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By Darren Maskal
■ Staff Reporter
Something about sports turns
every armchair quarterback Into
a pint-sized Jimmy the Greek,
At one time or another^vf ryone
with even the slightest competl-
s live spirit puts money on his favorite team to win the big game,
personally, I've come to believe
that betting on sports Is almost
the thing to do.
I bet on sports. Not to prove
a point and certainly not to earn
a living. There axe two reasons
why. One w that lt*r fnnr Tbr
other--and I know I'm going to
catch h*ll for this one—1* that,
done right, betting on sport* is
extremely educational. Since
we've come to CSUF to learn, today we'll examine the educational
value of sport* betting.
Just like studying biology, sociology or bualnesl law, there are
texts for sports gambling. My
favorites are: Channel 47*s Dick
Drilling (although Drilling lost a
few points when hi* late report
totally neglected the 1977 Valley
High School Baseball playoffs on
the eve of the championship
game); the L.A. Times; the
Fresno Bee; the California Angels pre-gama show; and Howard
ComH,
Pour over those text* whenever
possible and gather.the facts,
r orrh your own opinions (base
them only on facUl) Opinion* are
a necessity when betting.
Place, your bet*. Now there's
nothing educational li you make
one or two bets a week. The key
Is to bet, bet, bet.
Last football season, a friend
and I developed a system for betting on NFL games. There areM
games a week. On Wednesday we
grab the Vegas or Reno odds from
the paper. Then we each look
over the odds and secretly write
rn picket.
I  against tl
on game-rand teams, you will
probably pay more attention to
these games. You may even find
yourself pulling for a team you
couldnl stand th* week before.
By betting on games you couldn't
care less about, the money at
stake will keep you Interested In
the progress of certain players on
the team. You will be surprised
when you realize how much you
learn through the course of the
Of   l
e 14, I
imes where we disagree, so we
bet two dollars on each one.
There are eight games left. Since
we want the same teams In all
eight, we flip for first choice and
alternate picks until they're gone.
Since we both get stuck with teams
we don't want, we only bet one
Now I know what you're saying.
Normally any amart person
wouldn't bet against the team he
thinks will win. And in half of
the previously mentioned eight
games, each person is doing Just
thing that happened a couple of
months back. The Pirates were
hosting the Dodgers. So a friend
and I decided to employ our newest wagering system, called the
Better Batter Betting Game.
Each person picks a player. I
chose Rennle Stennett and my
friend chose Reggie Smith. We
bet two dollars.
Tbe games goes like this.
Each batter accumulates points.
He gets three points for a single,
six for any extra-base hit, two
for a sacrifice, and one for a
walk, or being hit by a pitch. In
addition, a batter loses a point for
every man he leaves in scoring
position (except when sacrifldng
or being hit).
After we bet, I waa sick to
hear that Rennle Stennett was a
Bowling leagues
The College Union is offering
two additional bowling league*
this year. One Is tbe Junior
league, open to student, faculty
and staff offspring under the age
of 19, which bowl* Saturday mornings beginning Sept. 17. The other
Is the mixed Tahoe league, open
to „ students, staff and faculty,
which bowls Sunday nights at 7
p.m. For complete details, call
the Union recreation area at 487-
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Dodgers.     (Lucky  f
Stennett had a hot night and I won
the bet 11 to 3).  To be sure, I'll
never bet onStenhett against L.A.
again.
This betting game Is especially
fun when the game la meaningless. But these games can be
dangerous to your financial situation If you're not careful. Laat
football season I had been knocking Redskin Quarterback Billy
Kilmer for hla lame duck passes,
and George Allen tor not playing
Joe Thelsmann.
Th* Friday before Washington
played the 49ers, I heard that my
man Jo* wa* going to start.
Throwing all objectivity out the
door, and not thinking before I
spoke, I told a friend that Thelsmann would put 24 points on the
board, (The 49*'rs were at the
peak of their season with tie best
pass defense In the league.) And
■ I even gave oddsl Needless to
say, be Jumped at It. I must
have been nuts. WeU, the 49ers
secondary—worst In the NFL
(opinion)—didn't let me down,
and neither did Thelsmann.
Washington scored exactly 24
points and JoeThelfmannhadhls
b**t day a* a pro. The whole
Incident *trengthened my convictions, and taught me to be more
objective with money at stake.
The best thing to do is let your
Imagination run wild. You can
bet on almost anything. Just remember-these three tips: (1)
Keep objectivity above everything else; (2) tor betting to be
a real learning experience, you
JMfci
Jog— a—thon set for Sept. 17
You don't have to be a Bruce
Jenner to enter the Jog-A-Thon
on Saturday, Sept. 17. Faculty,
staff, students and organizations
are encouraged to find a sponsor
who will pledge money for Jogging
efforts around the CSUF track,
proceeds will go towards new
, Including bleach-
lntormalion, call 487-2167;
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better to make 10 two dollar
beta than two 10 dollar bets. So
bet small and often.
lit lay 5-2 that you'll be a
Saturday evening entrepeneur Instead of a Monday morning quarterback.
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