RoQQ $$ safe with Snake(?)
A quote from Bill Simmons' column this week:
Well, we're nine weeks into the NFL season and the underdogs are 15 games better than .5000. Just in the past four weeks, 27 of 33 underdogs covered AND won outright. It's a financial catastrophe. It's a gambling quagmire. I have friends calling me just to say, "Yo, I closed up shop -- going cold turkey until the playoffs." I have readers e-mailing me just to tell me, "I've lost 14 of 16 teasers this season." I have other readers telling me that they did a George Costanza a few weeks ago (went the opposite of what they would have done) and had big weeks ever since.
After the cliff my season fell off of, I guess it just feels good to know that I'm not alone. Having said that, it used to be my strategy to try to find underdogs I had some confidence in to bet on, at least for the NFL. If I'd stuck to this strategy I could be in the middle of a great year right now.
Meanwhile, I got the impression that the networks must have been noticing the same things Simmons was when he argued that the Detroit Lions could be the team that comes out of nowhere to beat the spread every game in the second half of the season, because when I tuned in to FOX at 3am to see what was on with my TVU player, I got the 'Niners at Detroit! You never know what you're gonna get in Korea. Well, you never know what you're gonna get with the Lions either, but right now they're down 13-0. Looks like any attempts to shed their pessimism by Lions fans might be a little premature.
Spreaking of pessimism, I got two bets in this morning. The first,
chiefs(+1.5)overDOLPHINS has already turned against me, as Miami has jumped out to a 13-0 lead. Seems to be going around. Take your vitamins.
My other pick is a teaser, Denver and the under. Worked last time the Broncos and Raiders met, and while Denver has started scoring more, the Raider offense is atrocious. With the tease, I have DENVER(-2.5), under40. The way things have been going for me, look for the Raiders to have a breakout day offensively. Actually I'm more concerned that Mike Shanahan amy be gaining confidence in Jake Plummer, to the point where he will let him do his thing. This could lead to alot of points being scored. Or alot of interceptons. This is Jake Plummer we're talking about. (Would you feel safe if your stockbroker was called "Jake the Snake?" Just asking.)
Detroit closed out the first half with a field goal, and trails 13-3. Since my earlier surprise I realized that Korea tends to show whatever the west coast is watching, since they are closest. So in a sense the 'Niners are the local team here in Tonducheon.
Well, we're nine weeks into the NFL season and the underdogs are 15 games better than .5000. Just in the past four weeks, 27 of 33 underdogs covered AND won outright. It's a financial catastrophe. It's a gambling quagmire. I have friends calling me just to say, "Yo, I closed up shop -- going cold turkey until the playoffs." I have readers e-mailing me just to tell me, "I've lost 14 of 16 teasers this season." I have other readers telling me that they did a George Costanza a few weeks ago (went the opposite of what they would have done) and had big weeks ever since.
After the cliff my season fell off of, I guess it just feels good to know that I'm not alone. Having said that, it used to be my strategy to try to find underdogs I had some confidence in to bet on, at least for the NFL. If I'd stuck to this strategy I could be in the middle of a great year right now.
Meanwhile, I got the impression that the networks must have been noticing the same things Simmons was when he argued that the Detroit Lions could be the team that comes out of nowhere to beat the spread every game in the second half of the season, because when I tuned in to FOX at 3am to see what was on with my TVU player, I got the 'Niners at Detroit! You never know what you're gonna get in Korea. Well, you never know what you're gonna get with the Lions either, but right now they're down 13-0. Looks like any attempts to shed their pessimism by Lions fans might be a little premature.
Spreaking of pessimism, I got two bets in this morning. The first,
chiefs(+1.5)overDOLPHINS has already turned against me, as Miami has jumped out to a 13-0 lead. Seems to be going around. Take your vitamins.
My other pick is a teaser, Denver and the under. Worked last time the Broncos and Raiders met, and while Denver has started scoring more, the Raider offense is atrocious. With the tease, I have DENVER(-2.5), under40. The way things have been going for me, look for the Raiders to have a breakout day offensively. Actually I'm more concerned that Mike Shanahan amy be gaining confidence in Jake Plummer, to the point where he will let him do his thing. This could lead to alot of points being scored. Or alot of interceptons. This is Jake Plummer we're talking about. (Would you feel safe if your stockbroker was called "Jake the Snake?" Just asking.)
Detroit closed out the first half with a field goal, and trails 13-3. Since my earlier surprise I realized that Korea tends to show whatever the west coast is watching, since they are closest. So in a sense the 'Niners are the local team here in Tonducheon.
posted by roQQ | 10:19 AM
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