Silvershark

NCAAF WEEK #8:

YTD (2-1-0)

Units: (+0.95U)

Here we are over the midway point and the top teams are still undefeated. It’s about that time though for a major upset and another BCS dream to fall by the wayside. It may not happen this week but it’s going to happen sooner or later, always does.

This week I’m heading down to East Lansing for the big game. I had it all planned out, I checked the schedule in the off season, circled this game and bought my tickets. Coming into the season I couldn’t wait to pound MSU, rake in a nice profit and spend it all on strippers. Then one thing changed…Russell Wilson. Way to dash my dreams Wisconsin….Well I’m still going to the game and stubborn as I am I will probably still end up taking MSU and hoping for the best. How can I go to the game and not hope for the home team?!? I’m not saying its smart it just is what it is.

HAWAII vs. SAN JOSE STATE

NCAAF WEEK #7:

YTD (0-0-0)

Units: (0.0)

Thanksgiving was great don’t get me wrong. The friends & family, turkey, stuffing, and of course lets not forget the pumpkin pie! However, last Saturday I found out that the gambling world and I have dissimilar views on the holiday. Historically, Thanksgiving in Canada is a time to give thanks for a successful harvest; in America to remember the Pilgrims and the settling in the new world; to myself a time to celebrate friends and family over a nice turkey dinner. However, to my Book Thanksgiving is the time where they say ‘Thanks your bet has been placed’ and then I end up giving all my money to their accounts.

To recapture the scene, it was around 7pm, Saturday night, just getting off the Links, and on the day I had a winning percentage that would do Mario Mendoza proud. The eleven I had shot on the par 4 9^th was looking to be the highlight of my day. I think we’ve all been there: all the breaks are going the wrong way, you get backdoor covered, you cant get the backdoor cover, your ‘lock of the day’ gets dismantled by the first quarter, and on and on. Logically the best thing to do is to pack in it ‘live another day’ as they say. I however had just conquered two courses of turkey, combined with a half bottle of wine, and was now mixing in some Captain Morgan for good measure. Needless to say I was not to be denied. So when my Nebraska Cornhusker bet (I figured ‘cornhuskers!…now how can that lose on Thanksgiving!?’) failed to bail me out, I bet it all on over, (in the SD ST/TCU late night special), and when that was losing by half I doubled up on the second half over. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, fool me for the 32^nd time shame on…well I’ve pretty much run out of people to blame. But that’s the life we live when we gamble…and I can’t wait until Thursday night, when I can get right back on the grind!

Can you believe it the season is already half over! I’m definitely going to look into this time distortion effect and translate it to my work week, but I’ll worry about that in the off season. To stay disciplined (HA!) I’ve decided to post my picks, so here are the Thursdays bets:

Anthony Wall/Broadhurst/Larrazabal (1.0U to win 1.4U)

2011 Record: (9-10-0)

Units: -2.23U