There have been times we’ve done this segment that I’ve been embarrassed about our shortcomings. There have been others where I’ve wished we were really in Vegas making these bets. Last week was one of the latter.
We both hit three of four bets, with a combined gain of $3,170 on a total of $4,850 in hypothetical bets … not bad. That puts us, for the season, at more than $15,000 to the good for the season… not bad after last season, when Vinny and Guito would have been hunting both of us down for some experimental non-anesthetized knee replacement surgeries.
Few times in my betting life have I more grossly misjudged a game than I did Green Bay’s Sunday night loss to New Orleans. The upset pick cost me $1,000 off my bankroll and left me more than a bit flummoxed. It shouldn’t though – I need to do a better job of recognizing that when I feel so strongly that I have one over on Vegas, the actual results usually show that it’s the other way around.
Nonetheless, in week eight Tony and I both continued pushing our bankrolls upward, even with the big loss. Tony had a tremendous week, going 3-1 and taking a giant leap toward his goal of doubling his original hypothetical bankroll. My winnings were much smaller, but when you leave with more than you started with it’s never a bad week.
Well, after a couple big weeks, Tony was probably due for a downer. He had backed off a bit, citing tough lines, and it was probably good he did. It wasn’t a disastrous week, but the 1-3 mark dropped him behind me for the season.
I’ve been slowly and steadily going up more than down. Last week a 3-1 accelerated the pace. Here are the standings for the season.
After both of us scored big time in week five, Tony continued his hot streak, posting his second straight 3-1 week and winning $2,441 in week six. That gives him a two week total of $5,891 in winnings and puts him well in front for the season.
My week wasn’t bad – I came out ahead – but split at 2-2, winning $264. This is a heady place to be, particularly considering how poorly we performed in this space last year. Here are the standings so far:
Week five rocked. We both went 3-1 and both of us were, respectively, a second half choke and poor play calling from a coach who can’t commit to the run away from hitting our upsets and having perfect weeks.
Tony’s three $1,000-plus bets put him at up $3,450 for the week, pushing him ahead of me for winnings for the season. My more conservative bets netted a $1,764 profit – we’re both well over 30 percent ahead for the season, however.
It’s not always about getting every game right, but about which games you do hit. We both went 2-2 last week, but I hit one of my big ones and my upset while Tony took a big hit from the Steelers’ collapse against Tampa.
So I expanded a slight lead and now have about a $1,500 cushion for the season. Tony’s ramping things up even further this week, though, in his efforts to either get rich or hit the poor house.
I’ve wished we were really in Vegas making these bets. Last week was one of the latter.
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