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The final score at the Nebraska - Missouri game Saturday. Nebraska beat the 27 1/2 point
spread.
Football gambler learns
Lady Luck can be fickle
By John Payne
Staff Reporter
"There is no room for mercy or the
milk of human kindness in football
betting — at least not when you're
prepared to get up on the edge with
every dollar you own."
HunterS. Thompson
—from "The Great Shark Hunt"
(Fear and Loathing at the
Super Bowl)
These are times that try men’s
souls. As late as Monday afternoon
I had felt with every ounce of my
being that the Los Angles Rams, the
league’s only remaining unbeaten
team, easily w'ould cover a 3 1/2
point spread at Buffalo. The Bills,
3-2, had talked earlier of a Super
Bowl season in ’89, but a pummel
ing by Indianapolis last week now
raised serious doubts as to whether
they would even make the play
offs.
It had been a grand weekend.
Michigan State, Notre Dame, New
England, PhiladelDhia - all eood
picks, and although my constitu
ency had decided to leave this
Monday night game alone, I could
not. No. It was time to "re-invest.”
Lady Luck is fickle and can turn on
you at any time without provoca
tion But she seemed to be fond of
me, for the moment at least, and so
I decided to push her just a bit
further.
Early on, L A looked sure to
score at will against the Bills, who
had given up 37 points to the Colts
a week earlier. Watching the game
from my apartment, I quickly be
came fidgety though, as a rabid
Buffalo defense kept them in the
game. The Bills’ starting quarter
back Jim Kelly was out with an
injured shoulder, so I wasn’t the
slightest bit worried about them
scoring. But that snot-nosed place
kicker, Scott Norwood, couldn’t
miss on this night, and by halftime
he had cut the Rams’ lead to 7-6.
For those unfamiliar with foot
ball betting, let me quickly explain
the procedure. First of all there is
the bookmaker or “bookie.” He
will, fora 10 percent fee, take your
wager. When I say 10 percent, I
mean that you must bet $11 to
make $ 10, or $22 to make $20, $33
to make $30, and so on. You can
win $10, or lose $11, and this 10
percent is largely how the bookie
makes his profit.
Of course, there are always
“point spreads” to be considered.
If a team is favored by say, 6 1/2
points, they must win by 7 in order
to “cover” the spread. If you bet on
this team and they win by 6 or less,
you lose. If they win by 7 or more,
they have covered, and you in turn
win.
Thp irr»rv^rfonf fhinnr trv
ber is that your team can win the
game, yet you still can lose your bet
if your team doesn’t cover. Con
versely, your team can lose the
game, but still earn you cash by
“beating’’ the spread. For example,
the New England Patriots lost their
game at Atlanta by a point, but beat
the spread because the Falcons
were favored by 2 1/2. With me so
far?
The term "push” simply means
that you have neither won nor lost.
If the team you bet on is favored by
three points and they win by a field
goal, you have tied with the
ookie. The game is a push.
You also can bet on the total
number of points that will be
scored in a game — the “unders/
overs." If the unders/overs of a
game is 44, the two teams must
combine to score a total of 45
points in order to make the overs.
If the total is 43 or less, the game
has made the unders.
See FOOTBALL on 13