So, the “Big Game” is one week away. Opinions and predictions are everywhere. I’m here so I don’t get fined.
Back in the day, waaay back in the day, there was a bookie joint in my neighborhood. Blackboard with the lines, flash paper with an empty coffee can on the table and pinkie rings everywhere. As the Super Bowl approached, there were only two teams and everyone had their pick.
There was a guy who didn’t hide from whom he was going to bet. After three years, I think, of siding with the wrong team in the Game, his view of the matchup became the gospel rule of who…..not to bet.
Like Eddie Mush in “The Bronx Tale”, the guy I’m referring to, lost the Super Bowl every year until he passed on. There were two teams on the field, thousands in attendance of the Game, and millions watching and listening to the Game. But, one man, ONE MAN, was the reason for the outcome!
Enjoy Super Bowl week everyone. If you’re going to Vegas, you gotta have dinner at the Golden Steer steakhouse. Thank me later!
So, the “Big Game” is one week away. Opinions and predictions are everywhere. I’m here so I don’t get fined.
Back in the day, waaay back in the day, there was a bookie joint in my neighborhood. Blackboard with the lines, flash paper with an empty coffee can on the table and pinkie rings everywhere. As the Super Bowl approached, there were only two teams and everyone had their pick.
There was a guy who didn’t hide from whom he was going to bet. After three years, I think, of siding with the wrong team in the Game, his view of the matchup became the gospel rule of who…..not to bet.
Like Eddie Mush in “The Bronx Tale”, the guy I’m referring to, lost the Super Bowl every year until he passed on. There were two teams on the field, thousands in attendance of the Game, and millions watching and listening to the Game. But, one man, ONE MAN, was the reason for the outcome!
Enjoy Super Bowl week everyone. If you’re going to Vegas, you gotta have dinner at the Golden Steer steakhouse. Thank me later!
There's a guy on reddit that's claimed he's picked the last 15 sb wrong. I could only track back the last 4 and he's lost them 4. I'll bump this thread once I find out what he picks. But this year might be tricky since he's a 9ers fan
There's a guy on reddit that's claimed he's picked the last 15 sb wrong. I could only track back the last 4 and he's lost them 4. I'll bump this thread once I find out what he picks. But this year might be tricky since he's a 9ers fan
It's funny how when you've been betting long enough and have known many other bettors, there's always that one person, that Eddie Mush, who for the life of him could not pick a winner, probably alot more common than we might think. Thanks for sharing and best of luck with your play!
"I'm afraid all we may have done is awakened a sleeping giant."
It's funny how when you've been betting long enough and have known many other bettors, there's always that one person, that Eddie Mush, who for the life of him could not pick a winner, probably alot more common than we might think. Thanks for sharing and best of luck with your play!
the guy posted on reddit. He is picking kc this year. Disclaimer is he's a sf fan and people are accusing him of trying to reverse jinx for his team. I see the one and only Don Juan has chosen kc as well...gonna be a tough decision lol.
the guy posted on reddit. He is picking kc this year. Disclaimer is he's a sf fan and people are accusing him of trying to reverse jinx for his team. I see the one and only Don Juan has chosen kc as well...gonna be a tough decision lol.
I have a friend like that. He’s so consistently wrong that when he tells me who he likes and I’m on the opposite side I immediately get this amazing feeling of confidence. He’s so bad that I even bet against his NBA picks and I hate watching NBA and know very little about it. In short, he’s a goldmine.
Quick story-
I remember being about 18 or so and going to do some work for my father’s bookie. A very nice Italian fella that my father was life long friends with and was kind of like an uncle to me. I rang his doorbell and he calls me to “Come in, in the office!”. I walk in the house and walk into his office and he says to me “Sit down, I’m almost finished here.” It was a Saturday late morning so he was answering phones for NCAAF. Two phones ringing off the hook constantly. He would answer one “Hold please” and pick up the other. Everybody had a nickname. “Hey Guinea” “Hey Nose…20x Alabama-6 you got it”. A desk covered in notebooks and spread sheets. Ash tray mounded with cigarettes. I remember thinking this is the most bad ass thing I’ve ever seen. This guy does this for a living!
That year I made my first bet on the Super Bowl. I lost $100 on a teaser and he wouldn’t let me pay him. Instead he covered my loss and made me work it off. He never took another bet from me and told me not to gamble anymore haha! The good old days!
I have a friend like that. He’s so consistently wrong that when he tells me who he likes and I’m on the opposite side I immediately get this amazing feeling of confidence. He’s so bad that I even bet against his NBA picks and I hate watching NBA and know very little about it. In short, he’s a goldmine.
Quick story-
I remember being about 18 or so and going to do some work for my father’s bookie. A very nice Italian fella that my father was life long friends with and was kind of like an uncle to me. I rang his doorbell and he calls me to “Come in, in the office!”. I walk in the house and walk into his office and he says to me “Sit down, I’m almost finished here.” It was a Saturday late morning so he was answering phones for NCAAF. Two phones ringing off the hook constantly. He would answer one “Hold please” and pick up the other. Everybody had a nickname. “Hey Guinea” “Hey Nose…20x Alabama-6 you got it”. A desk covered in notebooks and spread sheets. Ash tray mounded with cigarettes. I remember thinking this is the most bad ass thing I’ve ever seen. This guy does this for a living!
That year I made my first bet on the Super Bowl. I lost $100 on a teaser and he wouldn’t let me pay him. Instead he covered my loss and made me work it off. He never took another bet from me and told me not to gamble anymore haha! The good old days!
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