Oddjack’s Week That Was
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· Kate Moss withered away a little more this week as the odds of her ever working of Nine.com just became astronomical. · Hand histories on poker blogs are dull, lifeless, sometimes incomprehensible things to read. That’s why we’re so…...[MORE]
Remainders: A Scandal in Dayton, A Scandal On Campus, and Thank God For Oneidas
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· Eight Dayton, Ohio bingo operators were accused of diverting gambling money for their own personal use. Cops were tipped off when one money-flaunting embezzler chose to eschew the Pontiac Grand Prix for the more luxurious Pontiac Grand Am. [WBNS]…...[MORE]
MLB Betting: Handicapping the Bosox/Yankees
READ MORE: Boston Red Sox, MLB Betting, New York Yankees
On this day of Football Up Your Ass, it was pretty foolish to completely ignore the fact that there’s a pretty big baseball series in Boston starting tonight. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox once again do…...[MORE]
Josh Arieh: Turned 31 and We Missed It
READ MORE: Cinnabon, Josh Arieh
Sigh. So, yes, we have rescinded our fangs and are no longer chomping on the meaty neck of our favorite poker player Josh Arieh, but we would be remiss in mentioning that since our silence, we’ve also missed his birthday…....[MORE]
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We Hate Hand Histories: It Has Returned To Oops!
READ MORE: Hand Histories, Poker, poker bloggers
Babelfishing on a Friday with StB: We are now heads up. I have what may be either a 4 or 3 to 1 chip lead. I am feeling very confident at this time. Maybe too confident. In the SB, I…...[MORE]
From the Department of Malaprops
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It appears we may have executed the wrong joke in our baccarat post. Our reader(s) reads, so we don’t have to: James Bond does not play the American version of Baccarat. He plays a European version of it called Chemin…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: Unleash the Colts
READ MORE: Chopping Lines, Indianapolis Colts, NFL Betting, San Francisco 49ers
Sun. 1 p.m. Indianapolis Colts (3-0) at Tennesee Titans (1-2) Best Line: TEN + 7.5, INDY -7 Yes, the Colts are suddenly defensive monsters, but the offense has been very un-Peyton like. Where are the scoreboard explosions like The Natural?…...[MORE]
Breeders Cup 2005: Rock Hard Ten
READ MORE: Breeders Cup 2005, Horse Racing, Rock Hard Ten
File this one away for future reference: Rock Hard Ten is Sam Jack in Pulp Fiction. He’s Mace Windu, he’s Shaft. That is, he’s a baaaaad mofo. Rock is a likely Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite, and is running this weekend…...[MORE]
Free Pick Rundown: Week 4
READ MORE: Free Pick Rundown, NCAA Betting, Week 4
· The Sedge Court mobsters have a wide variety of picks including the always exclamatory Rat who is taking Mizzou +14 against Texas. There’s some balls. [Sedge Court Journal] · Corey at Turn Up the Juice is staying away from…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: Irish Eyes Are Filled With Sleep Snot
READ MORE: Chopping Lines, NCAA Betting, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boiler Makers
Sat. 7:45 (14)Notre Dame Fighting Irish(3-1) at (20)Purdue Boiler Makers (2-1) Best Line: ND +3.5, PUR -2.5 Boy, oh boy. The schedule for Charlie Weis’ rejuvenated Notre Dame squad doesn’t get any easier. Another road game for the Irish…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: Have You Ever Seen a Gator Rolled?
READ MORE: Alabama Crimson Tide, Chopping Lines, Florida Gators, NCAA Betting
Sat. 3:30 (5)Florida Gators (4-0) at (16)Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) Best Line: FLA -3.5, ALA +4 Urban Meyer’s quest for a national title has to roll through Tuscaloosa—with its raucous fans, ghost of Bear Bryant, Brodie Croyle, and, of…...[MORE]
Oddjack Advisor: Making Tough Poker Problems Simple
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Poker Counselor’s Corner is back on PokerNews, but since we were dissatisfied with his answer to a reader question, we thought we’d take a crack at it instead. I play in a regular weekly game. One guy seems to…...[MORE]
Las Vegas Life: Steaks Now Cost More Than Some Adopted Children
READ MORE: Las Vegas, Norm Clarke, Steaks
One-eyed gossip hound Norm Clarke dishes about the latest trend in Vegas dining: very, very expensive steaks. According to Norm, the days of the $20 steak “have gone the way of the $1.99 buffet” thanks to an influx of Kobe…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: We Do Like Wearing Viking Costumes
READ MORE: Atlanta Falcons, Chopping Lines, Minnesota Vikings, NFL Betting
Sun. 1 p.m. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) at Atlanta Falcons (2-1) Best Line: MIN +6, ATL -5.5 Last week Daunte Culpepper finally arrived and showed us that he’s still the big, lumbering quarterback who can still find non-ganja smoking receivers when…...[MORE]
Las Vegas Life: The Kids Love the Bellagio
READ MORE: Bellagio, Caesars, Hotels, Las Vegas, Venetian
According to the Las Vegas Sun, perennial swanky casino Bellagio was voted the favorite Vegas resort according to an independent survey pulled together by a New York-based research group(read: FOCUS GROUPS!). 18 percent of the people surveyed said Bellagio was…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: Watch Out for Falling Cardinals
READ MORE: Arizona Cardinals, Chopping Lines, NFL Betting, San Francisco 49ers
Sun. 8:30 p.m. San Francisco 49ers (1-2) at Arizona Cardinals of Mexico City(0-3) Best Line: SF +3, AZ -2 This is a line that’s baffled many all week. How can these banged-up, winless Cardinals who are starting second-string quarterback Josh…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: Runnin’ With the Rebels
READ MORE: Chopping Lines, Mississippi Rebels, NCAA Betting, Tennessee Volunteers
Sat. 12:30 Ole Miss Rebels at (9)Tennessee Volunteers Best Line: MISS +21.5 TENN -21 The Volunteers have not disappointed us so far this season—except that Florida game, of course, as last week they blew into Baton Rouge and shocked…...[MORE]
TV Poker: The Start Of Your Ending
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Think there’s plenty of poker on TV already? Apparently, the networks are starting to agree. The WPT had been shopping the “Professional Poker Tour” around to different networks, much to the chagrin of The Travel Channel, who thought their contract…...[MORE]
Celebrity Pregnancies: Yes, That Is Bea Arthur You’re Looking At
READ MORE: Bea Arthur, Betmaker, Celebrity Betting, Celebrity Pregnancies, Demi Moore, Jennifer Lopez
Even though it’s football season, we’re still in touch with our feminine side. That’s why we love betting on celebrity pregnancies because they not only let us vicariously experience the joy of conception, but also remind us that we’re just…...[MORE]
NFL Betting: Bill Bennett’s Picks to Click
READ MORE: Bill Bennett's Picks to Click, NFL Betting, Utter Wonder
The good folk(s) over at Utter Wonder have former Secretary of Education, conservative talk-show host(and degenerate gambler) Bill Bennett offering weekly sports picks. Bennett, well known for his strident conservatisim and racial sensitivity, is also quite the handicapper and has…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: All That Gophers Is Gold
READ MORE: Chopping Lines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NCAA Betting, Penn State Nittany Lions
Sat. 3:30 (19)Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0) Best Line: MINN -2.5, PSU +3 Welcome to Happy Valley, population a gazillion. And the JoePa zealots have finally had something to cheer about of late after…...[MORE]
Big Weekend At Belmont, You Can Bet These Races Too
READ MORE: Breeders Cup 2005, Horse Racing
Huge day out at Belmont on Saturday, enormous actually. This is one of the last weekends before the true dead zone that leads up to the Breeders’ Cup, so five Grade I Stakes races on card is not only unsurprising,…...[MORE]
Chopping Lines: Your Cavalier Attitude Makes Me Shiver
READ MORE: Chopping Lines, NCAA Betting, University of Maryland Terrapins, University of Virginia Cavaliers
Sat. 12 p.m. (18)Virginia Cavaliers (3-0) at Maryland Terrapins (2-2) Best Line: MARY +3.5, UVA -3 There’s a lot of people who love the Terps in this game simply because of their past success against Virginia and the fact…...[MORE]
When Fifteen Is Five, And A Tie Pays Eight Times
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We’ve never once worn a tuxedo to the casino, but there’s something about the draw of the baccarat tables that makes us feel like James Bond. Connery-Bond, not freaking Moore-Bond, we’ve got Three Card Poker for that. Anyway, we found…...[MORE]
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