Online sports wagering is a hobby of mine; and as of late, a rather frustrating hobby at that. Yes, after a relatively fruitful season of lucky bounces, good hunches and, of course, immaculate odds analysis, hard times have finally fallen on my Sportfanatik.com account.
And the blame rests entirely on the shoulders of Steve Smith and the Carolina Panthers.
The smelly felines managed to thwart my pick of the week on three consecutive outings, covering spreads against the Giants and Bears before fatefully shitting the bed against the oily sea birds last Sunday (just when they had duped me into betting ON them, of course). Steve Smith is single-handedly responsible for the outcome of all three contests (that's not true at all, but somebody's got to take the hit).
Anyway, I seem to have dug myself a massive hole, and have been desperate to fill it back in before Sunday's Super Bowl. Not quite selling-batteries-on-the-subway desperate – my bets aren't big enough to actually put me in debt – but wagering-on-college-basketball desperate, which is almost as bad when you’re a hockey fan.
Well, incidentally, the hole has only deepened; most recently when the decision to side with my alma mater backfired last evening. The Badgers dropped an ugly one (at HOME!) to the 6th-ranked Illini, bringing my college hoops record to a dismal 0 for 3 on the week.
Needless to say, I was in a rotten mood when the bells chimed for the president's annual State of The Union address, for which I am usually rather giddy. Sure enough, our leader's calm, cool eloquence was like a friendly lullaby, and I slept soundly knowing that we continue to have success in Iraq.
And on that note, I wish myself continued success on the college court over the next few days... so that I may suicide-bomb myself to bits with an all-in wager on Seattle (+4) on Sunday. Happy Wednesday.
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