If you’re my age, you may remember the “generic” grocery phenomena of the economically-toxic President Carter years of the late 1970’s. Instead of dealing with the core issues of what was ruining the American economy of the day, the idea that the cost of product packaging and the competition between brands was accused of being the reason why consumer costs were exploding.
Despite the fact we are in another era of rampant inflation, that’s not the reason for this week’s theme. The problem now is that for whatever reason, the gambling far for this week is simply not that exciting. Short of Texas at Michigan, there’s there’s a dearth of big-time “brand-name” college football this weekend. Yeah, I know we are still mired in what could be called the “pre-season,” but some of us need to gamble.
There’s another factor in play as well. Haters gotta hate, and gamblers gotta gamble, especially when they are down. That’s exactly where the J-Dub Gambling Challenge Bankroll is after two weeks. Despite picking up a profit of $148 last week, the bankroll is still down for the year so far, sitting at $4.890 from the original $5K.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER (mandated by our very own Small Town Pizza Lawyer):
Thanks to the Supreme Court, gambling is no longer illegal at Bushwood, sir. However, the Supreme Court can’t really help me unless one of them is willing to keep Mrs. J-Dub from braining me with a cast-iron skillet if she found out how many dimes I’m dropping on college football.
That means that as far as she knows, all wagers are mythical in nature and this is in no way, shape, or form a gambling advice column. In other words, if you lose your own “real” money, that’s nobody’s fault but yours, so don’t yell at me when we meet at the plasma center on Monday.
If you think you have a gambling problem, go find the 800 number on your own. I’m not a goddamn public service announcement.
The Standard Plays
- Brigham Young at Southern Methodist (-11.5) O/U 55.5 $25 Brigham Young
- Duke at Northwestern (-2.5) O/U 37 $25 Duke, $25 Under
- Arkansas at Oklahoma State (-8.5) O/U 61.5 $75 Arkansas
- Georgia Tech (-3) at Syracuse O/U 61 $25 Syracuse, $25 Under
- California at Auburn (-13.5) O/U 53 $75 Auburn
- South Carolina at Kentucky (-9) O/U 42.5 $50 Under
- Iowa State at Iowa (-3) O/U 35.5 $50 Iowa State
- Baylor at Utah (-14.5) O/U 55.5 $25 Utah
- Michigan State at Maryland (-9.5) O/U 44.5 $25 Michigan State
- Kansas (-5) at Illinois O/U 57.5 $100 Kansas
- Tennessee (-8) at North Carolina State O/U 60.5 $100 Tennessee
The Almost Always Punitive Purdue Bet
Since I live in the heart of Big Ten country, almost literally in the shadow of Ross-Ade stadium, those around me who know I’m a gambler will invariably ask me about the Boilermakers, so I might as well bet on them…
Purdue is idle this week
The Royally Ridiculous Line of the Week
Introduced by our own guest columnist King George VI (the grandfather of the current King Charles III), this feature is all about the line of the week that’s so outrageous, it’s almost as crazy as we Americans find the idea of a monarch.
Tennessee Tech at Georgia (-53.5) O/U 62.5 $25 Over
The Dubsism College Football Heavyweight Champ Bet:
We went back to the very first college football game in 1869, and the premise is simple…you’re the champ until somebody beats you. The current champion is the Michigan Wolverines.
Texas (-7) at Michigan O/U 42.5 $50 Michigan, $50 Over
J-Dub’s Payday of the Week:
It’s like the game says…the idea is to hang on to your cash. That means this is the “big play” of the week; the one that should make today “Payday.”
Colorado at Nebraska (-5) O/U 56.5 $250 Nebraska
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