Bobby Layne had a prophecy all his own. Layne a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback from 1950 – 1958 for the Lions, led his team to three championship titles. The champagne was still bubbling in celebration for their third NFL victory when he was sent packing. The Lions traded Bobby to Pittsburgh with a mindset that three times is a charm, four times would be preposterous. As Bobby left bound for Pittsburgh he exclaimed “Detroit would not win for 50 years.” The Lions went on to have the worst winning percentage ever in NFL history. On the 50th anniversary the curse saved the best for last with the biggest vengeance of all. The Lions became the first NFL team in history to go 0-16. The champagne was aged 50 plus years and the bubbles have gone flat before they would win again.

Nothing is as sweet as the Baby Ruth candy bar nor as bitter as the curse of Babe Ruth. The Red Sox sold Babe in 1920 to the Yankees. This is where it all began with the Red Sox 83 years of defeat to win the World Series. The Yankees soared with 26 series wins. This curse teased with the promise of triumph for the Red Sox making it to the World Series four times only to fail in the end. The curse was finally lifted in 2004 when the Red Sox beat the Yankees in the American League Championship Series. They went on to sweep the Cardinals in the World Series for a bitter sweet victory.

Is it a calamity of errors or was it a curse? Is William Sinanis, Bobby Layne and Babe Ruth looking from the bleachers in heaven and clinking their beer steins to a victory that is all their own? Or is Murphy the billy goat saying baaaaaad ball playing. The jury is still out with no runs, not hits and plenty of errors. Before I place any bets on the answer i’m going to ask “is there a witch doctor in the house”?

As far as this year’s World Series my bet never changes from year to year. I happen to be one of those die hard Cubbie fans. It’s a long shot like winning the lottery, but when they do win I am going to treat myself to 3 things: a baby ruth candy bar, vintage champagne and…… nah a billy goat?

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Craps maybe developed from the ancient game of dice, (generally made by bones, wood, metal or stone). But it is still impossible to find the border between the evolution of dice and the evolution of “astragali”, their maybe equivalent in Roman culture, because of the lack of distinction among the two games by the ancient writers. Nevertheless, is almost certain that both games were practiced before the first written witnesses.

The fact that craps was practiced all over the Far East since almost pre-historic times is quite certain, and got proved by archaeological findings in ancient tombs, that seem to indicate their Asiatic origin. The game is mentioned in the Sanskrit texts Rig-Veda. In its first version, it was essentially a skill game played by women and children.

Ancient dice had also different values in their different faces. Gambling games with three or sometimes two dice were a well known pastime in ancient Greece, mainly among upper classes, especially during banquets.

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Since time immemorial card games have had a hoary tradition. However, it has not been possible for researchers and historians to unravel their complete background. The same goes with the story of blackjack, a feat that still escapes the academician.

The game had its origin in France of the seventeenth century from Vingt En Un, then played in the casino. The name, which means twenty-one in French, was not blackjack’s original predecessor. However, the game has been traced there despite the rules of blackjack not being similar.

Among the variations are that in Vingt en Un, only the dealer was permitted to double and the player would have to bet at the end of each round. This is not so in today’s online blackjack. The aim of Vignt was to touch a total of twenty-one, making use of the hand raking system. The English name comes from a particular aspect of the French variant. This was a specific payout when a player had a hand of a Jack and an Ace of spades. The perfect hand, it then came to be known as Black Jack.

The Italian connection

In Italy of the time there was a game called Seven and a Half. Played with face cards and the sevens, eights and nines, the aim was to get a tally of 7.5. While regular cards had 1 point each, face cards had half. The Diamond King could substitute as a joker. Players were declared busted when they went beyond the 7.5 points.

Following the French Revolution, the game moved to North America where it won favor. There were no regulations then and realizing the massive possibility, expert gamblers polished the vital stratagem to win. Blackjack won favor by the start of the nineteenth century though the American government barred betting as it would lead to organized crime and a ruined society.

Laws force game underground

With laws tightening, blackjack soon went underground. Subsequently in 1931, Nevada legalized betting and thus was launched Las Vegas. The interest in the game soon prompted science to probe in as well.

The initial bid to study the game came in 1953 by Roger Baldwin. Using the theory and calculations of statistics he reduced the house edge of the game. Professor Edward O Thorp spruced up the findings using new systems and machines. In 1962 he published Beat the Dealer, where he put down the first system – the blackjack card counting system. Placed first in the New York Times’ best seller list in 1963, the book led to a grip of fear in the casinos. They came up with theories to revolutionize the rules of the game.

Now the game is a classic played in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe and worldwide. Online casino game nr1: blackjack is growing in popularity and it is hoped that the game will continue to remain the favorite it now is.

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I went on Google and found that most of the results they show for Pay per head are almost all the same guy. What a bummer. To top things off, once I did some in-depth research, I found that the place which has a million sites all come up in Google is actually a scammer.

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While people betting on Auburn instead of the LSU on the last game were disapointed, the 26-21 score was pretty close to covering. This was not the case with Tennessee’s last game where the Gators devastated the Volunteers with a 30-6 wipeout. They were playing the ball as if it were small bingo balls, so much control and speed.

But why did Tennessee do so badly. Well, the main reason in my oppinion is that they are an especially weak team when playing against strong offense. And that is one quality Auburn has. Auburn’s offense on the otherhand, leaves much to be desired and they have honestly not shown any sign on improvement on that aspect.

I would hesitate to bet on this game is the line for Auburn was more then 6 points, but at this price I’m in. Goooooooooooooooo Tigers, I’m betting on you!

Well, there are a few reasons. One of the first is hunger to win. While betting the Buffalo Bills might seem the wisest idea, they are on a winning streak and are probably going to suffer from over confidence. On the other side, the Rams are down 0-3; they are absolutely desperate and will be playing everything they got.

Another reason is that the Rams are being underestimated and the +8 line that is on them is not really merited. I know, what you are thinking, the Rams have replaced their quarterback Marc Bulger for this Sunday’s game. So Trent Green will be the starting Ram’s quarterback, so he doesn’t know the team that well. That doesn’t matter. Now it may matter a little that he is almost 40, but he is an experienced and good player and IMO, anyone is better than Trent Green.

Saint Louis has also proven to be a team that is much better at home then on the road, so their home game advantage is even more important. So forgive me for my apparent lack of sanity, but I’m betting the Rams this Sunday. This will hopefull help me recuperate from my bad betting pick on LSU vs. Auburn.

Auburn really let me down this Saturday and cost me $300. What a burn, when the score reached 17-14 thanks to Demetrius Byrd’s 22-yard touchdown, I felt safe; it was only half a point away from a push. But that Less Miles is a talented coach and dealt Auburn some real quality trick plays.

I must say LSU’s performance really deserved the victory they enjoyed. Oh well, off to number crunching with me, I must get at least two good picks for this weekend’s games.

Tata.

After the 3rd quarter, I could have sworn I was going to lose, and suffered through every minute till the end. It was amazing the fact that Notre Dame didn’t make a single point in that last quarter.

Anyway, those following my predictions should be up now since Michigan covered. And hopefully after tonights LSU vs Auburn game, my followers will be up even more!

So let’s look at this team and their real odds of winning, based on what this team can do, and not some handicapper superstition, which could actually work in our favor since this kind of statistic can unfairly push odds in the wrong direction.

They have a strong team, but they have heavy reliance on home field advantage. When that advantage is not present, historically, they fail. And at no time will this be put to the test in a more evident manner then this Saturday’s LSU vs Auburn game. The odds are in your favor, to be the underdog, with Auburn having a +2.5 point spread.

While LSU has a much better running offense then in 2005 when they lost to Auburn at home. But Auburn has a great defense, having held its opponents to a mere 53 rushing yards per game. I mean, in 2005 Auburn kicker John Vaughn missed five field goals, something LSU cannot expect to happen again.

Anyway, this dainty little handicapper has her money on Auburn, GO TIGERS! Grrrrrwwwrrrr