don't tease me

Who knew teasers were this easy?

Last Week:
Patriots -1 over Bengals
Cowboys -6.5 over Rams
Chiefs +17.5 over Chargers

The Pats covered by 20, the Cowboys by 21.5 and the Chiefs by 31.5. So if I would have bet 100 bucks, I would have won $180.

This week I'm upping the ante to a four team teaser which pays 300 bucks on a $100 bet:

Gamble-Tron 2000 Shoe-In Teaser of the Week™:
Pats -10 over Browns
Chiefs +8 over Jags
Steelers -.5 over Seahawks
Cardinals +3 over Rams

are you teasing me?

This is a new feature, picking football teaser bets. This was something that took me a while to figure it out, so I'll explain it thoroughly.

A two-team teaser pays the same as betting one game against the spread. The trick is that you get to move the point spread 6 points in your favor on both games. The catch is that both teams have to cover the adjusted spreads, to win the teaser.

Of course, because I'm going to make things more complicated then need be, I'm going to make the first one a 3-team, 6-point teaser, that pays nearly 2-1. (+180)

Gamble-Tron 2000 Shoe-In Teaser of the Week®:
Patriots -1 over Bengals
Cowboys -6.5 over Rams
Chiefs +17.5 over Chargers

So I'm putting an imaginary 100 bucks on this, hoping to win 180 if they all come through. But if one of them doesn't, say the Rams only losing by 6, then I lose the entire 100 bucks.

chiefs vs lions

Dating back to the year I met Mark:

2006: Chiefs 9-7, Lions 3-13
2005: Chiefs 10-6, Lions 5-11
2004: Chiefs 7-9, Lions 6-10
2003: Chiefs 13-3, Lions 5-11
2002: Chiefs 8-8, Lions 3-13
2001: Chiefs 6-10, Lions 2-14

And this is the year I bet the Chiefs will be better than the Lions?

Lions 1-0, Chiefs 0-1