Whoops – sorry for getting this posted so late. There’s no money wagered on the Lions game, and the other bets for today are pretty small, so you’re not missing…
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UPDATE: Well, the computer started off its week in a hole, as it badly missed its top play for the week last night. The table below shows my final bets;…
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UPDATE: Last night’s finish to the Atlanta game was disappointing – I’m glad I didn’t have more money on the Ravens. The Giants line moved down a little (to -13.5),…
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UPDATE: Strange things are afoot with regards to the Seattle game – it was announced yesterday that Matt Hasselbeck wouldn’t be playing, so the game was pulled off the board. …
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Gamblor attempts to bounce back after its first losing week — and for Halloween, we look at five NFL players and their monstrous equivalents from Greek mythology.
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UPDATE: they finally posted spreads for the Jacksonville — Kansas City, Philadelphia — Tennessee, and Oakland — Denver games, with no big surprises. They also moved the spread down to…
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With both schemes still performing at better than 80% for the season, Gamblor and Son of Gamblor have agreed to take a breather and have just 4 bets this week.
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FRIDAY UPDATE: Apparently Jay Cutler’s precious little melon is too bruised for him to play, so the line in the Chicago-Carolina game has moved from -3 to +1. That’s right,…
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Gamblor looks to extend its insane winning streak with this week’s picks. Plus: five of the toughest field conditions faced in NFL history!
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Gamblor attempts to extend its hot streak to 3 weeks in a row, and we look at the 5 greatest regular-season collapses in NFL history.
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To celebrate Son of Gamblor’s incredible debut picking winners against the spread (6-0-2) we’ll look at the top rookie debuts in professional sports history.
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Gamblor and his squalling spawn, Son of Gamblor, return to Popdose for another season of statistically derived NFL picks against the spread.
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Popdose soothes the burn of Tax Day with a collection of mp3s, specially selected to go with each line of the tax code. Spark up (the volume) with Willie and fill out those forms!
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Just the facts, ma’am … Snoop Doggy Dogg – Who Am I (What’s My Name) Kristin Chenoweth – Last Name Bob Seger – Feel Like a Number Lee Michaels –…
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Zack Dennis puts together a collection of Irish drinking songs to match the stories in James Joyce’s Dubliners.
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Looking for a handy way to keep track of your picks for Sunday’s Academy Awards winners? Zack Dennis is here to help.
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There’s an ancient roulette scheme that’s probably about two hours older than the game itself. It’s a strategy known as the “martingale system” and was apparently popular in 18th century…
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Gamblor was correct in both of the games last week, going 2-0, but unfortunately it wasn’t confident enough in either pick to wager any money, so it’s take for the…
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Gamblor had a quiet week last week, going 2-2 for a small loss of $31. The computer, like many bettors, anticipated that Arizona would put up a much bigger fight…
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Gamblor finally scored a big victory against Green Bay last week and had an incredible week overall, going 3-1 with a truly amazing weighted win percentage of 97.0%. Sadly, its…
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Gamblor finished its season in style, making the second-largest number of weighted picks in its entire 14-year (theoretical) history and finishing with a weighted win percentage of 57.5% and a…
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The spread for the Buffalo game is -8.5. Yeah. A 5-10 team is an 8.5 point favorite over a 14-1 one. So of course Gamblor thinks this spread is about…
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The computer had a nice week last week, going 9-6-1 against the spread. Well, it was almost nice. If I hadn’t dropped $340 on Pittsburgh, I’d have been up $40. …
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Fucking hell. I need to keep reminding myself that in the long run this program has actually still made money for me. But another weekend like the last one and…
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UPDATE: Hooray! Gamblor got off to a great start this week, nailing its second-largest bet as Cleveland dropped Pittsburgh last night. The 10.5 points that Atlanta is getting against the…
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UPDATE: The line in the Arizona game finally got posted – the Vikings are favorites by 3 points. Whisenhunt says that who’s starting at quarterback will be a game-time decision,…
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UPDATE: Both Gamblor and I are off to a good start this week, as my own picks are 2-1 and Gamblor hit the bigger of its two bets (on Denver). …
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Along with all your picks for Week 11’s NFL action, Zack Dennis counts down the worst coaching mistakes in football history. Hey, is that Marty Morninwheg?
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UPDATE 2: The half-point movement in the Monday night game has convinced Gamblor to put down a small ($5.12) hedge bet on the Cleveland Browns. UPDATE: The biggest news is…
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On the cusp of Week 10 in the 2009 NFL season, Zack Dennis pauses to reflect on the performance of his game-calling supercomputer, Gamblor.