I don't think I would ever do this, but wouldn't this be an easy $500

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Take the best team in MLB and bet them to win $5 on Opening Day. Martingale them the whole season and you win $5 for every win. If you devoted a 10K bankroll, what are the chances you bust?
 

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I guess a 7 game losing streak gets you if they are -200 every game.
 

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How would you determine who the best team is on opening day?
I imagine many people would have picked the Angels or Giants on opening day last season.
Would it still work for a team that loses 90 games in a season?
 

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How would you determine who the best team is on opening day?
I imagine many people would have picked the Angels or Giants on opening day last season.
Would it still work for a team that loses 90 games in a season?
It probably works for many teams. But that's a lot of max risk for minimal gains. Probably a bad idea, but just came to me and wanted to throw it out there and see if anyone has done it. Sounds easy but losing streaks happen for every team. You would definitely want Matchbook for this, haha.
 

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It's an interesting thought Illini.

But the phrase "On any given day" fits baseball far more than any other sport, and also could be said for "Any given year" when pertaining to this sport where there are always so many surprises in the MLB each year...
 

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Wait a month for the weather to warm up and play against the bad teams
 

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A lot of people thought the Angels and Blue Jays were 2 of the best teams in baseball last season...
 

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there is a poster who has been trying to sell variations of this system on this forum since it was created
 
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Martingale cemeteries are full of dead bodies who thought they could win with this system. Try it and tell us how you do. Two to 1 you go broke before the end of the year.
 

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OR chase the biggest dog in one or the other league until you win $500. Assuming you have the $10,000 roll this probably could be done two or three times during the season (guessing).
 

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When I was young and new to sportsbetting I thought to myself "There is no way I will pick 5 in a row wrong if I just pick my top play once each day. Double if I lose, blah blah blah. My goal was to win $25 each win so . .. $25 - $50 - $100 - $200 - I wussed out on day #5($400) lmao
 

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With a devoted 10K bankroll, this a virtual certainty to get a 4-5% return on your money over 6 months, no matter which team you choose. Takes 11 losses in a row to beat you at even money, and quite a bit more than that for dogs. If a team is -200 every game on average, they are unlikely to lose 7 in a row. Many teams have 11 as the longest losing streak in the history of the franchise. That being said, I don't think I'm gonna do it, because it is not a big enough risk/reward ratio for me.
 

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I'd rather try this with a mediocre team than a good one. Even shit teams rarely get swept 2 or 3 series in a row, and your odds would be way better.
 

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