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Cousin Sal's Gambling Blog: Week 7

By Cousin Sal at
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We're back in the black baby! Last week I hit on a monster proposition bet — a 30/1 long shot paid out when the Bears were the highest scoring team in Week 6. 30/1! Seriously — what other bloggers are giving out 30/1 winners? Arianna Huffington? Perez Hilton? I'm guessing hardly ever.

I also hit Monday night with the Matt Moore throwing an INT before a TD pass prop. (Yes — an INT run back for a TD counts as a win)

The Pats and Bills screwed me with their point totals but instead of facing me like men they decided to take their bye this week. Yellow-bellies!

My overall total is now -14,000 jermajesties. That's nothing. Honest — I looked it up — a jermajesty literally amounts to exactly nothing.

Here's my Week 7 NFL proposition bonanza:

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VIVA LAS VEGAS

Viva Las Vegas: How to Find the Creamy Middle on an NFL Bet


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As we've mentioned before, the best way to make money betting on sports in Vegas is to anticipate the market's moves before they actually happen. When the upcoming week's NFL lines are posted in the Hilton sportsbook on Sunday afternoon, the sharp bettors in Vegas make sure to get their money down on the opening line before the public can shift the line to a less profitable position. This cat-and-mouse game goes on all week as news breaks about injuries and the previous week's action gets placed into its proper context, leading to another rush of action just before the games go off on Sunday morning.

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