FCBolt
11-20-2008, 12:19 AM
Polamalu's touchdown-that-wasn't rocked Vegas.
by Chad Millman
http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mag/blog/NorvAndMike.jpg Getty Images
"We just ruined someone's unlimited brunch buffet."
"Yes, Norv. Yes we did."
[Ed's note: Magazine senior deputy editor Chad Millman wrote a book called The Odds, about gambling culture. He also oversees The Mag's coverage of sports gambling, among other subjects. In a new feature for The Mag.com, he will take a look at the lives behind those making sport's biggest bets.]
Oooh, if you had the Steelers to cover the 4.5-point spread last night—and nearly 70% of Pigskin Pick 'Em-pickers did—that one's gonna leave a mark. No other way to say it, you suffered a bad beat. It happens. Think of it as a deposit in the karma bank.
MORE (http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3708704)
by Chad Millman
http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mag/blog/NorvAndMike.jpg Getty Images
"We just ruined someone's unlimited brunch buffet."
"Yes, Norv. Yes we did."
[Ed's note: Magazine senior deputy editor Chad Millman wrote a book called The Odds, about gambling culture. He also oversees The Mag's coverage of sports gambling, among other subjects. In a new feature for The Mag.com, he will take a look at the lives behind those making sport's biggest bets.]
Oooh, if you had the Steelers to cover the 4.5-point spread last night—and nearly 70% of Pigskin Pick 'Em-pickers did—that one's gonna leave a mark. No other way to say it, you suffered a bad beat. It happens. Think of it as a deposit in the karma bank.
MORE (http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3708704)