Originally Posted by
Harry N. Lloyd
Don't usually play a lot of favorites or teases but I did yesterday and it KILLED me.
Had the 49ers -7 (up 8 with ball, minutes to go, somebody calls a play with a lateral)
Had the 49ers -1 in multiple teases (missed FG in OT). All the other teased plays won.
Had Detroit teased to -1 (huge, up 12 with minutes to go)......already won with Jets - even
Had Chicago -3 (up by 4 with 2 minutes to go, Seattle ball on own 4)
Patriots -7- (late FG by Miami)
Denver -8 (late FG to push by Tampa Bay)
Jets -4- (win by 1, Jets have ball on AZ 1 yard line at game's end)
Bad day, went full tilt (usually don't) and bet the night game. Big! Didn't have the courage to bet Philly so held my nose and bet Dallas -10-. They sucked the whole game but the gods smiled on me with 5 minutes to go with a 50 yard fumble TD return to go up 11. Thank you! 35 seconds to go Philly goes 96 yards on a punt return. Twilight Zone Ouch!!
Every single dramatic move at the end of a game went against me. OUCH.
It happens. At least one weekend every season. But I know this to be a fact for any serious gambler.........You get far more bad breaks than good ones. It does not even out, as they are wont to say. The Bookies get all the breaks! I do not know why, but it's true.