diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 1d447c5..129d383 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ services:
       - postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     environment:
       POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
+      POSTGRES_DB: betting
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
     ports:
       - "8001:5432"
 
diff --git a/backend/api/components/betting/controller.py b/backend/api/components/betting/controller.py
index 20f4cdf..84c6eb0 100644
--- a/backend/api/components/betting/controller.py
+++ b/backend/api/components/betting/controller.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request, render_template, Response
 
 from api.consts import COMMON_API_PREFIX
+import api.model.betting
 
 betting_api = Blueprint("betting_api", __name__, url_prefix=COMMON_API_PREFIX + "/betting",
                         template_folder="templates")
@@ -17,13 +18,13 @@ def handle_post():
     if request.method == "POST":
         try:
             content = request.json
-            userid = content["user"]
-            print(f"userid = {userid}")
+            userid = content["userid"]
             matchid = content["matchid"]
             teamid = content["teamid"]
             amount = content["amount"]
             print(f"userid = {userid}, matchid={matchid}, teamid{teamid}, amount={amount}")
-            return render_template("placeholder.html")
+            api.model.betting.insertBet(userid, matchid, teamid, amount)
+            return Response("inserted", 200)
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
             return Response(f"""content_type="bad request, please supply the following: \"user\", \"matchid\", \"teamid\"and \"amount\"
diff --git a/backend/api/model/betting/__init__.py b/backend/api/model/betting/__init__.py
index 813cd71..a9e5cf9 100644
--- a/backend/api/model/betting/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/api/model/betting/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
 from .main import *
+import psycopg2
 
+__all__ = ["insertBet", "removeBet"]
 
-__all__ = ["insertBet", "removeBet"]
\ No newline at end of file
+
+createTableString = """
+                    CREATE TABLE bettingtest (
+                        id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+                        userid VARCHAR,
+                        matchid INT,
+                        teamid INT,
+                        amount FLOAT
+                    );
+                    """
+
+def __init__():
+    with bettingconn.cursor() as curs:
+        try:
+            curs.execute(createTableString)
+        except psycopg2.errors.DuplicateTable as e:
+            print("duplicate table encountered")
+            pass
+__init__()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/api/model/betting/main.py b/backend/api/model/betting/main.py
index fe2d499..b1d17e7 100644
--- a/backend/api/model/betting/main.py
+++ b/backend/api/model/betting/main.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+import psycopg2
 
+bettingconn = psycopg2.connect(host="db", user="postgres", password="postgres", dbname="betting")
+bettingconn.autocommit=True
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-def insertBet():
-    pass
+def insertBet(userid, matchid, teamid, amount):
+    with bettingconn.cursor() as curs:
+        curs.execute(f"""INSERT INTO bettingtest (userid, matchid, teamid, amount)
+                    VALUES ({userid},{matchid},{teamid},{amount});""")
+    
 
 def removeBet():
     pass
diff --git a/backend/requirements-combined.txt b/backend/requirements-combined.txt
index 159ca8b..01df805 100644
--- a/backend/requirements-combined.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements-combined.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.12
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile --output-file=backend/requirements-combined.txt backend/requirements-dev.in backend/requirements.in
+#    pip-compile --output-file=requirements-combined.txt requirements-dev.in requirements.in
 #
 black==24.4.2
-    # via -r backend/requirements-dev.in
+    # via -r requirements-dev.in
 blinker==1.8.2
     # via flask
 build==1.2.1
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ click==8.1.7
     #   black
     #   flask
     #   pip-tools
+colorama==0.4.6
+    # via
+    #   build
+    #   click
 flask==3.0.3
-    # via -r backend/requirements.in
+    # via -r requirements.in
 invoke==2.2.0
-    # via -r backend/requirements-dev.in
+    # via -r requirements-dev.in
 isort==5.13.2
-    # via -r backend/requirements-dev.in
+    # via -r requirements-dev.in
 itsdangerous==2.2.0
     # via flask
 jinja2==3.1.4
@@ -38,15 +42,17 @@ packaging==24.1
 pathspec==0.12.1
     # via black
 pip-tools==7.4.1
-    # via -r backend/requirements-dev.in
+    # via -r requirements-dev.in
 platformdirs==4.2.2
     # via black
+psycopg2==2.9.9
+    # via -r requirements.in
 pyproject-hooks==1.1.0
     # via
     #   build
     #   pip-tools
 ruff==0.4.9
-    # via -r backend/requirements-dev.in
+    # via -r requirements-dev.in
 werkzeug==3.0.3
     # via flask
 wheel==0.43.0
diff --git a/backend/requirements.in b/backend/requirements.in
index a993b8d..ff4b2c5 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.in
+++ b/backend/requirements.in
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-Flask==3.0.3
\ No newline at end of file
+Flask==3.0.3
+Psycopg2==2.9.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 8793ec9..6a81d6e 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.12
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile backend/requirements.in
+#    pip-compile requirements.in
 #
 blinker==1.8.2
     # via flask
 click==8.1.7
     # via flask
+colorama==0.4.6
+    # via click
 flask==3.0.3
-    # via -r backend/requirements.in
+    # via -r requirements.in
 itsdangerous==2.2.0
     # via flask
 jinja2==3.1.4
diff --git a/backend/tasks.py b/backend/tasks.py
index 1bf0de1..0b3f2ae 100644
--- a/backend/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/tasks.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def update_app_reqs(c):
 @task
 def update_combined_reqs(c):
     c.run(
-        "pip-compile backend/requirements.in backend/requirements-dev.in -o backend/requirements-combined.txt"
+        "pip-compile requirements.in requirements-dev.in -o requirements-combined.txt"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/notes.txt b/notes.txt
index 4e4840a..7ee63e3 100644
--- a/notes.txt
+++ b/notes.txt
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-to connect to postgres from python: conn = psycopg2.connect(host="db", user="postgres", dbname="[the name of a database]")
\ No newline at end of file
+to connect to postgres from python: conn = psycopg2.connect(host="db", user="postgres", dbname="[the name of a database]")
+
+
+psql info: \l to list databases
+            \c [database_name] to go into database
+            \dt to list all tables in current database
+            sql statements when u are in the database
\ No newline at end of file