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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • Your only chance to care about Boise State has come around again for the year. Don't miss out. • We've never used "Here's my money" and "L.A. Clippers to win" in the same sentence before...
Tyson Most Likely Celeb Who Can't Read
Ever wonder which celebrity is actually illiterate? Sure, we all have. But BetUS.com actually lays the odds and makes Mike Tyson (of course) the favorite at 2/1. It's all documented over at Oddjack, our sister site with the slight gambling problem (think Edward Norton in Rounders). Among others o...
Manning's Cute Little Cheerleader Problem
As you might have noticed, sometimes we like to make fun of Peyton Manning's (heavily) rumored sexual orientation from time to time. But our degenerate gambler brother at Oddjack has a strange little scoop that implies Peyton likes to hang out with cheerleaders of his own. From former Indianapolis...
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A good weekend of football picks, and check back later with Oddjack to see whom your money should be on for tonight's Colts-Patriots wingding. • Death to Terrell Owens! Death! • Don't expect Edgerrin James to run for many yards tonight. • Wait, girls like online poker? That certainly changes one's p...
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The weekend's football picks won't be up at Oddjack for another hour, but there's plenty to keep yourself busy until then. • Weird looking New Yorker writer is all kinds of help in NBA betting. • Ray Allen and Bruce Bowen are totally getting in a fight, you just know it. • Your daily line on weird t...
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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discriminating speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • So, I guess what we're saying is that we shouldn't bet on the Lions no matter what the circumstances. • What's worse, the movie about his life, or the real thing? The continuing saga...
A-Rod ... After Dark!
Oddjack is all over the big story this morning: Yankees lipstick model Alex Rodriguez has been chided by Yankees officials for playing cards in those infamous New York City underground poker rooms everyone's always talking about. Supposedly A-Rod has been playing poker under the cover of darkness ...
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As the NBA season begins, we check in with Oddjack to see how that degenerate gambling community is hanging in ... • Everyone's loving the Spurs to repeat, but hey, how'd the Nets sneak up there? Are they in Brooklyn yet? • You know you're bored when you're actually betting on how many points Darko ...
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What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • A scientific study of the Ravens-Steelers matchup, with footnotes. • Which fast food joint will be the first to land LeBron James? We'd go with Taco Bell. • NFL fans surround Oddjack hea...
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Football Up Your Ass! is taking a week off at Oddjack, but there's still plenty of stuff to get ready for weekend time ... • Everything you could possibly ever think to wonder about the Breeder's Cup tomorrow. • You should be very happy if you're a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs. • Vote for the most te...
Vote: First Gay Athlete To Come Out?
All right, we promised you a poll, and here's your poll, our first ever on Deadspin. The question: Who's the most likely athlete to come out of the closet first, based off Oddjack's Cultural Oddsmaker, which laid down the odds on five most likely suspects to be the first "out" athlete....
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Here's the seedy underbelly of sports, uncovered by the big dogs at Oddjack ... • As long as his linemen aren't carrying him down the field, Byron Leftwich could be fantasy football gold. • The handicappers dig deep into the psyche of horses and find out that they all have long faces. Awww. • It's n...