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Personal Narrative: Place Your Bets

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With just three weeks left in the NFL’s regular season, there are five teams with double digit wins all looking to secure home field advantage through the playoffs. There are also nine teams with sub .500 records that still have a shot at making the playoffs. Say what you will about the current playoff system, but the next three weeks should be thrilling and I am excited to see how it all plays out. Place Your Bets Last week I wrote about the Super Bowl odds for some of the top contenders and gave my impressions and betting advice. Since then, the odds have been in flux because the only constant in the NFL is change. Upon taking in last week's games, the betting public’s opinions have shifted and we can see a few significant changes in …show more content…

Whenever they are faced with tough questions they can just claim it’s the liberal media trying to sabotage them. In some cases, they have a point. There is a trove of reporters trying to dig up dirt on any candidate they can, and some trivial indiscretions of youth are made to be more important than they are. But a few Republicans are using the tactic of blaming the media to avoid legitimate questions about position changes, character and other important issues. Asking questions about a candidate’s previous statements and seeking clarification on current positions is the job of a good reporter, not a seditious act of …show more content…

Yet the Steelers’ Super Bowl odds are 6-1 while the Bengals are 25-1. Those odds show the importance of recent play and the quarterback position in the NFL. Pittsburg has a healthy Ben Roethlisberger and has won four of its last five games. Cincinnati just lost Andy Dalton to injury and has only won two of its last five games. The Steelers look like a solid team with decent chances, but 6-1 is too short of a price for me to take. The Bengals are limping to the finish line, but at Super Bowl odds of 25-1, you only need to be right on bets like that 5% of the time to turn a profit. If Andy Dalton can return by the playoffs, those odds will likely shrink. If I were walking through a sportsbook today, I’d likely put down $10 on Cincy just to have a shot at a decent score with little risk. Where do You

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