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Many years ago, when I was a college student, I was at a roulette table with a friend of mine in Atlantic City. He asked for some numbers from our group to throw down on, and I tossed out 11 (the floor of the apartment building I grew up on and Phil Simms’ jersey number).
“No, wait,” I said, “Do 12. That’s my birthday.”
He shook his head. Nope. I said 11 first, and 11 it would be for the next spin.
Was there any logic to it other than luck? Perhaps he thought I had spoken something into existence and to meddle with that was a bad idea.
I bring this up because that’s the first thing I thought of when I see bettors spending their hard-earned money on a Super Bowl wager that’s based on the dumbest of reasons.
Earlier this week, we wrote about a tweet from a since-suspended Twitter account that “leaked the script” for the Super Bowl, showing the Eagles beating the Chiefs 37-34 on Sunday. Since then, there was a ton of action on that exact score bet, which I laughed at.
But per an update on Friday from VSiN’s Ben Fawkes, that 37-34 bet with 80-1 odds on it is STILL A TOP-FIVE MOST BET SUPER BOWL PROP.
Seriously. What are you doing here? There are books in Vegas having a laugh right now. Sure, that score could happen (and what a game it would be!), and I’d be very happy to say how wrong I was.
But come on. The same silly thing happened last year with a fake Simpsons image that had bettors taking exact score bets and losing money. Have we not learned anything?
If you want some actual good bets to throw money on, we’re here to help. Just do yourself a favor and fade all Drake bets.
Quick hits: NFL Honors! … Poor Mikal Bridges … and more.
— NFL Honors were last night! Here’s the complete list of award winners. Also, Kelly Clarkson roasted Tom Brady with a song, it was great.
— The Bills trailer who helped save Damar Hamlin’s life got an MVP vote.
— Mikal Bridges learned via FaceTime that he was dealt for Kevin Durant. Ugh.
