Quote:Nope, not at all.  At least not talking superbowl as in expecting the Jags to be there.  Just saying at those odds, why not take a flyer?  Think about it.  $10 basically covers a beer in the stadium, so I can walk into the book at LVH next month, place my $10 wager on the Jags at 100-1 odds and drink a couple of free beers while there.  So, if nothing else, I'll drink $10 worth of beer for my investment and IF the unexpected does happen, I cash in a nice payday.   Why not?    

 

Now, if we were talking thousands of dollars, no, that would not be a bet I would make.

 

You are just flushing $10 in this case. I would want at least 400:1 to even put down a $1 bet because it is still like flushing a dollar down the toilet.

 

I would take a flier on 100:1 to make the playoffs, but beyond that is just insane and not even in the realm of the word "gamble" IMO.

 

Someone will say we have a 1:32 chance which we do, but it is ohhh so much worse than that in reality.

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