NFL Parlay #2

Conference Championship

We are down to the final 4.  Yes I understand they use that term for college basketball but let’s not criticize.  I wonder if I am in a good mood today because Bush is finally out of office.  It makes perfect sense to feel positive about Obama, now let’s hope he can get the stock market back up.  By the way I just checked my bodog account and I instantly became angry again.

I must confess. I made another stupid bet this past weekend.  Ever since the playoffs started I’ve been trying the “get rich quick” scheme with sports betting and it has not been working out as planned.  I noticed early in the week that I could get amazing odds on a 2 game parlay if I took both underdogs with the money line.  For those who aren’t familiar with sports betting terminology, money line means you are picking a team to win and eliminating the spread.  If I remember correctly I was getting 7 to 1 odds and I only needed two things to happen, the Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens must win.

So the first game starts off way better then expected.  The Cardinals look unstoppable, and Larry Fitzgerald just dominates the Eagles secondary.  Im sorry but Jim Johnson should have done a better job trying to stop Fitz.  He was the only player on the field that could beat you and you let that happen.  Why am I complaining, Cards are up 24-6 at halftime.  I was so confident in this game that I went out to eat and missed the 3^rd quarter.  As I soon returned I noticed that the Eagles are now winning by 1.  I was mad at first but then realized that this NFL season has been so ridiculous that this game is only following suit.  4^th Quarter comes around and Kurt Warner shows you why he will be eventually inducted into the hall of fame.  Can you believe this guy is a free agent next year?  I feel bad for Matt Lienert, well not really because this means he can get even more tail from Hollywood next year.  The Cards end up winning and now advancing to the Superbowl for the first time in history.   This game meant a lot to me considering I also placed a future bet with 6 to 1 odds on the Cards winning the superbowl.  That bet alone can get me back to even.

Now the next game basically starts right away.  I was hoping for a blizzard because that was probably the only chance the Ravens had winning this game.  The game starts and the snow stops.  At this moment I realized my parlay was done.  You are not going to the superbowl on a rookie quarterbacks shoulders.  History does not lie and since it has never happened before I think we are safe to say history was right again.  Then I realized that history was just made last game with the Cards going to the superbowl.  Betting on football makes me feel bipolar.  As I started to get excited again Flacco threw his final interception and the Steelers scored the last touchdown and the game is officially out of reach.  Flacco looked like a rookie today and my bank account currently looks like someone who went undrafted and is working at McDonalds. 

See you after the Superbowl.  Lets go Cards…