Betting on Burnley to lose

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:52 am

For the first time ever I bet on us to lose, well actually West Ham win both teams to score did it in a four fold and cashed out to win £250 which is just as well as I had Oxford to beat Scunthorpe which ended up being a draw
My question is it wrong to bet on your team to lose ?

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:54 am

Seems a good way of making money..A bets a bet ..

slw · Post by **slw** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:23 pm

Just go with your gut instinct. Speaking of cashing out ,I cashed out early and it cost me £80.

taio · Post by **taio** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:30 pm

Don't see anything wrong with it.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:34 pm

slw wrote:Just go with your gut instinct. Speaking of cashing out ,I cashed out early and it cost me £80.

It’s always a tough call , worked for me yesterday but has cost me in the past
£500 up on the season so far so can’t complain UTC

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:35 pm

I don't like betting on us to win, as it's a double kick in the ******** if we lose. Backing us to lose would have the opposite effect I suppose

slw · Post by **slw** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:41 pm

joey13 wrote:It’s always a tough call , worked for me yesterday but has cost me in the past
£500 up on the season so far so can’t complain UTC

It is a tough call, its like a stick or twist. My last match was LIverpool Arsenal to draw but i cashed out before ko.
Anyway i made a profit.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:46 pm

Afternoon Joey. The first rule of betting it to never bet on your own team to win, as it often ends in tears.
So like you, if I do include Burnley in a bet it's to lose. That way, you either win money or Burnley win/draw.

Jamesy · Post by **Jamesy** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:47 pm

I would imagine the odds are pretty Sh!te. With forthcoming Leicester game they will probably be 1/3 to beat us so no value at all unless part of an odds on accumulator.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:56 pm

Jamesy wrote:I would imagine the odds are pretty Sh!te. With forthcoming Leicester game they will probably be 1/3 to beat us so no value at all unless part of an odds on accumulator.

Leicester are currently 1/2 to win. I only bet if I disagree with the odds, but like you say, they aren't the best.

Burnley 6/1. The value ironically is probably more in that bet.

BigChaCha · Post by **BigChaCha** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:56 pm

I'm a big rugby union fan and I will quite often bet on the opposition to beat England. Not a massive amount. Usually a tenner depending on the odds.

It's a win/win .... if England win I'm too happy to be bothered about losing £10 but if they lose I have £30 or £40 in my pocket so feel better about it.

It also makes watching a close game in the closing minutes less stressful

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:00 pm

I usually avoid betting on us completely, whether it's to win or draw. Don't see anything wrong in backing us to lose really though.

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:07 pm

Usually avoid betting on us however 10/11 on Chelsea HT Chelsea FT represented reasonable value last week for a treble (which Arsenal spoiled!)

DomBFC1882 · Post by **DomBFC1882** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:14 pm

BigChaCha wrote:I'm a big rugby union fan and I will quite often bet on the opposition to beat England. Not a massive amount. Usually a tenner depending on the odds.

It's a win/win .... if England win I'm too happy to be bothered about losing £10 but if they lose I have £30 or £40 in my pocket so feel better about it.

It also makes watching a close game in the closing minutes less stressful

I think yesterday was a prime example

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:36 pm

joey13 wrote:For the first time ever I bet on us to lose, well actually West Ham win both teams to score did it in a four fold and cashed out to win £250 which is just as well as I had Oxford to beat Scunthorpe which ended up being a draw
My question is it wrong to bet on your team to lose ?

No, but it is wrong to cash out.

mickleoverclaret · Post by **mickleoverclaret** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:18 pm

Bet with your head, not your heart.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:23 pm

Guaranteed income!

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:31 pm

Tall Paul wrote:No, but it is wrong to cash out.

If I hadn’t have cashed out yesterday I would have lost £250

slw · Post by **slw** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:32 pm

Lets face it , if you have been betting on Burnley to win in the last year or so you'd be pretty skint.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:37 pm

joey13 wrote:If I hadn’t have cashed out yesterday I would have lost £250

That doesn't stop it from being wrong.

If I offered you 2/1 on a coinflip and you lost/I won, I'd still have been wrong when I offered it.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:50 pm

Tall Paul wrote:That doesn't stop it from being wrong.

If I offered you 2/1 on a coinflip and you lost/I won, I'd still have been wrong when I offered it.

That’s just blown my mind

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:38 pm

Tall Paul wrote:That doesn't stop it from being wrong.

If I offered you 2/1 on a coinflip and you lost/I won, I'd still have been wrong when I offered it.

You could be right cashed out to early on the Chelsea game , still picked up £170 could have been £300 if I had kept my nerve , still I’m not complaining

dogwith3legs · Post by **dogwith3legs** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:56 pm

joey13 wrote:I bet on us to lose

Yep - It's very very wrong.... you seriously need to get a life mate

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:06 pm

I wonder what the odds will be for us to get a penalty.. We are well overdue one.. Might be worth a tenner if the odds are decent.. Hmmm

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:13 pm

joey13 wrote:For the first time ever I bet on us to lose, well actually West Ham win both teams to score did it in a four fold and cashed out to win £250 which is just as well as I had Oxford to beat Scunthorpe which ended up being a draw
My question is it wrong to bet on your team to lose ?

Not something I’d do to be honest. But backing us to lose is somewhat better than what some supposed fans have to say after a defeat.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:15 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Not something I’d do to be honest. But backing us to lose is somewhat better than what some supposed fans have to say after a defeat.

And seemingly revelling in it.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:18 pm

The last time I bet on a Burnley match I had us down to win 3-0 against York.

We won 6-0 but the bookies wouldn't pay out, never mind double.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:19 pm

conyoviejo wrote:I wonder what the odds will be for us to get a penalty

I might have to ask a bookie for that one.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:37 pm

FactualFrank wrote:I might have to ask a bookie for that one.

Frank, If you do Let me know what the odds are please.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:31 am

Betting will cost you money.

Betting on your own team should cost you more, to act as a deterrent!

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:36 pm

Why not? Stockbrokers do it all of the time. I think they're called hedge funds.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:11 pm

I bet £50 on Fulham to win @ 2/1. It was with Skybet which means I could have got better odds with any other bookies in the land, but hey-ho.

They pretty much battered us in the reverse fixture and I really dislike someone who is a Fulham fan. It was worth losing £50 for 3 points.

paulus the woodgnome · Post by **paulus the woodgnome** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:17 pm

I bet on us not to go up in the Championship, cos there was an outside chance 'Boro and Brighton could pip us. Money well spent. I also bet bet £100 at 20/1 we'd go down the first season we stayed up (under SD). No brainer. We stay up - result! We go down - £2k softens the blow.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:23 pm

paulus the woodgnome wrote:I bet on us not to go up in the Championship, cos there was an outside chance 'Boro and Brighton could pip us. Money well spent

I did the same thing. What odds did you get? I think I got 3/1 at the time so you probably got better odds.

I've lost a bloody fortune over the last 3-4 years

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:00 am

Burnley should be the easiest subject for you to bet on. You're aware of when the team is playing well, injuries and bogey teams etc..

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:35 am

I try to avoid BFC when placing a football bet but they have come up trumps now and then.

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:10 am

I placed £50 EW on Burnley with Coral for the Championship the day after we signed Andre Gray.

Coral price 50/1 when other bookies went 33/1.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:17 am

joey13 wrote:For the first time ever I bet on us to lose, well actually West Ham win both teams to score did it in a four fold and cashed out to win £250 which is just as well as I had Oxford to beat Scunthorpe which ended up being a draw
My question is it wrong to bet on your team to lose ?

Although I've never done it I've always said it's the way to perfect betting happiness - either your team wins or you win money - what's not to like. Don't get caught up in morality. Ha Ha!!!

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:11 am

houseboy wrote:Although I've never done it I've always said it's the way to perfect betting happiness - either your team wins or you win money - what's not to like. Don't get caught up in morality. Ha Ha!!!

I’ve bet on us to win the last 4 matches , maybe I should carry on doing it and claim our improvement is all down to me

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:51 am

joey13 wrote:I’ve bet on us to win the last 4 matches , maybe I should carry on doing it and claim our improvement is all down to me

Whatever you're doing mate keep doing it - it's working.

paulus the woodgnome · Post by **paulus the woodgnome** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:00 pm

FactualFrank wrote:I did the same thing. What odds did you get? I think I got 3/1 at the time so you probably got better odds.

I've lost a bloody fortune over the last 3-4 years

I can't remember Frank. 4/1 possibly. UTC!

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:32 pm

houseboy wrote:Although I've never done it I've always said it's the way to perfect betting happiness - either your team wins or you win money - what's not to like. Don't get caught up in morality. Ha Ha!!!

Always looked at it that way myself

Stick a fiver on us to lose and draw and if we win you pay a tenner for 3 points.