Today I am following Mr. Lang on his big play, he has won 7 of these 75 dime and over in a row.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $94,205
Bet per dime: ($94,205 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $103.62
ITS 12:53 PM EASTERN WEDNESDAY - GOLDEN GOOSE FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Ohio Bobcats + 2 visiting the Kent State Golden Flashes playing in the Memorial A & C Center in Kent, Ohio at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $5,181 (50 X $103.62), grading this at + 2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost $5,181
FINAL SCORE: Kent State Golden Flashes 68 Ohio Bobcats 61
Loss on the day: 55 dimes or $5,181
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $89,024
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Mr. Brandon Lang checks in:
Mr. Lang Paid Pick: 100 Dimes: Ohio Bobcats +2 over the Kent State Golden Flashes - Loss
Free Play: Northwestern
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Calling all units. Set up a roadblock just for the for the hell of it. 10-4.
UPDATE: Romney wins, Michigan State loses. The Lang Fade was the way to go as Wyoming covers in Laramie. The Fade is the way to go in the future.
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I don't care what the touts have today. I am not going to do any research. I had a dream last night and I got to go with my gut. Good luck to you with whatever you bet!
Nate, the chief handicapper at Friends of Cheetah Sports, is concentrating on the game with his new iPad. Go Spartans!
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $99,688
Bet per dime: ($99,688 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $109.66
ITS 11:04 AM EASTERN TUESDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Michigan State Spartans - 2 1/2 visiting the Indiana Hoosiers playing in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $5,483 (50 X $109.66), grading this at - 2 1/2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost $5,483
FINAL SCORE: Indiana Hoosiers 70 Michigan State Spartans 55
Loss on the day: 55 dimes or $5,483
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $94,205
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Happy Birthday to our 2011 Handicapper of the Year Award winner! Happy 49th!
Brandon Lang Paid Pick: 25 Dimes: TCU +8 over Wyoming - Loss
Free Pick: Indiana +2.5 over Michigan State - Won
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Calling all units. I had a dream Mitt Romney won in Michigan and Michigan State won big in Bloomington. Set up roadblocks. Look out for Foyboy to let him know the pick. 10-4.
UPDATE: The Jayhawks win and cover in Stillwater. As anonymous has pointed out in the comment section, every handicapper and his mother was on Oklahoma State. Lang and Indian Cowboy both had the Cowboys. Lang went 2-5 last week on his plays. I am fading Lang now every day for 5.5% of my bankroll and am going to follow him 5.5% of my bankroll on his rare 75 dime or higher plays. He has won the last seven of his big plays. The Lang Fade is what has made me money, so I am no longer making my own picks. I am probably the worst handicapper in the world. But I think I have a good betting strategy now. Good luck to you!
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $94,942
Bet per dime: ($94,942 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $104.43
ITS 12:17 PM EASTERN MONDAY - GOLDEN GOOSE FADE PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Kansas Jayhawks - 9 1/2 visiting the Oklahoma State Cowboys playing in the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma at 9:00 PM EST., Bet $5,221 (50 X $104.43), grading this at - 9 1/2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,746
FINAL SCORE: Kansas Jayhawks 70 Oklahoma State Cowboys 58
Profit on the day: 50 dimes or $4,746
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $99,688
UPDATE: Ohio State loses outright at home to Wisconsin. I have to admit I am a total fraud, a terrible handicapper when it comes to picking my own games. Sure I have won a lot of money the past 3 1/2 months, but its been largely due to fading. So I am going back to that beginning tomorrow.
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I like Ohio State to win big here at home against Wisconsin. This will be my only play today. Good luck with all your bets!
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $100,467
Bet per dime: ($100,467 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $110.51
ITS 7:52 AM EASTERN SUNDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Ohio State Buckeyes - 9 1/2 at home against the Wisconsin Badgers playing in the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio at 4:00 PM EST., Bet $5,525 (50 X $110.51), grading this at - 9 1/2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost 5,525
FINAL SCORE: Wisconsin Badgers 63 Ohio State Buckeyes 60 Loss on the day: 55 dimes or $5,525
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $94,942
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Mr. Brandon Lang checks in after he wins his 75 dime bet yesterday:
Mr. Lang Free Pick: 10 dimes: South Florida - 2 over Cinci - Loss
Free play: Florida St. + 1.5
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Women Escapees - Highway Patrol - The dark haired convict Lia Morgan (real name: Carol Thurston) committed suicide on New Years Eve on December 31, 1969 at age 46 and her partner Caroline Craig (real name: Joan Granville) died on January 3, 1974 at age 45. Remember, don't pick up women hitchhikers! 10-4.
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Thoughts on the Lang Fade:
I know a lot of Faders have made adjustments since Mr. Lang has been winning his big plays. Some are just fading him for the same amount each day, instead of strictly following his dime amounts.
For those fading Mr. Lang straight units, or the same amount or dimes per day, or a set percentage of your bankroll: you had a great week. The Lang Fade went 5 - 2 on the week ending today. He seems to live for the big play; if you skipped his big play on Saturday, you went 5-1 on the week fading. Lang has won the last 7 bets of 75 dimes and over. For the time being, it might be a good idea to take the day off when he has a 75 dime play. No parlays, no teasers, just one bet at a time. The detailed Lang Fade record, shows the Fade can still be a gold mine.
Bottom line, Lang is still a terrible handicapper and you can still make money fading!
Feb 20th - Fairfield -8 - Win Feb 21th - Wofford -2 - Win Feb 22nd - La Salle +2 - Win Feb 23rd - Duke -1 1/2 - Win Feb 24th - West Virginia -1 - Loss Feb 25th - New Mexico -7.5 - Loss (Lang's big play on the week) Feb 26th - Cinci +2(win) - Win
THE BRANDON LANG FADE RECORD FOR 2012:
Jan 1st - 100 dimes - Balt -2(Win) +100 dimes Jan 2nd - 50 dimes - Mich st/Georgia over 49.5(win) +50, +150 dimes YTD ...........- 100 dimes - Oklahoma st -4(loss) -110 dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 3rd - 100 dimes - Virginia Tech +3(push) zero dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 4th - 100 dimes - W. Virginia +3(win) +100 dimes, +140 dimes YTD Jan 5th - 15 dimes - Miami Heat +2(win) +15 dimes +155 Dimes YTD Jan 6th - 50 dimes - Arkansas -9(win) +50 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 7th - 75 dimes - Cincinnati +4(loss) -82.50 dimes +122.50 dimes YTD Jan 8th - 75 dimes - Atlanta +3(loss) -82.50 dimes +40 dimes YTD Jan 9th - 100 dimes - Alabama -2(win) +100 dimes +140 Dimes YTD Jan 10th - 25 dimes - Baylor +3(win) +25 dimes +165 dimes YTD Jan 11th - 25 dimes - Charlotte +4.5(loss) -27.5 dimes +137.5 dimes YTD Jan 12th - 25 dimes - Drexel -4(win) +25 dimes +162.5 Dimes YTD Jan 13th - 25 dimes - S. Illinois -1(win) +25 dimes +187.5 dimes YTD Jan 14th - 75 Dimes - New Orleans -3.5(loss) -82.5 Dimes +105 Dimes YTD .............- 25 dimes - New England -13.5(win) +25 dimes +130 Dimes YTD Jan 15th - 75 dimes - Houston +7.5(win) +75 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 16th - 20 dimes - Kansas -7(win) +20 dimes +225 dimes YTD Jan 17th - 10 dimes - Kentucky -16.5(win) 10 dimes +235 Dimes YTD Jan 18th - 10 dimes - No. Iowa +2(loss) -11 dimes +224 dimes YTD Jan 19th - 20 dimes - Dallas +2.5(win) +20 dimes +244 dimes YTD Jan 20th - 10 dimes - Cleveland st -10(push) zero +244 Dimes YTD Jan 21st - 75 dimes - Purdue +8.5(loss) -82.5 dimes 161.50 dimes YTD Jan 22nd - 100 dimes - San Fran -2(loss) -110 dimes +51.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Baltimore +7(win) +50 dimes +101.50 Dimes YTD Jan 23rd - 20 dimes - Iona -10(loss) -22 dimes +79.50 Dimes YTD Jan 24th - 20 dimes - Wyoming -2.5(loss) -22 dimes +57.50 Dimes YTD Jan 25th - 20 dimes - Minnesota +10.5(loss) -22 dimes +35.50 Dimes YTD Jan 26th - 20 dimes - Long Beach st -10(loss) -22 dimes +13.50 Dimes YTD Jan 27th - 20 dimes - Harvard -6(win) +20 Dimes +33.50 Dimes YTD Jan 28th - 50 dimes - Colorado st +2.5(win) +50 dimes +83.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Vanderbilt -8.5(loss) -55 dimes +28.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - UC Irvine -2.5(win) +50 dimes +78.50 dimes YTD Jan 29th - 20 dimes - Ohio st -14(win) +20 dimes +98.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Rider -5(win) +20 dimes +118.50 dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Indiana st +5(win) 20 dimes +138.50 Dimes YTD Jan 30th - 75 dimes - Morgan st -1(loss) -82.50 dimes +56 Dimes YTD Jan 31st - 20 dimes - Wisconsin -8(loss) -22 dimes +34 dimes YTD
Feb 1st - 20 dimes - Rhode Island +3.5(win) +20 dimes +54 Dimes YTD Feb 2nd - 20 dimes - E. Washington -6(push) zero dimes +54 dimes YTD Feb 3rd - 20 dimes - Loyola-Maryland -8(win) +20 dimes +74 dimes YTD Feb 4th - 50 dimes - Wisconsin-Milwaukee +2(win) +50 dimes +124 Dimes YTD Feb 5th - 200 dimes - New England -3 even(loss) -200 dimes-76 Dimes YTD Feb 6th - 20 dimes - Texas -3(loss) -22 dimes -98 dimes YTD Feb 7th - 20 dimes - Alabama -5.5(win) +20 dimes -78 dimes YTD Feb 8th - 20 dimes - St Bonaventure +4(loss) -22 dimes -100 dimes YTD Feb 9th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +1(win) +20 dimes -80 dimes YTD Feb 10th - 10 dimes - Wisc GB +3(win) +10 dimes -70 dimes YTD Feb 11th - 75 dimes - Ohio st -8.5(loss) -82.50 dimes -152.50 Dimes YTD Feb 12th - 20 dimes - Illinois +5.5(loss) -22 dimes -174.50 dimes YTD Feb 13th - 20 dimes - Syracuse -3(loss) -22 dimes -196.50 dimes ytd Feb 14th - 20 dimes - George Mason PICKEM(win) +20 dimes -176.50 dimes YTD Feb 15th - 20 dimes - N. Carolina -5.5(win) +20 dimes -156.50 Dimes YTD Feb 16th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +6(loss) -22 dimes -178.50 dimes YTD Feb 17th - 10 dimes - N.Iowa +6(loss) -11 dimes -189.50 dimes YTD Feb 18th - 75 dimes - Ohio State -5.5(loss) -82.5 dimes -272 dimes YTD Feb 19th - 20 dimes - Miami (Ohio) -2.5(loss) -22 dimes -294 dimes YTD Feb 20th - 20 dimes - Fairfield -8(win) +20 dimes -274 dimes YTD Feb 21th - 20 dimes - Wofford -2(win) +20 dimes -254 dimes YTD Feb 22nd - 20 dimes - La Salle +2(win) +20 dimes -234 dimes YTD Feb 23rd - 10 dimes - Duke -1 1/2(win) +10 dimes -224 dimes YTD Feb 24th - 10 dimes - West Virginia -1(loss) -11 dimes -235 dimes YTD Feb 25th - 75 dimes - New Mexico -7.5(loss) - 82.5 dimes -317.5 dimes YTD Feb 26th - 10 dimes - Cinci +2(win) +10 dimes -307.5 dimes YTD
UPDATE: Portland State won for me today but I lost on Michigan for a net loss on the day of 5 dimes or $505. Even though I had a loss on the day, I am still over the $100,000 profit mark. True blue Lang Faders have now lost 317.5 dimes so far in the year 2012.
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I have one additional game today. I got all day to move some money on this game. Today I will just have two games, Portland State and Michigan. Good luck whatever you are betting!
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $100,972
Bet per dime: ($100,972 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $111.07
ITS 12:26 PM EASTERN SATURDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Portland State Vikings - 3 1/2 at home against the Eastern Washington Eagles playing in the Peter W Stott Center in Portland, Oregon at 10:05 PM EST., Bet $5,553 (50 X $111.07), grading this at - 3 1/2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $5,048
FINAL SCORE: Portland State Vikings 69 Eastern Washington Eagles 64
Profit on the Portland State bet: 50 dimes or $5,048
Loss on on the Michigan bet: 55 dimes or $5,553
Loss on the day: 5 dimes or $505
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $100,467
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THE BRANDON LANG FADE RECORD FOR 2012:
Jan 1st - 100 dimes - Balt -2(Win) +100 dimes Jan 2nd - 50 dimes - Mich st/Georgia over 49.5(win) +50, +150 dimes YTD ...........- 100 dimes - Oklahoma st -4(loss) -110 dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 3rd - 100 dimes - Virginia Tech +3(push) zero dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 4th - 100 dimes - W. Virginia +3(win) +100 dimes, +140 dimes YTD Jan 5th - 15 dimes - Miami Heat +2(win) +15 dimes +155 Dimes YTD Jan 6th - 50 dimes - Arkansas -9(win) +50 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 7th - 75 dimes - Cincinnati +4(loss) -82.50 dimes +122.50 dimes YTD Jan 8th - 75 dimes - Atlanta +3(loss) -82.50 dimes +40 dimes YTD Jan 9th - 100 dimes - Alabama -2(win) +100 dimes +140 Dimes YTD Jan 10th - 25 dimes - Baylor +3(win) +25 dimes +165 dimes YTD Jan 11th - 25 dimes - Charlotte +4.5(loss) -27.5 dimes +137.5 dimes YTD Jan 12th - 25 dimes - Drexel -4(win) +25 dimes +162.5 Dimes YTD Jan 13th - 25 dimes - S. Illinois -1(win) +25 dimes +187.5 dimes YTD Jan 14th - 75 Dimes - New Orleans -3.5(loss) -82.5 Dimes +105 Dimes YTD .............- 25 dimes - New England -13.5(win) +25 dimes +130 Dimes YTD Jan 15th - 75 dimes - Houston +7.5(win) +75 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 16th - 20 dimes - Kansas -7(win) +20 dimes +225 dimes YTD Jan 17th - 10 dimes - Kentucky -16.5(win) 10 dimes +235 Dimes YTD Jan 18th - 10 dimes - No. Iowa +2(loss) -11 dimes +224 dimes YTD Jan 19th - 20 dimes - Dallas +2.5(win) +20 dimes +244 dimes YTD Jan 20th - 10 dimes - Cleveland st -10(push) zero +244 Dimes YTD Jan 21st - 75 dimes - Purdue +8.5(loss) -82.5 dimes 161.50 dimes YTD Jan 22nd - 100 dimes - San Fran -2(loss) -110 dimes +51.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Baltimore +7(win) +50 dimes +101.50 Dimes YTD Jan 23rd - 20 dimes - Iona -10(loss) -22 dimes +79.50 Dimes YTD Jan 24th - 20 dimes - Wyoming -2.5(loss) -22 dimes +57.50 Dimes YTD Jan 25th - 20 dimes - Minnesota +10.5(loss) -22 dimes +35.50 Dimes YTD Jan 26th - 20 dimes - Long Beach st -10(loss) -22 dimes +13.50 Dimes YTD Jan 27th - 20 dimes - Harvard -6(win) +20 Dimes +33.50 Dimes YTD Jan 28th - 50 dimes - Colorado st +2.5(win) +50 dimes +83.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Vanderbilt -8.5(loss) -55 dimes +28.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - UC Irvine -2.5(win) +50 dimes +78.50 dimes YTD Jan 29th - 20 dimes - Ohio st -14(win) +20 dimes +98.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Rider -5(win) +20 dimes +118.50 dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Indiana st +5(win) 20 dimes +138.50 Dimes YTD Jan 30th - 75 dimes - Morgan st -1(loss) -82.50 dimes +56 Dimes YTD Jan 31st - 20 dimes - Wisconsin -8(loss) -22 dimes +34 dimes YTD
Feb 1st - 20 dimes - Rhode Island +3.5(win) +20 dimes +54 Dimes YTD Feb 2nd - 20 dimes - E. Washington -6(push) zero dimes +54 dimes YTD Feb 3rd - 20 dimes - Loyola-Maryland -8(win) +20 dimes +74 dimes YTD Feb 4th - 50 dimes - Wisconsin-Milwaukee +2(win) +50 dimes +124 Dimes YTD Feb 5th - 200 dimes - New England -3 even(loss) -200 dimes-76 Dimes YTD Feb 6th - 20 dimes - Texas -3(loss) -22 dimes -98 dimes YTD Feb 7th - 20 dimes - Alabama -5.5(win) +20 dimes -78 dimes YTD Feb 8th - 20 dimes - St Bonaventure +4(loss) -22 dimes -100 dimes YTD Feb 9th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +1(win) +20 dimes -80 dimes YTD Feb 10th - 10 dimes - Wisc GB +3(win) +10 dimes -70 dimes YTD Feb 11th - 75 dimes - Ohio st -8.5(loss) -82.50 dimes -152.50 Dimes YTD Feb 12th - 20 dimes - Illinois +5.5(loss) -22 dimes -174.50 dimes YTD Feb 13th - 20 dimes - Syracuse -3(loss) -22 dimes -196.50 dimes ytd Feb 14th - 20 dimes - George Mason PICKEM(win) +20 dimes -176.50 dimes YTD Feb 15th - 20 dimes - N. Carolina -5.5(win) +20 dimes -156.50 Dimes YTD Feb 16th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +6(loss) -22 dimes -178.50 dimes YTD Feb 17th - 10 dimes - N.Iowa +6(loss) -11 dimes -189.50 dimes YTD Feb 18th - 75 dimes - Ohio State -5.5(loss) -82.5 dimes -272 dimes YTD Feb 19th - 20 dimes - Miami (Ohio) -2.5(loss) -22 dimes -294 dimes YTD Feb 20th - 20 dimes - Fairfield -8(win) +20 dimes -274 dimes YTD Feb 21th - 20 dimes - Wofford -2(win) +20 dimes -254 dimes YTD Feb 22nd - 20 dimes - La Salle +2(win) +20 dimes -234 dimes YTD Feb 23rd - 10 dimes - Duke -1 1/2(win) +10 dimes -224 dimes YTD Feb 24th - 10 dimes - West Virginia -1(loss) -11 dimes -235 dimes YTD Feb 25th - 75 dimes - New Mexico -7.5(loss) - 82.5 dimes -317.5 dimes YTD
11:50 AM SATURDAY UPDATE: What attracted me to this game was the -5 number on Michigan. Now the line has moved to -5 1/2 and -6 and even -6 1/2 offshore. The money is all going on Michigan, I did not anticipate such one sided betting. I will be grading this now at -6, shop around!
Today there are a lot of college basketball games to choose from. I got to go back to the well with the Michigan Wolverines today at home. Michigan has been good to me. It's Senior Night in Ann Arbor, emotions should be high.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $100,972
Bet per dime: ($100,972 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $111.07
ITS 10:44 AM EASTERN SATURDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Michigan Wolverines - 6 at home against the Purdue Boilermakers playing in the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 6:00 PM EST., Bet $5,553 (50 X $111.07), grading this at - 6, as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost $5,553
FINAL SCORE: Purdue Boilermakers 75 Michigan Wolverines 61
Loss on on the Michigan bet: 55 dimes or $5,553
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I ran into our 2011 Handicapper of the Year Award winner, Mr. Brandon Lang, at the bank:
Mr. Lang's paid pick: 75 Dimes: TCU +7.5 over New Mexico - Win
RESULTS: After the crazy Marquette coach suspends the top players for the first half of the game, the Golden Eagles come back from a huge deficit to win the game. My apologies to Buzz Williams, I take all those nasty things I said about you earlier. Glad I did not post them here, but my cat got an earful!
By the way, the brick wall got broken today!
Now pay attention, we are going to sing together, ok?, lol: "Tiny bubbles in the wine make me happy":
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I will make another attempt to crash through the brick wall today. The $100,000 profit level keeps eluding me. Today I like Marquette a lot over West Virginia. This is my only play.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $96,164
Bet per dime: ($96,164 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $105.78
ITS 10:11 AM EASTERN FRIDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Marquette Golden Eagles + 1 visiting the West Virginia Mountaineers playing in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia at 9:00 PM EST., Bet $5,289 (50 X $105.78), grading this at + 1, try to get +1 1/2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,808
FINAL SCORE: Marquette Golden Eagles 61 West Virginia Mountaineers 60 Profit on on the day: 50 dimes or $4,808
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $100,972
UPDATE: The Blue Devils win and cover in Tallahassee!
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This is a highly touted revenge match. Should be entertaining to watch, the money is moving on the Blue Devils.
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $91,585
Bet per dime: ($91,585 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $100.74
ITS 1:16 PM EASTERN THURSDAY - GOLDEN GOOSE FADE PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Duke Blue Devils - 1 1/2 visiting the Florida State Seminoles playing in the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $5,037 (50 X $100.74), grading this at - 1 1/2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,579
FINAL SCORE: Duke Blue Devils 74 Florida State Seminoles 66
Profit on on the day: 50 dimes or $4,579
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $96,164
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THE BRANDON LANG FADE RECORD FOR 2012:
Jan 1st - 100 dimes - Balt -2(Win) +100 dimes Jan 2nd - 50 dimes - Mich st/Georgia over 49.5(win) +50, +150 dimes YTD ...........- 100 dimes - Oklahoma st -4(loss) -110 dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 3rd - 100 dimes - Virginia Tech +3(push) zero dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 4th - 100 dimes - W. Virginia +3(win) +100 dimes, +140 dimes YTD Jan 5th - 15 dimes - Miami Heat +2(win) +15 dimes +155 Dimes YTD Jan 6th - 50 dimes - Arkansas -9(win) +50 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 7th - 75 dimes - Cincinnati +4(loss) -82.50 dimes +122.50 dimes YTD Jan 8th - 75 dimes - Atlanta +3(loss) -82.50 dimes +40 dimes YTD Jan 9th - 100 dimes - Alabama -2(win) +100 dimes +140 Dimes YTD Jan 10th - 25 dimes - Baylor +3(win) +25 dimes +165 dimes YTD Jan 11th - 25 dimes - Charlotte +4.5(loss) -27.5 dimes +137.5 dimes YTD Jan 12th - 25 dimes - Drexel -4(win) +25 dimes +162.5 Dimes YTD Jan 13th - 25 dimes - S. Illinois -1(win) +25 dimes +187.5 dimes YTD Jan 14th - 75 Dimes - New Orleans -3.5(loss) -82.5 Dimes +105 Dimes YTD .............- 25 dimes - New England -13.5(win) +25 dimes +130 Dimes YTD Jan 15th - 75 dimes - Houston +7.5(win) +75 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 16th - 20 dimes - Kansas -7(win) +20 dimes +225 dimes YTD Jan 17th - 10 dimes - Kentucky -16.5(win) 10 dimes +235 Dimes YTD Jan 18th - 10 dimes - No. Iowa +2(loss) -11 dimes +224 dimes YTD Jan 19th - 20 dimes - Dallas +2.5(win) +20 dimes +244 dimes YTD Jan 20th - 10 dimes - Cleveland st -10(push) zero +244 Dimes YTD Jan 21st - 75 dimes - Purdue +8.5(loss) -82.5 dimes 161.50 dimes YTD Jan 22nd - 100 dimes - San Fran -2(loss) -110 dimes +51.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Baltimore +7(win) +50 dimes +101.50 Dimes YTD Jan 23rd - 20 dimes - Iona -10(loss) -22 dimes +79.50 Dimes YTD Jan 24th - 20 dimes - Wyoming -2.5(loss) -22 dimes +57.50 Dimes YTD Jan 25th - 20 dimes - Minnesota +10.5(loss) -22 dimes +35.50 Dimes YTD Jan 26th - 20 dimes - Long Beach st -10(loss) -22 dimes +13.50 Dimes YTD Jan 27th - 20 dimes - Harvard -6(win) +20 Dimes +33.50 Dimes YTD Jan 28th - 50 dimes - Colorado st +2.5(win) +50 dimes +83.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Vanderbilt -8.5(loss) -55 dimes +28.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - UC Irvine -2.5(win) +50 dimes +78.50 dimes YTD Jan 29th - 20 dimes - Ohio st -14(win) +20 dimes +98.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Rider -5(win) +20 dimes +118.50 dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Indiana st +5(win) 20 dimes +138.50 Dimes YTD Jan 30th - 75 dimes - Morgan st -1(loss) -82.50 dimes +56 Dimes YTD Jan 31st - 20 dimes - Wisconsin -8(loss) -22 dimes +34 dimes YTD
Feb 1st - 20 dimes - Rhode Island +3.5(win) +20 dimes +54 Dimes YTD Feb 2nd - 20 dimes - E. Washington -6(push) zero dimes +54 dimes YTD Feb 3rd - 20 dimes - Loyola-Maryland -8(win) +20 dimes +74 dimes YTD Feb 4th - 50 dimes - Wisconsin-Milwaukee +2(win) +50 dimes +124 Dimes YTD Feb 5th - 200 dimes - New England -3 even(loss) -200 dimes-76 Dimes YTD Feb 6th - 20 dimes - Texas -3(loss) -22 dimes -98 dimes YTD Feb 7th - 20 dimes - Alabama -5.5(win) +20 dimes -78 dimes YTD Feb 8th - 20 dimes - St Bonaventure +4(loss) -22 dimes -100 dimes YTD Feb 9th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +1(win) +20 dimes -80 dimes YTD Feb 10th - 10 dimes - Wisc GB +3(win) +10 dimes -70 dimes YTD Feb 11th - 75 dimes - Ohio st -8.5(loss) -82.50 dimes -152.50 Dimes YTD Feb 12th - 20 dimes - Illinois +5.5(loss) -22 dimes -174.50 dimes YTD Feb 13th - 20 dimes - Syracuse -3(loss) -22 dimes -196.50 dimes ytd Feb 14th - 20 dimes - George Mason PICKEM(win) +20 dimes -176.50 dimes YTD Feb 15th - 20 dimes - N. Carolina -5.5(win) +20 dimes -156.50 Dimes YTD Feb 16th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +6(loss) -22 dimes -178.50 dimes YTD Feb 17th - 10 dimes - N.Iowa +6(loss) -11 dimes -189.50 dimes YTD Feb 18th - 75 dimes - Ohio State -5.5(loss) -82.5 dimes -272 dimes YTD Feb 19th - 20 dimes - Miami (Ohio) -2.5(loss) -22 dimes -294 dimes YTD Feb 20th - 20 dimes - Fairfield -8(win) +20 dimes -274 dimes YTD Feb 21th - 20 dimes - Wofford -2(win) +20 dimes -254 dimes YTD Feb 22nd - 20 dimes - La Salle +2(win) +20 dimes -234 dimes YTD Feb 23rd - 10 dimes - Duke -1 1/2(win) +10 dimes -224 dimes YTD
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $96,915
Bet per dime: ($96,915 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $106.61
ITS 12:31 PM EASTERN WEDNESDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Michigan State Spartans - 6 visiting the Minnesota Golden Gophers playing in the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 8:30 PM EST., Bet $5,330 (50 X $106.61), grading this at - 6, try to get - 5 1/2 because its out there now, as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost $5,330
FINAL SCORE: Michigan State Spartans 66 Minnesota Golden Gophers 61
Loss on on the day: 55 dimes or $5,330
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $91,585
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Lets check in with our 2011 Handicapper of the Year Award winner, Mr. Brandon Lang:
Mr. Lang's Paid Pick: 20 Dimes: Temple -2 over La Salle - Loss
Free Pick: Notre Dame
THE BRANDON LANG FADE RECORD FOR 2012:
Jan 1st - 100 dimes - Balt -2(Win) +100 dimes Jan 2nd - 50 dimes - Mich st/Georgia over 49.5(win) +50, +150 dimes YTD ...........- 100 dimes - Oklahoma st -4(loss) -110 dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 3rd - 100 dimes - Virginia Tech +3(push) zero dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 4th - 100 dimes - W. Virginia +3(win) +100 dimes, +140 dimes YTD Jan 5th - 15 dimes - Miami Heat +2(win) +15 dimes +155 Dimes YTD Jan 6th - 50 dimes - Arkansas -9(win) +50 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 7th - 75 dimes - Cincinnati +4(loss) -82.50 dimes +122.50 dimes YTD Jan 8th - 75 dimes - Atlanta +3(loss) -82.50 dimes +40 dimes YTD Jan 9th - 100 dimes - Alabama -2(win) +100 dimes +140 Dimes YTD Jan 10th - 25 dimes - Baylor +3(win) +25 dimes +165 dimes YTD Jan 11th - 25 dimes - Charlotte +4.5(loss) -27.5 dimes +137.5 dimes YTD Jan 12th - 25 dimes - Drexel -4(win) +25 dimes +162.5 Dimes YTD Jan 13th - 25 dimes - S. Illinois -1(win) +25 dimes +187.5 dimes YTD Jan 14th - 75 Dimes - New Orleans -3.5(loss) -82.5 Dimes +105 Dimes YTD .............- 25 dimes - New England -13.5(win) +25 dimes +130 Dimes YTD Jan 15th - 75 dimes - Houston +7.5(win) +75 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 16th - 20 dimes - Kansas -7(win) +20 dimes +225 dimes YTD Jan 17th - 10 dimes - Kentucky -16.5(win) 10 dimes +235 Dimes YTD Jan 18th - 10 dimes - No. Iowa +2(loss) -11 dimes +224 dimes YTD Jan 19th - 20 dimes - Dallas +2.5(win) +20 dimes +244 dimes YTD Jan 20th - 10 dimes - Cleveland st -10(push) zero +244 Dimes YTD Jan 21st - 75 dimes - Purdue +8.5(loss) -82.5 dimes 161.50 dimes YTD Jan 22nd - 100 dimes - San Fran -2(loss) -110 dimes +51.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Baltimore +7(win) +50 dimes +101.50 Dimes YTD Jan 23rd - 20 dimes - Iona -10(loss) -22 dimes +79.50 Dimes YTD Jan 24th - 20 dimes - Wyoming -2.5(loss) -22 dimes +57.50 Dimes YTD Jan 25th - 20 dimes - Minnesota +10.5(loss) -22 dimes +35.50 Dimes YTD Jan 26th - 20 dimes - Long Beach st -10(loss) -22 dimes +13.50 Dimes YTD Jan 27th - 20 dimes - Harvard -6(win) +20 Dimes +33.50 Dimes YTD Jan 28th - 50 dimes - Colorado st +2.5(win) +50 dimes +83.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Vanderbilt -8.5(loss) -55 dimes +28.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - UC Irvine -2.5(win) +50 dimes +78.50 dimes YTD Jan 29th - 20 dimes - Ohio st -14(win) +20 dimes +98.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Rider -5(win) +20 dimes +118.50 dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Indiana st +5(win) 20 dimes +138.50 Dimes YTD Jan 30th - 75 dimes - Morgan st -1(loss) -82.50 dimes +56 Dimes YTD Jan 31st - 20 dimes - Wisconsin -8(loss) -22 dimes +34 dimes YTD
Feb 1st - 20 dimes - Rhode Island +3.5(win) +20 dimes +54 Dimes YTD Feb 2nd - 20 dimes - E. Washington -6(push) zero dimes +54 dimes YTD Feb 3rd - 20 dimes - Loyola-Maryland -8(win) +20 dimes +74 dimes YTD Feb 4th - 50 dimes - Wisconsin-Milwaukee +2(win) +50 dimes +124 Dimes YTD Feb 5th - 200 dimes - New England -3 even(loss) -200 dimes-76 Dimes YTD Feb 6th - 20 dimes - Texas -3(loss) -22 dimes -98 dimes YTD Feb 7th - 20 dimes - Alabama -5.5(win) +20 dimes -78 dimes YTD Feb 8th - 20 dimes - St Bonaventure +4(loss) -22 dimes -100 dimes YTD Feb 9th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +1(win) +20 dimes -80 dimes YTD Feb 10th - 10 dimes - Wisc GB +3(win) +10 dimes -70 dimes YTD Feb 11th - 75 dimes - Ohio st -8.5(loss) -82.50 dimes -152.50 Dimes YTD Feb 12th - 20 dimes - Illinois +5.5(loss) -22 dimes -174.50 dimes YTD Feb 13th - 20 dimes - Syracuse -3(loss) -22 dimes -196.50 dimes ytd Feb 14th - 20 dimes - George Mason PICKEM(win) +20 dimes -176.50 dimes YTD Feb 15th - 20 dimes - N. Carolina -5.5(win) +20 dimes -156.50 Dimes YTD Feb 16th - 20 dimes - Wisconsin +6(loss) -22 dimes -178.50 dimes YTD Feb 17th - 10 dimes - N.Iowa +6(loss) -11 dimes -189.50 dimes YTD Feb 18th - 75 dimes - Ohio State -5.5(loss) -82.5 dimes -272 dimes YTD Feb 19th - 20 dimes - Miami (Ohio) -2.5(loss) -22 dimes -294 dimes YTD Feb 20th - 20 dimes - Fairfield -8(win) +20 dimes -274 dimes YTD Feb 21th - 20 dimes - Wofford -2(win) +20 dimes -254 dimes YTD Feb 22nd - 20 dimes - La Salle +2(win) +20 dimes -234 dimes YTD
RESULTS: The underdog Michigan Wolverines win outright in overtime.
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $92,301
Bet per dime: ($92,301 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $101.53
ITS 3:03 PM EASTERN TUESDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Michigan Wolverines + 2 visiting the Northwestern Wildcats playing in the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois at 8:00 PM EST., Bet $5,076 (50 X $101.53), grading this at + 2, as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,614
FINAL SCORE: Michigan Wolverines 67 Northwestern Wildcats 55 Profit on on the day: 50 dimes or $4,614
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $96,915
Marist is 5-0 against the spread their last five games and they areplaying at home today. In four of those games, they actually won outright. Thats after an 8 game losing streak. The last meeting between Marist and Fairfield was January 29th in Bridgeport, Conn., that game was an 81-53 Fairfield blowout. But I will gladly take 8 or even 8 1/2 points today if I can find it on the Marist Red Foxes. The Fairfield Stags are are no slouch of a team now, but this game in Poughkeepsie will not be a blowout. The Red Foxes have won outright eight of their eleven home games. Marist is playing a lot better ball now.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $97,673
Bet per dime: ($97,673 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $107.44
ITS 11:01 AM EASTERN MONDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH SPORTS FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Marist Red Foxes + 8 at home against the Fairfield Stags playing in the McCann Field House in Poughkeepsie, New York at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $5,372 (50 X $107.44), grading this at + 8 (try to grab the + 8 1/2 if you can), as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost $5,372
FINAL SCORE: Fairfield Stags 60 Marist Red Foxes 49 Loss on on the day: 55 dimes or $5,372
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $92,301
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UPDATE at 11:25 Eastern. Our 2011 Handicapper of the Year Award winner Mr. Brandon Lang has just released his paid pick today. He is on the Red Foxes too:
Mr. Brandon Lang's Paid Pick: 20 Dimes: Marist +8 vs Fairfield - Loss
Free Play: Villanova +3 vs UConn - Push
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Warning: Beware of female hitchikers! Never let anyone know you are carrying considerable cash. This from the Highway Patrol...
About Broderick Crawford, star of "Highway Patrol," from wiki: "Throughout his adult life, Crawford was prone to bouts of heavy alcohol consumption, and was known for eating large meals. These habits contributed to a serious weight gain for Crawford during the 1950s. His weight and penchant for heavy drinking contributed to several injuries suffered on the set of Highway Patrol, a TV series produced by ZIV Television Productions and based on the California Highway Patrol. It became particularly difficult for Crawford to do certain scenes, such as when he had to enter and exit a police helicopter. In 1958, Crawford broke his ankle while exiting the helicopter, and was forced to wear an ankle cast which may be seen in some episodes.
Crawford's heavy drinking increased during the filming of Highway Patrol, eventually resulting in several arrests and stops for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), which eventually gained him a suspended driving license. While representing the California Highway Patrol as "Chief Matthews", Crawford was known with considerable embarrassment by the CHP as "Old 502" due to his habit of driving under the influence of alcohol ("Code 502" was the CHP police radio code for drunken driving). According to the show's creator, Guy Daniels, "We got all the dialogue in by noon, or else we wouldn't get it done at all. He [Crawford] would bribe people to bring him booze on the set." The show used their CHP technical advisor, Officer Frank Runyon, to keep the actor sober: "I was told to keep that son of a bitch away from a bottle. I think his license was suspended. Some scenes had to be shot on private roads so that Brod could drive." Eventually the drinking strained the show's relationship with the CHP and Crawford's relationship with ZIV.
Crawford married three times; he had two sons (Kelly and Kim) from his marriage to actress Kay Griffith. He died of a series of strokes in 1986 at the age of 74 in Rancho Mirage, California after years of hard living and drinking, which continued virtually unabated to the end of his life. One of his long term pals for such adventures was Lon Chaney, Jr. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard and another for television at 6734 Hollywood Boulevard."
Calling all cars, calling all cars, I am trying to break the $100,000 profit mark today. Go Red Foxes. That is all. Over and out.
UPDATE: That was easy. Great game, nice win and cover by the Spartans. This will be my only game today. Thanks for visiting and good luck to you today!
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The Spartans have been good to me. Michigan State is 5-1 against the spread its past six games.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $93,023
Bet per dime: ($93,023 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $102.33
ITS 10:37 AM EASTERN SUNDAY - MIGHTY QUINN FADE PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Michigan State Spartans - 5 visiting the Purdue Boilermakers playing in the Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana at 1:00 PM EST., Bet $5,116 (50 X $102.33), grading this at - 5, but as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,650
FINAL SCORE: Michigan State Spartans 76 Purdue Boilermakers 62
Profit on on the day: 50 dimes or $4,650
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $97,673
Today we ran into our 2011 Handicapper of the Year Award winner down at Starbucks. He is chillin' like a villian:
Brandon Lang paid play: 20 Dimes: Tennessee State +2.5 - Win
Mr. Lang's free pick is on Michigan State - 5 visiting Purdue - Win
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Uncle Sky and Penny fly at the Air Races:
When things go bad at the Air Races, they can really go bad:
RIP Sky King: Kirby Grant, who entertained millions as the star of the popular Sky King radio and television series, was killed in a traffic accident near Titusville, Florida on October 30, 1985 as he drove to view the launch of the space shuttle at Kennedy Space Center.
Mr. Grant, 73, was pronounced dead on arrival at Jess Parrish Memorial Hospital in Titusville less than an hour after the 8 a.m. accident on State Road 50 about four miles west of Titusville, Florida Highway Patrol Capt. Mike Kirby said.
Mr. Grant of 6038 Sheoah Blvd., Winter Springs, was driving in traffic on the two-lane road when he attempted to pass another automobile. The car pulled into his path and Mr. Grant swerved across the road and into a ditch to avoid it, Kirby said.
The impact flung Mr. Grant from the car into about three feet of standing water. A passing motorist, Roy Walters of Orlando, pulled the former televison hero out "almost immediately," but he could not be revived, Kirby said.
Kirby said state troopers have no information on the other vehicle involved in the accident and that an investigation is continuing. Mr. Grant was alone in his car.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death, he said.
Arnold Richmond, chief of visitor services at the space center, said Mr. Grant had been invited by a friend to watch the shuttle launch from the VIP stands.
Mr. Grant starred in Sky King from 1951 to 1954, and the show appeared in reruns from 1959 to 1966. He played the lead role of Sky King, a good man who wore a cowboy hat, always did right and traveled about in a twin-engine airplane called Songbird. The show originated on radio, on which it was heard from 1946 to 1954, with a different set of actors supplying the voices.
Born Kirby Grant Hoon Jr. in Butte, Mont., on Nov. 24, 1911, Grant first made his acting reputation in film in the late 1930s.
Before playing Sky King, he played leads in low-budget Westerns and other action pictures, often as a Canadian Mountie in such movies as Trail of The Yukon, Call of the Klondike, Northwest Territory, Yukon Gold and Northern Patrol.
Mr. Grant was educated at the University of Washington in Seattle, Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., and the American Conservatory of Music. He was considered a child prodigy as a violinist. Also an accomplished singer, Mr. Grant was a radio and supper club entertainer before entering films.
Mr. Grant and his wife, Carolyn, moved to Florida in 1971. "I fell in love with the place," he said.
A popular guest speaker with civic and business groups, he once told a group of businessmen he "didn`t go looking for Hollywood," but was transferred to California by NBC radio. At the time, he was a staff singer with the network in Chicago.
Mr. Grant tried repeatedly but unsuccessfully for several years to revive the television series that made him famous. He dreamed of shooting a new Sky King series in Florida and often spoke enthusiastically of using Kennedy Space Center and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach as story locations.
A revival, however, never came about.
In 1976, he started the Sky King Youth Ranch for troubled teen-age boys. But the state forced the Seminole County ranch to close in July 1977 after it ran into financial problems.
Mr. Grant had a severe heart attack in 1978. He recovered after three bypass operations and the insertion of a special valve in his heart.
In 1979, he became goodwill ambassador at Sea World and remained in the postion until August 1985, when he took a similar position at Cypress Gardens.
Co-workers at both locations said they were shocked by Mr. Grant`s death and spoke fondly of him as a man who always smiled and retained a youthful vigor.
"You would see people in their 30s go up to Kirby and say, 'I`m a pilot because of you,' " said Sea World spokeswoman Kim Devos.
Mr. Grant is survived by his wife, daughters, Kendra and Kristin, and son, Kirby III.
UPDATE: The big play today on Michigan wins easily. I go up on the day 20 dimes or $1,824.
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I like Michigan and am following Mr. Lang for 75 dimes on this play.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $91,199
Bet per dime: ($91,199 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $100.32
ITS 4:08 PM EASTERN SATURDAY - BRANDON LANG FOLLOW PLAY: 75 Dimes on the Michigan Wolverines + 5 at home against the Ohio State Buckeyes playing in the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 9:00 PM EST., Bet $7,524 (75 X $100.32), grading this at + 5 but there is some + 5 1/2 out there. As always, shop around. RESULTS: Won $6,840
FINAL SCORE: Michigan Wolverines 56 Ohio State Buckeyes 51
Gain on on the Michigan play: 75 dimes or $6,840
Loss on on the Tennessee play: 55 dimes or $5,016
Profit on on the day: 20 dimes or $1,824
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $93,023
I love Tennessee today getting points visiting the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. Alabama has suspended their leading scorer and their leading rebounder and both won't be playing today. Alabama has several injuries as well. I may have an additional bet later today.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $91,199
Bet per dime: ($91,199 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $100.32
ITS 11:37 AM EASTERN SATURDAY - AL DEMARCO FREE PLAY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Tennessee Volunteers + 3 1/2 visiting the Alabama Crimson Tide playing in the Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at 1:45 PM EST., Bet $5,016 (50 X $100.32), grading this at + 3 1/2 (you can find +4 now). As always, shop around. RESULTS: Lost $5,016
FINAL SCORE: Alabama Crimson Tide 62 Tennessee Volunteers 50
Loss on on the Tennessee play: 55 dimes or $5,016
Guest handicapper Al DeMarco checks in. He likes Tennessee and Notre Dame as his free picks today. His paid pick is ten dimes on the San Antonio Spurs. This Sean Michaels character Al talks about has Tennessee. Go to the 12:01 mark to hear Al's analysis on this Tennessee/Alabama game going off at 1:45 PM Eastern:
We ran into our 2011 Handicapper of the Year award winner at the bank. His big play today is 75 dimes on Michigan over Ohio State. His Free Pick is on Long Beach State:
UPDATE: The little winning streak ends. The $100,000 profit level is like a brick wall for me.
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Today I am back following the Indian Cowboy in college basketball. He has his Game of the Week tonight at 7:00 PM Eastern on an Ivy League game. Games of the Week, Games of the Year, locks and steam plays are just marketing gimmicks the touts use. This is just a normal 50 dime play for me tonight; I hope I can get the streak to four games and break through the $100,000 profit level that has so far eluded me.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $96,507
Bet per dime: ($96,507 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $106.16
ITS 4:12 PM EASTERN FRIDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Columbia Lions + 6 visiting the Princeton Tigers playing in the L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $5,308 (50 X $106.16), grading this at + 6. As always, shop around. RESULTS: Lost $5,308
FINAL SCORE: Princeton Tigers 77 Columbia Lions 66
Loss on on the day: 55 dimes or $5,308
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $91,199
Bets are in, time to burn some steam off before the game:
UPDATE: Santa Clara covers over Gonzaga. Great game, the home crowd was into it in Santa Clara. Third winning day in a row, I hope this turns into a good winning streak.
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After winning two days in a row, I am back on the Indian Cowboy in college basketball. He lost his college basketball play yesterday, but I like his play today.
Today, Brandon Lang won his 20 dime paid pick on Michigan State over Wisconsin. I think I would rather ski off the Silver Legacy Hotel roof in Reno than fade Michigan State against Wisky.
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $91,912
Bet per dime: ($91,912 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $101.10
ITS 1:41 PM EASTERN THURSDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Santa Clara Broncos + 13 1/2 at home against the Gonzaga Bulldogs playing in the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, California at 11:00 PM EST., Bet $5,055 (50 X $101.10), grading this at + 13 1/2 (try to get + 14, its out there). As always, shop around. RESULTS: Won 4,595
FINAL SCORE: Gonzaga Bulldogs 73 Santa Clara Broncos 62 Profit on on the day: 50 dimes or $4,595
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $96,507
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New museum opens in Las Vegas:
Clip from the movie Casino:
You saw the movie Casino. Here is a film about the real characters from the movie:
Tony Spilotro, played by Danny DeVito in the movie Casino:
From the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, the Frank Rosenthal Show. Robert De Niro played Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal in the movie Casino:
Last night at the Stardust:
Lefty's car:
Casino executive Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal (the Ace Rothstein character in Casino, played by Robert De Niro) exited a restaurant on E. Sahara on the evening of October 5, 1982, climbed into his late-model Cadillac, and was nearly blown to bits by a car bomb that had been placed under the vehicle. Rosenthal survived. 24 hours after the explosion, he invited three Las Vegas reporters to his home to talk about the attempt on his life. Among those who spoke with Rosenthal were Ned Day and George Knapp, who had been a reporter with KLAS for a little over a year. This is the report Knapp wrote when he returned from from Rosenthal's posh home on the Las Vegas Country Club:
UPDATE: Fading Brandon Lang pays off today as the Tar Heels cover for the win.
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $87,536
Bet per dime: ($87,536 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $96.29
ITS 2:39 PM EASTERN WEDNESDAY - GOLDEN GOOSE FADE PLAY: 50 Dimes on the North Carolina Tar Heels - 5 1/2 visiting the Miami Hurricanes playing in Coral Gables, Florida at 8:00 PM EST., Bet $4,814 (50 X $96.29), grading this at - 5 1/2. As always, shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,376
FINAL SCORE: North Carolina Tar Heels 73 Miami Hurricanes 64
Profit on on the day: 50 dimes or $4,376
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $91,912
Today I am going to the Ohio Valley conference for an Indian Cowboy play. I have won with the Gamecocks before but lately nothing seems to be working right.
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $83,368
Bet per dime: ($83,368 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $91.70
ITS 2:11 PM EASTERN TUESDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks + 8 1/2 visiting the Tennessee State Tigers playing in the Gentry Center in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:00 PM EST., Bet $4,585 (50 X $91.70), grading this at + 8 1/2. As always, shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,168
FINAL SCORE: Tennessee State Tigers 69 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 64
Profit on on the day: 50 dimes or $4,168
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $87,536
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Al "The Hook" DeMarco is fading Brandon Lang today with his free pick on George Mason:
UPDATE: Another loss. Nothing seems to work anymore. Indian Cowboy is losing in college basketball and Brandon Lang wins another game today. Thank god for November and December of last year. Those days seem like ancient memories.
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I like this play. Indian Cowboy has it as his college pick today. I am very happy with this pick.
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $88,220
Bet per dime: ($88,220 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $97.04
ITS 1:52 PM EASTERN MONDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Iowa State Cyclones + 9 visiting the Baylor Bears playing in the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $4,852 (50 X $97.04), grading this at + 9. As always, shop around. RESULTS: Lost $4,852
FINAL SCORE: Baylor Bears 79 Iowa State Cyclones 64
Loss on on the day: 55 dimes or $4,852
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $83,368
UPDATE: Disappointing game here. Disappointing day as I go 1-1.
This is an additional bet since I won on Michigan. I won before on the Evansville Purple Aces so am playing them again. Best wishes to Drake's second leading scorer, junior forward Ben Simons, who is still recovering from mononucleosis and won't be playing in tonight's game.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $88,664
Bet per dime: ($88,664 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $97.53
ITS 3:33 PM EASTERN SUNDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Evansville Purple Aces -1 visiting the Drake Bulldogs playing in the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa at 8:00 PM EST., Bet $4,876 (50 X $97.53), grading this at -1. As always, shop around. RESULTS: Lost $4,876
FINAL SCORE: Drake Bulldogs 78 Evansville Purple Aces 54
Loss on the Evansville play: 55 dimes or $4,876
Profit on the Michigan play: 50 dimes or $4,432
Loss of the day: 5 dimes or $444
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $88,220
UPDATE: The Fighting Illini played better than I thought they would but the Wolverines still cover the 5 1/2 points for the win.
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Illinois is not playing very good this year. Michigan at home should easily cover the 5 1/2 points. Most books here have this game at Michigan -5. I may have another pick later if Michigan covers.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $88,664
Bet per dime: ($88,664 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $97.53
ITS 11:26 AM EASTERN SUNDAY - FRIENDS OF CHEETAH FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Michigan Wolverines - 5 1/2 at home against the Illinois Fighting Illini playing in the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 1:00 PM EST., Bet $4,876 (50 X $97.53), grading this at - 5 1/2 (lots of -5 out there) but as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,432
FINAL SCORE: Michigan Wolverines 70 Illinois Fighting Illini 61
UPDATE: Everybody and his brother said this game was going to be close. I thought otherwise and I was right. Only problem is I bet on the wrong team. But anything I would of bet today would of lost. One of those days.
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Today I am back on the Lang Fade Train. Mr. Lang has 75 dimes on Michigan State, so I am jumping on Ohio State here at home. I like this play a lot. This is my only bet today, I have 8.25% of my bankroll at risk on this game. Good luck to you whatever you bet today.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $96,636
Bet per dime: ($96,636 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $106.30
ITS 12:39 PM EASTERN SATURDAY - GOLDEN GOOSE FADE PLAY: 75 Dimes on the Ohio State Buckeyes - 9 at home against the Michigan State Spartans playing in the Value Center Arena in Columbus, Ohio at 6:00 PM EST., Bet $7,972 (75 X $106.30), grading this at - 9 but as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost $7,972
FINAL SCORE: Michigan State Spartans 58 Ohio State Buckeyes 48
Loss on the day: 82 1/2 dimes or $7,972
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $88,664
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Our 2011 Handicapper of the Year is still talking about his Super Bowl win on the Giants:
Mr. Lang's Paid Pick: 75 Dimes - Michigan State +8.5 over Ohio State
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Al "The Hook" DeMarco checks in. Al likes the Florida Gators -12 1/2 at home against the Volunteers as his free pick:
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Guest handicapper Indian Cowboy gives us an update. Indian Cowboy's paid pick in college basketball is Florida -12.5 over Tennessee. Indian Cowboy likes the Ohio State Buckeyes at home as his free pick. Indian Cowboy is 18-2 now on his paid picks. For me I like both his paid pick and his free pick, but am betting on just one game, Ohio State -9:
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $92,035
Bet per dime: ($92,035 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $101.24
ITS 3:50 PM EASTERN FRIDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Wisconsin Milwaukee Panthers + 6 visiting the University of Detroit Titans playing in Calihan Hall in Detroit, Michigan at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $5,062 (50 X $101.24), grading this at + 6 but as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,601
FINAL SCORE: Detroit Titans 58 Milwaukee-Wisconsin Panthers 57
Profit on the day: 50 dimes or $4,601
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $96,636
UPDATE: The Tennessee Martin pick goes down in flames.
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Today I have 6.6% of the bankroll in action on just one bet in college basketball. This bet is the Indian Cowboy's Game of the Week, he has this rated five stars. His streak in college basketball is 17-1. The line on Tennessee Martin is +11 at most places in Las Vegas. Thanks for dropping by and good luck to you today.
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Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $98,538
Bet per dime: ($98,538 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $108.39
ITS 1:07 PM EASTERN THURSDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 60 Dimes on the Tennessee Martin Skyhawks + 11 visiting the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks playing in the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at 8:00 PM EST., Bet $6,503 (60 X $108.39), grading this at + 11 but as always shop around. RESULTS: Lost $6,503
FINAL SCORE: SE Missouri State Redhawks 86 Tennessee Martin Skyhawks 56
Loss on the day: 66 dimes or $6,503
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $92,035
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Freshman Austin Rivers wins the game for Duke in Chapel Hill with a miracle shot just as the buzzer was about to sound. North Carolina was up by double digits most of the second half but they let the game get away from them:
Al and the crew are the biggest sports touts in the business. Here are some of their sites on the internet, just to show you how big these guys are: brandonlang.com sportsinfo.com picknation.com atsedge.com demarcosports.com demarcoexperts.com whowillcover.com sportscapper.com wannabuyapick.com thebigdogpicks.com picksforthemoney.com chrisjordansports.com gametimeedge.com betdemarco.com picksforthemoney.com atsdoctor.com atsadvantage.com insidermoneymoves.com pickreport.com sportscapper.com gametimereportDOTcom sportsadvisors.com
UPDATE: The underdog Jacksonville State Gamecocks win the game outright by 14 points. The Indian Cowboy basketball streak goes to 17-1. Guess who I will be following tomorrow in college basketball?
4* Wed: Jacksonville State +5.5 over Morehead State (W) 4* Tue: Evansville +5.5 over Creighton (W) 4* Mon: Oklahoma +5 over Missouri (W) 4* Sun: Michigan State -7 over Michigan (W) 4* Sat: Texas A&M over KState (W) 5* Fri: Niagara +11.5 over Fairfield (W) 4* Thur: Washington St -6.5 over USC (W) 4* Wed: Kansas -17 over Oklahoma (W) 4* Tue: Iowa State -1 over Kansas State (W) 5* Mon: Texas +1.5 over Wright St (W) 4* Sun: Indiana U -11.5 over Iowa (W) 4* Sat: Alabama -12 over Arkansas (L) 4* Fri: Loyola-Chicago +9 over Wright St (W) 4*Thur: Arizona State +7 over Washington (W) 4* Wed: LSU +8.5 over Miss State (W) 5* Tue: Vanderbilt -9 over Tennessee (W) 4* Mon: Georgia State -11.5 over James Madison (W) 4* Sun: Wisconsin -1 over Illinois (W)
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This will be my only bet today.
I am upping my daily bet to 5.5% of the bankroll. Fellow blogger MacMiller has me thinking about money management. If you have a small bankroll, one method of money management you might try is to bet .265 of your bankroll. If we hit 65% winners you will have the most amount of money after any period of time. That would just leave you betting on college basketball. You would have to stay away from hockey and the NBA. I wonder if those last two sports are even handicappable. This method is called the optimum betting strategy. 65% winning long term = 26.5% of your bankroll per bet. For someone with a small bankroll you can afford to lose, I would recommend this strategy. No parlays, teasers, NHL or NBA; just betting one college basketball game at a time. If you win three games in a row you just about double your bankroll. It might not sound as conservative as what I am doing, but this is for the player with a small starting bankroll that wants the greatest chance of doubling as fast as possible. $1,000 doubled ten times is over $1,000,000. Do the math to prove it to yourself. But you got to do the work. You got to get the best line. Shop around, have multiple outs. You don't want to lose a game by the hook because you just went to only one sports book.
As an example, if you were starting with $1,000 today with money you can afford to lose, you would bet $265 on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks + 5 1/2. If you won your balance would be $1,240. If you lost your balance would be $735. Then the next game you would bet .265 times whatever your new balance was. Right now we are following a handicapper who is on a 16-1 streak in college basketball.
Total profit since this blog started and today's beginning balance: $93,847
Bet per dime: ($93,847 divided by 1,000 units) times 1.1 = $103.23
ITS 1:27 PM EASTERN WEDNESDAY - INDIAN COWBOY FOLLOW PLAY: 50 Dimes on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks + 5 1/2 visiting the Morehead State Eagles playing in the Ellis T Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky at 7:00 PM EST., Bet $5,161 (50 X $103.23), grading this at + 5 1/2 but as always shop around. RESULTS: Won $4,691
FINAL SCORE: Jacksonville State Gamecocks 69 Morehead State Eagles 55
Win on the day: 50 dimes or $4,691
Total profit since this blog started and today's ending balance: $98,538
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The Toast of the Town checks in after two days of partying:
Mr. Lang's paid pick - 20 Dimes: Massachusetts -4 over St. Bonaventure - Win
Free Pick: Michigan State - 14 1/2 over Penn State - Win
I am no longer fading Brandon Lang. So far Lang faders are down 100 dimes in 2012. Here is the complete 2012 Lang Fade record to date:
Jan 1st - 100 dimes - Balt -2(Win) +100 dimes Jan 2nd - 50 dimes - Mich st/Georgia over 49.5(win) +50, +150 dimes YTD ...........- 100 dimes - Oklahoma st -4(loss) -110 dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 3rd - 100 dimes - Virginia Tech +3(push) zero dimes, +40 dimes YTD Jan 4th - 100 dimes - W. Virginia +3(win) +100 dimes, +140 dimes YTD Jan 5th - 15 dimes - Miami Heat +2(win) +15 dimes +155 Dimes YTD Jan 6th - 50 dimes - Arkansas -9(win) +50 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 7th - 75 dimes - Cincinnati +4(loss) -82.50 dimes +122.50 dimes YTD Jan 8th - 75 dimes - Atlanta +3(loss) -82.50 dimes +40 dimes YTD Jan 9th - 100 dimes - Alabama -2(win) +100 dimes +140 Dimes YTD Jan 10th - 25 dimes - Baylor +3(win) +25 dimes +165 dimes YTD Jan 11th - 25 dimes - Charlotte +4.5(loss) -27.5 dimes +137.5 dimes YTD Jan 12th - 25 dimes - Drexel -4(win) +25 dimes +162.5 Dimes YTD Jan 13th - 25 dimes - S. Illinois -1(win) +25 dimes +187.5 dimes YTD Jan 14th - 75 Dimes - New Orleans -3.5(loss) -82.5 Dimes +105 Dimes YTD .............- 25 dimes - New England -13.5(win) +25 dimes +130 Dimes YTD Jan 15th - 75 dimes - Houston +7.5(win) +75 dimes +205 dimes YTD Jan 16th - 20 dimes - Kansas -7(win) +20 dimes +225 dimes YTD Jan 17th - 10 dimes - Kentucky -16.5(win) 10 dimes +235 Dimes YTD Jan 18th - 10 dimes - No. Iowa +2(loss) -11 dimes +224 dimes YTD Jan 19th - 20 dimes - Dallas +2.5(win) +20 dimes +244 dimes YTD Jan 20th - 10 dimes - Cleveland st -10(push) zero +244 Dimes YTD Jan 21st - 75 dimes - Purdue +8.5(loss) -82.5 dimes 161.50 dimes YTD Jan 22nd - 100 dimes - San Fran -2(loss) -110 dimes +51.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Baltimore +7(win) +50 dimes +101.50 Dimes YTD Jan 23rd - 20 dimes - Iona -10(loss) -22 dimes +79.50 Dimes YTD Jan 24th - 20 dimes - Wyoming -2.5(loss) -22 dimes +57.50 Dimes YTD Jan 25th - 20 dimes - Minnesota +10.5(loss) -22 dimes +35.50 Dimes YTD Jan 26th - 20 dimes - Long Beach st -10(loss) -22 dimes +13.50 Dimes YTD Jan 27th - 20 dimes - Harvard -6(win) +20 Dimes +33.50 Dimes YTD Jan 28th - 50 dimes - Colorado st +2.5(win) +50 dimes +83.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - Vanderbilt -8.5(loss) -55 dimes +28.50 dimes YTD ............ - 50 dimes - UC Irvine -2.5(win) +50 dimes +78.50 dimes YTD Jan 29th - 20 dimes - Ohio st -14(win) +20 dimes +98.50 Dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Rider -5(win) +20 dimes +118.50 dimes YTD ............ - 20 dimes - Indiana st +5(win) 20 dimes +138.50 Dimes YTD Jan 30th - 75 dimes - Morgan st -1(loss) -82.50 dimes +56 Dimes YTD Jan 31st - 20 dimes - Wisconsin -8(loss) -22 dimes +34 dimes YTD Feb 1st - 20 dimes - Rhode Island +3.5(win) +20 dimes +54 Dimes YTD Feb 2nd - 20 dimes - E. Washington -6(push) zero dimes +54 dimes YTD Feb 3rd - 20 dimes - Loyola-Maryland -8(win) +20 dimes +74 dimes YTD Feb 4th - 50 dimes - Wisconsin-Milwaukee +2(win) +50 dimes +124 Dimes YTD Feb 5th - 200 dimes - New England -3 even(loss) -200 dimes-76 Dimes YTD Feb 6th - 20 dimes - Texas -3(loss) -22 dimes -98 dimes YTD Feb 7th - 20 dimes - Alabama -5.5(win) +20 dimes -78 dimes YTD Feb 8th - 20 dimes - St. Bonnies +4(loss) over Massachusetts -100 dimes YTD
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How to make a quick $158,000 in Nevada:
This driver went into insulin shock and started weaving. He had a vial of insulin in his pocket. Notice one police officer came up and started kicking the gentleman in the head while he was down with cameras rolling. The troubling part is the police officers appeared more concerned that the incident was on camera than that the driver was in need of medical attention. The city of Henderson Nevada wrote the driver a check for $158,000:
Luckily I have a special accessory with my car to deal with police traffic stops:
