Twilton Contest

[Ottawa_Biatch 288]

I'm not sure if any of you ever listen to Bill Simmons but every year he enters the Hilton contest. It's basically a super contest for the best handicappers where every week they select their 5 best picks, and the record at the end of the year that's best wins lots of money. It costs about $1500 and the winner wins about $300k roughly.I've always wanted to enter, the only problem is that you have to go to Vegas to enter. Plus collecting you have to go back. Which always isn't a bad thing I guess, lol.Anyways I'm thinking about entering the "Twilton" contest, and just throwing it out there if any of you want to join or would be interested. It's about $500 to enter. They have about 20 ppl so far, so a prize pool of about 10k.Twilton.com

[FCP Bob 1,323]

good luck Biatch

[Ottawa_Biatch 288]

Thanks. I officially paid and signed up. The funds are kept on LeagueSafe.I know most of the guys on the pool, I think I have no chance, lol. Most of them are all students and handicap for a living. They have 24 people right now, so the prize pool is about $14000. It's pretty simple. Each week, you can make 5 picks on the spread or O/U. Only can bet on NCAA/NFL. Whoever makes the most by the end of week 17 of the NFL wins.

[DJ Vu 176]

Think you'll be picking mostly NCAA or NFL? Isn't the Hilton contest NFL only?

[Ottawa_Biatch 288]

Think you'll be picking mostly NCAA or NFL? Isn't the Hilton contest NFL only?

It's not the Hilton. It's a mirror contest for people who can't get out to Vegas to register. I think I'll be mostly picking NCAA. I think I pick much better at NCAA, plus there is a lot more games to choose from. Last year, I'd win money on Saturdays betting on NCAA, then lose it all, LOL on Sunday on NFL.

[mrdannyg 274]

NCAA has 'looser' lines anyway. Allowing that really helps some of the Americans, since some guys really can beat by concentrating on DIII schools or whatever, though they lose a lot of the advantage if you guys are using a common book and they can't shop lines.Seems odd to limit the picks so severely, since a big part of handicapping is being flexible - sometimes there are 10 great bets, sometimes none. And 17 weeks * 5 bets = 85 total wagers doesn't come close to overcoming variance. Or maybe I just said all that because my real interest is to know who the 'best' cappers are and try to follow their picks, rather than caring who actually wins some contest.Biatch, if you give me 50% of the prize, I'll give you my 5 best picks every week, and you can win the whole thing by fading me.

[DJ Vu 176]

It's not the Hilton. It's a mirror contest for people who can't get out to Vegas to register.I think I'll be mostly picking NCAA. I think I pick much better at NCAA, plus there is a lot more games to choose from. Last year, I'd win money on Saturdays betting on NCAA, then lose it all, LOL on Sunday on NFL.

I knew it was a different contest, but adding NCAA games to the field really changes things. You know the books spend a ton of time trying to make the best lines for the NFL, so beating them there means you have to know your shit (or be lucky). Beating them in NCAA games seems like a totally different type of contest.

[Ottawa_Biatch 288]

NCAA has 'looser' lines anyway. Allowing that really helps some of the Americans, since some guys really can beat by concentrating on DIII schools or whatever, though they lose a lot of the advantage if you guys are using a common book and they can't shop lines.Seems odd to limit the picks so severely, since a big part of handicapping is being flexible - sometimes there are 10 great bets, sometimes none. And 17 weeks * 5 bets = 85 total wagers doesn't come close to overcoming variance. Or maybe I just said all that because my real interest is to know who the 'best' cappers are and try to follow their picks, rather than caring who actually wins some contest.Biatch, if you give me 50% of the prize, I'll give you my 5 best picks every week, and you can win the whole thing by fading me.

Ur an idiot

[serge 904]

How is this going Biatch