Sentences with phrase «large bets for»

The nature of his system is that you are constantly making large bets for small returns as you try to make up for previous losses.

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Code - Foo and other training schemes outside of the academy aren't just a good bet for smaller companies looking to recruit, but also something Bahat sees as having larger social benefits.

In a large Monday trade, one trader used a strategy called a 1x2 call spread, which is a leveraged way to make a bullish bet on Nike's stock — in this case, for only 27 cents per share.

Fred Upton, a Republican congressman from Michigan and chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, put his finger on the larger issue facing governments worldwide at a recent hearing: «Was Solyndra just one bad bet by an administration rushing to claim credit for the first loan guarantee, or is it the tip of the iceberg?»

I spend a lot of time talking clients «off the ledge» when they'd like to move all of their money into one outperforming asset class, place a large bet on hedging strategies for a pending correction they see coming or suddenly want to get out of the market altogether and «drop anchor» for fear of pending scary dives in the markets.

But as Peter Eavis at the New York Times pointed out yesterday, the bank isn't disclosing a number everyone would like to know: the «overall size of the derivatives bets that have led to large losses and much reputational damage for the bank.»

This is a large part of what makes precious metals a safe bet for hedging a portfolio.

While retail investors clamored for Facebook shares, some large investors were planning a massive short — essentially betting against the stock's buyers.

A large secondary transaction would likely weaken the pressure from any existing investors for the company to soon go public so that they can finally profit off their bet.

There is one number that JPMorgan Chase apparently doesn't want outsiders to know: the overall size of the derivatives bets that have led to large losses and much reputational damage for the bank.

As for Disney, Juenger observed that the Fox deal is an enormous bet by Disney CEO Bob Iger that getting significantly bigger as a content producer will help it battle the larger issues facing traditional media.

By CountingPips.com — Get our weekly COT Reports by Email The latest data for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report, released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, showed that large traders and currency speculators reduced their bets for the Euro from a record high level this week while also pulling back -LSB-...]

By CountingPips.com — Get our weekly COT Reports by Email US Dollar net speculator positions fell to $ -23.42 billion this week The latest data for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report, released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, showed that large traders and currency speculators increased their aggregate bearish bets for -LSB-...]

Given the multiple potential conflicts of interests (Elon Musk being the largest shareholder in each company for starters), the completion of this deal is no sure bet.

Bets on oil futures reached 1.47 million contracts for the week ending on November 15, the largest trading volume in nearly a decade.

Method: Make the dressing first by combining all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk until smooth Set aside 4 Tablespoons for the marinade and set the rest aside Combine all marinade ingredients and spoon onto tofu and let sit for at least 30 minutes or best bet overnight

* 1/2 cup organic sugar for coating the cookies before baking, plus additional 1/3 cup organic sugar (I used Wholesome Sweeteners organic, fair - trade sugar) * 1 1/2 cups organic, all - purpose flour (I used Central Milling Company organic, all purpose flour); I haven't tried it yet, but I bet you could substitute almond flour for a gluten - free version * 3/4 cup cocoa powder (I used Dagoba organic, fair - trade cocoa powder) * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda * 1/2 cup Lyle's golden syrup * 1 large egg white, preferably organic and free - range * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract * 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) organic salted butter, softened * 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed (I used Wholesome Sweeteners organic, fair - trade dark brown sugar) * 1 bar / 3 ounces dark chocolate with mint, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces (I used Theo Peppermint Stick Dark Chocolate)

We have spoken in the past about the key characteristics for a winning betting system, and one of the most important is a large sample size.

Both systems have a large sample size, consistent year - to - year results, and a solid driving hypothesis which are the three main criteria for a winning betting system.

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A betting man would most likely put money on that Team Merar would strike first considering in the playoffs, they are 2 for 2 in gaining large early leads and Team Dorfman has been just the opposite.

New Jerseyans have voted in large support for legalized sports betting throughout the 2010s.

This game kicks off the Thanksgiving festivities as the first game of the day — and is also capturing the largest number of bets for the upcoming week, by far.

There are a number of umps who tend to favor pitchers on borderline calls and my hypothesis was that Phil Cuzzi, Ron Kulpa, Bill Miller, Ted Barret and Doug Eddings — who are renowned for having the largest strike zones in baseball — would be among the most profitable umpires for betting unders.

Although sharper bettors may often place larger bets on the dogs, it will be beneficial in the long run for dogs to hit at a higher rate in order to combat the overwhelming public support on favorites.

In David Purdum's recent article at ESPN Chalk, he reports that large bets by square bettors taking the short trip from California have been on the Dodgers, but sportsbooks expect sharp money to come in on the Astros for both game 1 and the series.

There has already been a large amount of bets placed on McGregor for this very reason.

This system has the large sample size, strong driving hypothesis and consistent year - to - year results that we look for in a winning betting system.

When building a data - driven betting system, I usually look for a large sample size, consistent year - to - year results, and a strong guiding philosophy.

At the time of publication, LA was receiving 66 % of moneyline bets for Game 1 which isn't very lopsided for such a large favorite.

However, unlike other sports the betting line for a baseball game is dictated in large part by the starting pitcher for that day.

Casual fans love to bet favorites and overs, so oddsmakers will typically shade their opening line to account for the inevitable influx of public money on large favorites and popular square teams (a la the Cowboys, Packers, Patriots).

It also features the type of strong driving hypothesis, large sample size, and consistent year - to - year results that we look for in our data - driven betting systems.

For bettors, the large number of prop bets has created numerous money - making opportunities.

-- It may be the year of the dog, but betting large dogs has always been profitable for both spread and teaser / pleaser bettors:

We also knew that a lot of value is lost to the juice when taking large underdogs, so we wanted to know the ideal moneyline range for MLB betting against the public.

Question 2: Most oddsmakers won't move the line for one large, public bet.

For what it's worth, Bookmaker is considered to have sharper lines than 5Dimes, and they're taking larger limits with $ 2,000 max bets.

This 6.34 % gap was by far the largest and indicates that bettors should consider shopping for the best line and betting the Cavaliers to win it all.

Playoff betting trends are drastically due in large part due to the increase of public money hitting the market, but if dogs with low totals aren't profitable we wanted to determine the sweet spot for playoff betting.

Typically the more public books like Bovada or Sportsbook.com offer a large number of prop bets for regular season games, but everybody joins...

Typically the more public books like Bovada or Sportsbook.com offer a large number of prop bets for regular season games, but everybody joins the party when it comes to the Super Bowl.

Now, I know what you're thinking: «If the professionals are betting the dog, shouldn't larger bets balance out the sheer volume of wagers from the public meaning the house actually needs to root for...

Together with the difficulty in predicting a first scorer, it's a bet that a lot of seasoned gamblers would advise staying away from — but the potential rewards are such that you might be justified discounting their advice; Steve Sidwell would have been long, long odds to open the scoring for Fulham (vs. Man U. 09/02/2014), so even a small wager paid large dividends.

Now, I know what you're thinking: «If the professionals are betting the dog, shouldn't larger bets balance out the sheer volume of wagers from the public meaning the house actually needs to root for for New England?»

Team Performance Wagers It Pinnacle Sports, we have the largest variety of betting options offering new and exciting ways for bettors to profit on their favorite teams.

Pinnacle is a market - setting sportsbook with a reputation for taking very large bets from sharp players, revealing that wiseguys are in agreement with recreational bettors regarding the right side of this matchup.

Their now - infamous screaming match after a 4 - 1 victory of Palermo in February and, the subsequent benching of the player for the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 against Porto, almost certainly had a more long - term effect than was ever let on in public, and I would bet large sums of money that their relationship turning toxic was the most important catalyst in this divorce.

With larger resorts that offer many options for dining this may not work, but if your kids are picky and you find a place that suits, I'm willing to bet that's where you'll be eating for the week!

Two things to note: there is some assembly required so it's best to put this together before baby is born, and it is one of the larger models in the list so if you don't have a lot of space this might not be the best bet for you.