Mad Props

For the record, about 90 minutes before game time, I'm going to record some bets I will (not) be making tonight with (fake) money. I don't often (ever) gamble, so this is just an experiment to see how I'd do if in fact I did place small amounts of money on various prop bets for tonight's championship game. Here goes...

Spread: Ohio State +5 - $100
Largest Lead of Game Either Team Under 13.5 (110) - $110
Made Free Throws M Conley Jr Over 2.5 (-150) - $600
Points & Rebs by A Horford Over 23.5 (-120) - $240
Points & Rebs by C Brewer Over 18.5 (-125) - $250
Points Scored by Florida Over 72.5 (-130) - $390
Points Scored by L Humphrey Over 10.5 (-140) - $140

That's all for now...
[4/2/07 4:31 p.m.]

Okay, now to see how I would have done...
1) lost $100
2) won $210
3) won $1000
4) won $440
5) won $450
6) won $690
7) won $240
Wow, I should try this more often...I "wagered" $1830 and ended up with $2930, an overall profit of $1100. A few more days like that and I might end up able to buy a house in Manhattan Beach after all. All those props really did seem easy (though I obviously missed the game pick), but I'm sure that's not always the case. I'm going to extend this experiment over a few more sporting events before opening a betonsports.com account...

[4/3/07 9:28 a.m.]