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Pop Cultural Oddsmaker: What Will Be The First Column On Grantland?

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:10:00 EDT

The countdown clock says we're mere minutes away from launch of the most heralded website subsection named for a long-dead hagiographer since Salon's ill-fated ÆlfricOfEynsham.com. We couldn't be more excited, because they've gathered a lot of talented people, many of whom haven't yet had the proper platform for their work. More »

Bad Beats: Handicapping An American Idol That Has Gone Horribly, Horribly Wrong

Jack Dickey — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EDT

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Hello, folks. Welcome back to Bad Beats, the column you visit for betting advice and sad tales of gambling woe. Read past Bad Beats here. Got any stories for us? Email us at tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Bad beats. More »

The Quirks Of Gambling On Professional Wrestling

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:30:34 EDT

Since the dawn of time, it's been mankind's dream to own the Sports Almanac from Back To The Future Part II. If one could know the result of a sporting event beforehand, one could make untold riches by gambling on it. While the Novikov self-consistency principle — or perhaps Calvinism — means this can't happen, what if you could wager on an event with a predetermined outcome? Welcome to the world of betting on pro wrestling. More »

Breaking Down College Football's Championship Futures Market

Clay Travis — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:45:28 EDT

Future bets are out for college football. Updated ones at least. For odds to win the national championship and over/under on wins for the season. Now that we’re about six weeks from kickoff some of these propositions start to get pretty interesting. More »