Platinum Sports Investing Blog - Monday

I hope all of you were able to find your way to the blog yesterday and catch the updates
as we had a very very nice day.  2-0 on our totals and 2-1 on our sides hitting Toronto
straight up at +200 and going a perfect 5-0 if you were playing totals and pucklines!

I received a lot of email today about basketball and chasing and John Morrison so I want
to address it.   Guys and Gals I dont' know what to tell you.   People ask me if they should
play the game 3 of the chase.  Look, there are going to be losses.  Those of you who
are unfortunately new to John Morrison have to understand that he is a liar about his records.
For many of you who email asking why dont we chase?   Why do we waste our time with
the labourchere.....yet if you follow this blog you have made more units in NHL than anyone
who has been chasing this season AND on top of it with the Columbus (NHL) 30+ unit loss
you have no chance to make even half as much as we will.   The thing you have to understand
is that despite what he, John Morrison, says there WILL be losses.   The average NBA season
has 2 losses.  I know becuase we've been playing it for a long time BEFORE Morrison ever
marketed it.  I have great stats people that I work with and we've gone back a decade before
we ever started playing it.   At 17 units per loss buying 3 points and actually NOW it's going
to cost like 25 units per loss unless you can find someone who will give  you -170.  You have
to figure on 2 losses per season...so 35-50 units lost of about 80.  Still, you'll make 30 units
but if you manage your money better you'll make 50, 60, or 70 units.  Isn't that WORTH
some of the short term shortcomings of a money management method like the labourchere?

At PSIC, we've had a BAD week by any standard but our BAD week is a 6, 7, or maybe 8 unit
loss NOT 20.   NBA is tough this time of year and chasers I hate to tell you but you might lose
the Philadelphia game tonight.   Playing in Portland is no picnic.

I wanted to address this because lately I've been getting a lot of John Morrison emails.  I don't know
him, I don't care to.  I do want the people who follow this blog and my paying members to make
as much money as they can.   Sometimes the difference between winning and losing is NOT how
much you make but how much of your money you PROTECT when things go bad because they will.
Every season for every sport will have that WEEK.  That week where if you're not careful you'll blow
3 months worth of progress chasing down a few games.   Don't be that guy or girl.  Be better than that.
I'm not saying you have to use the labourchere to succeed because you don't.  There are a lot of
good money managment ideas floating around.  Just know that in my 10 years in the casino business
I met a lot of real professional gamblers both casino and sports and in my 10 years since then I don't
believe I've EVER met one that used the martingale.   Eventually there will be losses to be managed
just be smart about it.   Think about the long term.

Today we have no NHL sides but 2 more Totals

NHL 2009 - 2010 Puckline Version ( +82.3 Units @ $20 base)

Line 1: 35-35-35-35
Line 2: 35-35-35-35

Today we have no plays


Starting 11/01/2009 - NHL 2009 - 2010 Moneyline Version (+ 69.6 Units @ $20 Base)

Line 1: 25-25-25-25
Line 2: 25-35-35-40-40

Today we have no plays


NHL TOTALS 2009-2010 ( + 61.1 Units @ 20 Base)

Line 1: 20-20-20-20
Line 2: 20-20-20-20
Line 3: 20-20-20-20

On line 1 risk 48 to win 40 on Montreal / Ottawa UNDER 5.5
On line 2 risk 48 to win 40 on Phoenix /  San Jose UNDER 5.5

To Your Success,

Tod Wilkinson