up to -180 as of this writing.
As always, I’ll have my preview and predictions column in your inbox on Friday. I’m hoping to have the audio version of the newsletter this weekend as well. A broken fibula really hampers one’s ability to get around and get things done without help. I truly appreciate all of your feedback and kind words.
Even with the poor performance this past week, we are still up overall. Don’t forget, every play I make is posted on Twitter @michaelgrocke for complete transparency.
I hope all your bets were winners!
Here is the breakdown for the week ending 12/08:
UFC DC Predictions: 9-1
UFC DC Bets: 2-0 for +2.0*
College Football: 1-3 for -2.20* / YTD: 53-33 for +15.45*
College Basketball: 1-4 for -3.60* / YTD: 5-13 for -7.20*
NFL: Passed / YTD: 32-20 for +9.05*
Totals for the week including MMA: 4-7 for -3.80*
Totals for the week not including MMA: 2-7 for -5.80*
YTD total not including MMA: 90-66 for +17.30*
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