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52.38% Can anyone tell me what that number signifies? I’ll wait. Experienced gamblers should know this number by heart. That is the rate at which you need to pick games against the spread to turn a profit. But why not Continue reading 2024 Week Eleven College and NFL Pick ‘Em:… Read more »

We don’t get to talk much about the Dallas Cowboys on this website.  I leave that to every other pundit with nothing important to say.  But it’s gotten to the point where everybody and their mother is piling on the Continue reading Mike McCarthy’s Inattention to Detail→ Read more »

My introduction to this week’s action, in two parts. Part One: Why we should never gamble. One need only look at the updated standings of the nine celebrity guests who have participated in this shindig so far.  Here are their Continue reading 2024 Week Ten College and NFL Pick ‘Em:… Read more »

What’s the point of running an award-winning blog if not to a) have a voice and b) call upon others with a voice to share their opinions. We’re in a fiery time and, while we can debate over exactly how Continue reading SportsChump Sound Off: Athletes, Coaches, Fans, Reporters and… Read more »

No obstacles, only opportunities. I forget where I first heard this expression.  It might have been an old boss who first shared it with me.  Or perhaps I read it on one of those inspirational notebooks, you know the kind, Continue reading Diamonds in the Rough:  Topless Trop Presents Homeless… Read more »

65%. By most accounts, that’s a passing grade. That’s what I got in 9th grade biology, barely. That’s also the accuracy with which my partner is picking football games. Sixty-five fucking percent. KP is 25-13-2 against the spread and up Continue reading 2024 Week Nine College and NFL Pick ‘Em:… Read more »

Seasoned gamblers have a rule: Never talk about a wager mid-wager. Readers of this site understand all too well that the jinx is real.  Anyone who has ever gambled on a game knows that, as soon as they mention outcomes Continue reading Karma Strikes: Tyrique Stevenson and the Gaffe Heard… Read more »

After going through my previous thirty-five wagers for this exercise – trust me, there were many more in real life – I found that I’ve been in a giving mood.  Far too often, I found myself confident enough in a Continue reading 2024 Week Eight College and NFL Pick ‘Em:… Read more »

Fernando Valenzuela passed away this week.  He was 64 years old.  That’s a fairly young age to have shuffled off this mortal coil. I say this because I’m 56 with creaky knees, a bad back and a permanently receded hairline.  Continue reading What Fernando Valenzuela Meant To Me→ Read more »

Think picking games against the spread is easy?  Clearly, you’ve never gambled. We’ve hosted this contest for four years.  We’ve completed six weeks so far this season.  Here are your updated standings for our celebrity guests. Only one participant has Continue reading 2024 Week Seven College and NFL Pick ‘Em:… Read more »