Just for the hell of it I decided to see how my picks stack up against the spread.
For the uninitiated, when you bet on an NFL game you don’t just win money if the team you bet on is victorious – they have to cover the spread. If I bet on the Patriots to beat Miami and they win by just 10 points – but the spread was 14 – then I lose my bet. The Patriots would have to win by 15 or more for me to win any money. Meanwhile, if I had bet on Miami I would have won money even though that team lost since the favorite – the Pats – failed to cover the spread. The system was created to encourage gamblers to bet on both teams rather than everyone just bet on New England every week and win. Unlike a lot of people I don’t predict versus the spread because I don’t gamble on sports. (Or in general, except for my marriage.)
Whirlwind hd Anyway, my record season-to-date against the spread is 116-99-10 (ten games met the spread exactly and are therefore a tie.) Last week I went 7-9 instead of 10-6 without the spread counting (the Pats, Colts and Vikings failed to cover.) Still not a bad mark overall, but I think I’ll stick to straight-up predictions.
