by Eight Thirty Seven with assistance from Dubsism and Jason from Indiana

Over the course of history, the number thirteen has been traditionally referenced as being an unlucky number. There is even a particular piece of nomenclature associated with the extreme superstition of the number thirteen, a phenomena labeled “triskaidekaphobia”. I have to admit that I am guilty of this myself. I generally don’t like the number 13 in anything I do, and I don’t even listen to “No. 13” when I listen to “Doolittle” by The Pixies the whole way through. Luck is a weird thing, and since we do lines I feel like I should talk a little bit about why people gamble for a second.

Last week heading into their Thanksgiving “showdown” against the Carolina Panthers, for some reason the Dallas Cowboys were favored by one point on 5dimes at ESPN.com. That’s right, an undefeated 10-0 team…