I threw the cards with my football picks for week 13 down on the bar with a combination of authority, resignation and barely contained outrage that this far into the season I am still looking for my first win. In particular, I left the two cards with only three teams chosen on top.
"I have to win these... right?" The cards reflected the same three teams chosen to cover their respective spreads; the difference is that one card offered purposely better lines with lesser odds while the other offered near-accurate lines with a better payout. My mates saw the flaw with these two cards immediately. I had correctly chosen Carolina and Denver, however:
"Yeah, but you can't bet on Dallas."
"Why not?! They will steamroll Arizona!" How could they not? Arizona wasn't supposed to have Kolb playing this week and Dallas should be able to smell New York blood in the water since Eli & Co. would almost certainly lose to Green Bay. I needed Dallas to just win on the lesser odds card and win by more than 5 on the greater odds card. Their winning was assured, it was only a question of by how much.
Several hours later, Joe Buck's sweet, sweet voice taunted, "... and Dallas just lost to Arizona in overtime..."
Second week in a row that my picks have been derailed by one team's nonsense.
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