WINFO Magazine

WINE AND WHINING
WINE &WHINING
by Neil Alexander
I’ve been drinking wine and betting on sports for a long
time. Sports betting started earlier in life, but in terms of
time spent learning and indulging in everything wine; it
is now close to even. I take great pleasure in both pursuits
as they offer hedonistic pleasure and satisfy my intellectual
curiosity. I’ll take “what do wine and sports betting have in
common for $400 Alex.”
Last week’s picks went two for three for the second consecutive
week, putting the column record at a ridiculous
12-3. Two easy covers with the Chiefs and Vikings as
short favorites, but stubbed my toe on the Eagles with plus
points versus the Washington professional football team.
For those keeping score at home, this is the second consecutive
week that the Eagles have cost me.
I’m involved in a number of weekly NFL picks contests
and have been doing well, but nothing like the 12-3 noted
above. This got me thinking. I make the column picks
while tasting and assessing the wine. I’m the first to admit
that making sports picks after a glass or two in isn’t the
best long-term strategy for picking winners, but there
probably is something to keeping it simple, and not over
thinking the data. In any event, I’m gonna keep with the if
it ain’t broke, don’t fix it idiom and raise my glass to more
winners than losers.
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