"We took a $500,000 bet on the Cardinals last week," Rood said -- from someone who presumably knows they don't have to worry about the Bus.
The economy is a wreck and someone is betting half a million bucks on the worst sports franchise in history to win it all.
As a rule, the public likes to bet on favorites or the team that all the experts on TV are picking. But instead of going with Pittsburgh, "all the money is coming in on Arizona."
"In the next few hours," Rood said, "I've got a big decision to make. Right now Pittsburgh is favored by seven; do I drop it to 6 1/2 to lure in more money from Pittsburgh? The way it goes now, if Arizona wins or covers the seven-point spread, we lose big."
The economy is a wreck and someone is betting half a million bucks on the worst sports franchise in history to win it all.
As a rule, the public likes to bet on favorites or the team that all the experts on TV are picking. But instead of going with Pittsburgh, "all the money is coming in on Arizona."
"In the next few hours," Rood said, "I've got a big decision to make. Right now Pittsburgh is favored by seven; do I drop it to 6 1/2 to lure in more money from Pittsburgh? The way it goes now, if Arizona wins or covers the seven-point spread, we lose big."
Vegas is fine believe me.