The travesty of 2020 has now reached an apex. It has affected the GO JUMBO trip! Attendance is down to a mere two, Woz and me.
Which means that the term GO JUMBO will be put into abeyance for a year and this year’s trip will henceforth be known as GO MICRO – Gloriously Oblivious Men Ignoring Covid Restriction Orders.
It also means the number of us with perfect attendance drops from three to two. Pete can return his gold star at next years (hopefully) GO JUMBO trip.
Last night Woz and I went down to the SuperBook to check out the seating. They have removed every other chair for Covid spacing. Between the spacing and the mandatory masks it was pathetic down front so we went back to our normal tables.
There was very little attendance but it was a Thursday. It should be interesting what the SuperBook looks like over the weekend. In years past, getting down to the book at around 6:00am PT was plenty early enough to grab a couple good tables. I’m not sure what will be available at that time this year but I think we should be all right.
In a strategic move, we have switched to money line betting. No more worrying about getting Wannstedted or some light weight get a back door cover. Just win baby!
In order to get a proper return we have been parlaying the picks. So far so good, we both went 4-0 last night! Taking a couple slight underdogs like the Falcons really juiced the returns.
Of course, it seems every year that I have a good Thursday I get blown out of the water over the weekend.
Which means that the term GO JUMBO will be put into abeyance for a year and this year’s trip will henceforth be known as GO MICRO – Gloriously Oblivious Men Ignoring Covid Restriction Orders.
It also means the number of us with perfect attendance drops from three to two. Pete can return his gold star at next years (hopefully) GO JUMBO trip.
Last night Woz and I went down to the SuperBook to check out the seating. They have removed every other chair for Covid spacing. Between the spacing and the mandatory masks it was pathetic down front so we went back to our normal tables.
There was very little attendance but it was a Thursday. It should be interesting what the SuperBook looks like over the weekend. In years past, getting down to the book at around 6:00am PT was plenty early enough to grab a couple good tables. I’m not sure what will be available at that time this year but I think we should be all right.
In a strategic move, we have switched to money line betting. No more worrying about getting Wannstedted or some light weight get a back door cover. Just win baby!
In order to get a proper return we have been parlaying the picks. So far so good, we both went 4-0 last night! Taking a couple slight underdogs like the Falcons really juiced the returns.
Of course, it seems every year that I have a good Thursday I get blown out of the water over the weekend.
This year we are going to money line parlay games on Friday and then the 9:00am PT games, Noon games etc. We are also going to ML parlay conference games like an SEC ML and ACC ML parlay. And I'm going to do a super duper mega parlay for the weekend. We are going to be the kings of the parlay.
There aren’t many games on Friday but here is what we are looking to parlay.
Tulsa -17.0 vs East Carolina
Minnesota -20.0 @ Maryland
Southern Illinois -10.0 vs SE Missouri St
Of course, being a money line bet I don’t have to worry about the spread, I just put it in there to show how big a favorite they are. Not sure the pay back but it’s probably around 50% (bet $100 to win $50). Not a bad days work and like I said, a lot easier on the ticker if Minny is only up 10 going into the 4th quarter.
There are plenty of great games this weekend some of which I will be the old fashioned. I’m going to ignore the Spartan game this weekend. I’ll be wearing the colors but I’m not expecting much.
The big news this weekend is the Trevor is out against Boston College. That's actually good news from a bettors perspective. I'm waiting to see what the spread drops to but it should make it a little more lucrative from a ML perspective.
The other big games are:
There aren’t many games on Friday but here is what we are looking to parlay.
Tulsa -17.0 vs East Carolina
Minnesota -20.0 @ Maryland
Southern Illinois -10.0 vs SE Missouri St
Of course, being a money line bet I don’t have to worry about the spread, I just put it in there to show how big a favorite they are. Not sure the pay back but it’s probably around 50% (bet $100 to win $50). Not a bad days work and like I said, a lot easier on the ticker if Minny is only up 10 going into the 4th quarter.
There are plenty of great games this weekend some of which I will be the old fashioned. I’m going to ignore the Spartan game this weekend. I’ll be wearing the colors but I’m not expecting much.
The big news this weekend is the Trevor is out against Boston College. That's actually good news from a bettors perspective. I'm waiting to see what the spread drops to but it should make it a little more lucrative from a ML perspective.
The other big games are:
Ohio State -11.5 @ Penn State - Don't blame the refs PSU fans, you blew that game. And don't tell me you were looking ahead to this game, you got to play the games one at a time.
Ohio State was just toying with Nebraska and still hung 52 on the Huskers. Penn State's defense will keep this one close for awhile but OSU has too much talent and will put the Nits away by at least two TDs when it is all over.
Then Nit fans will say that it would have been different if they were able to have a white out for the game. Wahh Wahh Wahh.
I'll make a small wager on the BuckNuts with the spread and they will be on several parlays.
Indiana -12.0 @ Rutgers - State turned it over 7 times and screwed up just about every drive and still put up 27 points on Rutgers. Indiana will do better. No spread bets but several ML bets.
Minnesota -20.0 @ Maryland - The Goofers have some fire in the belly after getting pounded by scUM. They will drop a Northwestern (43-3) on the worst team in the Big 10. I'll lay the points.
Ohio State was just toying with Nebraska and still hung 52 on the Huskers. Penn State's defense will keep this one close for awhile but OSU has too much talent and will put the Nits away by at least two TDs when it is all over.
Then Nit fans will say that it would have been different if they were able to have a white out for the game. Wahh Wahh Wahh.
I'll make a small wager on the BuckNuts with the spread and they will be on several parlays.
Indiana -12.0 @ Rutgers - State turned it over 7 times and screwed up just about every drive and still put up 27 points on Rutgers. Indiana will do better. No spread bets but several ML bets.
Minnesota -20.0 @ Maryland - The Goofers have some fire in the belly after getting pounded by scUM. They will drop a Northwestern (43-3) on the worst team in the Big 10. I'll lay the points.
Georgia -15.0 @ Kentucky - The Dawgs have had two weeks to stew over their loss to Bama. Don't be surprised if JT Daniels shares time with Stetson at QB.
Kentucky could only score 10 points on Mizzou, how are the going to score on the UGA defense? I'll lay a small wager on UGA to cover.
Arkansas +12.5 @ Texas A&M - Arkansas is the most improved team in the SEC. The defense has stepped up and the addition of Felipe Franks has the offense moving.
The Hogs will keep this close against a deliberate A&M offense. I'll put them on an underdog parlay.
Auburn +3.0 s LSU - Both teams have been huge disappointments but at least Auburn has a semblance of a defense. I'll take the points and include the Tigers from the Plains on an underdog parlay.
Alabama - 31.5 vs Mississippi State - No spread bet here but the Tide will be on a lot of ML parlays just give them a little juice.
Kentucky could only score 10 points on Mizzou, how are the going to score on the UGA defense? I'll lay a small wager on UGA to cover.
Arkansas +12.5 @ Texas A&M - Arkansas is the most improved team in the SEC. The defense has stepped up and the addition of Felipe Franks has the offense moving.
The Hogs will keep this close against a deliberate A&M offense. I'll put them on an underdog parlay.
Auburn +3.0 s LSU - Both teams have been huge disappointments but at least Auburn has a semblance of a defense. I'll take the points and include the Tigers from the Plains on an underdog parlay.
Alabama - 31.5 vs Mississippi State - No spread bet here but the Tide will be on a lot of ML parlays just give them a little juice.
Mizzou +13.0 @ Florida - Now that Graham (Wisc) and Grayson (Coastal Carolina) are out the best freshman QB is Mizzou's Connor Bazelak. No way am I going ML on Florida (it's not making bad bets that make parlays work). I might take the Tigers on the underdog parlay.
Cincinnati -6.5 vs Memphis - Cincinnati's defense is the real deal. They just shut down a vaunted SMU Pony offense last week 42-13.
Memphis wins games in shootouts but struggles against good defenses. I'll lay the points but I'll be selective in putting the BearCats on too may ML parlays. Memphis has a way of blowing them up.
SMU -13.5 vs Navy – The Mustangs bounce back from a stinging loss to Cincinnati. Navy’s defense is getting torpedoed this year. I’ll take the Ponies for a quatloo and put them on several parlays.
Houston +2.5 vs Central Florida – UCF has the talent and puts points up on the board but mentally, I’m not sure they are all there. Expect a lot of scoring but no bets from me.
Cincinnati -6.5 vs Memphis - Cincinnati's defense is the real deal. They just shut down a vaunted SMU Pony offense last week 42-13.
Memphis wins games in shootouts but struggles against good defenses. I'll lay the points but I'll be selective in putting the BearCats on too may ML parlays. Memphis has a way of blowing them up.
SMU -13.5 vs Navy – The Mustangs bounce back from a stinging loss to Cincinnati. Navy’s defense is getting torpedoed this year. I’ll take the Ponies for a quatloo and put them on several parlays.
Houston +2.5 vs Central Florida – UCF has the talent and puts points up on the board but mentally, I’m not sure they are all there. Expect a lot of scoring but no bets from me.
Tulsa -17.0 vs East Carolina – Tulsa’s defense will control this game throughout but I’m not sure they have enough offense to cover. ECU is bad just not horrible. I’ll put the Golden Showers on several parlays but no spread bets.
Wake Forest -11.0 @ Syracuse – I like betting against bad teams. Syracuse is one of the worst. It’s also a revenge game for Deacs. Last year in OT Syracuse kicked a field goal in overtime and then won one it on a scoop six for a unique nine-point OT win.
The Orange showed a little gumption against Clemson last week so I’ll hold off making bets on this game. I may sprinkle WtF on a few ML parlays though.
Iowa State -28.5 @ Kansas - Another bet against a bad team. I'll put the Cyclones on several ML parlays but not betting the spread. That's a lot of points for a good but not great ISU offense.
Wake Forest -11.0 @ Syracuse – I like betting against bad teams. Syracuse is one of the worst. It’s also a revenge game for Deacs. Last year in OT Syracuse kicked a field goal in overtime and then won one it on a scoop six for a unique nine-point OT win.
The Orange showed a little gumption against Clemson last week so I’ll hold off making bets on this game. I may sprinkle WtF on a few ML parlays though.
Iowa State -28.5 @ Kansas - Another bet against a bad team. I'll put the Cyclones on several ML parlays but not betting the spread. That's a lot of points for a good but not great ISU offense.
Oklahoma -14.5 @ Texas Tech - The Sooner offense has hit its stride after taking down Texas. TTU's offense is not the ones of years past. Too many youngsters has stalled the Red Raider O.
I'll lay the points and put OU on several ML parlays.
North Carolina -6.5 @ Virginia - UNC has too much fire power for UVA to keep up. The Heels have their upset loss out of the way. They roll.
Another lay the points and put Carolina on several ML parlays.
BYU -28.5 vs Western Kentucky - BYU is crushing everyone in their path. WKU is getting crushed by everyone. The Cougars could have this in the bag by halftime.
Put me down for another lay the points and put Mormons on several ML parlays.
Boise State -14.0 @ Air Force - Boise State just crushed Utah State. Air Force just gacked against San Jose State. I'll tread lightly on giving the points but Boise will be on several ML parlays.
And for this year Vegas games, spreads, picks and much much more here is the 2020 Week 9 Bettors Guide (NFL picks to come later)
I'll lay the points and put OU on several ML parlays.
North Carolina -6.5 @ Virginia - UNC has too much fire power for UVA to keep up. The Heels have their upset loss out of the way. They roll.
Another lay the points and put Carolina on several ML parlays.
BYU -28.5 vs Western Kentucky - BYU is crushing everyone in their path. WKU is getting crushed by everyone. The Cougars could have this in the bag by halftime.
Put me down for another lay the points and put Mormons on several ML parlays.
Boise State -14.0 @ Air Force - Boise State just crushed Utah State. Air Force just gacked against San Jose State. I'll tread lightly on giving the points but Boise will be on several ML parlays.
And for this year Vegas games, spreads, picks and much much more here is the 2020 Week 9 Bettors Guide (NFL picks to come later)
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GO MICRO!!!!