The EOG Octagon (JAMMER v EJD5277)

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
The EOG Octagon is a head-to-head handicapping showdown featuring a winner-take-all purse of 2,500 bananas.

Each contestant provides 1,000 bananas to the prize pot with EOG supplying the added money.

The format is flexible.

This month, the participants have agreed to 30 plays over 30 days with the handicapper earning the most units being declared the winner.

All plays must land in the range of -200 to +200.

Contestants must select full-game sides or totals, first-half sides or totals, halftime sides or totals or RHE props.

Contestants are allowed only one wager per event.

Contestants will post selections using prices and pointspreads from the following establishments: CRIS, Pinnacle, BetDSI, Westgate and William Hill.

Once a contestant posts a selection, neither the contestant nor the opponent can submit a play in the same game.

To make an official selection, each contestant must submit the following four pieces of information in the post: Betting number, team name, price/pointspread and available sports book.

The handicapper with the most units at the end of the month will be declared the winner.

At month's end, the winner stays on the court for the following month and the loser goes home.

I'll try to recruit ABUNDY, HEIM, KANE, NUT6, PINNACLE420, SCOOPER, SVBETTOR, TOBY TYLER, VIEJO DINOSAUR and others for this space in 2019.
 
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John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
This month's competition between Jammer and EJD5277 will consist of 30 plays from each handicapper.

Best of luck to both valued EOG contributors.
 

ejd_5277

EOG Dedicated
Thanks again to JK and EOG for the opportunity, and BetDSI for the generous overlay.

Looking forward to a tough matchup against a sharp guy.
 

ejd_5277

EOG Dedicated
Play #1:

Saturday June 1, 2019

7:10 PM MT/6:10 PM PT:

980 Colorado Rockies (-1.5) +116 (Stroman/Gray) @ Pinnacle
 

ejd_5277

EOG Dedicated
Final score: Rockies 4 Blue Jays 2.

EJD breaks from the gate with a plus-price winner.

A winner that almost wasn't.

With 2 outs in the 9th, and the Rockies up 4-1 with no one on base, Trevor Story booted a routine (and I mean ROUTINE) grounder to short that would have ended the game.

Danny Jansen followed with an RBI double, and the sweat was real.

Thankfully the bet held on. Would have been my worst beat of the year by far.
 

ejd_5277

EOG Dedicated
961- Mets +101- Pinnacle

As clear an example of a right-side loser as there is.

Jammer got a horrible break with the deGrom injury. He was on complete cruise control and his pitch count was low.

To be fair though, it seems rotation injuries are always a hazard when backing the Mets.
 
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ejd_5277

EOG Dedicated
Play #2:

Sunday June 2, 2019

1:10 PM MT/12:10 PM PT:

930 Colorado Rockies (-1.5) +126 (Sanchez/Senzatela) @ Pinnacle
 

Jammer

EOG Dedicated
As clear an example of a right-side loser as there is.

Jammer got a horrible break with the deGrom injury. He was on complete cruise control and his pitch count was low.

To be fair though, it seems rotation injuries are always a hazard when backing the Mets.

Yeah and their clueless manager said he didn’t want to use Gsellman four out of five days, lol. Why not put Diaz in for a 5 out save. He hadn’t pitched in a few days.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
EJD with an alert beginning.

In horse racing, horses who break from the gate alertly always seem to run a big race.

Only a 30-game competition this month, not 40 games like last month.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
I'm rooting for both contestants to win every game they post.

But I must admit, I root for the trailing handicapper a little bit more.

We need an exciting finish at some point in this competition.

So far, nothing but tapouts in The EOG Octagon.
 

ejd_5277

EOG Dedicated
Plays #3-#4:

Monday June 3, 2019

6:40 PM PT:

951-952 Los Angeles Dodgers/Arizona Diamondbacks OVER 8.5 +102 (Buehler/Ray) @ Pinnacle

7:10 PM PT:

955-956 Houston Astros/Seattle Mariners OVER 9.5 -104 (Martin/Gearrin) @ Pinnacle
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Just for the record, the contestants agreed to a 30-game competition this month.

Rules are flexible but must be agreed upon by both contestants prior to the start of the competition.
 

ejd_5277

EOG Dedicated
Plays #5-#6:

Tuesday June 4, 2019

7:05 PM ET/4:05 PM PT:

929-930 Chicago White Sox/Washington Nationals OVER 8.5 -102 (Lopez/Strasburg) @ Pinnacle

7:05 PM CT/5:05 PM PT:

921-922 Baltimore Orioles/Texas Rangers OVER 10.5 EV (Bundy/Smyly) @ Pinnacle
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Plays #5-#6:

Tuesday June 4, 2019

7:05 PM ET/4:05 PM PT:

929-930 Chicago White Sox/Washington Nationals OVER 8.5 -102 (Lopez/Strasburg) @ Pinnacle

7:05 PM CT/5:05 PM PT:

921-922 Baltimore Orioles/Texas Rangers OVER 10.5 EV (Bundy/Smyly) @ Pinnacle


Twenty-three runs in Arlington and 14 runs in D.C.

Nicely done, EJD.
 
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