First post here, mostly just gather info,

Yeah, I was just playing. This place is well worth the money..

is it better to make 10 bets each week and hope to hit 6 or 7 of them or find 1 or 2 best bets and play them. or is this different then playing the horses. if you go to the track and play every race your percentages of coming away a winner a not as great as picking a few overlays form the whole program.

Some here would rather win 53% of 10000 plays than 56% of 100 plays. Yes, the EV is higher, but if the number of plays covers the same time frame, I can bet more per game in the latter. I try to be 2% of my bankroll on most plays, so if there are too many games to bet, I have to pass, especially at The Greek, because they usually have the best lines. (Clearly the 10k vs 100 comparison is exaggerated, but my point is that if I have 50-100 bets in my bankroll spread across a handful of books, I prefer to only be a bettor on the better bets.)

Very important to remember that not everyone's prime objective is to win the most money possible. Many don't mind cutting into their profit to have more action spread across a week. They don't want to lose, but winning less is a reasonable trade-off for them.

yup... They don't want to lose, but winning less is a reasonable trade-off for them.[/QUOTE] More or less...

Also,on the "tout" side. One friggin thing I hate is a so-called "honest, we are your pal" service that may have a good day (although they have been FAR & few between this year) then has a "20*" TOP PLAY just because they won on Sunday and what do you know? It's 28-0, in the 1st qtr, the wrong side. No worries though, you get tomorrow free! Total Bullshit!