A couple other vBet ideas:
1. It is kind of disappointing to for your team to win and you lose your vBet due to the point spread (i.e Ohio State vs Penn State (Friday) and Indiana (Saturday). It's too late for today; but for future bets, have you ever considered just betting for a team to win or lose with adjusted payoff odds (not necessarily 1:1) and no point spread per below?
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Iowa v Ohio State </TD><TD class=black align=right>Mar 12, 2006 16:30 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=spofslip cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 align=center border=0><TBODY class=blacknews><TR class=blackbig><TD class=blackfett align=left width="3%">
577</TD><TD width="36%">Iowa +2.5</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD>
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578</TD><TD width="36%">Ohio State -2.5</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD></TR><TR><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">Game Total OVER 123</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD>
</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">Game Total UNDER 123</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD></TR><TR><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">
Iowa To Win</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">
2.3</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD>
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Ohio State To Win</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">
1.6667</TD><TD width="3%"></TD></TR><TR><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">Iowa 1st Half +1</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9524</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD>
</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">Ohio State 1st Half -1</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.8696</TD><TD width="3%"></TD></TR><TR><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">
X Iowa 2nd Half 0</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD>
</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">
X Ohio State 2nd Half 0</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD></TR><TR><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">
X 2nd Half Total OVER 0</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD>
</TD><TD width="3%"></TD><TD width="36%">
X 2nd Half Total UNDER 0</TD><TD noWrap align=right width="6%">1.9091</TD><TD width="3%"></TD></TR></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
If Ohio State wins it would pay 1.6667 (i .e. you only win $66 on a $100 bet)
If Iowa wins it pays 2.3 (i.e. you win $130 on a $100 bet).
2. I won't be home during the NFL draft; however, here are a couple ideas that you may want to consider:
a. The total number of Buckeyes taken in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft (I've seen mock drafts that list anywhere from 2 to 6 Buckeyes taken in the first round. Hawk and Holmes seem to be a lock; however, Youboty, Carpender, Whitner, and Mangold are real possibilities, too):
VBet............................................ odds*
Two Buckeyes taken........................ 1:2
Three Buckeyes taken...................... 1:2
Four Buckeyes taken........................ 1:2
Five Buckeyes taken........................ 1:2 1/2
Six Buckeyes taken.......................... 1:3
One or more than six Buckeyes taken...1:10
b. Who will be the last Buckeye taken in the 2006 NFL draft?
vBet............ odds*
Sims............ 1:3
Schlegel....... 1:3
Kudla........... 1:3
Salley.......... 1:3
Huston......... 1:6
Green.......... 1:6
Hamby......... 1:6
other........... 1:8
* I just guessed (WAG) at the odds