Oh, how I feel the agony of defeat.<\/p>\n
Last weekend was a terrible display of bad beats and wagering miscues.<\/p>\n
The weekend all started in an innocent and winning way. I have a friend who went to Penn State and I know that secretly he has a cardboard cutout of JoePa in his house. I called him about 1 hour before the Penn State\/Temple game and said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This year the Owls look pretty good. I think they have a chance.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d He laughed. I told him that I had $20 if he would like to wager on his beloved Nittany Lions. He asked the spread. I told him 14 and then added, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I know you hate pointspreads, so I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take 10.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Of course, Temple ends up covering the 10 and he complains. I gave him 4 points and he still says “Penn State won.” However, I insist that it’s not how many you win or lose, it’s how many you\u00c2\u00a0cover!\u00c2\u00a0I counted the first victory of the weekend and stopped by his house that night to a) rub it in and b) collect. It wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that I need the 20 bucks or that I thought he wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t going to pay, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just that money won is much sweeter than money earned.<\/p>\n
But, that was it. My NFL wagering was a losing proposition due to a series of bad beats.<\/p>\n
For starters, I loved the Saints. The Falcons come to town and at this point the Saints are flying high. I look at the game and see the Saints as a 5-6 point favorite. I liked them so much I bet them at the dreaded price of (-3) -120. First mistake of the weekend, paying -120. I bet 36 to win 30 and, needless to say, can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe when the now unemployed Saints kicker, now known at wagerkille<\/em>r, misses from only 29 yards in OT. I was sooooo close to a cover. As if this wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t bad enough, it set the stage for an even more amazing loss.<\/p>\n Yes, I had the Lions. What was I thinking, betting on a team this bad? Mistake #2, betting on bad teams. Still, I looked like a genius in the fourth quarter. With nearly 8 minutes left the Lions drive down to the 4 yard line. YES, victory is mine.<\/em> No, Dude throws an interception. I reach for another beer. But wait, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hope.<\/em> The Vikings go four-and-out and my now beloved Lions get the ball back with 2:12 left on the clock. Again, they drive down the field. I learn that\u00c2\u00a0 the dude at quarterback is Shaun Hill. I love Shaun who.<\/em> The drive continues all the way to the 10. 2nd and 4 at the 10 yard line less than a minute to go. Can you say Backdoor Cover (a play in which your team scores to cover, they still lose, but you\u00c2\u00a0 still cash) with less than a minute left? Again I am crushed. Within a few seconds the backdoor is slammed shut and another interception in the endzone sends me to the fridge, again. Shaun Hill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name will never be forgotten.<\/em> OUCH, another $33 lost in the final minutes.<\/p>\n My weekly two-teamer also lost, as I had the Titans (+3) and the under in the Niners\/KC game, a game in which a garbage touchdown with less than 2 minutes by the Niners cost me a $52 winner.<\/p>\n For the late games, my brother-in-law stopped by. We tend to watch a lot of games over the course of 17 weeks and he always roots for my plays to cash, and quite often, he brings more cold refreshments.<\/p>\n I have the Skins. I watched McNabb look like a Pro-Bowler for the first two weeks and saw a weak pass defense in the Rams secondary. But, it was evident early on, that I was also on the wrong side of this one. About halfway through the 2nd quarter, my bro turns to me and says, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153 You bet on McNabb?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d That about sums up my whole weekend. The guy I see as killing it, gets dissed; like I am an idiot for placing my faith in the aged superstar. Another $33 goes poof.<\/p>\n The only bright spot (and winner) was the Eagles. Playing on Vick with both fists, I was able to recoup some of the earlier losses. A $44 bet to win $40 was an easy winner by the third quarter. Now this week, there is the whole Vick\/McNabb matchup. Who do you think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll bet betting on?<\/p>\n I was so disgusted at having three of my plays lose in the last minutes, that I did not play either the Sunday night or Monday night games. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good thing, I liked the Pack on MNF.<\/p>\n After a dismal weekend, losing 82 bucks, I am now down $86 for the year. Week 4 of the NFL is right around the corner. Hopefully, those last minute plays go my way this week.<\/p>\n Check back with next week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Confessions mid-week. 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