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NASCAR bettors know that reports of Jimmie Johnson's demise were way premature; with two straight wins, the vaunted #48 is back in second place in the Cup standings and ready to win his first summer race at Daytona International Speedway.
On Saturday he will line up and go after his third win in a row at the Coke Zero 400, which starts at 7:30 PM ET and will televised on TNT.
First, however, there is the matter of qualifying, something he hasn't done badly at in the past, and he will be matched up in a betting prop with his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr. In that proposition, Earnhardt, a former Daytona 500 winner just like his daddy, is the betting favorite at -125, with J.J. at -105.
Qualifying takes place at 4 PM ET on Friday and can be seen live on SPEED Channel.
NASCAR Betting
Coke Zero 400
Saturday, July 3 – 7:30 PM ET
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
Betting Odds – Qualifying Matchup
DALE EARNHARDT JR -125
JIMMIE JOHNSON -105
Jimmie Johnson has responded to some of the mild criticism he's received lately by rolling to consecutive victories at Infineon and New Hampshire, and he is drawing a bead on Kevin Harvick (+800 betting odds to win the Sprint Cup) in the points race, where he is 105 points back. Johnson now has five wins on the year, which ties him with Denny Hamlin (a +400 bet to win the Sprint Cup).
Johnson won the pole in the Aaron's 499 and has started in the top five on ten different occasions, so he isn't one of those guys you are normally going to smoke on a qualifying run.
Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 just once (2006) and that constitutes his only Sprint Cup win at this track, and he has finished higher than tenth only once in the last eight races there.
However, the record shows that he has always been a pretty good qualifier at Daytona; in fact, he is one of the most reliable in the field. The defending four-time Cup champion, who is currently the +200 betting favorite to do it again, has won two poles at Daytona and has started in the top ten in nine of the last twelve races.
Dale Jr.'s father always emphasized the importance of running well on restrictor plate tracks, even though he won the big race at Daytona only once. Junior came home with a Daytona 500 triumph in 2004, with the highest speed in that race (156.341 mph) over the past ten years.
It is probably very good news for NASCAR fans and bettors that Earnhardt Jr. is scratching his way back into contention for the Chase. With last week's 8th-place finish at the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in New Hampshire, he stayed in 13th place, and he is just three points behind Carl Edwards (who, by the way, is priced at +3000 in the championship betting).
With only one top-five finish (the season-opening runner-up spot at Daytona) he is perhaps lucky to be in that position, but nonetheless he has a great chance to give Hendrick Motorsports four drivers in the Chase for the Cup.
In the online news today, I came across a news report saying that Malaysians have been betting heavily on the current World Cup action to the tune of 8 billion ringgits ( in this year ) and mostly at illegal online betting sites and illegal bookies and syndicates. That is the equivalent of S'pore 3.4 billion dollars!
No wonder among the recent news from M'sia is a report that 7 well-known VIPs ( who are they as no names mentioned?) have run away to escape from the police raids on illegal betting syndicates. The bookies are raking in millions everyday of this W Cup action.
What about the situation here?
The last World Cup in 2006 saw punters betting to the tune of 1.8 billion Sing dollars! That's only the official figures and no one really knows how much the illegal bookies have taken in. The sum must be HUGE!
Recently, the press highlighted several stories about bookies making use of students particularly from the Polys and JCs to be runners for them. Many of the students interviewed said they make about 3 % of the bets collected …averaging a few hundred dollars per day. One said he makes about $ 750 daily on average.
Of course…all the things they are doing are highly dangerous! The penalty for illegal betting and worse, for illegal bookie work is VERY SERIOUS!!! Enormous fines and jail sentence await those who are caught and convicted.
Thus to provide the public with an avenue for their obsession with gambling…the govt opened licensed betting shops initially for 4 D , TOTO and horse racing and later added sports betting as we know it today.
This was also meant to prevent the further spreading of illegal betting syndicates most of which are connected to criminals and “protected” by s s and other criminal groups.
Why do people gamble?
Is it in the hope of making “big” money?
Or is it just for the occasional tickle or fun of it all with a tiny, small output?
Those who bet in the hope of making “big” returns are in real DANGEROUS waters.
You will NEVER Win in the final analysis…if you continue to bet everyday, on most games,
and in increasing amount ( doubling, tripling, quadrupling etc..) . It's SHEER MADNESS!
There are countless genuine very sad stories out there told by people who have LOST EVERYTHING…their houses, homes, cars, family, jobs, every single cent they owned, worked so hard to save …all GONE in the blink of an eye!
Let me tell you a real story that Unk Dicko know personally.
Took place about 6 years ago.
I used to buy fresh fruits from a fruit shop in AMK area. A quiet and pleasant young man of about 30+ by name of “Ah Seng” was working as a stall assistant there. He often chose the fruits for me..papayas, bananas, mangoes, guavas etc.. We got on well. The shop was just next to a Sg Pools outlet.
One Saturday, during the EPL season around February, there was a very long queue of punters at the Pools shop. Most of the punters were discussing loudly about that night's games.
I noticed Ah Seng ignoring all the “big and noisy betting talk”. Some betters knew him well too.
Out of the blue, I said to him,” Ah Seng…so far I've never seen you buying any 4D, Toto or soccer bets? So good…you don't gamble huh? “.
What he said and the way he replied to me ….I will never, ever forget!
He was literally a “still water runs deep” character! I could never have imagined it.
Pulling a stool for me to sit in and offering me a packet drink…he recounted his unbelievable sorrow and utmost regret over his addiction to gambling, particularly BIG TIME sports betting on the EPL.
Most of such bettors place their bets with illegal bookies because the bookies offer much better returns than Sg Pools. They could also bet by IOU…payable later, something which Pools can never offer. But there will always be a catch somewhere…if you lose.
Ah Seng said he once owned a nice 5 room HDB flat, a nice sports car, had a family and was doing well as a salesman. He had an income, savings and money to spend.
Initially, he bet small to medium amounts…a few hundred dollars per match. Then it was in thousands. When he lost “Big” he tried to recoup by placing even bigger amount on his next bet.
His losses multiplied till he had no more cash and savings to bet on. In fact, he was heavily in debt to the bookies.
With no way out of his self-made darkness, he made the singular, most terrible mistake of his life upto that point…listening to all the euphoria and almost ” 100 % certainty of Charlton FC winning the night's match” at very good 1 x 2 odds…. he decided to bet a six figure sum ( the amount equal to the value of his car and house in total ) on just that ONE Match!
If Charlton had won….all his debts would have been cleared in one stroke!
But if Charlton should lose or draw…it would be the beginning of the End for him.
For the sad record…Charlton LOST !
And poor Ah Seng lost everything he had owned to the bookies…his house, car, job, everything…and was eeking out a living as a stall helper just to keep himself alive.
No wonder, he further told me that he will not work there for long as it was too PAINFUL
to be so close to the betting outlet.
And he added….do warn others about how ” I came to be like this”.
And so My advice to all these young studentsand others out there:
1. Do not bet in the hope of making big money. You'll win some but uncontrolled betting will lead you to be another “Ah Seng or worse.
2. If you do bet, do it for the fun of it. Small amount. Never chase your losses. Let it be..since it's
only a few dollars. Consider it as a contribution back to society.
Since the W Cup started, I have bought just 3 bets for fun.
1st was the S Africa vs France game. I took advantage of the “French revolution” and bet a home team win. I guessed rightly. Just $10.
2nd was the psychic tip from Octopus Paul ( see my previous post ). I took Germany to win.
Just $15….not 15 K !
Paul was spot on!
3rd was Ghana vs USA. Actually I did not plan to buy this for $20.
At the Pools outlet, it was near closing time when I presented my slip for the Ger vs Eng game.
The machine had a technical problem and kept rejecting my betting slip.
Then the Pools lady gave the printer a hard whack and out came this 3rd slip…a remnant bet placed by a previous punter.
This piece of paper was jamming the machine and caused a 5 minute delay. It was a valid bet option.
To help her out, I said “no problemo…I'll buy that! “
All 3 positions were winners.
Did my winnings make me rich like Bill Gates? No.
If I had lost will I be as poor as a church mouse? No.
Will I ever end up like Ah Seng? No.
That's the message I will like to portray for those who indulge in a bet or two.
Do not end up like the majority of bettors who have not only turned their lives upside down but
also end up doing great damage and harm to their own loved ones and family.
Just click on the link below for a sample.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/The%2BNew%2BPaper/Story/A1Story20100628-224281.html
Be responsible. Have control. Have fun.
Cheers!
Unk Dicko
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