Gambling has taken a lot of heat over the years; it has reportedly broken fingers, legs, men, families and kept great ball players out of the hall of fame. But like the worlds oldest profession, gambling has stood the test of time. It has weathered years of hand -cuffing legislation while also enduring countless assaults from the “thou shalt not judge” perfect people crowd. For years it required a trip to the Nevada desert as one’s only chance to flip cards, roll dice or take a home dog. Note that did not read to take a dog home, lord knows you don't have to travel that far to accomplish that, just simply a reference to betting on the home team when they are the underdog, if that had you confused you might might to scurry along, JC Penny's is probably having a post-Labor Day sale this weekend or something. However things have changed and between the internet and the frat guy that never wants to fill out a W-2, the sports gaming side of things has become more common place in today’s society. Common place to the tune that some declare it is a multi-billion dollar a year underground thriving enterprise. Do you really think they print the spreads in the Shreveport Times everyday because the sports books in Vegas forgot what the number was on the USC v Ohio St. game? Of course not, they are printed so every 43 year old, 2nd team all district flanker, can peruse the lines, tap into his vast well of football knowledge and make some friendly wagers with said frat guy who is now pushing 40. Mr. Flanker can then roll around from cube to cube in his office talking about his weekends “action” and voice his fear of “the hook” (that’s a half point, Honey) on the Ball State game to his co-workers; claimging to have been screwed by the hook in last years Armed Forces Bowl. When really Mr. Flanker has $30 to win $27 riding on Texas because he went to Southwest Texas State and hung out in Austin on the weekends and he’s only heard of Ball State because he falls asleep to Letterman every night! With all that said, The Levee has seen the best and worst of both sides in this gambling game, much like you would expect from an inanimate object that is designed to keep a bad thing from reaching a good thing, but I digress. The Levee is rolling out The Levee’s Locks, a gamblers guide to staying in your window, praying for a blocked PAT, doubling up on the late PAC 10 game and learning how to do quick math with 3’s, 6’s and 7’s.
Rating system:
1 Trina – Like the game but wouldn’t put over the value of 1 Reggie Bush jersey on it.
2 Trinas – Like the game, worth at least 1 FEMA card, possibly 2.
3 Trinas – I’d grab every Reggie jersey in sight and crawl threw broken glass to do so.
9/12:
1 Trina:
LA Tech + 7 v Navy – Navy caught Ohio St. looking ahead to USC. Plus every Mr. Flanker will be on Navy.
Texas – 33.5 v Wyoming – Texas will cover one of these big lines and the Horns get very giddy when OU playmakers go down.
Georgia – 7.5 v South Carolina – South Carolina looked horrible against NC St. but still won and this game will tell you if UGA has any fire left in them after the beatdown in Stillwater.
Syracuse +28.5 v Penn St. – No doubt Penn State wins but over 4 touchdowns is a lot of points. Now that Cuse can actually eat up some clock on O.
Vandy + 15 v LSU – LSU wins but their D is really that spotty.
2 Trinas:
Notre Dame -3.5 v Michigan – Don’t think the extra practice will help the Wolverine’s here.
USC – 6.5 v. Ohio St. – USC has too much talent on D and will have Pryor running for his life.
3 Trinas:
TCU -11 v UVA - UVA lost to a D-II school last week. Al Groh might not survive the season. Plus prepy on prepy violence is amusing.
That’s all for this week, but be sure and check back to next week to be convinced of something we know little about.
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