Going for Broke
Daily Bet: Orioles-Yankees UNDER 8½
October 10th, 2012
The Oakland A’s kept their magical season alive — and got me back in the win column — with Tuesday’s 2-0 victory over Detroit. Tonight, let’s switch to the other American League series and play it under the total. Read more »
Daily Bet: A’s (-135) vs. Tigers
October 9th, 2012
That didn’t happen, right? Please tell me the Houston Texans—the team that had outscored opponents by an average of 17.5 points per game in racing out to a 4-0 start—didn’t score a single touchdown last night against the Jets after the 11:11 mark of the second quarter. Read more »
Daily Bet: Texans (-9) at Jets
October 8th, 2012
Let’s start with a disclaimer: I’d trust Michael Vick to not drop an infant before I’d trust my NFL opinion right now. Read more »
Daily Bet: Rangers run-line (-1½ runs, +105) vs. Orioles
October 5th, 2012
Baseball’s playoffs start Friday with a pair of single-elimination games, and even though the Rangers fell apart down the sretch, I’m riding them tonight—and doing so on the run line—for one simple reason: Orioles manager Buck Showalter inexplicably is handing the ball to Joe Saunders. Read more »
Daily Bet: Rams (+1½) vs. Cardinals
October 4th, 2012
In last week’s Going for Broke column, I said it was pointless to try and make sense of the Arizona Cardinals’ 3-0 start—not to mention their 10-2 run dating to last November—and that you should just accept it and profit from it. Read more »
Going For Broke
It’s official: Not even refs—or Tebow—can keep Jets close to Texans
October 4th, 2012
What’s that, you say? Why am I putting this on the refs instead of looking in the mirror and taking responsibility for committing the “Cardinal” betting sin (laying points with Kevin Kolb) when the easy money (Mark Sanchez vs. the 49ers defense) was staring me right in the face? Because this is America, dammit—why blame yourself when you can blame someone else? Read more »
Daily Bet: Angels-Mariners UNDER 7
October 3rd, 2012
Handicapping the final day of the baseball season is more difficult than handicapping a 5-year-old soccer game. You don’t know who is going to be on the field, or for how long. Read more »
Daily Bet: Cardinals (-125) vs. Reds
October 2nd, 2012
So last night in Dallas, it’s 0-0 with less than five minutes to play in the first half, and I’m patting myself on the back so vigorously for recommending the under that I sprained my shoulder. Read more »
Daily Bet: Bears-Cowboys UNDER 41½
October 1st, 2012
Just when I thought the dreaded missed PAT was going to doom Saturday’s play on Utah State, the Aggies’ defense came through with a (seemingly) meaningless safety to steal a winner. Read more »
Daily Bet: Utah State (-21) vs. UNLV (Saturday)
September 28th, 2012
Thank you, Phil Dawson! By drilling three 50-yard-plus field goals in Baltimore last night, you not only saved my wager on your Browns, but you saved the lives of your team’s wide receivers, who juggled more balls than Jenna Jameson. Read more »
